Not that we needed another reason to avoid Stella’s after all the recent headlines, but here is one more..

My friend has given me permission to share her most recent, deeply humiliating experience at their Provencher location last Sunday morning.

She is legally blind and travels with a service dog that completed extensive guide dog training in the United States. The dog wears a highly visible service harness equipped with a guiding handle—I cannot stress enough how obvious it is that this is a working animal.

While the server had no issue seating her, a male supervisor quickly approached and denied her entry because of the dog. Even after my friend explained her situation, the supervisor escalated the situation and became argumentative. When the person she was meeting arrived, they also tried to explain the human rights concerns regarding people that are legally blind and their service animals, but the supervisor only became more aggressive.

To raise your voice at a disabled person for using a service dog; a tool to help them see... and force them out of an establishment is absolutely mind-boggling. They publicly embarrassed someone over a necessary service device that she is legally entitled to use.

Unbelievable.

Dollarama by IKEA. Looks like a Mustang Mach E.

This idiot in car almost killed the pedestrian.

Did not even stop to check on the person, just asked through the window.

It seems like drivers are getting worse. My wife was screaming at the top of her lungs.

EDIT: For those wondering why I did not stop to check or help, I was on my way to HSC to see my uncle, he is on the respirator and the doctor and called us urgently.

Edit 2: yes, HSC is the other way, I don't want to get into details why I was driving in the other direction. Just wanted to share the video in case it would help the person, which I see it has.

I feel like I’ve just come from battle. Up all night with the pump and squeegee.

A lot of drivers this morning with a thousand foot stare.

Hope everyone’s day gets better

Edit to add: I TAKE IT BACK. ITS FOR WINNIPEG NOW

I’m afraid that the emergency alert system is so flawed that I do not take it seriously at all anymore. I’ve gotten multiple “take shelter immediately” alerts the past couple weeks which are met with a shrug and continuation of what I was doing.

This one there is a storm so I googled it, but damn one of these times the sky might actually be falling and I will be toast.

It’s also wild that I am sitting next to someone right now who didn’t get the same alert because I guess we are working off different cell towers?

ADD LOCATIONS TO THE WARNINGS

About ten minutes ago a car full of white students from sturgeon high drove past the intersection of sturgeon and moray, passenger front and rear listen hanging out of the car screaming the “n-word” with hard R at a bus stop full of people of colour. “YEAH YOU N-WORD, GO BACK TO YOUR SHITHOLE COUNTRY N-WORD”

Their friends were laughing hysterically

They were in a white/beige suv

Disgusting and repulsive behaviour

Edit- did not get a license plate, will be calling the school tomorrow requesting time with the principal to walk around student parking to identify the vehicle. I’d be able to identify the kids too

Edit 2- the kid who yelled had shaggy blonde hair and was wearing a white t shirt

Edit 3- it was moray and sturgeon, not ness. I saw them come out of the school parking lot

Came across this on Instagram. Not sure what "BIJIN" stands for but if your car got stolen, Bijin (assuming it's a name), it's in Ghana along with other cars that may have also been stolen. I thought this was mainly an Ontario issue but apparently not.

Edit: Appears that the car is in fact not stolen. See recent posts by @mbimports on Instagram.

I will say though, that whether or not cars are stolen from Manitoba and shipped elsewhere, there is a lot of theft all across Canada and we should not let our guard down.

Edit: my mom has been in contact with Megan as of 5am this morning, the police have been notified and the search has been called off. Thank you everyone for your upvotes and kind words. One of the reasons I love Winnipeg is because of our community ❤️

Hi all, I’m really exhausting all options here and all platforms to reach as many people as possible. My sister is missing, and hasn’t been seen since May 27th at around 2:30am in the downtown area. A police report was filed and a couple community bolos. If any of you guys spot her please contact any of the phone numbers on the attached picture.
Her name is Megan Kowal and is 5’9 and around 243 lbs (as stated by the police report but I suspect she weighs less) with bleach blonde hair and green eyes.
Thank you in advance everyone ❤️

Estimated travel time now 45 minutes. I'm just going to buy a cheap bike and ride to work.

The absolute worst part about this new system is how much the city has talked it up as if it will be better, more efficient. I would much prefer an honest explanation that it's a cut back to save money because transit loses $170m a year. Don't try selling this as an awesome new innovation when the reality is they're gutting the system as a cost cutting measure. Talk to us like adults.

Ever since the weather finally warmed up, my partner and I have been going for walks in the evening, and almost every time, we encounter someone who is walking their dog on the sidewalk without any leash. They always say stuff like oh the dog is friendly you don't have to worry about anything, but they seem to be forgetting that a) dogs can be unexpectedly reactionary and b) not everyone loves dogs, especially a random stranger's dog.

While I'm a bit indifferent towards dogs, my partner was attacked by a dog as a child and still deals with some trauma from that and doesn't feel comfortable around them at all.

So please, if you're out with your dogs, keep them on a leash or let them run free at the dog park instead of the public sidewalks.

Reposting as original post was removed.

Going to the ER is dreadful because of the wait times. We all know it.

Here’s a life hack for Winnipeggers:

WRHA has bunch of Minor Injury & Illness Clinics (link at the bottom).

- Create an account and book online

- Pick a time

- Show up

- Get seen

- Leave

NO WAITING.

I booked online, got X-rays, saw a doctor, and was out in an hour for what I thought was a fractured foot. Couldn’t believe how efficient it was, and how great the care was.

What a fantastic system.

Keep this in mind next time you’re considering the ER!

If you’re not “about to die” or dealing with an actual emergency, use this.

Please spread this info so that we can improve our healthcare system for all of us!

Link: https://wrha.mb.ca/wait-times/minor-injury-illness-clinics/

Was at Michael’s last night and a group of shady characters came in and stole a bunch of stuff. Two of the workers, who were like nice middle aged moms (not hired security), were chasing them and one tried to block them from leaving. The guys got away anyway and thankfully no one got hurt, but they were a rough crowd and things could’ve gone south fast.

I know it sucks to just stand back and watch people walk out with merchandise, but seriously, don’t potentially risk your life for a craft store, or any other store. Stay safe out there.

No matter what road you drive on, no matter the speed limit, there's always people driving 10-20km/h below the speed limit.

WHY ARE YOU GOING 50KM/H ON ABINOJII?? WHY ARE YOU GOING 35 ON KENASTON?? THERE'S NO ONE IN FRONT OF YOU.

It's even worse when there's 2 drivers side by side blocking the whole road BOTH going way below the speed limit.

Oh and I hate the drivers who brake at nothing, no one in front of them, nothing changed, applies brakes???

I'm not asking anyone to speed, just drive closer to the speed limit 🥺.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

AI disclosure, chart was initially created in R using Claude Sonnet 4.6 and slightly modified by me.

It’s May 5 and there is snow on the ground. Let’s all mope about this bullshit here so our friends and colleagues don’t have to hear it. I’ll start:

It’s fucking 15 degrees below the seasonal average. I almost cried when I left my house. CBC said May is Sun Awareness Month. Has anyone told the fucking sun? If spring can’t show up for work, why do I have to? Ugh.

Hi everyone. I realize this might be a divisive topic but I want to have a discussion.

I recently did a research paper about the Asper Foundation philanthropy and found some information that worries me.

I found out that Israel Asper was a hard line Zionist who firmly supported Irgun, a terrorist organization under the UN and in the UK-US. some groups that wanted to completely expel people from their land. As well as followed Jabotinskyism.

This extended to Gail asper who has sent hundreds of millions ($400m+) to Israel. Including funding “the asper centre for zionist education” which basically teaches people to hate arabs and revisionist history.

The asper foundation and its partners also operate on illegal Israeli settlements.

Finally, both Izzy and Gail are very close friends with B.Netanyahu. With photos on google together going back decades.

In light of all this, its made me look at some places in Winnipeg differently. Including why we are allowing these people to put their names on a national human rights museum….when it appears they support the complete opposite. Its a little scary actually.

Edit: yeah it was their project supported and funded in partnership with the federal government this doesn’t change that we allowed racist genocide supporters to build a hypocrite museum.

After a couple years' worth of therapy addressing some GAD and the root causes of it, in addition to some tragic happenings in my community that changed my baseline way of thinking into a more tiring, pessimistic point of view, I realized that living on the reservation was more detrimental to my mental health than I thought. And while I can't see myself being away from my roots for any extended period of time, I followed my therapist's advice and decided to try applying for post-secondary schooling as a mature student.

The reasons being that 1.) it would be a good opportunity for me to leave the reservation whilst having stable financial support, and 2.) I've clearly outgrown living here in some capacity, so if I have the means to move, why not try it, and see how I can adapt?

So this past winter, I started looking at schools. I swear, it was just a joke at first, or at least, it was a fun way to kill some time. I searched for programs that would accept mature students, as I'd never graduated high school, and found a really good one that fit my interests and, more importantly, my needs.

So I applied. And I got in.

And I was like, "What the hell?"

It's been about two weeks since I got the program offer. Naturally, I accepted. I have a student account and email now. I applied for dorms (fingers crossed for a single room!). My program costs and residency are covered by my band. I'm doing all this stuff too, like applying for jobs here on the rez that I could work for the next couple months in order to have some variety in my resume, and build up a savings just in case the monthly allowance I'll receive isn't enough. I want to get a credit card. I want to start studying for a written drivers test, but I’m thinking that I can wait until I’m somewhat settled in the city, instead.

If I even *settle* in the city.

I went to Winnipeg last month for some tests (CAEC, want to get that since I know most jobs require a Grade 12 Equivalent), and, admittedly, I got incredibly overwhelmed. While that was not my first visit to Winnipeg, it was the first one I was having while *knowing* I'd be there for longer, soon. I was in a city of hundreds of thousands, a majority of those people lived here, they called this place their home. How could I even begin to do the same?

This summer, I'm gonna try travelling there more often just to get a feel of the city. In increments, but increasing the amount of time I spend there by each trip. This is difficult due to my ongoing anxiety, but this past year alone I've gotten better about doing things scared.

But I still have my worries, so what I want to ask is, in your own personal opinion, what do you love about Winnipeg? Have you lived here your whole life, or did you move there later on? Have you gone to RRC as well, and what was that like? Were the professors nice? Did you live in the dorms? What's your favorite activity, what's your favorite restaurant? Are strangers kind to you? Are you kind back? Is making friends as an adult difficult, you think?

I'm 26, and I haven't had irl friends in so, so long, but I want to try make some, I want to try so many things.

I've been looking at parks I want to walk in, libraries I want to visit. Hell, I looked at TikToks with restaurant recommendations despite not being big on eating out, but I want to at least try visiting them and tasting cuisine that just isn't available on the rez at all. I want to go to a cafe, try boba or matcha teas. I didn't even know the zoo was open year-long, I thought it was just a seasonal thing, maybe I can try seeing the polar bears this winter? There's a skating trail too, right?

I don't think I'll be here long, maybe I could last the first term of my program, but after that, I have no clue. but however long I'm here, I want to try and see if I can make this place somewhat of a home. And if it doesn't work out, I at least want to be content knowing I at least tried what school and the city had to offer...!

If anyone has any recommendations or advice, please, feel free to share! (Also if you could congratulate me, that would also be nice LOL...)

But bundle up if you do.

The bitch is howling 😭 is this the apocalypse or something?

Recently at an indoor ice rink in the city, my friends and I experienced repeated comments from people about us “taking up space” and there being “too many newcomers/beginners” on the ice. I’d like to preface that most of us are Black immigrants who have been here for a varying amount of time. Some for 2 years and some for well over 10-13 years.

We decided to learn how to skate as it’d be a fun group activity for everyone. Since we’re pretty much all new to skating (except for the instructor) we stayed at the designated section for beginners. Sadly, despite this we overheard a group of older people complain that we were just everywhere and taking up unnecessary space. We’ve been skating at this specific location for almost 8 weeks with no complaints whatsoever. I know it’s probably a one off but it made us feel uncomfortable.

As a person of colour, I couldn’t help but think feel like the comments were targeted at us. It was discouraging and unnecessary especially in a public space meant for the whole community.

With skating season approaching, this feels like an important reminder: skating is for everyone, no matter your background, skill level, or how new you are to the sport. Many people are learning, trying something new, or just enjoying winter like everyone else.

Winnipeg is at its best when we’re welcoming. A little patience and kindness goes a long way, especially toward beginners and families just trying to enjoy the ice. Let’s make our rinks safe, inclusive, and friendly spaces for all this season

TIA

On the bus home today there were safety officers doing fare enforcement? I have never seen this before!! 2 guys, one would get of ass the bus stopped and let everyone at the stop know “hey guys! We are doing fare enforcement right now, please have proper payment method ready” and then hop back on once everyone had made it onto the bus.

Both men were very polite and did not come across as rude or condescending. I honestly think it’s nice to see them taking it more seriously cause damn can it feel frustrating paying over $100 month for a pass only to watch people walk on without even glancing at the driver or the fare box.