30 October 2013

Winnipeg's scariest

Fair Trade Challenge launches on Halloween

Local businesses support the cause

Katy MaCKinnon, staff

Beginning on Halloween, the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is proposing a challenge: purchase fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate as much as you can for the entire month. The Fair Trade Challenge runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 29. The annual month-long challenge has been held for the last seven years. This year, four additional challenges are being offered. Individuals can take part in the office challenge, baker’s challenge, school challenge, and the holiday challenge.

Bakers taking part in the challenge have the opportunity to try new products – such as fair trade cocoa, sugar, and dried fruit.

Larissa Kanhai, fair trade outreach officer at MCIC, mentioned that some individuals are already making a strong effort to purchase and use fair trade products.

“This is just kind of a fun thing to let them get to feature that for a month and be celebrated for it,” she said.

Fair trade encompasses a wide range of values, includ ing gender equity, workplace safety, and the exclusion of child labour practices.

“Fair trade is as it sounds,” said Kanhai. “It’s the idea of bringing global equity to the work set that people are already doing. It is an alter native to conventional trade standards where producers may not be earning a fair wage for the work that they’re doing.”

Local business Green Bean Coffee Imports is well on its way to promoting fair trade in Winnipeg.

The business, owned and founded by Derryl Reid, has been established for six years. The Manitoban with Reid about his business and the importance of fair trade.

“We’re not a big company. It consists of myself and my daughter,” said Reid. The company is a direct-trade company – different from fair trade in the sense that Reid has a direct relationship with

company we wanted to be more than a just-for-profit entity. We wanted to be a local company. We wanted to make a little bit of a difference any way we could,” Reid added.

According to Kanhai, fair trade

products can be up to 10 per cent more expensive than non fair trade products. The reason for the increase is that businesses and producers are asking for the market value.

However, Kanhai noted that, “more and more as fair trade is becoming more popular, for certain products it’s actually quite comparable to the other products that you may be purchasing anyways.”

Reid stressed that the 10 per cent cost increase makes a significant difference.

“We really need to be aware of the impact of that 10 per cent; what it has on these economies and these farmers – it has such a huge impact,” he said.

“I think it’s really important [ . . . ] for people to understand what the issues are, and what fair trade really means to farmers in the third world.”

Asked of his favourite part of the job, Reid laughed: “Aside from drink-

Financial reports delivered to UMSU Council

Frosh Music Festival biggest expense

ing great coffee every morning?” He also enjoys being part of the fair trade movement, how much the movement is growing and changing, and working with the farmers in Bolivia.

Degrees Restaurant on campus is a proud supporter of Green Bean Coffee Imports, selling the company’s coffee in the restaurant. Thomas Blumer, food and beverage manager of Degrees, felt that the choice to sell fair trade products is a personal decision.

“It’s just having integrity and wanting to do the right thing,” said Blumer. Since the business is owned by UMSU, Degrees has a mandate to price the products to break even as opposed to making high profits.

“The daily choices that you make everyday, they can make a difference. It’s called purchasing power,” said Kanhai.

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niversity of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) councillors and students-at-large were allowed a glimpse of the fiscal state of the union last week, after council saw dual finance reports – one from vice-president internal Amanda McMullin on UMSU’s overall spending to-date, and one from Justin Paquin on September’s Frosh Music Festival expenditures.

Justin Paquin: Frosh Music Festival Failed to break even

Paquin, an event producer at Paquin Entertainment Group and former vicepresident internal for UMSU, was contracted by the executive to oversee the organization of Frosh Music Festival.

According to Paquin’s report at council, the festival failed to break even, instead landing nearly $150,000 over budget.

According to Paquin, festival planning was running at its projected budget until a last-second ultimatum from headliner Childish Gambino forced a switch to a two-day format.

“The artist [Gambino] provided an option: ‘either I’m not coming, or I can come on Saturday,’” Paquin told council.

“The reason that this event was not able to break even was because of a cancellation by the headlining artist.”

Minutes from a Sept. 23 council meeting indicate that the Frosh Music Festival budget was not approved by UMSU Council as a whole, despite the fact that bylaw 2400.13 indicates that only UMSU Council can “approve expenditures of any value.” That same bylaw stipulates that the executive and finance committees can only approve expenditures of up to $5,000 and $15,000, respectively. At last week’s council meeting, McMullin explained that the festival was projected to bring in $17,000 of revenue.

Because it was not projected as a loss, spending did not require the approval of council.

“In the future, the policies and bylaws do need to be looked at,” McMullin told the Manitoban on the day of the Frosh Music Festival report.

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Following Paquin’s address to council, McMullin presented documents detailing the union’s overall spending.

While the operating budget appears to be doing well under some subheadings, it was shown that the union is over budget on legal fees.

Furthermore, the report showed that UMSU was sitting at upwards of a $269,000 net deficit as of Sept. 30. Most of that stems from Frosh Music Festival.

Towards the end of her presentation, McMullin detailed the union executive’s plans to offset the costs of the festival.

According to McMullin, UMSU

is saving $140,000, or $10 per student, on Health and Dental Plan costs as a result of switching providers this past September.

“This was a huge initiative that myself and the executive worked on this summer with council. We made sure that we had a good provider, and that all the benefits students had are still being delivered – for a better cost,” McMullin said to council.

The union has also saved $10,500 on personnel costs, and hopes to generate revenue from an agreement with a company interested in using UMSU space. students-at-large asked For rePorts

The two financial reports made to council last week have been anticipated since the Sept. 23 meeting of council, where students-at-large Kyle St. Godard (also a former UMSU councillor) and Gabriel Bako tabled a motion asking for a “full and up-to-date finan-

cial report to UMSU Council.” No such report had been given during the month of August, which, according to the motion, was required by UMSU bylaws.

That motion was subsequently passed to the finance committee for review, who recommended it for defeat. McMullin, who sits on the finance committee, said at the Oct. 7 meeting of council that the motion constituted “an attack with unfounded claims against the finance committee and the executive.”

Furthermore, according to McMullin, August financial reports have not been presented to councillors for three years in a row.

On Oct. 7, St. Godard and Bako’s original motion was defeated. An alternative motion mentioning Paquin, however, was put forth by the finance committee and adopted by councillors.

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WINNIPEG'S Scariest

The city we live in is often the last place we think to explore. This is especially tragic in Winnipeg at this time of year. Myriad sites, both magical and macabre, are waiting for vict . . . ummm . . . intrepid explorers. The following pages offer a sampling of local treats. Have no fear (or have lots); tricks abound and abide within.

If bug-eating, bloodletting, haunting, hanging, skull scraping, screaming, and banging are up your alley, you’ve stumbled across the perfect passages. If, on the other disembodied hand, you’re prone to running, wetting yourself, endlessly revisiting

horrors, jumping out of your skin, ailurophobia (def: a fear of cats), or are generally a soft-hearted creature better suited to bright lights than frightful nights, beware. Welcome to Winnipeg’s Scariest. This feature will take you around the compass, back in time, through the woods, a cave, and a basement or two. If you’ve visited all the places we mention and have tried all the things we suggest, we of the Manitoban would like to take a moment to express our condolences.

Wooden expressions

Faces in the forest

Fraser n e Lun D, staff

There’s a different kind of scary – fearsomeness that comes not in the frightful facts of a moment, but through turning our gaze into the vastest of any unknowns, the future. There is a complementary terror, also rooted in the certitude of decay rather than the chaos of violence. The past lines our faces and marks our bodies,

opens our eyes and reveals the fragility of our flesh. There are faces in Boisdes-Esprits. They inlay the dead wood of the forest. There’s a story there, and a more literal tale on a sign beside the largest of the carvings in the wood: “As each eye was opened by the sculptors, the forest became completely silent, until the outline of the eye was

complete.”

I’ll let you frequent the forest of faces yourself; let you find the mournful eyes, the unmoving owl, and the growing collection of faerie doorways. Go read the story of the place, and do some rooting around. But keep your wits about you; there may or may not be more than meets the eye.

Death for Riel

Or is he still hanging around?

Twenty policemen stood guard in the chilly morning under a clear sky. Their ghostly breath was visible as they waited for the prisoner to ascend to the gallows. It was shortly after eight o’clock in the morning and a firm, hemp rope hung without stirring in the calm air. Although there was a small crowd gathered at the police barracks near Regina, the loudest sounds were the prayers, guided by members of the clergy, from the man under sentence of death.

A constrained form of undulating muscles, like waves lapping at the edges of otherworldly reality, trying to break free

The prisoner’s feet were kept warm in moccasins and his upper body clad in a woollen shirt and collar and a black coat, with grey tweed pants between his feet and torso. The convict mounted the wooden platform to meet his executioner, whose visage was concealed behind a mask. Intoning continuously “Je me confie en Dieu,” the condemned man’s arms were tightly bound, and he then proceeded down six steps to stand upon hell’s trapdoor, whereon his own face was covered with a white hood. Before his life force was jerked violently into oblivion, Louis Riel asked forgiveness from all men, and forgave those who wronged him.

Deputy Sheriff Gibson later destroyed the noose to prevent opportunists from trying to seduce would-be disciples of the condemned resistance leader. Although the true rope may have vanished, Annie Soule, the daughter of an architect in the locale of the execution, told of a man going door-to-door to sell pieces of that same rope. Nearly a century and a quarter later, residents of the city of Muddy Waters find themselves paying for talismans that call on the power of a man alternately seen as a hero and as a traitor.

Seven years ago, Brendon Ehinger, a graphic designer in Winnipeg, made a personal homage to the Father of Manitoba by adorning a t-shirt with the face of the man as well as the words “Keepin’ it Riel.” Spurred on by the encouragement of others, Ehinger mass-produced the face with the most famous moustache in Manitoba and the slogan. Today he has sold over 2,000 copies, and has product for sale at Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum

and the Festival du Voyageur store.

Sew Dandee in Osborne Village has a variety of clothing with images of the rebel, including designer Dan Phelps’ image of the man who signed the Keystone Province into Confederation consuming a Slurpee.

Comic book artist Chester Brown solicited the appearance of Riel’s spirit with Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography. The work, which first appeared in serialized form between 1999 and 2003, was published as a book in 2003 and re-released this year.

Various songs, an opera by the deceased Harry Somers, and a CBC television movie, which aired in 1979, have invoked the ghost of Riel. Even the Front de libération du Québec, in the 1960s, called upon his memory as a resistance leader when they named one of their cells Louis Riel.

Could any charms be more spiritually suggestive than the attempt to contain the grandiose sculpture of Riel as a constrained form of undulating muscles, like waves lapping at the edges of otherworldly reality, trying to break free? This statue can be found at the Université de Saint-Boniface, where it was moved in 1995 after spending about a quarter-century behind the Legislative Building on the banks of the Assiniboine River. This controversial piece by Marcien Lemay and Etienne Gaboury was replaced on the legislature grounds by a more socially-accepted statue by Miguel Joyal in which Riel, wearing moccasins, a ceinture-fléchée, and a greatcoat holds the paper on which the Manitoba Act, which brought the province into Confederation, was authorized.

And never mind all the physical paraphernalia that can be used to summon the power of a Catholic who thought he was a prophet for his god, who alternately affirmed his sanity and wanted to be tried as an insane man: in 2007 the province of Manitoba marked a yearly day of remembrance for Riel on the third Monday in February, to be begun in 2008. Additionally, at least a dozen bills have passed through parliament since 1995 in relation to the Father of Manitoba, including bills to see his conviction as a traitor overturned.

If you want to get closer to the essence of this great leader/folk hero/insane criminal/cultural icon/misun derstood schoolteacher, travel to 330 River Road in St. Vital and visit the home where Riel lived. Approach the dead man’s own clothing, on display at the Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum (494 Tache Ave), or chant prayers at his graveside at the St. Boniface Cathedral Roman Catholic Cemetery (190 Rue Cathédrale).

Teeming with life, history

Just over the creek is where it all began roughly 135 years ago. Standing over a sea of some 11,000 chalky white clonal tombstones in uniform rows, the indistinct buzzes and hums from the adjacent airport and industrial park permeate and corrupt an otherwise serene autumn cemetery scene. Geese are dabbling and landing on the creek’s calm surface waters; a great grey owl can be faintly heard, hooting from the canopy of a gnarled, knotted, nearby ash tree in the semidarkness of dusk; and a lone red fox nonchalantly hops and weaves through those very same rows, directionless, as snow begins to fall and melt, dampening its thick coat.

It is a rare day indeed when we consider a visit to the cemetery in search of a good time; whether to learn something about its permanent residents – dead or otherwise; or how the place factors into the greater history of our city. Enter: Brookside Cemetery.

Located at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, west of Red River College and Route 90, Brookside is one of the City’s most historyrich cemeteries, and has a distinct park-like feel with some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on offer locally. It is the largest cemetery in Western Canada and employs the majority of the City of Winnipeg’s municipal cemeteries’ branch staff.

The buried famous

In terms of notable grave sites, major Harry Colebourn—who donated the black bear “Winnipeg” or “Winnie” to a London zoo in World War I, later inspiring the book

Winnie-the-Pooh —is buried at Brookside, as is Sgt. Tommy Prince (Manitoba’s most decorated Aboriginal veteran), as well as northender and NHL great, Billy Mosienko, famously known for scoring three goals in under 21-seconds.

Brookside is also the final resting place for 24 of the 31 casualties of the Dugald train disaster of 1947.

“One of the most devastating train wrecks in Canadian history [ . . . ] Only seven of the victims could be identified and the remaining 24 were buried in a mass grave at the Brookside Cemetery,” states the Manitoba Historical Society’s website.

hisTorically speaking

Brookside has been owned and operated by the City of Winnipeg since 1878. “The first burial that we have on record is just recorded as the infant son of George Smith,” said Jane Saxby, cemeteries administrator at the City of Winnipeg.

Moving ahead to 1915, a military field of honour was erected at Brookside, now considered by some to be the most significantly designed Field of Honour in Canada. There are over 11,000 internments marked with upright military monuments mounted on beams.

All markers in the field of honour face east, save for the teardrop section, which contains approximately 150 of the very first monuments of the field, as well as the Stone of Remembrance – the only commonwealth war graves commissioned stone of its kind

in Canada. “[The Stone of Remembrance] is here to mark the high number of commonwealth war dead that are here,” said Saxby. Manitoba had the highest number of volunteer war recruits in Canada during the first and second World Wars, many of whom returned only to succumb to illnesses or injuries sustained while at war, said Saxby.

noT To fear

“The one thing I would say to people, because it is coming up to Halloween, is that the cemetery is not a place full of the dead – the cemetery is a living place,” Saxby told the Manitoban

On top of the wildlife species previously mentioned, Brookside is seasonally home to mating pairs of great horned owls, ducks, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, deer, many migratory songbird species, and even otters and beavers on occasion.

“Last year we had something like 14 beavers in the creek. [We had to get trappers in to take them away] because the trees were vanishing,” said Saxby. “I can’t express this to people enough: [ . . . ] this isn’t a place to fear, this is a place to come and sit and enjoy the geese and ducks on the creek.”

The City of Winnipeg is offering guided tours of the Field of Honour to the public as well as to schools from Nov. 4 to Nov. 8. For more details, call 311 or visit and click the “Remembrance week tours” icon at http://www.winnipeg.ca/interhom/

Brookside Cemetery

3001 Notre Dame Avenue, west of Red River College and Route 90

Brookside is one of the City’s most history-rich cemeteries, and has a distinct park-like feel with some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on offer locally. It is the largest cemetery in Western Canada. It has one of the largest, most significantly designed field of honour sites in Canada, with 11,000 internments marked with upright military monuments mounted on beams.

Lower fort Garry

St. Andrews, Manitoba, 5925 Highway 9

The old Hudson’s Bay Company fort. It served as a trading post before going through minor transformations. It has been a correctional facility, a hospital for people living with mental illness, and a golf course/motor country club. The fort has been transformed into a haunted experience, catering to visitors in search of a spooky step into the past.

Trappist Monastery Provincial Heritage Park

St. Norbert, Manitoba, 100 Rue des Ruines,

Erected by members of the Trappist Order hailing from Bellefontaine, France, the monastery suffered significant damages just five years following its completion in 1978. Its ruins serve as a historical symbol to the contemplative lifestyle sought by its monk founders. beams.

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St. Boniface City Hall

219 Boulevard Provencher

The city hall was built in 1905. The building, however, is not the spooky highlight of the lot. The sculpture garden to the east contains works ranging from the disconcerting to the horrifying. No tour of Winnipeg is complete without a glimpse of the ghostly children or flame red wolf prowling there eternally.

Saint Boniface Cathedral

190 Avenue de la Cathedrale

The cathedral’s graveyard is home to Louis Riel’s grave. The building itself is complicated, a modern smaller church housed in the ruins of a burnt out stone cathedral constructed at the beginning of the 20th century. There has been a chapel on the spot since 1918. formed into a haunted experience, catering to visitors in search of a spooky step into the past.

Near South St. Anne’s road in the Royalwood area

A network of trails runs through the Bois-des-Esprit Forest. Throughout the park there are faces carved into the dead wood. A careful observer may also spot animals and tiny mysterious portals. A massive carving, called Woody, graces the center of the forest.

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Under the fur and skin

Telesky Taxidermy and my trip to their basement

The scent of meat is great, when the meat is cold or cooked. When the flesh is warm and raw I experience a heady high, my body telling me something of is occurring. Or maybe it was the lingering pheromones of an apex predator, triggering my flight and more flight response.

Whatever the cause of my giddy headedness, I held myself together until I exited the Telesky Taxidermy shop, at 545 Arlington.

Then I took a moment to recuperate, and several days to think.

I went into the experience expecting to be witness to an art form. I was witness to many. The craft of taxidermy is so skilful that I’m sure to butcher the description (that’s why they call making an inaccurate mess “butchering,” not “taxidermying”).

I’ll try my best to list the skills I was

witness to, rest assured that I will err in my recall and/or description of some of the aspects of this multifaceted pursuit.

There’s the painting of fish moulds; the moulds are suited to the size of the fish caught by the person who orders the trophy, the mould then painted with unerring precision, to match the dappling of the specimen (nowadays often released after caught) whose photos and measurements provide the template. The old method of drying the fish and stretching its skin over a mould is used sparingly now, though Telesky Taxidermy had a box full of just such skins, salted to dry, in the basement.

Mammals are a much gorier (read: “suited to this feature”) endeavour. The techniques of removing the flesh while keeping the skin of an animal intact are myriad and demanding. Difficult parts of animals may be hung by what bodily parts have already been freed to allow the hide’s weight to gently part it from the muscle, tendon, and other fleshy bits I can’t identify. Hides are planked, spread over a board, and painstakingly stripped of flesh. A skin may then be cleaned with small knives; precision is the call of the day for the finicky bits, like inner eyelids. Skins are dried using salts. The final product is stretched over plastic and foam moulds (different, more durable moulds for

rugs) and given the aesthetic touches—eyes, teeth, darkening paint touchups to overly bleached exposed skin—necessary to get as close to life as possible.

I was witness to a bear being prepared. Ron Chascewski was working under the tutelage of David Baxter, current owner of the shop, possessor of 48 years of taxidermy experience. The owner mentioned that he hoped Chascewski would be the one doing the tutoring a few decades down the road. The business is close-knit. Baxter recently bought the shop from his brother Jim, who had purchased it from the original owner, Ron Telesky. Jim and David both got their taxidermy starts at Hawkins Taxidermy (which is no longer operating) nearly five decades ago. David Baxter noted that he could not think of anyone locally who had been at the craft as long as he and his brother.

After some time in the basement Baxter took a break, clearly at home in his shop and proud of his wares, and explained the pieces he found most interesting as I toured the storefront of the shop. From polar bears and wolves to ducks and fish, the trophies lining the shelves, walls, and ceiling attested in their still (un)lives to the artistry of their (re)creators.

To the cat cave

Iam lucky to have a friend who walks along the banks of the Seine River. One year ago, he took me to see one of his discoveries.

Up on the mucky riparian zone, somewhere in south St. Vital, a wedge is worn out of the concrete slab of an apartment’s parking garage. We were there at midnight, of course, and my friend had his flashlight with him. When he turned it on, there were about 50 pairs of eyes glowing in the beam’s periphery.

He insisted we get closer. I insisted we leave.

My fear at that time stemmed partially from the cats, and partially from the awareness that someone could be looking down at you from the top of the concrete pad. I have a deep-rooted fear of confrontation, and I didn’t want to have any kind of conversation with the crooked-fingered old woman that supposedly cares for the animals.

Now I confess that part of the reason I’m calling this one of Winnipeg’s scariest places is to come to grips with

it. Last week, I thought I’d return for a better look.

If you’re quiet when you walk from the top of the parking lot to the banks of the Seine, you’ll hear cats running away from your approaching footsteps. You’ll see one or two dart past the dumpsters and the pallet of rusty old propane tanks.

Some other things to notice: the urban cave’s surface is almost entirely covered with graffiti. There are dirty margarine containers filled with cat food placed strategically around the space, and filthy old blankets have been laid out all over. People are here, and I doubt they would be receptive to the presence of outsiders.

The creepiest sensation is seeing the glow of cats’ eyes from the cracks and crevices in front of you, simultaneously hearing one run by behind you.

It becomes obvious you’ve crossed a line. You’re not on the border. You are crouching in the middle of a feral cat colony.

The deeper you go into the space, the more you are forced to crouch, and the

farther you move from the only viable point of exit. If you’re claustrophobic, don’t visit.

My second journey into the cat colony was productive. I clarified why I don’t like going there in particular, and was also able to draw some fairly broad conclusions about what generates fear for me.

The first time, I would have said there was something scary about the cats themselves. The fact that you’re on their territory and vastly outnumbered is uncomfortable. Exposure to all of those disease vectors is also troubling for an irretrievable hypochondriac.

But that is not all. The second time, even though the cat count had diminished significantly, the fear was more or less the same. The place makes you hear your own heart beat because it feels like somewhere you’re not supposed to be I have worried about being cornered in the wrong place my whole life, and that is why the cat cave gives me a good scare. If you’re the same, look for that this Halloween. Wherever you go, just make sure you have a brave guide.

A bug in your belly

Are edible insects the food of the future?

For the average Canadian, coldblooded crawly creatures may be feared or revered. If you fall into the “I barf at the thought of eating spiders in my sleep” camp, it’s time you got a little closer to and more comfortable with your critter friends.

Before you turn the page at the mere thought of putting a beetle in your belly, consider the fact that insect species make up over half of identified living organisms on Earth. Many are loaded with protein, calcium, iron, and zinc. When they’re used as a food source, insects require much less land space and feed than traditional livestock such as cows and pigs.

Investing in insect harvesting could be beneficial to poor segments of society, as a result of the low technology and capital required in the process. They can be harvested by people in rural and urban areas. Plus, their exoskeleton gives them a satisfying crunch between your teeth.

Have I convinced you yet?

If you’re an early riser, maybe you’d like to try grasshopper. They’re easier to catch in the morning when the temperature is cooler. Since grasshoppers are cold-blooded, their bodies will be mostly immobile and

there will be a small chance of them hopping away.

Grasshoppers can usually be found at the edges of fields or on roadsides. Brady Road would be a good place to start your hunt.

Winnipeg’s Insect Control lists caterpillars as tree pests, but did you know that these pests can be pecked at? Caterpillars are extremely diverse, and they’re a great source of protein, too. The collection of these fuzzy guys for eats is an important part of some African cultures.

The mopane caterpillar can be dried, preserving its edible nature for months at a time. But first, it must be degutted (perhaps the most fun part) and boiled in salted water.

The dirtiest of the edible insects may be the dung beetle, who truly lives for dung –in other words, cow poo. Cow patties are dung beetles’ home and food all in one – talk about economical.

Dung beetles might actually reduce the methane from cow patties by as much as 40 per cent. The beetles’ process of digging through cow feces creates spaces for air to flow, lowering the production of methane.

So, the next time you’re searching for that comforting crunch from a bag of chips, why not hunt for a grasshopper, caterpillar, or beetle instead? If you cover the bugs in chocolate, you might not even notice their antennae flossing between your teeth.

Uneasy Winnipeg: Lit and film to dread

Have horror in mind? Here are some locally shot films and television shows, and novels by local authors to pick up in time for Halloween.

geThsemane hall (2012) by david annandale

David Annandale’s published works include The Death of Antagonis and The Valedictorians, but Gethsemane Hall is his first horror novel. Beginning with an ominous tone, the book follows Richard Gray as he finds that his inherited home is haunted, and he lets others into the house to see for themselves with all their preconceptions.

Annandale says that while it takes place in England, the novel has an indirect connection to Winnipeg. “It is set in the same fictional universe as my Jen Blaylock novels, which have scenes set in Winnipeg (especially the second, Kornukopia).”

Annandale—a senior instructor for the University of Manitoba’s department of English, film, and theatre— told the Manitoban: “What I hoped to achieve was a creeping dread, culminating in outright terror, with the hope, as a bonus, of the reader being left with extremely disturbing reflections. So, you know, fun.”

Gethsemane Hall, says Annandale, is “a stab at the classic trope of the investigating team in a haunted house. I wondered what would happen if both the skeptics and the believers were both wrong. So the book is suffused with themes surrounding questions of faith – religious, scientific or otherwise.”

The ThirTeen (2012) by susie moloney

Susie Moloney is no stranger to the horror genre, having Bastion Falls, A Dry Spell, and The Dwelling—whose haunted house is based on her friend’s house on Lilac Street—to her name. Her latest, Things Withered, a short story collection centering on “suburban darkness,” comes out later this year.

The Thirteen is about a woman who, by moving into the suburban Haven Woods with her daughter, enters a world of human sacrifice and demon rape. “The Thirteen is a dark, sometimes comic, often violent look at a group of suburban housewives in a small neighbourhood in a very nice, very proper city, who just happen to be witches,”

Moloney told the Manitoban Moloney regularly uses Winnipeg as a foundation for settings in her novels. The majority of The Thirteen takes place in a neighbourhood similar to the East Kildonan area she spent 13 years in raising her son. “There’s a scene in The Thirteen that takes place on Logan Avenue. The grocery store in the book is the Sobeys on Henderson Highway. The mall where a terrible thing happens is on Academy. I named a character after my accountant. The Thirteen has Winnipeg as its blood source.”

scary movies/Television shoWs filmed in Winnipeg

curse of chucky (2013)

The sixth of the 15-year Chucky/ Child’s Play franchise can be seen on DVD as of Oct. 8, and director Don Mancini told the Winnipeg Free Press this month that Winnipeg helped bring life to another sequel.

faTher’s day (2011)

I’m not sure I’d recommend even watching the gory and disturbing trailer for this film. Father’s Day is an exploitation film about a man out to get revenge on the serial rapist/killer who murdered his father years before. It was shot partly in Winnipeg and directed by local filmmaking group Astron-6.

keyhole (2011)

Screenwriters Guy Maddin and George Toles—who both teach film at the University of Manitoba—present the story of Ulysses, which draws parallels from Homer’s Odyssey Ulysses must strangely find his way through his house after coming home.

While this may not fall within the traditional parameters of the horror genre, this black-and-white thriller’s eeriness alone warrants a mention.

Director Guy Maddin recently spoke to the Manitoban about Keyhole

the Manitoban: Can you describe the overall tone of the film?

guy Maddin: We tried for a dreamy murky sad nostalgia that was so unrelenting that it almost suffocates. There’s a plot in Keyhole, but it’s faint, or rather, there is so much plot, WAY TOO MUCH PLOT, that it’s actually hard to find the story sometimes, strangely, so there is also the extremely terrifying danger of getting lost inside this maze-like movie, and therefore bored. So if you’re scared of

being suffocated or bored I guess this is a scary movie.

M: Can you describe the main themes within the film?

gm: I’d rather not talk about the themes screenwriting collaborator George Toles and I worked on. Instead, we put into the movie the stuff that haunts me most – and that’s a bunch of stuff from my past, from my strange childhood, from my earliest relationships with family, from the home in which I lived a long time ago. It’s a haunted house movie where I, the filmmaker himself, is the one haunting the house. I just keep going back, over and over and over, to that first emotionally charged home – in my dreams, in my movies, and, unfortunately, in slightly too loud conversations with strangers on the bus.

M: What was the scariest place to film?

gm: My mother’s womb, without a doubt. We couldn’t use the real thing for a bunch of insider moviemaking reasons, so we built a stylized bog featuring chest-deep water, lots of bulrushes, and slippery mossy rocks. And then our characters just dived in. It was dark, it was cold, it was scary. The actors didn’t understand why they were going in there at all, and I wasn’t sure either, which didn’t help at all –and they couldn’t quite tell what was on the bottom.

M: Did Winnipeg influence the dark tone of the film? If so, how?

gm: Winnipeg put me in a toxic trance the day I was born. I’ve spent my entire adult life trying to put that trance on the screen.

Todd and The book of pure evil (2010)

This two-season Canadian television show is about a “stoner metalhead” who finds a demonic spell book. Todd and his friends try to benefit from these spells, but they inevitably backfire and create pandemonium at school. The show was filmed at Silver Heights Collegiate, Tec Voc High School, and the former Deer Lodge Junior High School.

An Indiegogo campaign was launched for the third season. Over $100,000 was raised, which will be allocated to a Todd and the Book of Pure Evil animated film next year.

“Winnipeg put me in a toxic trance the day I was born” – Guy Maddin

Fright at the Fort

Lower Fort Garry’s new Halloween programming in review

Close to two decades have passed since the last time I went to Lower Fort Garry. I definitely remember having an awkward mushroom cut and sitting on one of those sticky grey seats on a yellow school bus on the way there. This time I drove myself—along with my buddy Sam who serenaded me with Patsy Cline the entire way—and instead of going on a tour with a costumed interpreter, we were there to look for ghosts.

The Hudson’s Bay Company built the fort—located just over 30 km outside of Winnipeg—in 1830 in response to an 1826 flood that destroyed Fort Garry (now Winnipeg). The finished fort included a fur loft, Big House (where the governor and other high-ranking officials lived), warehouses, a store, and a men’s house.

It served as post to a small amount of fur trading, and was primarily used as a supply depot for the Red River Settlement and nearby Cree, Anishinaabe, Métis, and European residents. Over the years it has had many uses, including being a correctional facility, a hospital for people living with mental illness, and a golf course/ motor country club.

More recently, the fort has offered ghost tours in the fall months, but this year they tried something new, something they’re calling Fright at the Fort.

Sam and I were greeted by some very friendly staff in the visitor centre and handed spooky maps. We walked down a dark path and came to a bonfire where we caught some stories about Wendigos— demon creatures of Algonquin folklore— and were promptly scared by a dude in the bushes wearing a black cloak. We hustled over to the fort entrance just to run into some other costumed actors who screamed and ran into the darkness.

“Traditionally, the programs have been more family-friendly, but this year, Parks Canada is trying to attract more young adults to Lower Fort Garry. To do that, we have revamped the program and increased the ‘scary factor’ to appeal to

Unlimited gags at Gags Unlimited

In my quest for scary I visited a store that elevates hauntings and transformations to a professional level. Though open year-round for the party needs of any season, Gags Unlimited is a superb source for scarifying when the spookiest time of year looms implacably on the calendar. The business began with the selling of balloons and now boasts a trailer, basement, storefront, and second floor full of merchandise cycling into the hands of Winnipeg’s best costumed and dedicated party enthusiasts.

corn; ghostly wisps brushed my shoulders. Masks were strung across most of the available ceiling space. Peering, leering, jeering faces angled disconcerting gazes to all corners.

The place was packed for the entirety of the visit: staff hurriedly and efficiently moved between customers, dealt with deliveries, and peopled the tills.

a more grown-up audience,” says David Lavallee, public relations and communications officer of Parks Canada –Manitoba Field Unit.

“The majority of the staff are Parks Canada interpreters [and we] also have some additional volunteers added to the mix and support staff assisting. The summer interpreters are trained to bring history to life by playing figures from Lower Fort Garry’s past, all while in historic costume. [ . . . ] For this program, they are diverging from the norm to bring some little-known facts and fiction to visitors.”

We wandered through the haunted fur warehouse, visited the general store where ghosts threw things off the shelves onto the floor, and attended a show in the prison about a murdering adulterer. I was glad to have Sam with me – not because I was scared, but because he was way better at being a participating audience member than I.

After warming up in the tavern over a Fort Garry Pale Ale and root beer, we checked out the best part of the fort: the haunted Big House. We wandered through rooms filled with décor hinting at cannibalism, talked to a creepy man butchering humans in the basement, and ended up in a drawing room with a man drawing pictures in blood threatening us with a knife. At one point, Sam claimed he saw a woman walk by a doorway wearing a white dress, but I didn’t see anything.

“There are many stories about ghostly sightings and experiences at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site, many of which were experienced by both visitors and staff. For example, it is said that a lady in a white dress has been seen fleetingly in the Big House,” says Lavallee. “Other sightings and strange noises have been seen and heard in the fur loft, and in the warehouse building, which at one point in its history served as a prison.”

Also, there was a cute cat named Wiggles that wanders around the fort.

I had visited in the past, to grab balloons for birthdays, and I’d gazed upon some of the wonders the shop had to offer. This was my first trip inside the store in October and the macabre material was waxing.

I meandered over a zombie baby and was prodded by a uni-

My guide, Katrina Murray, made several apologies, as the demands of the business drew her attention. There was, of course, no need for such polite amends; I suffered from no loss of material to process. I was fascinated by the variety of viscera, guises, and bones. The almost haphazard display of merchandise enhanced the chaotic excitement, the fright factor.

“Step back.”

I obeyed. One of the displays spat at me, and Murray explained

that the water could as easily have been blood. Reassuring. I got a glimpse of an eerie basement: innumerable mannequins were strewn about and tropical trees offset cardboard boxes along the walls. More storage space was pointed out to me: the upper floor, the trailer in the back. Inventory must be a nightmare, indicative of the guts required to run such a shop.

Owner Kerry Hogan has brought Gags Unlimited to a boil this Halloween season. From inexpensive props and getups to $1,500 costumes (Boba Fett of Star Wars was recently sold, the Red Knight of Todd and the Book of Pure Evil currently stands guard), Gags Unlimited has been bringing a blast to Winnipeg parties and holidays for over 30 years.

Dildos, art, and DJs

The Boutique on Albert Street provides a new space to exhibit art

Lu K as thiessen, staff

Prepare yourself for Winnipeg’s kinkiest art show ever.

“We are keeping art and sex accessible to people, and keeping it fun. We’re exposing people to stuff they may not have seen before.”

Sarah Bertnick, local artist and employee at the rebranded Exchange District adult shop The Boutique (formerly Fantasy Boutique, a spinoff of Discreet Boutique, which closed in 2012), says the store’s upcoming event The Halloween Hangover is a place where people who have never been to a sex shop and people who have never been to an art show will feel comfortable.

Although there is a cliché of embarrassed men in sunglasses and caps with upturned collars surreptitiously dashing into shops with blacked-out windows to grab an item and rushing away without a word after making their purchase, this event makes coming incognito not a cliché but an opportunity. It’s a costume party, with prizes available from the store.

After opening for their first event at this year’s Nuit Blanche, co-owner Holly Dagenais realized she wanted to host more. During the annual arts and cultural celebration, the adult store welcomed between 700 and 800 patrons and party-goers.

be adorned with steel grating. The grates will be hung with darkly sexual works by local artists: including Ken P. Smooth, Quite Frankly, Maxx Red, Malodomini, Cassidy Lemon, Raeisaman, Rodrigo Pradel, Dany Reede, and Roch.

ladies.” Lemon’s work follows along a similar vein.

The Boutique is remodelling their unfinished basement to look like a dungeon for the event

The Boutique is remodelling their unfinished basement to look like a dungeon for the event. The walls, made of rough stone, old wood, and corrugated metal, will

Frankly is an artist’s moniker for Bertnick, who works with acrylic paint as well as pencil; her works depict, as she says, “creepy, sexy

Malodomini—another artist who uses a moniker and is actually named Devin Reimer—works large, and makes abstract oil paintings based on photographs of self-made dioramas. Smooth is a steampunk artist whose weaponsgrade sculpture will be on display. Red’s pieces will include pen and ink works of the chaotic and surreal macabre. Raeisaman creates collages, Pradel works with a modernized style of pinup girl art, Reede is an illustrator that could be considered a 90s fanzine revivalist, and Roch is flying in from Calgary to

The ABCs of S-E-X: sexual preference

Jo D ie Layne, volunteeR staff

Welcome, sexual voyagers, to another edition of The ABCs of S-E-X!

These columns are an attempt to cover important material that your gym teachers might have neglected in high school. We talked about gender last time; gender and sexuality often get mixed together in discussion, so it made sense to venture to sexual preference next.

To make it clear, gender is about how individuals perceive themselves, whereas sexual preference doesn’t have anything to do with your own gender. It’s all about the gender—or lack thereof—of others.

There is a good chance you are

only familiar with three categories: gay, straight, and bisexual. The very common—and oversimplified—understanding is that we’re either attracted to members of “the opposite gender,” “the same gender,” or “both genders.” This becomes implicitly problematic when we operate under the knowledge that there are more than just two genders; there’s a whole spectrum! It also leaves out those who aren’t attracted to anyone. On top of

Sexual preference doesn’t have anything to do with your own gender

this, the above mentioned, limited understanding demands that we categorize our attractions to people in a concrete way, whereas research suggests that our sexual identities are fluid and ever-changing.

Dr. Alfred Kinsey was the first to research this concept and found that humans of all genders are rarely 100 per cent hetero or homosexual; rather, he found that their sexual preferences were somewhere between the two.

showcase pen and ink works. There will also be group works by former students of the University of Manitoba’s fine arts program. Frankly, Red, Malodomini, and Lemon were part of the same program at the same time, and still work together, just as the former local group the Royal Art Lodge once did.

When you descend the foreboding staircase into The Boutique’s fantastically-lit dungeon, you will be met by DJs in a cage suspended from the ceiling. Colony Collapse will be playing his own darkly electronic music, while Asher Moai will be spinning upbeat works in a 1980sdisco throwback. DJ Grudge and DJ Squid will be playing drum and bass

Although still relevant and ever helpful, this research was conducted earlier on in our understanding of human sexuality and we know now that there is a much wider array of ways people experience their sexuality. In fact, some of us experience our romantic and sexual feelings separately. For example, someone who identifies as a woman could desire to be in relationships with only masculine people but enjoy having sex with women and men. She would be heteroromantic and bisexual, or vice versa; already we have so many possible variations of sexual orientations.

Then, there are people who identify as pansexual, meaning they’re attracted to specific people and not specific genders. They aren’t bisexual, but they don’t just have sex with people of one or two genders. They’re open to everyone in the spectrum and base their decisions on the individual person and what’s attractive about them.

To even further make “gay, straight, or bi” seem ridiculously confining, there are people who identify as polyamorous and people who identify as monogamous. People who are polyamorous are able to be in multiple relationships at one time. There are many different ways that a poly or

and possibly some acid techno, while DJ sELF will be laying down progressive psytrance.

The shop will be open for business that night, where you can buy some of the most exciting products that range from condoms and simple vibrators, to amazingly unique kinky items, including a dildo made from black moonstone and labradorite. They sell other unique products, including locally-made fare, and Dagenais is always looking for more local producers, so get in contact through their website at http://fantasyboutiquetoys. blogspot.ca.

The Halloween Hangover will open on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m.

open relationship can look (that will be saved for another column). People who are monogamous are only in one relationship at a time. Some people naturally identify as being monogamous and make a conscious choice to do so.

Alternatively, there are folks who feel no sexual attraction at all: those who identify as asexual/apasexual. People who are demisexual are people who are only attracted to someone if they have an emotional attraction or connection to them.

Finally, there are people who identify as pomosexual and people who identify as questioning. Pomosexual people reject the notion that sexuality can or should be limited to labels. Then there are people questioning their sexuality and exploring the myriad options without committing to anything as part of their identity yet.

So, as you can see, the topic of sexuality is a lot more complicated than most of us have language to explain. Learning more about different sexualities can be an important and empowering step towards discovering your own sexual identity and better understanding others’. You can confidentially submit a question or topic to jodie.m.w.layne@gmail.com.

The Bonaduces are back

After 15 years, an “Armadillo” emerges (and promises to bring friends)

a nastasia Chipe L sK i, staff

While they haven’t officially released anything since 1998’s Democracy of Sleep, the Bonaduces haven’t been entirely dormant.

They’ve played “about 10 times total since the 90s,” says lead vocalist/guitarist Doug McLean, and getting back together is never a challenge.

“It really is the easiest thing in the world playing with Mike, Bob, and Chris. We could probably have picked up 15 years later, cold, and it would be the same,” says McLean.

They promised to release new music—“a small amount of music, approximately one to two cups”—for their show on Oct. 20 at the Park Theatre, as a teaser for an album to follow sometime in 2014. These one to two cups came in the form of the single “Armadillo,” which they released via their Facebook page on Oct. 19.

“Armadillo” is, not surprisingly, a classic Bonaduces track, true to form. While there’s more certainty in McLean’s voice, the driving guitars and energetic backing vocals have, if anything, increased in intensity.

“We all voraciously listen to so much new music, but when we get together with instruments, all our musical awareness is filtered down and it still comes out basically sounding like the Bonaduces,” says McLean.

They’ve been throwing the idea of another album around for the last five years.

“This year, everyone’s collective enthusiasm levels definitively trumped all of our collective adult schedules.”

The Bonaduces aren’t the only ones

Looking beyond MASKulinity

Open forums spark conversations about masculinity, violence, and positive change

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nastasia Chipe L sK i, staff

Having a much different opinion from your peers can be challenging, intimidating, and sometimes downright isolating.

David Lampert, co-founder of the Manitoba Men’s Network (MMN), will often hear men around him commenting that sexism is not a problem anymore, and while he has been threatened and asked to leave town for challenging this idea, he’s not the only one who thinks this way.

On Oct. 19, Lampert participated in the first session of an ongoing series of community forums called “MASKulinity: Truth, Lies, and Fairytales” at Klinic Community Health Centre. The forums are co-sponsored by the MMN and Project MEND: Males ENDing gendered violence, which works within the Sexual Assault Crisis Program at Klinic to “engage men and boys to take a stand against male violence against women and girls and to mobilize action that fosters equality, respect and solidarity.”

pation in a culture that creates and condones a certain level of sexual violence,” says LaRosa.

The video brought together a diverse cast of men from the community: football players, musicians, university students, and educators spoke about messages they’ve received about masculinity and healthy manhood. They also considered the various issues that keep men from speaking out about violence against girls and women, and how they can be part of the solution.

The full video, as well as the individual interviews with the video participants, will be posted on YouTube, on Project MEND’s Facebook page, on Klinic’s website, and will also be promoted through Status of Women Manitoba. LaRosa hopes that other groups can also use this as a starting point to have similar conversations among younger and older men.

gangster. He hoped that by speaking out as part of this forum, simply as a young person, and less professional than the other panellists, he could inspire more young men to do the same.

Other audience members could also relate to Zloty’s struggle to find healthier role models.

“A consistent idea of what a man is doesn’t really exist anymore [ . . . ] it’s just so confusing [ . . . ] it’s a total mess,” says Robin Bryan.

In order to clear up some confusion, the last half hour of the event was spent in smaller groups, seeking answers to the question: “What are some concrete actions that men can take on an individual level, in our relationships, in our communities, and in the broader world to end men’s violence against women?”

feeling the enthusiasm for this new upswing in music production. People were singing along with the new song, which, according to McLean, was a diverse crowd of fans.

“Obviously lots of old faces, some younger brothers/sisters of old faces, and then a smattering of new to newish faces. Basically the fact that there were faces there at all was great for us.”

The Bonaduces are hoping to release another track in December or January, and potentially release the album in April, though it’s too early in the recording process to set any dates for certain. They’re definitely not anticipating a long, drawn-out recording process.

“[It’s] not like we make the most complicated songs in the world, and we trust each other to do what we all do. There’s a real minimum of fuss in the whole process,” says McLean.

But, given the enthusiasm they’ve seen from every prior reunion show, and the reaction to “Armadillo,” this is bound to be a widely-anticipated release by fans and the band alike.

“[The] reaction that this band gets is really quite different than anything else I’ve been involved in [ . . . ] it gets us more visceral and emotional onstage. I personally love watching the Bonaduces, the part that occurs outside of my head. [ . . . ] The other people in the band are all so amazing and engaged. I forget I’m playing sometimes and just watch the chaotic stuff going on around me.”

Listen to the new single “Armadillo” at http://thebonaduces.bandcamp.com/track/armadillo.

“[My] hope was that the majority of those in attendance would be men and secondly, that this event would spark discussion and engagement as well as provide some sort of momentum for action,” says Project MEND coordinator Nadia LaRosa.

Bringing men together to talk about their experience is key to inspiring a sense of personal responsibility, which can lead to larger systemic change, according to Lampert.

Lampert remarked that seeing more young men speaking up is “exciting, encouraging… It takes courage.”

“Men are isolated, they’re loners [ . . . ] We learned from the women’s movement. They said, ‘you need to get together, you need groups.’”

The forum on Oct. 19 also marked the first screening of a video, “Mending Voices,” created by Project MEND.

“‘Mending Voices’ is a video project aimed at capturing the thoughts and feelings of men in our community about masculinity, sexism, violence, and ways to resist partici-

While gender roles and stereotypes seem to be “the exact same, everywhere you go,” an individual’s own ideas about masculinity—and their influences—are more nuanced, says Ian Neufeld LaRue, who was part of the video and also spoke on the panel on Oct. 19.

LaRue found his own role models “acting outside of [their] own gender roles” in a counterculture punk and skater community as a teenager.

“[I] was blown away by not having to be tough,” says LaRue. He also credits his parents’ support, and hopes that more parents can support their kids in this way.

“[Allow] them to be who they are; that’s really important.”

Panelist Jeremy Zloty, a student at the University of Manitoba, also spoke about his own experience seeking out role models. When he was eight or nine, he started looking up to other young black men.

“[They were] maybe a few grades up [ . . . ] I saw them as sort of a beacon of what I would become.”

“That’s how I would need to act, the way I would need to dress, the way I would need to talk,” says Zloty.

And for him, the stereotypical masculine roles were narrowly limited to rapper, football player, or

The forum organizers hoped that every man in the room could leave with at least one tangible action that felt possible for them. By the end of the afternoon, there was a wide range of possible solutions posted across the walls, including: start with ourselves, seek out positive people, ask for help, read books written by feminists, confront homophobia, educate ourselves about gendered violence, learn how to deal with emotions, and take violence out of the equation.

And above all, LaRosa hopes for more conversations on this subject.

“There is something very powerful about having the messaging come from other men [ . . . ] I feel pretty hopeful that the folks that attended will bring the video to their respective groups and begin the conversation there.”

The conversation continues with a second forum in the MASKulinity: Truth, Lies, and Fairytales series, to be held at Klinic on Nov. 20 from 7-8:30 p.m. Check out Project MEND on Facebook and YouTube. For more information about the Manitoba Men’s Network, email manitoba.mens.network@gmail. com. For more information about what men can do to stop gendered violence, visit http://www. jacksonkatz.com/wmcd.html.

Ar ts & Culture

Bizarre-o-tainment

Local art centres get ready to show off their TALENTS!

As part of their fundraising efforts for the United Way of Winnipeg, the multi-talented people of Graffiti Art Programming (GAP) and Art City are teaming up for the fifth year in a row to put together their annual talent showcase. The TALENT! Variety Show isn’t your run-of-themill talent show. There will surely be the usual musical acts, of course, but you can also expect to see—as Josh Ruth, managing director at Art City puts it—some unconventional, “bizarre-o” entertainment.

flexibility between the organizations’ projects and helps to cover administrative and operational costs, which aren’t covered by project grants. Being a United Way agency also gives the organizations more credibility.

Being a United Way agency also gives the organizations more credibility

“[In the past] we’ve had people do tightrope walking, acrobatics, poi [a style of performance art originating from New Zealand], circus acts, [and] we’ve had puppetry [and] performance arts.”

The list is endless. Some artists have put their skills to the test, creating art in front of the audience within a short time span.

“[We’ve had] a sort of dress that someone made out of clay during the event,” says Ruth.

They’ve even had staring contests.

“It’s a real mixed bag,” he admits.

Art City and GAP are happy to collaborate in fundraising for the United Way.

“Graffiti Art Programming and Art City are both United Way agencies, and we’re friends with each other. We decided it would be fun for us to put on an event where we could have fun and we could hang out and get together and do something interesting. And we’re putting the talents that we have to use, and we can give back to the United Way with the money that we raised from the events,” says Ruth.

Being a United Way agency means a lot, says Ruth, because the United Way provides operational funding. This type of funding allows for more

“The United Way has a rigorous system for agencies to apply. When someone sees that you’re a United Way agency, it tells them that you’re financially responsible, that the work that you do is successful, that you meet the criteria of the United Way, and that you have that sustainable funding. So it really allows [our organization] to raise more funds [for our projects],” Ruth explains.

Likewise, Louise Waldman, director of communications at the United Way of Winnipeg, says that supporting non-profit organizations like Art City and GAP is important to them because of their ability to connect with the community by providing services and programs that help people to be all that they can be. The organizations provide accessible art programming for the community, allowing youth to develop their creativity in a safe environment.

“We’re proud to support organizations [like Art City and GAP] with stable funding so that they can focus on delivering the incredible and innovative programs and services they do,” says Waldman.

The TALENT! Variety Show is an 18+ event and will be held at the Regal Beagle Pub, 331 Smith Street on Nov. 2. It will be hosted by Virgin Radio personality Ace Burpee. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are available at either Art City or Graffiti Gallery for $5.

event Listings

The arts events to attend this weekend

visual arT music

Friday, Nov. 1 – 13

Stratascape: An Exploration of Surface Layers by Rachael Kroeker

The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre

Friday, Nov. 1

The Unbelievable Bargains / Surprise Party / David Bowie (???)

The Rose n’ Bee Pub

Friday, Nov. 1

NAILBRICK / SOLANUM / BEAST / IGNORANCE

The Zoo

Friday, Nov. 1 until Dec. 7

The Darryl Nepinak Show

Urban Shaman Gallery

Friday, Nov. 1

Kvik / Greenhouse / Solar Coffin / Crabskull

The Purple Room at FRAME

Thursday, Oct. 31

The Thrashers / Kids & Heroes / Electric Soul

The Park Theatre

saturday, Nov. 2

KEN mode / FULL OF HELL / WITHDRAWAL The Windsor Hotel

Hey Winnipeg,

Here are three local groups that made their mark on YouTube.

greg m acpherson – “1995”

This video is notable because

G-Mac is teaming up with local filmmaker and managing editor of The Uniter Nicholas Friesen for the second time. In their first attempt we were treated to the brilliant, bubble gum, animated epic, “Party at Greg’s.”

This example is far more stripped down and aggressive.

Gone is the—wink, wink—cameos and overarching story that tied their first collaboration together. In their place we are treated to a blackand-white performance video, composed of frenetic jump cuts and an incredibly narrow depth of field. This work trades the endearingly gimmicky nature of their previous work for a darker tone that put the charismatic MacPherson at the forefront in a way that captures the vibe of videos that were being made when the song is set, 1995.

surprise parT y – “Jealousy” You don’t get more lo-fi than this little gem of a video. Using a song off of the Beach

Friday, Nov. 1

LoveHoldLetGo puppet show with Mulligrub and Violent Screech 131 Selkirk Avenue

Station Blues II compilation album, Surprise Party has created a visual work that would be right at home on the Winnipeg Babysitter DVD that the Winnipeg Film Group released a couple years back. Tripped out changes in hue, a practical bathroom mirror kaleidoscope effect, a man-onman balaclava clad make-out session, and a kinky little slap for good measure make up this video. This video looks like it was filmed in an afternoon by a couple of wasted madmen, but it is infinitely watchable and more honest than anything someone with a film degree could ever make.

The ly Tics – “TooT your oWn horn” Mike Maryniuk has made some

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of the best videos this city has ever produced. His work with American Flamewhip, Pip Skid, and Smoky Tiger are the gold standard that all acts should aspire to when putting pictures to their music. The man knows how to make every frame count; his videos are jam-packed with action and intriguing visual techniques.

“Toot Your Own Horn” mixes animation, film, and video flawlessly to capture the group’s kinetic, infectious energy. My favourite part is how Maryniuk uses cracked and scratched painted leader to frame shots of the group performing in front of the Nutty Club building, in a way that brings to mind a funky hip hop version of Stan Brakhage.

Dinos bite Bisons

One win in four games for the Bisons

The University of Manitoba men’s hockey team dropped two close games against the undefeated Calgary Dinos over the weekend in the Wayne Fleming Arena at the Max Bell Centre. On Oct. 25, a back and forth game ended with a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss.

The Bisons came out with a ton of energy to start the game Friday night, generating a number of quality chances and outshooting Calgary 11-8 in the first frame. Their persistence paid off 16 minutes into the period, as veteran forward Luke Cain notched his first goal of the season from close range.

Manitoba’s defence, led by captain Dane Crowley, did a great job limiting the third-ranked Dinos’ chances in the first, as the Bisons took the early momentum.

The Bisons ran into penalty trouble late in the second, which seemed to take the wind out of their sails. Calgary tied the game up at 17:44, on a goal by forward Adam Kambeitz, just over two minutes after the first Manitoba penalty.

The visitors were able to capitalize on a five-on-three advantage with less than a minute left in the period, as defenceman Cory Pritz blasted a slapshot from the point, giving Calgary a 2-1 lead heading into the third.

The action heated up in the final 20 minutes, as the teams went back and forth. Manitoba forward Dylan Kelly started things off just 1:12 in, scoring off a brilliant pass from assistant captain Jesse Paradis. Calgary retook the lead at 15:52, as defenceman Davis Vandane notched the Dinos’ second power play goal of the night. Manitoba persisted, however, tying things up on a Crowley breakaway goal with 2:35 remaining. The late goal forced overtime.

Calgary dictated the pace in the extra session, ending the Bisons’ chance at an upset with a four-on-three power play goal by defenceman Dryden Dow at 4:14 of overtime.

Penalties were the difference in this one, as Calgary scored three

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Penalties were the difference in this one, as Calgary scored three times with the man advantage

times with the man advantage.

Despite the loss, head coach Mike Sirant was happy with how his team responded in the third.

“We showed a lot of resiliency coming back twice after being down. I did see us take a step forward as a team in the third period, and we’ve got to build on that for tomorrow night.”

The following evening, the Bisons suffered another tough loss, falling 5-3.

Manitoba got things going early: Paradis scored his first of two goals at 10:47 on the power play. Calgary answered with 2:54 remaining, as Cory Pritz, a thorn in the Bisons’ side all weekend, notched his third goal of the season.

The Dinos took the lead during a double minor penalty to Bison forward Jordan DePape, as defencemen Giffen Nyren scored with just 14 seconds remaining in the first period.

The Dinos built on the momentum from the late goal and ran with it, scoring twice in the second. The goals came from forward Walker Wintoneak, at 6:25 and 19:22.

The Bisons showed determination in the third, closing the gap to one goal, as forward Paul Ciarelli tallied his first of the year at 5:32, followed by Paradis’ second of the evening at 18:28.

Manitoba’s comeback fell short, as Calgary forward Blake Clement scored an empty net goal in the

final minute. The Dinos dictated the pace, outshooting the Bisons 33-24 in their 5-3 victory.

With the pair of losses, Manitoba falls to 2-6-0 on the season, while Calgary remains undefeated at 8-0-0. The Bisons will go into their conference bye next weekend, and will not play until Friday, Nov. 8 in Regina.

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Manitoba produced all three of their goals in the first period and held on the rest of the way for a 3-1 victory against Calgary on Oct. 25. Scoring for the Bisons were Meagan Vestby at 1:04, Kyleigh Palmer at 17:51, and Brenley Anderson at 18:34. The lone Calgary goal was scored by Janelle Parent at 10:01 of the second period.

The rematch the following evening produced far less successful results for the Bisons, as they were outshot 28-21 and outscored 3-0. Scoring for Calgary were Stephanie Zvonkovic at 18:23 of the first, and Janelle Parent, who netted a goal in both the second and third. Amanda Tapp got the shutout for the Dinos.

After taking one out of two games, the Bisons’ record stands at 4-3-1, while Calgary stays just behind them, at 3-4-1. Manitoba will face the Regina Cougars next, playing on Nov. 1 and 2 at Wayne Fleming Arena.

Bison volleyball season opens with wins in Duckworth Challenge

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hanks to the inclusion of soccer in the 2013 Duckworth Challenge, the University of Manitoba clinched the 23rd annual sporting challenge over the University of Winnipeg Wesmen.

The volleyball portion of the challenge was played at the Duckworth Centre in downtown Winnipeg on Oct. 24. The Bison women won 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-19), while the men won 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-22).

In the women’s game, Taylor Pischke led all players with 13 kills as the Bisons dominated the Wesmen in straight sets. After a tight first set, the Bisons took full control of the match.

Staunch blocking by Manitoba stifled any hope of a Winnipeg comeback, but some sloppy play as the game went on let the Wesmen creep back in the third set. With the Bisons sitting on match point, Winnipeg rallied to within six points, but the Bisons soon put the match away.

The Wesmen men, looking to even the score, were strong coming into the game. They won the first set, but could not overcome the Bisons for the match victory. After trailing through most of the first set, the Bisons attempted to rally for the set point. A pair of errant serves proved costly, however, as

Manitoba dropped the first set 25-22.

The Bisons bounced back in the second set, as they capitalized on 11 Winnipeg attack errors. Manitoba clinched the second set 25-18, setting up an intense showdown in the third.

The two teams went shot for shot in the third as the lead changed four times. Devren Dear had four of his game-high 17 kills in the set as the Bisons won 26-24. Manitoba put the match away in the fourth, winning 25-22.

The volleyball victories, combined with the Bisons’ 2-0 soccer victory over the Wesmen in September, mean the Bisons have won the Duckworth Challenge ahead of the basketball games still scheduled to be played on Feb. 13, 2014.

The teams played a second game on Friday (men’s) and Saturday (women’s). The Bison men dropped their home opener 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 31-29, 25-22, 15-10) after the Wesmen won an extended third set and battled back for the match victory. The following day, the Bison women continued their domination of the Wesmen winning the rematch 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 27-25).

Bison volleyball hits the road for a series of matches against UBC in Vancouver on Nov. 1 and 2.

Bisons trounce Golden Bears

Football team secures home playoff game at IGF

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The Manitoba Bisons secured a home playoff game for next weekend and finished second in the Canada West conference after a 60-18 thumping of the Alberta Golden Bears on Oct. 26.

The Bisons will host Saskatchewan Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the first Canada West playoff game at Investors Group Field

Bison quarterback Jordan Yantz was brilliant all night long, and got the scoring started on Manitoba’s first drive of the game, hitting receiver Andrew Smith on a 12-yard touchdown pass. The Bisons cracked the scoreboard again with 3:42 left in the opening frame, as Yantz connected

with running back Anthony Coombs on a 38-yard touchdown pass. Alberta was not going down easily, though, as returner Tylor Henry took the ensuing Manitoba punt, burst things wide open, and never looked back – running it 106 yards to the house for the TD. Heading into the second, this one was close at 14-7.

After a Stephen Fabian field goal for Alberta, Manitoba scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter. Yantz tallied up two more first half touchdowns with throws of 60 yards to Matt Sawyer and 22 yards to Nic Demski. The final touchdown of the first half by Manitoba was the most exciting play of the game, as Anthony Coombs blazed all the way down Alberta’s Foote Field for a 107yard touchdown. His phenomenal touchdown broke the Canada West record for longest rush and was just one yard short of the CIS record, set in 1967 and tied in 2004.

The Bisons picked up where they left off to start the second half. Yantz orchestrated another scoring drive,

connecting with Nic Demski from 15 yards out. The passing touchdown was Yantz’s fifth of the game, a career high for himself. After a team safety given up by the Golden Bears, the Bisons found the end zone again, this time on a three-yard touchdown run by backup running back Alex Christie, who had a strong game in just over a quarter and a half, tallying 111 yards on 11 carries.

The Golden Bears put their first points of the second half on the board in the last play of the third quarter, as fifth-year running back Smith Wright punched it in from one yard out.

Manitoba kept pouring it on with their backups in the game. After a Fabian missed field goal resulted in an Alberta rouge, Alex Christie bolted 34 yards for his second touchdown of the game. Nick Boyd rounded out the scoring for Manitoba on a 29-yard field goal with 2:26 left in the fourth.

The Bison offence was electric all night long, putting up 790 yards on

the evening. Jordan Yantz had one of his best games of the season, going 17 of 22 for 370 yards, with five touchdowns and one interception, as well as seven carries for 51 yards in just over three quarters of play. Yantz finished the season with a phenomenal 2,474 yards passing, and a CIS-leading 25 passing touchdowns. Anthony Coombs led all players in rushing on the night, with 13 carries for 175 yards and one touchdown, along with five receptions for 122 yards and one touchdown. He put up an eye-popping 1,015 rushing yards in

just eight games this season, with a total of five rushing touchdowns to go with over 500 receiving yards, and six touchdowns. With the win, the Bisons finish the regular season with a 5-3 record and Alberta falls to 0-8. The Bisons will host Saskatchewan Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in the first Canada West playoff game at Investors Group Field. The two teams split their regular season series, with Saskatchewan winning the first game 36-34, and Manitoba responding in the second, with a 33-26 victory.