u/Bombspazztic

Right. A few days ago I posyed a question about what to do in Winnipeg while absolutely unimagineably fucking shitfaced. Now that Im somewhat sober and is capable of forming somewhat coherent sentences I have a few more questions.

Ive been invited over Christmas by my half Canadian friend. I like to watch hockey and one of my big dreams would be to go and see an nhl game live, how affordable are jets tickets? Are there any nice national parks/ forest areas near Winnipeg that I can visit (nature photography is my hobby)? Also what are Canadian christmas traditions like? Another thing, in Finland where I come from it is customary to get a present for the family that you are visiting over any holiday (typically something like a bottle of whine or another form of alcohol), is this a thing in Canada? Lastly, are there any parts of Winnipeg that I should avoid and what is safety like in general?

Tried to post this earlier but it got caught in a spamfilter or something I think

Fun story: I flunked Grade 9 science so many times, my school only gave me a credit because the teacher who was doing one-on-one teaching with me had a mental breakdown and left the school half-way through the semester.

I wish I was kidding.

(Shout out to Mr. B’s wife for taking the house and the kids. Couldn’t have made it without her.)

If it helps: I’m a preschool teacher going into an Inclusion speciality, best at learning about brains, if I had to pick a theoretical subject rather than hands-on.

First time gardener. Full time idiot.

Manitoba Purge Time. What crimes are you witnessing?

My father was a Sixties Scoop survivor and I’ve been trying to reconnect culturally for a decade now.

However, practices and beliefs are so dependent on the community that I was hoping to find someone with a direct connection to the following communities and families:

Communities: St. Francois-Xavier | Baie St. Paul | St-Lazare

Families: Belhumeur | Desjarlais | Fleury |Hayden | Houle

Unfortunately elders in the biological family are either dead, have dementia, or I’m not connected to them.

Taansi

He was facing jail for 10 years. Had failed boot camp twice - talking about not liking life. Was raised by his mother who worked in a post office.

He wasn’t attending school classes he was in confinement in adult prison, rather than a juvenile facility because he needed to “bring it up to the administration” if he wanted to be moved.

He reminds me so much of the boys I worked with. His mannerisms and “I don’t know” answers made me think of FASD or intellectual disability. Clearly had no advocate in the system.

I’m wondering if there were any updates on him.

That don’t turn orange, please.

According to the news, the tornado took some folks by surprise. Isn’t that what the alerts were for, or did they not go through?

Years ago, there was a training for service providers that taught about EIA, disability, and how to navigate the benefits and advocate within the system.

Does anyone remember the name of it and who provided it?

Thank you. Merci.