Powwow returns to Sioux Valley By: Tim Smith Posted: 11:00 PM CDT Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 Last Modified: 9:55 AM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022

Health Sciences Centre hit with 12-hour power outage

WINNIPEG — The cause of a power outage that affected several areas of Health Sciences Centre is under investigation.

A spokesperson for Shared Health, which operates the hospital campus in central Winnipeg, said the outage began around 9 p.m. Wednesday and lasted about 12-½ hours. Women’s Hospital was not affected.

The outage began before Winnipeg was hit by severe thunderstorms that caused widespread outages in and around the city.

When the outage began, HSC immediately switched to a backup power feed to continue operating critical systems, including life-saving patient equipment, lighting and elevators, the spokesperson said.

Winnipeg Islamic centre was shot at, police say

WINNIPEG — Officers are investigating damage done to the Rahma Islamic Centre on Watt Street Wednesday night that members of the city’s Muslim community say was a drive-by shooting in which no one was injured.

Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Claude Chancy said several windows at the building located at 574 Watt St. were shattered shortly after 11:30 p.m., causing an estimated $3,000 in damage.

Chancy made no mention of shots being fired, and no suspects have been identified.

He said there had also been a report that earlier Wednesday evening, the occupants of a vehicle that drove past the centre had shouted slurs at people outside.

Powwow returns to Sioux Valley

Paris Thompson, of Winnipeg, dances while waiting to take part in the Grand Entry at the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Powwow Friday evening.

Ryle appointed province’s first judge for reconciliation

WINNIPEG — Jerilee Ryle has dedicated her career to advancing reconciliation in the justice system — starting as a Crown prosecutor and more recently as a Manitoba provincial court judge.

The Anishinaabe woman says she’ll continue this pursuit in her new position as the province’s first associate chief judge for reconciliation, a role she also believes is a first in Canada.

“I walk into this role with a clear understanding of the history we are working within, a system that for generations has caused significant harm to Indigenous Peoples,” Ryle said Friday at an announcement at the Winnipeg law courts building.

“At the same time, I carry a strong belief in the responsibility we share to do better and to move forward in a good way. The path ahead will not always be an easy one, but it is a necessary one.”

A cutting-edge sound and music festival is happening in Brandon on Sept. 19-20. The Prairie Wires Modular Festival of Electronic Sound will feature passionate electronic musicians performing in concert. Attendees will have access to concerts, a public open-house symposium, and interactive activities at the two-day event, which is open to all ages and all free of charge.

In what started in 2019 as a self-initiated performance opportunity for himself, musician Brendon Ehinger has since played the role of “hat rack” — the one guy who wears all the hats — undertaking every job imaginable to get the Prairie Wires Modular Festival of Electronic Sound rolling.

“I guess I could be considered the founder/director/curator/janitor/graphic designer for Prairie Wires,” Ehinger said.

“I called it Prairie Wires because of the musical instrument: the modular synthesizer.”