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From Scotland to Winnipeg: Iona Community leader on faith, justice, and peacebuilding
Ruth Harvey, leader of the Iona Community in Scotland, is travelling across Canada this fall on a four-week pilgrimage and making a stop in Winnipeg on October 6–8.
Harvey will speak at CMU's upcoming Face2Face conversation, "Walking the Labyrinth: Peace, Presence, and the Iona Way," on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 PM. The event will take place on campus in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) and online via livestream. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.
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Public notice regarding cyber incident
October 2, 2026
Dear present and past members of the CMU learning community,
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Winnipeg leaders to tackle challenges facing youth at risk
Youth facing barriers such as disengagement from school and concerns about community safety will be the focus of a major Winnipeg symposium bringing together leaders from education, public safety, government, social services, and community organizations.
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), Massey College at the University of Toronto, and Inner City Youth Alive will jointly convene the Youth at Risk in Winnipeg Symposium on October 17, 2026. The goal is to move beyond describing the challenges facing vulnerable young people and identify practical approaches that can improve outcomes.
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CMU composer gives new life to opera City Workers in Love
Construction workers singing opera? It's a combination likely to elicit a double take, but it's at the heart of the 1992 comic opera City Workers in Love.
Composed by CMU Associate Professor of Music Neil Weisensel with a libretto by the late Michael Cavanagh, the one-act comic opera tells the story of a street repair crew and their pursuits of love and public service during a typical day.
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Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut, brings a view from space down to Earth at CMU
Seeing Earth from space changed the way Dr. Roberta Bondar understood the natural world.
Canada's first female astronaut shared that perspective at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on September 11, when she spoke at a Face2Face event exploring the intersections of science, art, and the environment.
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