Local author Thom Van Dycke recently wrote, illustrated, and published the first in a series of children’s books dedicated to tackling subjects that are often difficult for children to grasp. Ari’s Awful Day provides a childlike perspective on racism—and provides solutions to overcome it.

Manitoba temperatures have been soaring outside, but inside the halls of Whitetail Meadow something else has been smoldering—a steamy Christmas love story. Located at the corner of Highways 200 and 311, the event centre has been buzzing this summer with movie magic.

One hundred years from now, Manitobans will be admiring the handiwork of Niverville artist Darren Sakwi. That’s because Sakwi, who creates sculptures out of stainless steel, was the artist chosen to create the physical time capsule that marks the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of Manitoba joining the Confederation, as well as the one hundredth anniversary of the opening of Manitoba’s Legislature.

Like so many people during the pandemic, JR Charron’s commute is shorter than ever now that he’s working directly from home—although there’s an additional challenge at play in his case: his home office doubles as his music studio, and he’s entirely surrounded by distractions. It can be tough to focus on either financial consulting or his professional music career, especially when his recent single has achieved considerable success online.

Dr. Dennis Hiebert, a sociology professor at Providence University in Otterburne, has just published a new book. Rationality, Humility, and Spirituality in Christian Life from Cascade Books presents three interconnected essays on how Christians are to express and live out their faith when confronted and humbled by their limitations and human finitude.

On March 15, Sarah Brandt of Niverville will be launching her first book, Blossom like Eden. Brandt entered her non-fiction manuscript last year in a women’s publishing contest hosted on by Winnipeg-based Christian publisher Word Alive Press. Her title was short-listed and she started the publishing process shortly after.