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Alumni brightening Winnipeg with lights business
Posted by CMU Staff | Community and Alumni | 2015.12.17 @ 8:42 AM
Since purchasing Lights Unlimited three years ago, lifelong friends Mike Friesen (CMU ’10) and Terrell Froese (CMU 2005-06) have grown the business from a humble residential Christmas lights installation company to one that also designs and creates exciting light displays in public spaces throughout Winnipeg.
If you’ve walked over the old railway bridge at the Forks, strolled through the park behind Millennium Library, or sauntered through West Broadway, you’ve seen their work.
Read MoreOn Giving Tuesday, consider supporting CMU
Posted by CMU Staff | Community and Alumni | 2015.12.01 @ 9:39 AM
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day when charities, companies, and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourable causes, and think about others.
In the midst of challenging times for all Canadian universities and within the changing realities of the church, CMU continues to operate in the black (with no operating deficit), and with an increasing number of people embracing the distinct mission and vision entrusted to this university.
Read MoreRestorative Justice Week 2015
Posted by MSC Staff | Menno Simons College | 2015.11.12 @ 2:03 PM
Restorative Justice: What is it and why should we care?
When: Saturday, November 14, 1:00–3:00 PM
Where: John Black Memorial United Church, 898 Henderson Hwy
For more info: Contact reception (204) 661-2579
The Blanket Exercises: Resources
Posted by CMU Staff | 2015.11.09 @ 1:27 PM
At PIT 2015, Sue Eagle and Miriam Sainnawap led participants in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, a workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Blankets arranged on the floor represent land and participants are invited to step into the roles of First Nations, Inuit, and later Métis peoples. The workshop helps people to understand how the colonization of this land impacts those who were here long before settlers arrived.
Read MoreConcert raises $30,000 for building projects in Guatemala
Posted by CMU Staff | Community and Alumni | 2015.11.03 @ 12:01 PM
Amazing music, great weather, fun people and overwhelming generosity characterized the second-ever River Fest fundraiser.
Organized by former Outtatown staffers Ruth and Foort Bruinooge along with their friends Ingrid and Martin Enns, Luke and Ang Enns, and Jake and Brittany Enns, along with the help of many family and friends, the September 3 concert raised more than $30,000 for home building projects in Guatemala.
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