Jamie Hogaboam, who, three years after sleeping in a downtown alley after becoming homeless, painted a portrait of Dale Hawerchuk, commissioned by the Jets for Hawerchuk's induction into the team's hall of fame. Hogaboam is still down on his luck. March 27, 2018.
Joyce Holmes holds a photo of her daughter, Meagan Holmes, at the age of four. Now 29, Meagan has struggled with meth addiction for over twelve years. December 16, 2018.
Bradley Regehr, incoming Canadian Bar Association president, at The Forks in Winnipeg. Regehr will be the CBA’s first indigenous president. August 28, 2020.
David Mazambi, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been in Canada since 2002 after fleeing that country as a refugee for speaking out against the government. Now he is trying to raise $25,000, with the help of the First Lutheran Church, to bring his brother and his family to Winnipeg from Uganda. August 14, 2021.
The story's of Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal's journeys to Canada are the inspiration of the story of Hamza in One Trunk Theatre's production of Boundary Avenue. May 17, 2018.
Reverend Opathe Siriathan, a Buddist monk from Sri Lanka has been visiting Winnipeg and performing ceremonies at the Buddhist temple on Waverly St. for the last year. His home is a temple in Sri Lanka to which he will return in another years time. April 22, 2019.
At the age of 54, Nicolette Fischer was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in July 2018. She started seeing a physiotherapist who does cancer rehab in October of 2019. January 29, 2020.
Kevin Walker, who has volunteered and worked with the Bear Clan since 2018, is now at the helm as the new den leader. He previously oversaw search and rescue operations. August 1, 2020.
Sarah Constible (left) and Michelle Boulet (right) are directors of Shakespeare in the Ruins production of The Winter's Tale. The performance will be streaming from July 30 to August 8. July 24, 2021.
Teagan Zienkiewicz, 22, has autism and usually attends a day program in the city. However, due to funding cuts the program has lost their usual mode of transportation to the day program. Now, Blue Line Taxi comes deos the pick ups and drop offs, but Teagan said they don't wear masks and it's not safe. She isn't attending the day program until the situation is resolved. October 22, 2020.
Ken Stupak tends to his garden plot at the Sesquicentennial Community Garden in St. Vital. According to Stupak the garden is doing relatively well and he considers himself very fortunate to have access to water from a nearby hose. He has been visiting and watering almost every day this year to help save off the effects of the heat and dry conditions. July 24, 2021.
The Ayii Madit is a Winnipeg rapper who goes by 10K. He came to Winnipeg from Juba, South Sudan in 2001, grew up in the city and fell in love with hip hop. October 15, 2021.
Judy William is a project coordinator for Raising New Voices, a mentorship program that aims to provide opportunities for emerging artists from communities typically underrepresented in the arts world. September 2, 2021.