Munch Madness — Round 1 Munch Madness III: Cast your vote for the city's best breakfast By: David Sanderson   Posted: 12:00 PM CDT Friday, Mar. 22, 2019

Portage residential school named national historic site; First Nation plans museum

A former Manitoba residential school has been deemed a national historic site, which local First Nations plan to use to educate the world about the system's impact on generations of Indigenous children.

“The story needs to be told through Indigenous eyes,” said Chief Dennis Meeches of Long Plain First Nation.

He was speaking Tuesday, moments before Parks Canada deemed the Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School a national historic site, along with a similar site in Nova Scotia, called Shubenacadie.

The federal agency has also designated residential schools a “national historical event,” joining a list of hundreds that includes the 1919 General Strike and the construction of the Hudson Bay Railway to Churchill.

Student of the Prairie

In Andrian Makhnachov’s first nine days as a Winnipegger, he immersed himself in the city’s most distinctive delights. He went to the Goldeyes’ Ukrainian Night, toured the Manitoba Museum and cheered the Sea Bears at Canada Life Centre.

He sampled boxes of treats from local institutions such as Baked Expectations and Oh Doughnuts. He tried pickerel for the first time, and even a Jeanne’s Cake. (His diplomatic verdict on the city’s most intensely debated dessert: “I think it’s a very interesting experience … maybe there’s some special way I should eat it and it’s going to be better.”)

Still, the rising social media star encountered a few challenges. When Makhnachov first planned his move here from Regina, he’d picked an apartment in the Exchange District, not realizing there were few grocery stores within walking distance. For now, he’s making do with Giant Tiger.

For all the ups and downs, there is no doubt in the Ukrainian-Canadian’s mind that he made the right decision to move his life, and his burgeoning influencer career, to Winnipeg.

October storm impact pegged at $10M

The city's finance chairman was relieved to learn Friday of new — and much lower — projected costs of the massive October snowstorm that downed more than 30,000 trees in Winnipeg.

A report presented to the finance committee said estimated cleanup and staff overtime costs from the storm would be about $7.6 million altogether — or roughly $10 million when factoring in non-incremental costs already within the city's budget.

In October, Mayor Brian Bowman had said the storm costs could be in the tens of millions.

"It is a relief. And I can appreciate perhaps why some of the early numbers were so high," said Coun. Scott Gillingham (St. James). "There's so much unknown (when) you're in the midst of, our staff is in the midst of cleanup, in the midst of still assessing the impact of the storm."

Gilles and Poirier lead at Skate Canada

The more you consider the team’s request to have disgraced staffer Brad Aldrich’s name scratched from the Cup, the more it seems like a pure public relations gesture and less like trying to do the right thing, Damien Cox writes.

TV lineup promises pugilism, pickleball and partying

Soccer seems to be here to stay. There’s been barely a minute to recover from the 2026 World Cup final. Big smiles are still lingering after last week’s news that Winnipeg has been awarded the Northern Super League’s seventh franchise, starting in 2027. And because it’s not real if it’s not adapted for TV, there are but two weeks to go before the much anticipated return of Ted Lasso, with Jason Sudeikis’s title character now coaching a women’s soccer team in Season 4 (Aug. 5 on Apple TV). Rolling with that sports theme but venturing to other (occasionally murdery) arenas, here are a few suggestions for some brand new non-soccer programming.

● They Fight (movie streaming now on Disney+/Hulu)

This drama, set in Washington, D.C., concerns an ex-con who is drowning in doubt, from within and without, but trying to find his fight. The boxing gym beckons and it’s no spoiler to say he finally responds and learns that the best way to help yourself is to help others first. As they say in the trailer, “lock in!” Andre Holland (Selma) plays our hero alongside fellow acting heavyweights Samira Wiley (The Walking Dead) and Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth).

● The Dink (movie premières Friday, July 24 on Apple TV)