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Two city-owned properties could soon be devoted to a program that aims to ensure more students complete high school in the North End, if city council approves.New proposals call for the city to sell one surplus lot at 379 Selkirk Ave. and another city property that stretches between 325 and 345 Duff…

In tough times, the strength of community can shine through.
Since March 2020, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre staff and volunteers have delivered over 100,000 food hampers to those in need of a helping hand as part of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Program.

Almost a full month into 2021, local representatives of the legislature are looking ahead to a year of coping and recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect their constituents in unique ways.
With the vaccine rollout underway — albeit doses are currently restricted to a small population —…

Social organizations are speaking out after former staff of Siloam Mission appeared in recent media reports accusing the Christian humanitarian operation of failing to meet the spiritual and cultural care needs of its Indigenous community members.
For starters, Diane Redsky said, an organization’s s…

The leaders of Indigenous-led non-profit organizations say they are better equipped than Siloam Mission to provide spiritual care and cultural services to Winnipeg’s homeless population.

If all goes according to plan, Thunderbird House will once again be a centre of healing for Indigenous Winnipeg residents, come summer.
Local organizations are leading a proposal to transition the site, located at the intersection of Main Street and Higgins Avenue, to a residential space for individ…

The year of 2020 in northwest Winnipeg neighbourhoods was marked by community spirit and generosity; residents leapt at the chance to volunteer at or donate to local organizations, looking for ways to brighten a dim year.
This Dec. 30 issue of The Times newspaper reviewed just a handful of this year…

Last minute preparations for Christmas are underway across the province, and for some that means preparing hampers while for others it’s gifts.

Increased isolation due to COVID-19 has also led to severe challenges impacting the health and safety of vulnerable Winnipeggers, many of whom are being encountered by Winnipeg police.

Since March, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre has delivered more than 163,000 care packages to thousands of Winnipeg households, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has contributed to rising food insecurity.
More than 104,000 — around two-thirds — of the packages were food hampers, while the other…

A conglomerate led by the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre and End Homelessness Winnipeg has quietly planned a revamp of the Thunderbird House site, giving hope to one of the city’s most struggling neighbourhoods.
For years, the area around Thunderbird House, at the corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Stre…

An average 400 Grade 7-12 students in the North End have been reported “inactive” during the school year for the last decade.
Despite being registered in the Winnipeg School Division, they are not actively participating at their home school and their families have not reported a move.

After helping put 100 pairs of boots on the feet of people in need last year, Robyn Brown is at it again.

The Leftovers Foundation which takes food from restaurants and stores and delivers them to shelters has opened in Winnipeg.

Young community leaders in Winnipeg’s North End are cleaning up litter and hoping to inspire other Indigenous youth to give back to their community.

The Manitoba government is investing more than $1 million in a new program designed to help keep families together by matching them with community-based…

The Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre has been delivering emergency food and hygiene kits to an “alarming” number of Winnipeg children over the last two weeks.
“Out of the 1,900 kits that we delivered, 870 are children and… 650 of those children are under the age of 10,” said Diane Redsky, executive direc…

In April 1959, the Indian and Métis Friendship Centre opened in downtown Winnipeg on the main floor of an office building. It housed offices, a lounge, rec room, kitchenette and a craft room.

Hands of Mother Earth (H.O.M.E.) has become a sanctuary for survivors aged 13 to 17 since opening in 2011.