Perspectives and insider tips from a Vancouver local
I will never forget driving through beautiful fields of canola on my way to Pembina Valley Provincial Park while flipping through the AM radio stations, seemingly getting further away from civilization, and hearing the following broadcast: Tornado watch for: Melita, …
So far I experienced a lot of firsts in my first few days in Manitoba: my first CFL game, my first fossil dig, and then on a sunny afternoon, my first rodeo. If there’s one place to immerse yourself in …
80 million years ago in the Cretaceous period, Manitoba was covered with a prehistoric sea. In the past few decades, thousands of fossils have been discovered and unearthed; not of dinosaurs like in Alberta, but of gigantic aquatic reptiles and …
“You have to see the Nonsuch!” one person tweeted me upon hearing of my upcoming visit to the Manitoba Museum. “The Nonsuch?” The HMS Nonsuch isn’t the name of an indie band like it sounds, but the name of the …
If you’re going to be spending your morning at an art gallery, you definitely want to eat before you go. After the previous night’s five course tasting menu at the Fusion Grill, I wanted something light for breakfast. Coffee, orange …
I’ve been eating well so far in Winnipeg. Some might say too well. I knew Winnipeg had a good dining scene, but nothing was going to prepare me for my evening at the Fusion Grill. As somebody unfamiliar with Winnipeg’s …
After seeing where money is made, I went to go see where money gets spent! Just a short drive down the highway from the Royal Canadian Mint is the Club Regent Casino, one of the two properties owned by Casinos of …