Landscape of professionalism - Law would require those who use title to prove they qualify
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There is nothing more frustrating than flying into a new city while sitting in the middle seat of an airplane. You stretch to see over the person beside you who's pressed up against the small round window. You strain to catch a glimpse of the city passing below you, trying to formulate that first impression of the place you are about to experience.
We often seem to rate the urban quality of North American cities in this way, as if we are 1,000 feet in the air. The size of its freeways or the height of its skyline resonate as symbols of civic affluence and vibrancy.
Brent Bellamy interview on CJOB
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On January 16th, architect Brent Bellamy joined Greg Mackling, host of the Nighthawk on CJOB radio for an hour long dialogue about Winnipeg architecture and urban design issues. Discussion focused on the economic and social challenges caused by urban sprawl and highlighted opportunities to grow the city sustainably in the future, concentrating on the importance of heritage preservation and infill development on sites such as the Kapyong Barracks.
Click here to listen to Brent Bellamy's interview on CJOB
Santa's home can be a castle - St. Nick's houses are mythical too
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There's an old riddle that challenges children to draw a diagram of a house without lifting their pencil or repeating a line. The basic shape is composed of a square with diagonals running from corner to corner, topped with a triangular roof. In Germany, kids are taught to speak one syllable of the phrase, 'Das ist das Haus des Nikolaus,' for each line they draw. The game is known as 'The House of Santa Claus.'
It's our Winnipeg, for art's sake- Public pieces build sense of belonging
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Ask any Winnipegger what their favourite piece of public art is and the response will likely be a confused look and the question, "Winnipeg has public art?"
Ours is an artistic community. With only two per cent of Canada's population, we have 12 per cent of its musicians. We have the country's oldest civic art gallery, French-language theatre, English regional theatre and dance company. We are home to a renowned symphony and numerous artistic festivals. Despite this creative heritage, we have fallen behind other major Canadian cities in our funding for and implementation of great public art.
What's rotten in Denmark? - Responsibility is fun at cool Copenhagen waste plant
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Winnipeg is a garbage city.
We send more of it to the landfill than any other municipality in Canada, generating 750,000 tonnes of waste each year. This is equal to the weight of nearly 200,000 full grown African elephants, representing more than 1,000 kilograms from each citizen. Even with a blue box in every home, we divert only 17 per cent of our waste from the landfill, the lowest recycling rate in the country and one-third of what cities like Vancouver and Toronto accomplish. That's a lot of elephants.
The most recent topic for discussion in Winnipeg's coffee shops and hockey rinks has been the city's less-than-seamless transition to an automated garbage and recycling collection system.
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