The family farm in 2020 Posted: 5:07 PM CDT Thursday, Sep. 17, 2020 Last Modified: 10:19 AM CDT Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 Updates

Call to revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie’s honorary doctorate from Brandon U

BRANDON — Brandon University has been urged to revoke the honorary doctor of music degree given to singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie in 2011.

Alex Lacharité made the request to the university senate and cited the 2023 investigation by the CBC’s The Fifth Estate that found her claims to Indigenous ancestry were false.

“She has since been stripped of her Order of Canada and other honours by the Governor General of Canada, honorary degrees from the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University, Juno Awards, and the Polaris Prize,” Lacharité wrote in an Oct. 25 email to the senate, president and other officials.

“Her actions of assuming the identity of an Indigenous person who was adopted into the United States as part of the ’60s Scoop, generally pretending to be an Indigenous person, and taking awards, space and opportunities from actual Indigenous people were and are harmful to our society and are morally wrong,” Lacharité wrote.

Power, speed, zero emissions

ORANGEVILLE, ONT. — Wai t… what? It’s bouncing off the red line? How can that be? It’s electric.

One of the standout surprises for me at TestFest — the annual event that helps the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada decide Canadian Car and Utility Vehicles of the Year — was the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N.

The IONIQ 6 is one of Hyundai’s second-generation of all-electric vehicles, arriving to market sometime next year after the IONIQ 5 and Kona EV. It’s an interesting four-door sedan reminiscent of the Citroën C6 and early Mercedes CLA with its curved sides and bubble shape.

By adding the N moniker at the end — due out in early 2027 — Hyundai has added it to the list of N performance vehicles, including the Elantra N and IONIQ 5 N. N is to Hyundai what Shelby is to Ford Mustang or Gazoo Racing (GR) is to the Toyota Corolla. Hyundai dubs its N customers “Nthusiasts.”

Fortified bottle shop opens on Osborne

As convenience stores shutter across Winnipeg, a Manitoba brewery is capitalizing on the vacant space left behind in Osborne Village to offer a new spot to grab a brew.

Farmery Estate Brewing Co. of Neepawa opened a bottle shop at Osborne Street and Roslyn Road last month. The Circle K convenience store that used to operate in that space didn’t renew its lease in September.

While the brewery had a location near Donald Street and Gertrude Avenue for five years, co-owner Chris Warwaruk said the move takes the brand into the “heart of Osborne Village.” He said he’d searched for an opening in the area for months.

“We just want to be an easy connection to the customers in the village that live there, and be an option to people that haven’t had a chance to try our brand yet, and I think that this is a good way for us to get exposure,” he told the Free Press.

The family farm in 2020

The Winnipeg Free Press is heading beyond the Perimeter in 2020 to look at modern farm life and the province’s next generation of food producers.

Reporter Eva Wasney and photojournalist Mike Deal are following three sets of young farmers through the inevitable ups and downs of this year’s growing season.

Find the stories in the series below.

Artspace celebrates birthday with open house

Winnipeggers likely know Artspace, the 126-year-old brick-and-stone warehouse that overlooks Old Market Square, as the home of Dave Barber Cinematheque, a cornerstone of independent film culture and a vital, artist-driven hub for local and international filmmakers.

Tonight, they’ll get a chance to see everything else in the Exchange District arts hub, located at 100 Arthur St., as Artspace celebrates its 40th anniversary with an event to raise funds for several accessibility projects.

The six-storey, 55,000-square-foot building is home to 25 arts organizations and 14 artist studios. Coinciding with First Fridays in the Exchange, many of Artspace’s tenants will host walkthroughs and events in the spaces they use to produce their work.

The event will feature open artist studios, book readings, documentary screenings, live music and a dance party. Doors open at 7 p.m., entry is by donation and 23 of the building’s tenants are participating.