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		<title>Annual Student Art Auction Supporting Winnipeg Harvest</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21588/8th-annual-art-festival-auction-red-river-college-graphic-design-the-forks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by David Klassen

Students from Red River College&#8217;s Graphic Design program will be creating original pieces of art this weekend in just over 24 hours. The 8th Annual Art Festival and Auction takes place at The Forks beginning today. Students can craft their art pieces using any medium, such as oil, pencil, watercolour, etc.
Proceeds from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Increasing Tools, Manpower to Fight Potholes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Brian Schultz
If your vehicle has been taking a beating from the many large sections of disappearing concrete lately, the city says pothole patching efforts are being &#8220;ramped up&#8221; next week.
Surprisingly, there are fewer potholes this year than in 2009, according to the City of Winnipeg, but that doesn&#8217;t mean a softer approach will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CreComm Students Perform, Publish, Pursue 2010 IPPs</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21624/red-river-college-creative-communications-independent-professional-project-presentations-ipps-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s the last day Red River College students in the Creative Communications program will be presenting their IPPs (Independent Professional Projects) for the semester.
Since Wednesday, students in their second year of CreComm have been occupying the Park Theatre on Osborne Street to entertain their peers, and score points with their instructors. Each project has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CURVE 94.3 Wins Award for &#8216;16 Second&#8217; Promos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Winnipeg radio station CURVE 94.3 has won a gold RMB Crystal Award for having the best Station Promotion Campaign.
The Radio Marketing Bureau handed out the awards Thursday and recognized the best in Canadian radio advertising between fall 2008 through 2009.
CURVE won for their &#8216;16 second&#8217; promos, which to summarize, gives on air personalities 16 seconds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember to Set Your Clocks Ahead This Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Sarah Klein
If you plan on attending Jon Montgomery&#8217;s homecoming celebration in Russell on Sunday, don&#8217;t be late. Daylight saving time returns early Sunday morning at 2 a.m. At that time, clocks will advance one hour ahead to 3 a.m.
Under the Official Time Act, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firefighters Coming Down from Rooftop Fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Winnipeg firefighters camping on the rooftop of the Osborne Street firehall have raised over $20,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada since Monday.
Their goal is $50,000 and they don&#8217;t have much time to do it. At 11 a.m. this morning, an aerial ladder will bring them down so they can return to work on Saturday.
Generous Winnipeggers have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plenty of Groomed Snow North of the City</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21608/plenty-of-groomed-snow-north-of-the-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Tyler Sutherland

Winter activities may be over in Winnipeg, but outside the city, there is still plenty of snow to frolic in.
Stony Mountain Ski Area is holding the Junior Racing, Edgemaster and Snowstars Fun Race and Wind-Up on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day also includes a pancake breakfast from 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leisure Guide Registration Opens Monday Morning</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21592/city-of-winnipeg-spring-summer-leisure-guide-2010-registration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21592/city-of-winnipeg-spring-summer-leisure-guide-2010-registration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Brian Schultz
Registration for the City of Winnipeg&#8217;s Spring/Summer Leisure Guide opens up at 9 a.m. Monday morning. Contrary to previous years, all the bugs are believed to be worked out when registering through the 311 service. You can also visit LeisureOnline.ca to view the course catalogue and to register.
Winnipeggers are encouraged to register [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manitoba Farmers Implement Humane Egg Production Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21615/winnipeg-humane-society-manitoba-egg-farmers-production-hen-laying-five-freedoms-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Brian Schultz

The Winnipeg Humane Society is applauding a new policy put in place by Manitoba Egg Farmers that sees laying hens live more humane, enriched lives.
The policy is based around the &#8220;Five Freedoms,&#8221; an animal welfare ideology that supports: freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition; freedom from  discomfort;  freedom from pain, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAA to City: Get Out There and Fix the Potholes!</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21610/city-of-winnipeg-pothole-repair-patching-caa-manitoba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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The City of Winnipeg is budgeting $1.5 million this season for pothole repair, but the work will only begin once the streets dry up.
One day after the city released details of their plans, CAA Manitoba is criticizing them. “We’re disappointed to see that a public works report to address the  annual issue of potholes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandbags to Protect from Run-Off Now Available</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21593/sandbags-to-protect-from-run-off-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city is making sandbags readily available to residents, but before you start panicking, it&#8217;s only for precautionary measures.
City crews will begin opening curb inlets, catch basins and culverts on the weekend. Snow, ice accumulations and debris will also be removed from ditches to assist the water run-off. Residents can contact 311 to request the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Weight Depends on Your Taste Buds</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/21553/sixth-taste-fatty-foods-tongue-sensitivity-sydney-australia-british-journal-of-nutrition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris D dot ca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Tyler Sutherland

New research out of Sydney, Australia suggests your weight may depend on your &#8220;sixth&#8221; taste &#8212; fat.
Deakin University researchers found people can identify fat as the sixth taste among the other five; sweet, sour, salty, bitter and  protein-rich. Those with more sensitivity on their tongues were less likely to consume more [...]]]></description>
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