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Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron stayed for another four years after being edged out by Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at 2018 Games.

U of M students add malt barley roots to chocolate for nutritious treat

The brewing industry isn’t known for being health conscious but, for a team of University of Manitoba students, it was the key to creating a chocolate bar that combines nutrition and indulgence.

Rooties is a proposed product by food sciences students at U of M that upcycles leftover malt barley roots used to brew beer. The malt increases the chocolate bar’s protein and fibre content, making it a more nutritious option for consumers, said Sherwin Santiano, one of four team members who worked on the product.

“It has a chewy sweet layer, and it has malt barley rootlets infused into the chocolate, similar to a Mars Bar,” he said.

Rooties is a finalist in an international food development competition run by Mars Snacking in partnership with the Institute of Food and Technologies Student Association. The annual event, called IFT First, selects groups of students from around the world to develop a product and present it to a panel of judges in Chicago.

Councillors to vote on new parking plan that includes surge pricing

The City of Winnipeg has unveiled a five-year parking strategy that includes more spaces and “surge pricing” during busy times and special events.

If the plan is adopted, the $270,000 strategy would pilot electric vehicle-charging stations downtown, develop an app for all parking needs and update accessibility signs for drivers with disabilities.

The strategy aims to manage the parking stock amid increased curb use.

“With the federal government providing funding for housing and transit, the city is densifying and we need our parking policies to better reflect that,” said Coun. Janice Lukes, who is chairwoman of the public works committee, which will vote on it Nov. 6. It requires final approval from council.

Cruise control: city mulls move to curb street noise levels

Sunday cruise nights on Portage Avenue are a Winnipeg tradition, but cavalcades of convertibles and muscle cars rolling down the street can come with a noisy byproduct.

Next week, the city's executive policy committee will discuss some changes — including noise cameras that capture licence plate data of particularly loud vehicles — aimed at keeping the volume down.

The recommendation, which would require provincial approval, comes on the heels of complaints from area residents about the Sunday night noise levels, says Coun. Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre).

"Most residents don't mind the cruise nights themselves," she said Thursday. "It's the revving and the screeching" and the modified mufflers.

Report calls for schools to add more ‘sensory rooms’

Manitoba schools are being urged to set up more “sensory rooms” and use the spaces — which can feature mood lighting, flexible seating and fidget toys — to address growing concerns about student outbursts and related injuries.

A new report from the Manitoba Federation of Labour is renewing calls to better protect educational assistants, teachers and other public-sector employees.

One of its 10 recommendations, published on Monday, focuses on tackling overcrowding in community facilities and establishing “safe spaces in schools to respond to violence.”

“It’s become the norm: kids having meltdowns that require you have to evacuate the classroom,” said Jane Allison, an educational assistant in Winnipeg.

ATV deaths, injuries are call for action

The numbers are alarming, and the calls to address them are neither unexpected nor unreasonable. But reducing the rate of injuries and deaths related to the use of all-terrain vehicles will not be easily accomplished.

The death last week of a 59-year-old woman in South Indian Lake, about 770 kilometres north of Winnipeg, was the fifth ATV-related fatality in Manitoba this year — a particularly disturbing statistic in light of the fact 2025 was the deadliest year in more than a decade for ATV riders in this province.

Eleven people lost their lives in ATV accidents last year, according to recently released data, and 227 required hospital care for injuries sustained while operating off-road vehicles. There have been 68 ATV-related deaths in this province since 2017.

All of which has prompted questions about whether it’s time for Manitoba to follow the lead of other provinces that have made ATV safety training mandatory for users of off-road vehicles.