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ArtsJunktion Opens at 312 B William Avenue in Winnipeg
Imagine a warehouse art supply FREE store where junk becomes treasure for all -anyone who is creative, makes art, inspires others, or works with children and youth. This is where real recycling happens over and over, a depot where landfill-bound leftovers are dropped off, sorted, shelved for display by dedicated volunteers, and then browsed, discovered, taken away to be used again! The depot space is bright and cheery, not junky or dingy - these organizers really care and have worked very hard for three years to make this new space a reality.
Begun by a core group, ArtsJunktion mb has grown from isolated promotional events in restaurants, Manitoba Children's Museum, teacher conferences and classrooms, to a temporary space in an unused classroom, to achieving Charitable Tax Status, to brokering a deal for warehouse space at 312 William Avenue in the Exchange.
This is a success story without government aid - an honest grassroots movement to make free art materials available to inner city, indeed all Manitoban, artists and children by requesting businesses, manufacturers, the public, to donate excess material so that it can be recycled into creative use.
Since November of 2009, ArtsJunktion mb.Inc has been open Mondays, noon to 8:00 pm and Saturdays, 10:00 to 2:00 and has now expanded their hours to include Thursdays from 1:00 to 5:00.
For further information please contact Melanie Janzen or Andrea Stuart, co-chairs of ArtsJunktion at you can E-mail them.
Make 2010 The Year Your Child Learns To Ski Or Snowboard!
This year show your 4th or 5th graders how much fun winter sports can be.
2010 is finally here! And with a new year always comes the promise of new things to learn and discover. This year, why not give your child the chance to learn a new sport? Skiing and Snowboarding are two of Canada's most popular winter activities and on top of being easy to learn they are excellent ways to keep your whole family healthy and active.
Think you're too late to join in on the fun? Never! Winter has only just begun and it's the perfect time to bundle up the kids and hit the slopes. Pick up a SnowPass for your 4th or 5th grader and give them the chance to ski or snowboard all season long. With their SnowPass they can get up to three free lift ticket coupons at each of the participating ski/snowboard areas plus fantastic deals on rentals and lessons all for the low price of $16 (admin fees only) There are hundreds of chances to save this season!
Applications are open to any child in grade 4 or 5 (or who was born in 1999-2000). Applying is easy, just visit our Web site, upload your child's picture, enter your payment and their proof of age, and a SnowPass will be sent straight to your home. Depending on where you live in Canada, each student who applies will receive either an Eastern or Western SnowPass Booklet. There are over 140 different participating ski/snowboard areas across Canada - 98 in the East (Ontario to Newfoundland) and 56 in the West (Manitoba to B.C) - giving everyone the chance to take advantage of this great offer.
Each Grade 4 and 5 SnowPass Booklet includes up to three ski-free coupons for each ski/snowboard area and is their personal ticket to winter fun. On top of all that, your child also gets coupons for great deals on lessons and rentals at more than 30 ski/snowboard areas!And if you think that's great, coupons can be used next year. If your child is in Grade 4 they can use their coupons next year in Grade 5 and Grade 5 students this year are given some coupons that can be used next year in Grade 6. So get your child hooked on skiing or snowboarding this year and carry the savings over - just another way this program keeps on getting better!
Grade 4 and 5 SnowPass information and applications are available online at www.snowpass.ca or www.passeportdesneiges.ca. You can also pick up an application form Sport Mart, Sport Chek, Sports Experts, and Intersport stores Canada-wide.
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