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Watch the transformation of Graham Avenue as the buses leave most of the street
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ong time readers of Lifestyle 55 will know that for several years a group of dedicated citizen volunteers have been working with members of Centre Venture and others in the City on a project to add some greenery to the east side of Graham Avenue. The brainchild of former Holy Trinity Church Pastor, Cathy Campbell, the group is chaired by Colliers’ Wendy Janzen. Slowly be surely, they have moved the dial to a positive position where now action can happen. This July, you will see the transformation of this part of Graham begin as part of a three-year pilot project to complement the previous plan to turn Graham into a pedestrian mall and celebration place. There will be much published about the public blocks which are included in the civic planning budget. The two-block area that marks the beginning of the green dream, is different. Here there has been a small allocation of $250,000 over the three years to cover some of the cost. But in this world that will not do much, so we have turned to the private sector for help. Two particularly civic minded firms have stepped up
Buses will leave most of Graham, allowing for more leisure areas at street centre. to the challenge: Ray and Jeanne Dubois of Ron Paul Garden Centre and Urban Lumber’s Doug Cook, and his partners Mike McGarry and his wife Carlee Farmer. The installations here will be focused on shade and comfort. Because this is just a pilot project without a real budget, major green installations can’t happen, so u 7 ‘Graham Avenue'
How can I say that in English? Let’s hurkle-durkle this summer! Trudy Schroeder
minds, bodies, and spirits. I have been thinking about ways to approach this task over the summer months, and I have come up with a few strategies that I’d like to share that are inspired from other languages and cultures. Apparently, a wonderful way to improve your vacation time is to engage in the traditional Scottish practice of the hurkle-durkle. I first heard of this activity in conjunction with a tourism study that was conducted in the United Kingdom. u 11 ‘how can I say that in English?'
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ummer is here! What a relief. In a year filled with turmoil, anxiety, elections, international threats to Canadian sovereignty, stock market fluctuations, wars, rumours of wars, measles outbreaks, fires, floods, and other woes of every type, we all need a mental health break. Summer in Manitoba provides the perfect opportunity to stock up on activities and traditions that can revitalize and refresh our
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Marianne Cerilli Thanks to Dorothy Dobbie for inviting me to submit columns to Lifestyle 55, for this first one I’ll introduce myself.
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was born in Toronto in 1961, into a unique family constellation. Both sides of my family originate in Italy, the Cerilli’s from Supino, near Rome, and the Macaluso’s, my mom’s side, from Termini, Sicily. After fighting in World War I, my grandfather made trips to Canada to build the railway. In 1939, just before the start of World War II my grandmother fled on a ship to Canada, dodging the draft by Mussolini’s army for 17-year-old, Angelo, my father, the oldest of four sons. My mother’s side immigrated to Chicago before coming to Canada, where my grandfather worked in a mattress factory that caught fire. In Canada, they owned, operated and lived above a small shop on Toronto’s Margareta Street. My mother Rose worked in a chocolate factory with my Aunt Mary who introduced her to Angelo. u 9 ‘Meet Marianne'
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