Local News People
The education reporter funded by the Local Journalism Initiative.
Who is Maggie Macintosh
Longest street in the city that changes names repeatedly
What is Osborne, Memorial, Colony, Isabel, Salter
Main police service outside the Winnipeg limits
Manitoba's current Families minister
Who is Nahanni Fontaine
The PR grad who works as a Free Press sports reporter
Taylor Allen
He's one of two Canadian Press reporters stationed in Winnipeg.
Who is Steve Lambert?
Neighbourhood on the south east fringe of West Broadway featuring very vocal advocates
What is Armstrong's Point?
Town on the outskirts of the main border crossing to the U.S.
What is Emerson
This type of bill is used to cram multiple pieces of legislation together and pass them all at once.
Omnibus bill
She now is managing editor of CBC Manitoba
Melanie Verhaeghe
She's a CBCer who also is director of the Mouseland Press board [The Uniter]
Who is Kristin Annable
It's often quipped this ares stole the 'e' from Bridgwater.
What is South Pointe
Political leaning of almost all provincial ridings outside of Winnipeg?
What is Progressive Conservative/Conservative?
Obby Khan and this man are compteting for the PC party leadership (to be decided in a few weeks time)
Who is Wally Daudrich
Emmy-winner for his journalism work in San Diego
He left the Free Press to become the head writer for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Who is Ed Tait
The three location names most frequently critically errored in CreComm?
What are Wolseley, Waverley and Headingley
The third largest city in Manitoba.
What is Steinbach?
True or false: In law, municipalities in MB can basically only do things the provincial government permits them to do.
What is true [see City of Winnipeg charter]
At 20 years old, became a Winnipeg Sun police reporter and then courts guy for 20 years at the Winnipeg Free Press
Who is Mike McIntyre
CBC Manitoba's weather specialist
Who is Riley Laychuk?
Famous Indigenous military veteran who died tragically but now has a street and community centre named after him.
Sgt. Tommy Prince
You could fit two Jamaicas into this Manitoba body of water.
What is Lake Winnipeg.
The official written record of proceedings in the Legislature.
She was a J grad from 2007 who became the voice of Virgin/i heart radio in Canada. Now earns mega-bucks doing podcasts and voice work from her home in Ottawa
Who is Andrea Collins