Local Roots News Archive
![Terry Fox on his historic run.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/terry-fox-of-port-coquitlam-running-marathon-of-hope-150x150.jpg)
Strength in Solace
September 29, 2020 —
The kinship alumnus Troy Woods feels with Winnipeg-born Terry Fox
![A train car with a colourful Expedition Churchill wrapping showing a polar bear and a woman with binoculars.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/local_roots_polar_train-150x150.jpg)
Churchill and the Polar Bear
May 2, 2019 —
Heidi den Haan tells us about the relationship between Churchill residents and their 1,000-pound neighbours.
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Striking a Chord
May 1, 2018 —
Voices of the past reveal themselves in a monument honouring the Winnipeg General Strike.
![Grand Beach, with its three kilometres of white sand on Lake Winnipeg’s east shore, is often touted as one of North America’s best beaches. // photo courtesy of Travel Manitoba](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GrandBeach_1200x798-150x150.jpg)
Grand Idea
October 19, 2017 —
A cart at Grand Beach and some entrepreneurial spirit—that’s how the founders of clothing giant Mondetta got their start in the late 1980s.
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Life is a Stage
May 1, 2017 —
When Ari Cohen [BA/91], who stars in the CBC series Shoot the Messenger, first stepped on stage with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre—and got paid—he realized: Hey, maybe acting is a viable career.
![The iconic Winnipeg Art Gallery, with its distinctive shape and Tyndall stone exterior, was built in 1971. // PHOTO BY ERNEST MAYER](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WAG-from-Bay_2013_NIGHT-No-Banner-HighRes_edit-150x150.jpg)
Artistic Impression
September 26, 2016 —
Karel Funk’s first solo exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery—known for showcasing the work of U of M alumni—feels like a homecoming of sorts.
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Bringing it to the Table
May 3, 2016 —
In the last six to eight years Winnipeg has become a Mecca of design culture, and our alumni are leading the way.
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Building Blocks
September 15, 2015 —
Former Winnipeg airport art continues to captivate and inspire at its new campus home.