Safe Speeds Winnipeg

On September 24, MPI issued a warning that 2019 was trending towards a new record for pedestrian fatalities in Manitoba in a single year. For every fatality there are on average over 13 injuries, according to MPI’s data. A week ago, two more pedestrians were hit by a driver and sent to the hospital in…

The Pan Am Place Iron Ride

Founded in 1968, the Pan Am Boxing Club, located in the heart of the Exchange District, is a Winnipeg institution and the oldest boxing gym in the city. For decades, the not-for-profit boxing club has been training fighters and whipping people into shape. More recently it has become the anchor of Pan Am Place, a…

Solstice Day Adventure

I don’t know how or why the idea of a solstice day outdoor adventure came to me, but it did several years ago and it stewed in my brain until I finally made it happen 3 years ago and again this year. Here’s how it works: you go camping by yourself somewhere in the wilderness…

The good and bad of names and logos

I am not a marketing or graphics design professional, but I think I have a pretty good eye for a catchy moniker and an attractive logo. There is more to a brand than a name and a logo, but these are the first two things that you see and, done well, can embed a positive…