Saving the world with smaller feet

Tyler Nelson wants you to have less impact.

The St. James born and bred graduate of Red River College's Environmental Protection Technology course (2012) is fired up about people lowering the amount of waste they produce as well as the energy and resources they consume: their carbon footprints. Nelson says even as a child, protecting the environment was on his mind.

Continue reading at Red River College's Going Places blog

Building Red River College

I just snuck out for lunch the other day at the Paterson GlobalFoods Institute - Red River College's latest downtown campus and a testament to the stellar results Winnipeg can hit when institutions, governments and businesses do a proper restoration.

The two guys above? They made it happen. You can read the profiles of Glenn Garbett (Project Manager) and Chris Sousa (Site Supervisor) over at Red River College's Going Places blog.

You don't have a language

Photo: Ota Nda Yanaan

What would you say if you were told you didn't have a language? And more importantly, what would you do? If you're Rita Flamand, you write a dictionary.

I had a chance to chat with Rita about her life last month, then write this profile piece for Red River College's Going Places blog. But don't read it for my writing; read it for her story.

A meal made of gold

Meet the powerhouse behind Wasabi Sabi — Chef Östen Rice, who just won the Winnipeg Gold Medal Plate for an inspired Scandan-asian dish.

You can read up on his life, experience at the competition and hopes on the Going Places Blog in a piece written by some so-and-so.

Tuesday's Mission: Save a Life

You can save a life this Tuesday.

Actually, you can save a life any day by donating blood. The bonus to doing it on Tuesday, November 20th is you'll be joining some of the most fun people this side of the Manitoba escarpment - the great team behind Red River Radio's Rally for Red.

All day long, Red River Radio will be bringing you up to speed on Canadian Blood Services in Winnipeg - who they are, what they do and how a little prick (giggle) can save a person's life.

Get on board folks - it's gonna be a par-tay.

Axe-phyxiation

Axe-phyx-i-a-te [aks-fik-see-eyt]
verb
1.   to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing through over application of male cologne


Example: While trying to impress women, John Doe axephyxiated the CreComm student in the elevator.