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Sarah Slean takes the stage of the Centennial Concert Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, George Koller, Mike Janzen and Davide Direnzo on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you dig such Broadway musicals as Mary Poppins and West Side Story, or Slean’s manic pixie jazz pop style, this is the show for you. Tickets are available at wso.ca. The third event in the #Serious(ly)Adult series takes place at the Manitoba Children’s Museum on Fri- day from 8-11pm. Featuring ATLAAS (who just dropped a new single called “The One”), french press and Mise en Scene, it’s kind of the best place to see the best local pop rockers for a good cause (proceeds go ON THE COVER towards giving 1,000 under-supported Winnipeg kids Andrea Carlson created this work the chance to visit the Children’s Museum). Tickets and the photo is by William Eakin. are $20 at childrensmuseum.com. Uniter Fiver finalists Greek Riots release their debut EP, Cavalier, Saturday night at the Cavern. Easily one of the most energetic live acts in the city, this five piece will be joined by Somebody Language and Solhounds. Visit unier.ca for a free download! The Greg MacPherson Band plays a rare trio show at the Good Will on Saturday night with support from DJ No Contact. Tickets are $18 in advance at Music Trader, Ticketfly.com and the venue. It’s a great chance to see GMac in an intimate new setting. He’s easily one of the most important voices in local music and a genuinely great guy, so come out and support this two-time long-lister. French Press plays the Children’s Museum on Friday. NJF -NJF

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4) BREWING of their parents - don’t really have many say that we’re not. It’s not always on our @UNITER_CULTURE “This is an assembly of Josh and my brewing JAMES WILT spaces where you can feel like you’re actu- mind, and we don’t always need to have projects. There is cabernet sauvignon, apple cider - ally invited and socializing in someone wine. But when guests come over and ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR which is from fruit-shared apples that I picked this else’s space. I think we’re just trying to be there’s 10 people it’s pretty common to get summer - and an oatmeal stout that is probably inviting and hospitable. Food is one of the out two bottles of wine and that’s enough mouldy. There’s also sugar water fermenting with There used to be a tradition at the Orange best ways to do that.” for the meal. We have a lot of suppers Liquor Quik yeast, so it generates 20 per cent alco- House - a residence appropriately named Brandt’s long been involved in uniting here.” hol. I was hoping to make really crappy homemade for the vibrant shade of its exterior - to local food and people; in addition to com- liquors out of it, because I don’t like strong liquors. leave an additional plate at every Monday pleting a degree in international develop- 1) POTS This is carrot wine, which is the specialty item on night dinner. The small act honoured the ment studies and conflict resolution at the “They’re just so cute. Sometimes, we use them as here because it required four pounds of carrots to extra guest that could show at any point University of Winnipeg, he’s spent the last donation bins at events, like house shows. One has make one gallon. I felt like a giant waster.” in the weekly celebration. That sort of few years working as a birch sap collector, flour in it right now.” ethos permeates every part of the West garden coordinator for Sam’s Place and 5) TOY End household. The point of the project, coordinator of the EcoPIA student group. 2) KITCHEN “Often, this is people’s favourite place in this house, “It’s a gift from a couple from France who recently in addition to housing three full-time res- He spends plenty of time dumpster diving I think largely because of the colours and spice emigrated to Winnipeg. The man first visited as a idents, is to welcome anyone who steps in (he gets grocery credit from his roommates rack. I don’t really know what to say about the spice couch surfer, staying here. He scouted Winnipeg the door. for big hauls). To top it all off, he and his rack other than it has a lot of spices.” as a location as a family, and they’ve since moved “The Monday night dinners are just roommates make a ton of beer and wine. here. His wife and her friend have a small company about building community,” says Quincy “There’s a lot of alcohol fermentation 3) CERAMICS making handicrafts, largely out of found materials. Brandt, who’s lived in the house for that happens here,” he notes. “I think that “Peter was in a pottery class and made a whole I’m not sure where all these parts came from. I around three years. “A lot of young people if most people came here they’d swear that bunch of pieces, including this.” think the doll legs were for sure found and ripped my age - at least, if they’ve left the home we’re alcoholics. I guess I can’t technically off an old doll. His name is Morton.”

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We essentially cut a deal: “This is the place where we shall do our smelly busi- ness. Nowhere else.” Now, if you were to make such smells and sounds in the boardroom, well yes, then you’d have something to be ashamed of. But humiliation over what goes on in the bathroom makes about as much sense WELL, to me as playing music to cover up the chopping and sizzling sounds of cook- ing in your kitchen. That’s what the room is for. THAT’S What’s the worst we think will happen if the next person in line smells or hears something? Will Ted from accounting send out a memo? GARBAGE “Get this, Tracy relieved herself in the provided washroom facilities and the WITH JANE TESTAR @TESTARJANE odour was unfavorable.” It’s not news. Even Ted poops. BATHROOM SHAME Besides, holding it in until you can get to the Subway across the street won’t shield Bodily functions have been taboo for a you from embarrassment. long time. Holding back removes moisture from But at some point our attitude toward stool, leading to fecal impaction and con- numbers one and two turned from a nat- stipation. Habitual stool holding can lead ural and biologically correct repulsion, to to anal hemorrhoids, or anal fissures. shame at our own bodies for creating waste A couple lungfuls of toilet fog doesn’t

in the first place. NICHOLAS LUCHAK seem that bad now, does it? We exhibit behaviours like: Bottom line (pun intended), there are Waiting for others to leave before “Because then he’ll know that I both an unpleasant odour and we don’t want to already more than enough ways to feel “going,” turning on the faucet or hand eat, and have a digestive system.” be associated with unpleasantness.” shame about our bodies. And while I’d dryer lest someone should hear a splash or And don’t get me started on that spray, True enough. However, I’ve always consider using air freshener (should it be flowing stream. peddled by a smug British woman, which observed that we make these smells in a provided), I refuse to feel guilty about one “Because otherwise they’ll know what manages to not only perpetuate bathroom designated zone. of our most basic human functions. I’m doing in there.” shame, but capitalizes on it. You are lit- Only a few hundred years ago before Bathroom shame is total crap. Some won’t go number two at work or a erally throwing your money down the sewers and indoor plumbing, people often Jane Testar is a writer and performer with the public washroom, only at home. toilet. went in the street. Royalty kept chamber Winnipeg sketch comedy troupe, Hot Thespian “Because then my co-workers will know But as the children’s book correctly pots in every room so they could “go” Action, an improviser with local improv troupe, it was me.” proclaims: “Everyone Poops.” anywhere they happened to be. The mod- Outside Joke, and the host of the CBC Comedy Many women hold the belief that you Why then do we stress ourselves out ern bathroom as we know it was a con- Factory Podcast. shouldn’t go number two in the bathroom trying to refute that? scious move toward as-yet-unseen privacy of a man you recently started dating. “Well Jane, urine and excrement have and sanitation. MUSIC

GROWING PAINS talks classic rock and self-discovery

JILL GROENING @JILL_GROENING

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Any artistic pursuit involves constant PAUL WRIGHT focus, effort and sleepless nights spent sweating over whether or not an indi- recorded and produced by Nova Sco- after buying an electric guitar when the myself in it.” vidual voice will rise up from the heap tia’s indie-rock hero (Two young musician became obsessed and Not only has Kenney discovered her of work on the floor. Halifax-based artist Hours Traffic, Old Man Luedecke), and knew that she wanted to play rock ‘n’ roll. sound, she’s found it to be liberating. Mo Kenney reports that the many years released through his label, New Scotland “I learned every guitar solo from Dark “My favourite part is letting loose and using that exact recipe has paid off in Records, and Pheromone Recordings. Side of the Moon,” Kenney says with going wild on stage,” Kenney says with a the form of her slightly different second Plaskett, who also bears the title of Ken- a laugh. chuckle. “Oh and those guitar solos.” album, In My Dreams. ney’s mentor and collaborator, aided her Songwriting came to Kenney in a “I think it’s just a reflection of the way I through the recording process to achieve fashion similar to her guitar playing, am,” Kenney says from her home in Nova a more pop-rock sound with a fuller band quick and all-consuming. She began with Scotia, on a break from the European leg element, and away from airy singer-song- scrawling poetry which naturally mor- of her tour. “It’s kind of blunt and there’s writer vibes. phed into songs. One half-written com- dark humour in there. I feel like it’s more “I’ve always been honest in my song- position from Kenney’s teenage years even the direction that I want to go in.” writing but I’m not as cryptic as I once made its way onto the new record after Catch Mo Kenney on Nov. 12 at the In My Dreams - released in September was,” Kenney reflects. “It’s like plain some polishing. Park Theatre with Kim Churchill. - represents a bigger and bolder approach speak now. I don’t know what’s going to Despite digging a larger sound on the The show is presented by the than her self-titled debut, which earned happen next. I’m just trying to have fun record, Kenney still prefers to do much of Winnipeg Folk Festival and doors her a Canadian Folk Music Award for with it and trying to do whatever comes the creative work alone. are at 8p.m. New/Emerging Artist of the Year, an East to my brain.” “The less people around the better,” Tickets are $26 at the venue, Tick- Coast Music Award for Pop Recording, Kenney grew up listening to her mom’s Kenney says. “I’m really comfortable with etmaster, and the Winnipeg Folk the SOCAN Songwriting Prize and three Led Zeppelin records and recalls child- Joel so it’s fine when it’s just me and him, Festival Music Store. Music Awards. hood memories of being bummed having but I like recording and writing by myself Both of Kenney’s have been to learn to strum on an acoustic. It was so I can really go crazy and immerse

pretations of AC/DC songs, while 2005’s Tiny Cities consisted of exclusively covers. Kozelek notes that he’s often based his renditions off lyrics alone. CHRISTMAS “There are songs I’ve covered that I’ve still never heard the music for,” he says. “I look at the words, and make my own WITH music and melodies from them.” Chances are that Kozelek was a touch more familiar with carols than songs he’s KOZELEK previously covered. While there aren’t any mind blowing deviations from the source materials - save for a perfectly weird The creator of Red House exchange borrowed from A Charlie Brown Painters and Christmas on “Christmas Time is Here,” in which a friend concludes that “of all the makes an entire album of Mark Kozeleks in the world, you’re the carols, because he can Mark Kozelekiest” - it’s a remarkably solid and odd album. Let’s give up trying to explain why it exists. JAMES WILT @UNITER_CULTURE “I’ll be spending Christmas in New Orleans with my girlfriend,” Kozelek says ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR BILL ELLISON about his own plans for the season. “I’d like to spend time in the studio, writing For a casual fan, the last two “Heron Blue” was once used to score a For some ridiculous reason, the and recording.” months of his lengthy career have been a Gears of War 3 trailer. He also accosted album totally works. But that’s another bit inexplicable: first, there was the Hop- Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky, yelling “Dude, Kozelek-trademarked feature. For exam- scotch Music Festival incident (he called a fix your fucking face!” Nothing about his ple, Benji, Sun Kil Moon’s latest project, noisy crowd “fucking hillbillies” and told persona makes a ton of sense. definitely shouldn’t have worked; it fea- them “to shut the fuck up,” later making Now he’s about to release a Christmas tured just over an hour of hyper-literal t-shirts with the quote to commemorate album. Why not, right? ruminations of family, sex and mostly the standoff). Then came the invented beef “I love Christmas music, and always death. It sounds like a direct reading from Mark Kozelek plays a solo Christ- with Philadelphia band War on Drugs, wanted to record a Christmas record, a journal. Which it could be. Every song mas set at the West End Cultural which culminated in the highly controver- and never had time,” Kozelek says in a somehow ties back to someone in his life Centre on Wednesday, Nov. 11. sial songs “War on Drugs: Suck My Cock” brief email interview. “Red House Paint- passing. Somehow, it’s one of the best Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at and “Adam Granofsky Blues.” ers played a show at Noe Valley Ministry albums of 2014. the door and are available at the But for Kozelek - the founder of the in San Francisco, in the mid-‘90s, and I But it’s that sort of way-out-there shit WECC, Ticketmaster, the Folk Fest Music Store and Music Trader. now-defunct and told the audience, ‘Some day I’m going to that’s helped keep him relevant. Kozelek still-very-excellent Sun Kil Moon - such record an album called Mark Kozelek Sings became semi-famous outside of the Red Doors at 7:30, show starts at 8pm. shenanigans aren’t at all anomalous. Just Christmas Carols’ and everyone laughed. It House Painters fan base for his covers: 2000’s think: Sun Kil Moon’s haunting track always stuck with me, that title.” What’s Next to the Moon featured 10 inter- THE UNITER // NOVEMBER 6, 2014 07 WE’RE HIRING! The Uniter is seeking a staff photographer.

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PLAYING WITH POLITICS New satire reimagines the 2011 Canadian federal election

DEBORAH REMUS @DEBORAHREMUS

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A fictionalized version of Prime Minis- Conservative majority in Canadian politi- Winnipeg actor, playwright and director “When anyone challenges him he can ter Stephen Harper takes centre stage in cal history,” Boxall says. Ross McMillan plays the role of the PM; come up with an answer almost instantly Proud, the latest production by Theatre It also follows the Prime Minister’s inter- he last worked with Theatre Projects Man- that will put people in their place, either Projects Manitoba. The piece is written actions with an MP named Jisbella Lyth, itoba in 2012’s Dionysus in Stony Mountain. through logic or through intimidation,” by Canadian playwright Michael Healey who is played by local actor Daria Puttaert. The role first drew McMillan’s atten- he says. “It’s a challenging big role and it’s whose first full-length play, The Drawer “What happens is he creates this version tion when the initial draft was rejected by a lot of fun. The tone of the play is a lit- Boy, premiered back in 1999. of the PM who is obsessed with a certain the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, as they tle more sophisticated than just a piece of “I’m predominantly drawn to his type of control and then in walks this sexy, were concerned this fictional portrayal of Harper bashing and that’s what drew me work because he is one of the few con- young female MP who has no idea how to Harper might anger the Conservatives to it as well.” temporary playwrights in Canada that be controlled and is the complete opposite and potentially lead to less arts funding, or seems to have an interest in writing of him in every way,” Boxall says. “This even being sued by the government. about our current political life in this is such a comic piece and the fun of that “There was a series of readings of the country and he’s so interested in creating is we get to play with characters that we play across the country so the playwright a discussion or dialogue about the state think we know something about and dis- could raise money to do an independent of our country,” says Ardith Boxall, the covering something new about them. production in Toronto,” McMillan says. “I Proud runs from Nov. 6 - Nov. 16 at the Rachel Browne Theatre. play’s director. “Healey hasn’t made an imitation of the was involved with the reading here in Win- “It’s a political satire that basically Prime Minister or a character that we just nipeg so I got some exposure to the play Tickets range from $15 - $25. reimagines the 2011 election, which end up demonizing. It basically allows us that way and thought it was a great role.” Head to www.theatreprojectsmani- becomes one where the current Prime to imagine our politicians in scenarios that He adds that his favourite thing about toba.ca for more information. Minister manages to win the second largest we might not imagine them in.” his character is how quick witted he can be.

A LITRE OF COMEDY Broken Lizard’s Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme hit town for stand-up gigs LAUGH TRACK

SUPPLIED JAMES WILT @UNITER_CULTURE of films, including Super Troopers, Beerfest emblematic of their style: each take turns who’ve worked together since the early ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR and The Slammin’ Salmon. Their work is, doing a solo set, occasionally reuniting for ‘90s. The crew isn’t slowing, either: Super at best, excellently nonsensical. You can some casual audience harassment or remi- Troopers 2 and an upcoming TBS show blame them for any jokes your idiot friend niscing about the absurdities of filming the are in the works. But for now, the pair are The bantering of Kevin Heffernan and makes about shenanigans and snozzberries. cult classics. happy to hang out in Winnipeg for a stint. Steve Lemme is exactly as hilarious as you’d “Our movies are supposed to be a com- “In general we have a pretty rowdy “We’re both healthy guys and trying to think it would be. munal experience, with people hanging crowd that shows up at our shows, just by get in shape for upcoming projects, but we Heffernan: “Do audiences expect me out, getting kind of fucked up, watching nature of who our fans are,” Lemme says. get on the road and away from the prying to be more of a dick than I am? Because movies and having laughs,” Heffernan “We have a very positive form of heckling: eyes of others, and we want a fucking slab Lemme will tell you that I am that guy.” says. “Sure, you’d love to get good reviews, basically our crowds just shout out lines of red meat,” Lemme says. “There’s a good Lemme: “You don’t even know. The but a long time ago we realized that if you from the movies.” Heffernan continues, chance I’m going to eat a fucking buffalo only thing that’s different about Kevin and make a movie called Beerfest it’s not like the “It’s flattering. The embarrassing thing is - up there. It doesn’t matter if it’s the last Farva is 12 moustache hairs.” snooty film critic is going to be like, ‘it’s a and this just happened to us in Boston a one. They’ll say, ‘you should probably have Heffernan: “It takes like eight months masterpiece!’” few weekends ago - when someone throws a cow’ and I’m like, ‘nah I’m gonna take to grow a moustache.” “Even though Beerfest is a masterpiece,” a line at you and you forget.” the first bite of that last buffalo.” Lemme: “He’s smearing fertilizer on his Lemme adds dryly. The most endearing part of anything Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme perform at upper lip.” Lemme and Heffernan have been per- Broken Lizard’s engaged in - films, or Rumor’s Restaurant and Comedy Club from For the uninitiated, Heffernan and forming live comedy together ever since stand-up, or interviews - is the fact that Thursday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 8. Tickets Lemme serve as two key members of Bro- the filming of Broken Lizard Stands Up, they blatantly love the shit out of what are $20. ken Lizard, the legendary comedy quintet which is exactly what it sounds like. The they do. The five continue to hang out responsible for birthing a spectacular array duo’s debut special, Fat Man Little Boy, is as friends: an impressive feat for people Everything You Can Imagine Is Real

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@TINAJANSENPHOTO magine a city without art. There At Plug In Institute of Contemporary would be no colourful murals Art, one of Winnipeg’s oldest contempo- in the neighbourhood, no rary art galleries, the focus lies not only books to read before bed and on exhibiting work but in the creation of Ino shows to go to when it as well. you just want drink a beer and “Plug In ICA is a hybrid between listen to noise. a research centre, a gallery and Furthermore, imagine a museum,” Janique Vigier a society without art. explains. “It’s a space where What do your shoes look people can experiment and like? What moves do try out different pro- you bust out in your cesses before making kitchen while waiting their work shown.” for the microwave Vigier, Events to ding? What Coordinator song would you at Plug In listen to on a ICA, got bad day? Art influ- Artists ences just about every facet of are“ absolutely our daily lives, from f-cking fundamental.“ - Joe Kalturnyk, RAW: Gallery of Architecture & Design involved while working as an intern for the gallery after obtaining a degree in lin- which mug you drink your guistics from the University of Winni- morning coffee out of to the car you peg. The location of the gallery, situated drive. A basic primal instinct for between the University and the Winni- humans is to create art as a means peg Art Gallery, a major centre for art of communication, expression and which doesn’t focus on contemporary as a justification that we exist on work, creates an interesting dialogue. this earth. “It’s three institutions facilitat- As small and remote as Winnipeg may ing this potentially larger conversa- feel at times, our city is chalk-full of con- tion and context about contemporary temporary art galleries, spaces showing art and the issues surrounding it,” strictly artwork created by living artists Vigier says. which reflects the present state of society The interior of the gallery also boasts and deals with current issues affecting intelligent design; it is one of the few gal- people from all parts of the planet. leries in the city that is wheelchair acces- “I think contemporary art adds diver- sible and the entrance also doubles as the sity in how we understand the world,” Jen- gallery store. The transitional commercial nifer Gibson, Director and Curator at Gal- space was designed as such in an attempt lery 1C03, says. “Contemporary artists are to quell the all-too-familiar discomfort felt responding to situations going on around when entering an alienating gallery space. us. It’s a reflection of our current time.” Vigier suggests that some of that fear is Located within the University of Win- due to a lack of public literacy around art nipeg, Gallery 1C03 focuses on connect- and that, through education, art can be ing with students who have perhaps never an integrated part of peoples lives rather stepped foot in a gallery before, as well as than a just thing to include or an event drawing parallels with the academic pro- to attend. grams of study offered at the University. “It’s also important to have public “We really appreciate faculty bring- programs of all kinds and I believe that ing classes into the space to engage in will rid of some of the stigma and fear,” discussions with the work as it applies Vigier states. “It’s just educating people to what they’re learning,” Gibson says. about what’s going on in the exhibition “Often in schools there is a lot of focus and trying to raise these bigger issues. on communications verbally and not so Galleries should be a place for education much visually.” on a larger scale.” A common theme in contemporary Jamie Wright, Co-Director at aceart- art is to tackle a concept with an inter- inc., feels contemporary art has in the disciplinary approach, the artist working past scared a lot of people away by favour- in whichever medium best communicates ing a more academic and over-intellectu- their idea. Another theme of contempo- alized approach, citing it as largely the art rary work is the role of the curator. establishments fault for taking aesthetics “There’s a lot of discussion on artist as generally out of the conversation. curator, curator as artist, and the flexibil- “We’ve lost the ability to talk about ity of those boundaries,” Gibson says. what we see sometimes,” Wright says.

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C SPACE Fleet Galleries Gallery One One One La Maison Des Artistes 318 Ross Ave. R3A 0L7 65 Albert St. R3B 1G4 313 ARTlab, University of Manitoba Visuels Francophones (Fort Garry Campus) www.frameonross.weebly.com www.fleetgalleries.com 219, boulevard Provencher 180 Dafoe Rd. R3T 2N2 Saint-Boniface Manitoba R2H 0G4 www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art www.maisondesartistes.mb.ca “Also to like a piece because it just speaks consisted of almost 2,000 moccasin vamps to us based on how it looks and how it fits adorned with traditional beading to bring with it’s environment.” awareness to the contemporary issue of Breaking some of those societal bar- missing and murdered Indigenous women riers in terms of visual art culture is the of Canada and the United States. first step to making gallery environments “It was quite an emotional way to more accessible. engage the community,” Warren reflects. “It’s very rare to hear people talking in “A lot of people who hadn’t before seen an galleries and it’s even rarer to see people exhibition were coming to the gallery.” interacting with things,” Wright says. “It’s Joe Kalturnyk, Director at RAW: Gal- not a library. It should be a place of critical lery of Architecture & Design, believes discussion that increases critical engage- there is a general movement away from ment through lectures and publications.” anti-craft work and towards work that is Aceartinc. is an artist-run gallery which comfortable in it’s imperfection and where focuses strictly on exhibition for artists the creator is present. and opportunities for emerging practi- “The nice thing about art and culture is tioners. Because they don’t have to worry that it osculates, it’s actions and reactions about the financial impact of a show, the that happen in society so that we can under- gallery is able to exhibit highly experimen- stand ourselves,” Kalturnyk says. “It’s a uni- tal works. The space also acts as an artist versal thing to make art as far as humans resource offering not only exhibition space go. The reason behind it I think is because and a project room, but also a library, we’re trying to find our place here and that’s technological resources, a fully equipped going to change from time to time. Making woodworking shop and staff that can pro- art is a part of us, it’s a language.” vide studio visits and feedback if necessary. RAW focuses on site specific work Winnipeg as a city also provides an where the viewer is challenged to respond abundance of resources to artists. Take to the physical space of the gallery, akin to for example video pool, based on the the way architects traditionally approach resource-sharing concept of the wheat spaces. Kalturnyk believes that it’s not board, or Mentoring Artists for Women’s only art institutions that can aid in mak- Art (MAWA), which focuses on multidis- ing contemporary art more accessible, but ciplinary mentorship between artists and the artists themselves. can often lead to future collaborations. “The artists here work like dogs. It is “There are a lot of things that are said the most comprehensive and intensive as to why Winnipeg breeds this kind of scene that I’ve ever been in,” Kalturnyk resourceful and supportive community,” states. “It’s a major output art scene here Rowan Gray, Co-Director at C SPACE, in Winnipeg.” says. “Some say it’s the weather or because The largest burden hanging over Win- of it being inexpensive, which allows for nipeg’s art community today is the lack of artists to live and work here. Also the fact steady funding. Our current funding per that it’s not as competitive as other cities.” capita is below six dollars compared to the C SPACE is one of the newer contem- national average which is closer to $32; porary galleries in the city, located in the pretty bleak for a city that prides itself as a Frame Warehouse arts hub. Similar to culture capital. Aceartinc., C SPACE is artist-run and has “What the arts can teach society open calls for submission, giving the artist is that there is more to life than free-reign of the gallery space. collecting, that the act of doing Winnipeg also plays host to one of and the act of making and pro- only three Aboriginal-art mandated ducing culture is quite rewarding in galleries in Canada. Apart from and of itself,” Kalturnyk says. “Kurt Von- showing contemporary aboriginal negut said that everybody should paint, art work from around the world, even if it sucks. It’s a very valuable human Urban Shaman is also focused on thing to do, to just make art. Artists are the difference between craft-based absolutely fucking fundamental.” traditional practices versus contem- Artists featured in artist studio shots porary Aboriginal art as well as out- are Michael Mogatas and Jeanine reach to northern communities. Saurette “We are currently trying to understand how to communicate as a gallery with peo- ple who don’t have as much contemporary art education,” Daina Warren, Director at Urban Shaman says. “It’s very different coming from a reserve community into a formally based art exhibition.” One recent project that was able to transcend the boundary between tradi- tional and contemporary art was the Walk- ing With Our Sisters installation, which

Martha Street Studio Platform Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts Semai Gallery 11 Martha St. R3B 1A2 121-100 Arthur St. R3B 1H3 Basement Corridor www.printmakers.mb.ca www.platformgallery.org 264 McDermot Ave. R3B 0S8 www.takashiiwasaki.info Mayberry Fine Art Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art 212 McDermot Ave. R3B 1B6 Unit 1-460 Portage Ave. R3C 0E8 Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art www.mayberryfineart.com www.plugin.org 203-290 McDermot Ave. R3B 0T2 www.urbanshaman.org Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) RAW: Gallery of Architecture & Design 611 Main St. R3B 1E1 290 McDermot Ave. R3B 0T2 Video Pool Media Arts Centre www.mawa.ca www.rawgallery.ca 300-100 Arthur St. R3B 1H3 www.videopool.org 12 THE UNITER // NOVEMBER 6, 2014

LUIS CARDONA TINKER, TAILOR, SZOLDIER, BUY Toronto-based designer Greg Blegoev finds welcoming home in the Exchange

of Fashion, Blegoev spent a year work- local scene is the pace, which he finds much describes as “expressive clothing.” In 2012, TONY HINDS @THETONYHINDS ing as a tailor, developing his technique. calmer in Manitoba. However, he confesses rave fashion blog technosnobbery.com The Szoldier brand was crafted to evoke a that making new industry contacts can be gushed that Snug “arguably established the BEAT REPORTER detailed and timeless feel. far more difficult in Manitoba. look for the Canadian rave scene.” “I’ve become more knowledgeable and “It’s a little detached here because the As advice to aspiring young designers, “The Z is silent but you still kind of say it.” skilled with my designs and I definitely city’s so spread out,” Blegoev says. “Unless Blegoev stresses that in the fashion business, So explains Greg Blegoev, a designer want the brand to reflect that,” says Ble- you’re at certain events, it’s not as easy to the business is as important as the fashion. with more than 20 years experience in goev, who uprooted his Toronto studio and network on a business level.” “Always research your market and make fashion. He’s the creator of Szoldier. That’s relocated to Winnipeg’s Exchange District But business continues to chug along sure the product you’re developing is built no typo: Szoldier is his brand of men’s and in 2010. The downtown neighbourhood has for Blegoev. In fact, Torontonians may on a knowledge of what’s already out there,” women’s high end, luxury street clothing, accepted Blegoev, opening his eyes to the currently be wearing his work, as he still Blegoev says. “If you’re a good designer, founded in 2010. creative potential of the community. creates limited edition pieces for a vari- don’t neglect the business side of it.” “I like to push the envelope, but I don’t “The Exchange District is such a great, ety of Toronto boutiques. He also enjoys like to change my style too much,” Blegoev peaceful environment to create in,” Ble- doing custom design work for musicians says, acknowledging that self improvement goev says. “There’s a lot of like-minded and DJs, while developing a future line, should be a never-ending process. artists sprawled throughout the area. It’s intended for wholesale. “It’s like designing a new Porsche or Fer- like the creative centre point for the arts When the topic of his upcoming 2015 rari. They don’t change it that much, but it’s in Winnipeg.” collection comes up, Blegoev is reluctant to always advancing.” His move to the Exchange was spurned spoil any surprises, but mentions that he is Visit the studio at The Nines As a Toronto-born teen, his interest in not just by a love of the city, but an intent working with a lot of leather and cotton. Atelier (604-290 Mc Dermot St.) or visit szoldier.com to check out fashion was inflamed by vacations to Los to spread brand awareness in the region, This shift serves as a remarkable contrast the goods. Angeles, New York, London and Barcelona. as well. The key difference for Blegoev to Blegoev’s previous brand, Snug, a pop- After graduating from Ryerson’s School between the Toronto fashion scene and the ular Ontario-based rave wear line that he THE UNITER // NOVEMBER 6, 2014 13 FILM

SUPPLIED IDA

Plays November 8 to 9 and 12 to 16 deeply scarred by war and genocide. at Cinematheque It’s pitch perfect, aesthetically. The high Ida, the newest film from director Pawel contrast black-and-white cinematography Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love), is a rare is simultaneously stark and poetic. Trzebu- accomplishment. In the tradition of European chowska (who gives a hypnotic near-silent per- masterworks like Andrei Rublev or Grand formance) has eyes so dark that her pupil and Illusion, it manages to be about a nation and iris meld into one black pool. The art direction the cataclysms that shaped it, simply by telling is authentically ragged. a human story. Ida isn’t a throwback to those This marks Pawlikowski’s return to his classics, but it accomplishes the same feat they native Poland, after a long stint in the U.K. It’s do: it uses the medium’s most basic elements easy to make the mistake of seeing a film from to create a pure cinematic experience. Free of a foreign country as being “about” that coun- genre, spectacle or pretension, it’s cinema at try. This assumption is usually wrongheaded SUPPLIED its best. and condescending. But I don’t think I’m wrong Set in 1960s Poland, Ida follows Anna in saying that Ida is “about” post-war Poland. Screenshot from Solar, screening at The Global Justice Film Festival (Agata Trzebuchowska), an 18-year-old about to Anna learns her devout faith is a product of take her vows to become a nun in the convent her people’s genocide. Wanda’s persecution by that raised her as an orphan. Her Mother one brutal dictatorship leads to her partic- Superior insists that she first meet her only ipation in another. They live in a diasporic COFFEE, GARBAGE & living relative, her aunt Wanda (Agata Kulesza). nation, populated with diasporic people. Ida’s Through Wanda, Anna learns of her Jewish par- greatest strength comes from knowing that it entage and investigates her family’s mysterious can achieve its grand scope through intimacy, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT death against the backdrop of a Poland still empathy and humanity. The Global Justice Film Festival returns to the THOMAS PASHKO University of Winnipeg with 23 films about nearly everything

ALANA TRACHENKO made up of a dozen or so people - preview all the films, which are sent from the Trav- VOLUNTEER STAFF eling World Festival. “It’s usually quite unanimous. The only problem is we want Documentaries offering fresh insights to show all the films.” into today’s most current and urgent The documentaries cover a wide range issues will be screening at the 12th Annual of locations, including Africa, Hawaii and Global Justice Film Festival. The event, Winnipeg. Rooming House to Rooming run and organized entirely by volunteers, Homes discusses the problematic decline spans one evening and a full day at the of affordable housing in Winnipeg and SUPPLIED University of Winnipeg. the possible consequences, a must-see “We share the vision of sustainability for those living in the downtown area. and a better world,” says Izzy Goluch, Also of particular interest to Winnipeg’s co-chair of the event. “It’s quite a unique population would be one of many films NIGHTCRAWLER festival; it’s not what you’d normally see in focusing on immigration, notably Arrival a movie theater.” & Arrival, 2 Years In from local filmmaker Gender and women’s rights take a cen- Kirby Hammond. In theatres now prostitute (Riz Ahmed), and then sell their tral role in the festival, but the context feels “The festival has always been very pop- I had a bad feeling during the first few wares to the local news. new: rather than focusing on the hard- ular with a large range of people,” Goluch scenes of Nightcrawler. Between the stilted As a news satire, Nightcrawler owes a lot to ships of women, the majority of films take says. “We’re hoping to get people in who dialogue, heavy-handed media satire and Jake Network, Paddy Chayefsky’s 1976 classic. While I a close look at the places where women don’t really know about these specific Gyllenhaal’s “look how creepy I am” perfor- love that movie, sometimes Nightcrawler’s aspi- are pushing back against limitations, and issues, because it is a stimulating and inter- mance, the film almost totally lost me. “Oh no,” rations hurt more than they help. The dialogue doing so with exuberance. According to esting way to take in lots of information.” I thought. “Here’s a movie that’s trying way from first time director/long time screenwriter Goluch, the films still look at and deal With full price tickets at $12 and low-in- too hard to be something, instead of just being Dan Gilroy (Real Steal, The Bourne Legacy) is with the dark side of female oppression, come/student tickets at $10, the admission what it wants to be.” so committed to making satirical points that it but the mood is largely optimistic. fee is about what you’ll pay at Silver City, As the picture rolled on, I cared less and forgets to serve any other function. Nina (Rene Some films aim to shatter long-held but for a weekend of films. Proceeds go less about its overreaching. As the movie’s Russo) says things like, “I don’t care about myths. Seeds of Freedom challenges the towards future festivals. scope and ambition grows, it evolves into its morality, only ratings!” out loud, multiple times. concept that large farming corporations “Solar Mamas is my personal pick,” says didacticism and cynical worldview. It still makes Even in this bizarro world, I didn’t buy it. are the only answer to feeding the world, Goluch, referencing a film about a Jorda- mistakes, but it earns the right to make them But the deeper you go with Nightcrawler, when in fact 70 per cent of the globe’s nian solar engineer who is pressured by by being ambitious and interesting. the more the good outweighs the bad. Gilroy’s population is sustained by small farms. her husband to give up her education and Nightcrawler tells the story of Lou Bloom nocturnal LA is as scary and gorgeous as any Several films closely examine the lives of return home. “I think it’s really important, (Gyllenhaal), a demonic and manipulative socio- Michael Mann film. Gyllenhaal grows into Lou’s farmers, illustrating the hardships of a sea- and it’s from a perspective that’s not often path who works his way up in the competitive, wormy amorality: his character, who initially sonal income and impending threats from heard.” despicable world of freelance crime journalism feels like a narrative construction, becomes a the government to seize their livelihood; in Los Angeles. He films the aftermath of truly threatening monster without changing all The festival takes place on Friday, Nov. 7 and murders, car crashes and robberies with the that much. And the film’s climactic car chase is such films may serve as particularly inter- Saturday, Nov. 8 at the University of Winnipeg. esting to those who know that fair trade For a full schedule, visit http://globaljusticefilm- help of a homeless and possibly drug-addicted the best I’ve seen in years. is important, but don’t know exactly why. festival.ca/films. “We watch about 40 films,” says THOMAS PASHKO Goluch, who notes that the committee - YOUR FEEDBACK. YOUR . The Uniter wants to know your reading habits, what you think works or doesn’t, and what you’d like to see more of. We also want to make sure that you’re getting the paper and/or finding us online.

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great for students, but I find many stu- dents who don’t take the bus aren’t fully informed. I discovered many non-transit users didn’t know the U-Pass would be mandatory and that they would also have U-PASS OR to pay. It is important for students to care about issues that affect them - they have the right to vote for or against them. But U-FAIL? a vote isn’t worth much when you are making an uninformed decision. ELENA SPITCYNA Now only time will tell if the U-Pass will be effective, or if the U-Pass will fail. VOLUNTEER STAFF Elena Spitcyna is a second year Psychology major with a great passion for mathematics. The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) and the Canadian Editor’s note - The exact wording of the Federation of Students (CFS) recently U-Pass referendum question, available at lobbied for a U-Pass that would give theuwsa.ca, is: post-secondary students unlimited access “Are you in favour of a mandatory uni- to Winnipeg Transit services from Sep- versal bus pass that would: tember to April, and is intended to reduce NICHOLAS LUCHAK Provide unlimited access to Win- spending for students who frequently use nipeg Transit services for students for the Winnipeg Transit. drive, or walk typically spend less on tran- “I think it’s good the U-Pass is encour- months of September to April inclusive; The dollars and cents don’t lie. Cur- sit fees. For them, the U-Pass will increase aged, but making it mandatory may con- Cost $260 per student to be rently, an eight-month student bus pass rather than reduce their yearly spending. vey the wrong message.” adjusted on a yearly basis according runs a student up $542. Now with the suc- Brittany Nelson, a third-year student in She acknowledges that without it being to inflation” cess of the U-Pass referendum, students education and Spanish, who occasionally mandatory to all students, the savings This is not included on the promotional will pay only $260. This significant drop takes the bus, isn’t happy. wouldn’t be as generous. But she thinks posters, which state that the U-Pass “would in price would surely prove beneficial for “I don’t like being forced to pay for the it’s a little extreme with only two opt-out give eligible students unlimited access to many tight-budgeted students. However, bus,” she says. “I think it will have a neg- options (students who live outside the regular Winnipeg Transit services for fall not everyone is happy with this plan and ative financial impact on many students.” city or have accessibility issues/use Han- and winter academic terms for a set price” this seemingly universally-beneficial idea Azri Ahmad, a second-year student di-Transit don’t have to use it). in addition to benefits, prices and voting has its dark side. in computer science is also critical of the “Some students will see it as an extra dates. The biggest concern with the U-Pass U-Pass, but points to Winnipeg Transit $260, but overall the benefit to a larger campaign since the beginning, which operating flaws as the main issue. number of students justifies it. Though I wasn’t mentioned in many of the cam- “I’m against it,” he says. “I think it’s a do think that there should be more lee- paign’s materials, is obligation (the promo- good initiative, however, the Winnipeg way with opting out,” she says. tional poster doesn’t state that it is manda- Transit system lacks the proper infrastruc- I agree with the position that many tory but it directs voters to a website where ture and resources to accommodate stu- students expressed in which the benefit of the referendum is outlined). The U-Pass dents during rush hour, especially during the U-Pass to the majority outweighs the The U-Pass referendum results at will be mandatory for all students, even if the winter.” cost to the minority. the University of Winnipeg: 1112 - yes | 243 - no | 5 - spoilt they don’t set foot on a bus all year. Not Malaika Brandt-Murenzi, a sec- What I do not agree with, however, is surprisingly, many students aren’t happy ond-year physics student who usually the poster advertising surrounding the about this. Those who live on campus, bike, walks to school is neutral. referendum. The U-Pass is advertised as

that action, not those with whom they may be loosely associated - especially if that association is so loosely based as to unfairly include an entire faith. Collective punishment is unjust and WITH GLOWING contrary to one of the defining ideals of Canada - that all of us are equally Cana- dian and are judged as individuals based HEARTS on our actions - not our race, faith, sexual orientation, or gender identification. Violence and terror won’t In the aftermath of the attack, there is strong reason to believe that openness change Canada’s character and inclusivity will endure. In Cold Lake Alberta, shortly after the attack in Ottawa, SPENCER FERNANDO vandals smashed the windows of the Cold @SPENCERFERNANDO Lake Mosque and put up a sign saying “go VOLUNTEER STAFF home.” Yet, the morning after the Mosque was vandalized, the true character of Can- ada was shown when residents from Cold The recent attack in Ottawa - which Lake came together to help clean up and the RCMP has declared to be a terrorist show their support for the Muslim com- act - and which took the life of Corporal munity. They also put up a sign of their Nathan Cirillo, in addition to the mur- own which said, “You are home.” der of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent in That is who Canada really is, and it’s Quebec, have shaken many of us. something no act of violence or terrorism When violent and shocking events take can take away. place, it is understandable that we seek Spencer Fernando has been involved in politics at to ensure security. At the same time, it is the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. He important that this desire for security does believes in a “live and let live” philosophy. not make us close ourselves off, or lose MATT KEHLER the openness and inclusivity that is such a defining part of our nation. gion. Or the suspicion cast on all Muslims, Adam added, “Many Muslims struggle Since the attacks, some members of the with women in particular facing harassment to understand why the collective is often Muslim community have expressed their because their hijabs give them away. The real held responsible for the actions of indi- concern about what it may mean for per- problem is the utter helplessness of their situ- viduals they have never heard of, or agree ceptions of Muslim Canadians. Moham- ation. If you are a Muslim living in Ottawa, with.” med Adam - a Muslim Canadian, wrote Edmonton, or for that matter Kuala Lum- Adam’s comment about collective If you wish to donate to the fam- about this recently in the Ottawa Citizen: pur, and minding your own business, you responsibility is important for us to con- ilies of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan “The problem for Muslims anytime some- are still expected to carry the burden of mal- sider. In situations like this, it is essential Cirillo, visit one claiming to belong to the faith picks up contents like Zehaf-Bibeau, a petty criminal, for us to remember individual responsibil- www.standonguardfund.com. a gun or a bomb and kills, is not just the drug addict, and according to his mother, ity. When an individual takes an action, stain these mindless acts leaves on the reli- mentally ill.” it is that individual who is responsible for CITY

A NEED TO KNOW BASIS A lack of transparency belies a larger problem in the culture of policing and security

THOMAS PASHKO @THOMASPASHKO

BEAT REPORTER MIKE SUDOMA

On the morning of Oct. 22, after murder- The Province of Manitoba issued a sim- itored, but there are still gaps that people the public sector. Every public body now ing Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National ilarly brief statement, while police declined can exploit.” has a corporate security entity within it. War Memorial, a gunman entered the to provide any statement at all. Walby says the secrecy from City Hall Manitoba Hydro has a giant one. There’s Centre Block on Parliament Hill and Angela Carlson, a first-year student and the Legislature is indicative of a one in the Leg as well.” opened fire, injuring three people before at the University of Winnipeg, says larger problem in the culture of policing Corporate security entities receive their being incapacitated. she thinks the lack of communication and security. training from private firms like Cana- What sort of security measures are is troubling. “I would call it a bad habit. Policing dian Tactical Training Academy or the being taken in Winnipeg’s government “Keeping us in the dark just causes and security agencies have, for a long time, American Society for Industrial Security. buildings in response to this tragedy? The more fear,” Carlson says. approached their work from a secrecy-first Unlike the police, they aren’t subject to short answer: nobody knows. Kevin Walby, an assistant professor in standpoint. It belies a lack of trust in the public accountability. The City of Winnipeg, the provincial the U of W’s department of criminal jus- general public.” “There are no oversight boards, no government of Manitoba and Winnipeg tice and an expert on policing, security According to Walby, the secretive world councils to report to the public,” Walby Police Service have all refused to talk to the and freedom of information, says public of corporate security is a major contributor says. “You’ll never find a website for them. media on this topic. knowledge of security protocol is less of a to the lack of communication. But they are in charge of technology, pro- A statement from the City reads, threat than one might think. “When we think of corporate secu- tocols, everything.” “The City of Winnipeg takes the safety “It’s not very elaborate,” Walby says of rity, we usually think of the Ford Motor Walby says that, for the interests of the of people very seriously. In consultation the security strategies being used. “Parlia- Company,” Walby says, referring to the public, more transparency is needed. with the Winnipeg Police Service, secu- ment Hill is a good example. There were car manufacturer’s task force that violently “Anything that security agencies or rity is in place to protect citizens, Coun- CCTV cameras on the outer wall of every oppressed workers’ rights during the Great police do should be subject to public cil and employees, but we do not discuss building on the Hill and every building Depression. “But that model from the pri- input. It’s crucial if we want to keep saying such measures.” across the street. It’s completely live mon- vate sector has completely transferred to we live in a democratic society.”

relationship between extremism and mental health. She says extremism comes from the “cultural indoctrination EXPLORING of a belief system that others perceive as extreme.” Her very detailed answer gave me THE FAITH insight to how extremism and mental health can be connected, but not noticed. An outside look into the “From the perspective of those raised in these belief systems they are a fact not to impact of extremism on Islam be questioned,” she says. “These extremists are not insane or mentally unwell by the CAMERON EASON standards of their culture or by the abil- ity of their brains to think rationally when VOLUNTER STAFF presented with reasonable options for a solution to a problem.” Two weeks ago the country was shaken by NJF Two Muslim students at the U of W the deaths of two men in uniform. told me the association of Islam to ISIS is On Monday, Oct. 20, warrant offi- “Muslims know and recognize this for “The news media, the political deci- insulting to the Muslim community. Both cer Patrice Vincent was run down what it is,” Knapp says regarding the com- sions, everything, jumps on board students asked to remain anonymous but in Montreal, and on Wednesday, munity’s initial reaction. “Though a lot of and says: this is Islam,” Knapp says of were passionate in their belief that extrem- Oct. 22, a gunman shot Cpl. Nathan non-Muslims would probably think ‘why the misrepresentations. ists are distorting not only the faith, but Cirillo who was guarding the National are these people even associating them- Talking to Knapp, I learn how Islam the reputation that follows. War Memorial. On the other side of the spectrum, You-

The shooting appeared to have ties to “ THESE ARE ALL VIOLENT MISREPRESENTATIONS OF Tuber Omar Albach set out to discover radical Muslim extremists, prompting “ what impact this has on Canadians by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to call it a FAITH. ANY FAITH. IT IS A DISTORTION OF JUST conducting a social experiment. terrorist attack on the country. In a hidden camera video, a man Following these events, a mosque in HUMAN VALUES WHEN PEOPLE DON’T WANT PEACE. dressed in traditional Muslim fashion Cold Lake, Alta. was vandalized with - IRDIS KNAPP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WINNIPEG CENTRAL MOSQUE. is harassed by a man in typical street spray-painted words reading “go home.” clothes saying he “looks like a terrorist.” To find out how the Muslim commu- selves as Muslims, is there something is a peaceful and loving faith. However, Nearly everyone in the video explains to nity in Winnipeg has been impacted, I inherit in the faith?’” he also acknowledges the existence of an the harasser that it is not okay to make meet with Idris Knapp, executive direc- That thought is pretty accurate extremist mindset. assumptions based on a faith. tor of Winnipeg Central Mosque. Hav- among some conversations I’ve had with “There’s obviously mental health Canadians generally are an accepting ing never entered a mosque before, I find non-Muslim people. issues, there’s a lot more things behind an culture, and it’s nice to see that after such it to be a wide open space, which feels “These are all violent misrepresentations extremists ideology.” tragic events we can, as Knapp says, “rec- extremely comfortable. Knapp is very of faith. Any faith,” Knapp explains. “It is a I then speak with Michelle Morand, ognize this for what it is.” comforting and welcomes my presence in distortion of just human values when peo- founder of Cedric Centre for Coun- You can connect with the Winnipeg Central the building. ple don’t want peace. selling Inc. to find out more about the Mosque on Facebook. THE UNITER // NOVEMBER 6, 2014 17

BREWING POTENTIAL New beer growler laws could pave the way for small business development

TONY HINDS @THETONYHINDS

BEAT REPORTER MIKE SUDOMA

For Manitoba craft beer enthusiasts, the this way, which’ll open doors for more glass is considered superior to clear glass, When beer is exposed to oxygen, oxi- most alluring aspect of the new draft beer small breweries,” Bernier says. “If I’m as India Pale Ales are known to skunk, or dation can be caused, which can make the growler bars is the low price. For small based in Woseley or the West End and go stale in the sunlight when stored in brew become stale and lose flavour. business owners, it’s the newly laid path to I wanna open my little ultra-crafty, back clear glass. Each filling station boasts four Manitoba Liquor Marts also reserve a less expensive method of distribution. office operation with really tiny produc- local craft brews on tap with spigots avail- the right to refuse refill if the growler Traditionally associated with brew- tion, I now know the MLCC is going to able for sampling. is damaged or unwashed. The fill sta- pubs and smaller craft microbreweries, a be there to retail it for me. But, how fresh is the beer? David tions even bear a list of growler etiquette growler bar is a place where you can fill “I would imagine within five years, Rudge, president of Half Pints Brewing instructions, which include the warning up a nearly two-litre jug of fresh, artis- we’ll have at least five, if not 10 more Company, the lone local microbrew- that beer should be consumed within two anal beer for a fraction of the cost for breweries opening,” Bernier says. ery with its doors open to the public, days of opening. the canned or bottled equivalent. A six- Manitoba’s craft beer business seems a describes it as “the freshest beer you can Bernier is far more conservative, advis- month pilot period is underway to deter- little behind the times. Fort Garry Brew- possibly give your customer.” ing that growlers should not be stored for mine the level of public demand. ing Company and Half Pints Brewing Susan Harrison, senior communica- an extended period of time. Noel Bernier, owner of Barley Broth- Company are the only microbrewer- tions co-ordinator for Manitoba Liquor “A growler should always be for same ers restaurant and pub is ecstatic about ies located in the province. However, and Lotteries speaks highly of the science day consumption,” Bernier says. “You the new growler stations, located in five there are nine microbreweries in North behind the fill process. open it, you drink it. If you’re not going Liquor Marts and two beer vendors in Dakota, with 48 in British Columbia and “The filling units inject C02 into the to drink it that day, why are you buying Winnipeg and Brandon. 116 in Ontario. bottle and then the (brew) is introduced, a growler?” “(Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries) are The growler prices range from $10.59 - so this process prevents oxygen from Growler bars are located at Kenaston Crossing, showing that they’ll support independent $11.23 for a 1.89 liter refill, with the brown getting into the growler during filling,” St.Vital Square, Northdale Shopping Centre, Spring breweries by retailing their product in glass growler jugs selling for $4. Brown she says. Meadow Square and Assiniboine Gordon Inn.

The PROFile - ANDREW PARK Associate Professor of Biology

RACHEL DYCK provinces studying ecology in B.C., Ontario, and Quebec then finally settling in Winnipeg with his wife 10 VOLUNTEER STAFF years ago. His “eclectic” musical taste includes Associate Professor of Biology Andrew Finnish composer Sibelius as well as Park is someone who engages with British band New Model Army and the world around him. In addition to Canada’s Bruce Cockburn. Dr. Park teaching and researching forest ecol- enjoys cross-country skiing, ocean ogy and other environment-focused kayaking, canoeing and photography. subjects at the U of W, he is the envi- In 2013, Park photographed the ronment critic for the Green Party of many murals in Winnipeg and sent Canada and Green Party candidate for them out instead of Christmas cards. Winnipeg South-Centre. Currently on sabbatical until next Park moved to Canada from term, Dr. Park is taking six months to England to escape “Maggie” Thatcher defend several of his graduate students after completing his first undergrad- and conduct research in how forests uate degree in fine arts. After cross- are going to adapt to climate change. ing the pond, he bounced between

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