Abdo Albert El Tassi from : Easily one of the coolest people you will ever meet. He was recognized as Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Boniface Research Centre. She was offered the opportunity to pursue her own research project through the lab, and chose cardiac fibrosis.
Congrats to you both and continued success. The Winnipeg Child Life Clown program began in to reduce stress and anxiety for both children in care and their families and is the longest-running program of its kind in Canada. Congrats on your retirement, David, and all the best.
Gianna Eusebio: Born at 27 weeks weighing only one pound, Gianna faced some tough odds. Del Duffield: It took him a few decades of knocking off 10 or so a year, but in he completed a goal. Del has now golfed all public golf courses in the province. I like stuff like that. Nice job, Del! The book is based on real-life events following a group of women in the rainforest after their missionary husbands are killed.
Congrats, Joan! Anandakumar Palanichamy: Beets are the best. Anandakumar has found multiple delicious uses for the humble beet as founder and CEO of Dr. Beetroot Canada.
They produce beet juice, beet ketchup, ridiculously great beet sauce and more. A wonderful family and a great Manitoba story. An incredible program. The new commanding officer is Chief Supt. Alexa won three gold and Tyson won four gold and a silver, plus also set a new Canada Games record in the metre.
Skylar Park: Skylar has been participating in taekwondo since she could walk. Outstanding job. In , two more made the list for their outstanding leadership, vision and innovation. Congrats to both, as well as the division. Cheryl Lashek: A civil servant who became wildly popular thanks to her reassuring signature on our elevator permits.
Thank you for keeping us safe all those years, Cheryl, and all the best! Daniel Blair: He is the founder of Bit Space Development and has grown his virtual reality technology company into one of the highest ranking in the world. With massive breakthroughs in industrial-training solutions thanks to partnerships with Safework Manitoba and the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, Bit Space now employs 15 people full time and continues to grow. Christine Anderson : The kind of person that makes an entire town better, Christine tirelessly donates her time to helping make The Pas and surrounding area better for everyone.
For her commitment to keeping the streets clean, to caring for the cross-country ski trails, working with the local homeless shelter and countless other projects… Christine was named Citizen of the Year by The Pas and District Chamber of Commerce. Only 50 students receive one annually in Canada. Very well done. Julie Payette. Members of the Winnipeg Police Service, Bragnalo and Thompson received medals of bravery after saving a number of people from a burning condominium in Winnipeg in February Thompson directed four people who were trapped on the second floor to safety by breaking down a door, and rescued a sleeping man on the third floor of the building by pulling him through a window.
Bragnalo discovered two people who were trapped in a third-floor suite with windows covered by a locked metal security screen. The constable kicked open the screen and pulled the two people out the window. Despite the intensity of the fire, the two constables did a final sweep of the condo and rescued a final resident from the second floor.
Aaron Cockerill: Huge year. After four years of playing NCAA golf at Idaho, the native of Stony Mountain has been grinding it out on the European feeder golf circuit this year and finished high enough to earn a full card on the big European Tour circuit in Shanley is a year-old Swampy Cree and Anishinaabe hoop dancer, speaker, activist, ambassador and volunteer.
Their weekly 8 p. Tremendous idea and execution. Danny Schur: The tenacity of this guy is undisputed. For years, Danny has been working non-stop on having a movie made based on his signature piece Strike!
The Musical. He made it happen. Nothing does. Well done. A few years ago, Darrick created an app to help his daughter learn Ojibway.
Over the past few years, Ogoki has grown big time, and have created some of the most popular tribal language apps and learning games in North America. Respect, Darrick. Adolphe, and now also the owners of a Guiness World Record for the largest snow maze. Their maze measured almost 3, square metres and required semi-truck buckets full of snow to build. Osler became the president of the Canadian Medical Association last year, the first female surgeon and woman of colour ever to hold that title.
Morriseau, from Peguis First Nation, is a force nationally in diabetes research, Indigenous health and much more. Incredible leaders and people. She was stationed in Nunavut researching algae when she discovered a crustacean that turned out to be the first-ever species from the Monstrillopsis family to be discovered in the Canadian Arctic.
Coolest find ever. Myazwe: Great delivery, great songs, all kinds of hustle. The Winnipeg rapper had an excellent, deservedly so, year. All the best, man. Mitch Podolak: Manitoba lost an absolute legend this year in Mitch. He passed away in August, but left an incredible legacy and will be remembered forever. Phillip Peebles from : Ever been in room with possibly the smartest person in the world? I was at the Order of Manitoba ceremony when Dr. Peebles received his honour. To be in his presence was humbling.
A University of Manitoba grad, he has contributed more than any other living scientist to the understanding of the origin of the large-scale structure in the universe, including the formation of galaxies like the Milky Way. You like Big Bang Theory? Peebles has made massive contributions to the big bang model and the mapping of the shape, size and age of the universe.
He has also provided evidence of the existence of large quantities of dark matter and continues to work on the origin of galaxies. Update: no big deal, he just won a Nobel Prize. Mariam Bernstein: Has been exceptional as the lead or in a supporting role in many plays in Winnipeg. They waded out into the current, brought the young girl to shore, and Phoenix performed life-saving CPR. Absolute heroes. Faouzia from : Without a doubt, no question, guaranteed one of the greatest talents I have ever seen.
She was the first ever teen winner of the Unsigned Only international songwriting competition. She and Matt Epp won the International Songwriting Competition as well, beating out 16, other songs from countries.
Customers are given the option to donate a dollar in return for a sticky note with a handwritten message placed on the wall. If someone in need comes into the store, they can take a sticky note off the wall and redeem it for a piece of pizza.
She brought together hundreds across the province to create an foot-long blanket made from almost 10, knitted and crocheted poppies and dedicated it to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Great job, Sheilah. Older sister Kyla 18 won bronze in the female triathlon, finishing less than a minute from gold in gruelling heat.
Younger sister Caitlyn was only 15 at the time you had to be 16 by the end of the year , and as the youngest competitor in the field finished a solid seventh. The sisters then teamed up with Claire Healey to win silver together in the triathlon relay. Technically, he was there in when the Bombers won the Grey Cup, but back then he only worked for the visiting team on game days.
Brad performs a tireless, thankless, but incredibly essential job. Players love him. An unprecedented and successful tenure of almost 30 years. Schipper retired this year. A tremendous run. Thanks to her tireless advocacy, Manitoba became the first in the country to recognize Dwarfism Awareness Day. This is far from all Samantha is, however. By Sarah Klein Two large donations to the Assiniboine Park Conservancy are paving the way for a new heavy horse exhibit.
The automobile association teamed up with Winnipeg police to monitor driver behaviour in the new speed-reduced Reduced speed limits in Winnipeg school zones came into effect September 1, but a local advocacy group says motorists are being unfairly targeted due to improper signage.
Wise Up Winnipeg says 37 of the school zones aren't marked correctly to warn motorists of News Articles. Older Entries. They sent Burpee a picture of the dog. He drove straight from reading to students in La Salle to the humane society and adopted "Bally" on the spot.
Some attitudes are just baked in. And she never felt sorry for herself once for having to do 50 things in one day. He took his father, an avid salmon fly-fisherman, to cast in Iceland and Norway. He took his mother to Somerset, England, where she was born, to meet family and friends. It was lovely. He just has a way of rallying our spirit to make a difference. Walker dots the conversation with words such as "creative," "fun," "caring," "inclusive" and "passionate.
Burpee has been doing appearances for the United Way for more than a decade. Same goes for the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. Annitta Stenning, president and CEO of CancerCare, said Burpee has hosted their major events for more than 10 years: from major galas to day-long events such as the Challenge for Life walk every spring.
During that time, Stenning said Burpee has helped, directly or indirectly, to raise "millions and millions" for CancerCare. So while his dress may change, his personality is so present. He makes it about the cause. His shoutouts are to the cause. The two men also have something in common: They are metalheads from way back, once attending a Judas Priest concert together.
Every workday, he sets his alarm for exactly a. But the thought of saying turning down an event, when asked, is too overwhelming to contemplate. I just feel guilty.
I always feel like I need to be doing something, which anyone will tell you is not smart. But on the flip side, I think I am going to figure it out. He researches the cause, gets to know the organizers and, when necessary, will memorize the name and accomplishments of anyone being honoured at any given occasion.
Not once," he insisted. So, yeah, you better get it right. They just do it. And he offered up two solid story ideas to this reporter in between commercial breaks of his morning show. Six years ago, Burpee was asked by the Winnipeg Humane Society if he wanted to foster a Rottweiler-mix that had ripped its own foot out of a trap. He adopted Bally on the spot: 'She's the best. His family is super-charitable and big in the community.
So it never stuck. You guys should listen. You picked your own nickname. Randy Turner spent much of his journalistic career on the road. A lot of roads. Dirt roads, snow-packed roads, U. In other words, he got a lot of kilometres on the odometer, if you know what we mean.
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