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Underwater seminar on drowning prevention a splashing success

March 1, 2018 — 
With more than 100 attendees, the first-ever underwater seminar on drowning prevention was a splashing success

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Unlocking a healthy relationship with food

March 1, 2018 — 
Join us for a free interactive discussion on the potential, and the limits, a healthy long term relationship with food can have.

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Removing barriers to sport & creating relationships critical for Reconciliation to work

February 28, 2018 — 
The inaugural Sport and Reconciliation Gathering at the University of Manitoba wrapped up with a succinct message: sport fosters trust and belonging—but significant action is required for it to start forging a road to Reconciliation

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Underwater Seminar To Be Held Under the Water

February 26, 2018 — 
Prof. Popsicle is at it again, this time hosting the first ever underwater seminar... which will actually take place under the water.

Aerial shot of campus in teh winter

Campus Power Outage – Power restored

February 21, 2018 — 
Power has been restored to all buildings at Fort Garry campus after a large scale power outage

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Boys playing hockey at the McIntosh, Ontario, school. Many students said that they would not have survived their residential school years, were it not for sports. St. Boniface Historical Society, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Manitoba Province Fonds, SHSB 29362.

Reconciliation through sports, a public forum

February 21, 2018 — 
'What I’m going to talk about is living examples of how sport basically was our outlet. It was our sacred space'

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The road to Reconciliation through sport

February 20, 2018 — 
The inaugural Sport & Reconciliation Gathering is taking place Feb. 21-23 at the U of M, aimed at achieving TRC calls to action related to sport & education

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Sport used as a tool for assimilation

February 16, 2018 — 
In the history of Canada, Residential Schools encouraged Indigenous students to participate in mainstream activities such as hockey or football instead of Indigenous activities such as lacrosse, for example

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Vaughn Karpan (#19) competes against Russia at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. //Photo from the Canadian Olympic Committee.

No Olympics, hockey career, without U of M

February 15, 2018 — 
He’s scouted some of the most recognized faces in the NHL. But long before he began his career off the ice, Vaughn Karpan [BA/85] was making a name for himself on the ice at the U of M’s Max Bell Centre

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Forging connections through sport

February 14, 2018 — 
The inaugural Sport & Reconciliation Gathering runs Feb. 21-23. Day two features Voices of the Community. One of those voices belongs to youth coach and mentor Jayme Menzies

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