First Day Pictures

It's Back To School this week! 📸 Before you post those pictures of the kids on social media, take a quick peek at the picture and make sure things like the school name, teacher's name, bus number, or home address aren't showing. Share the smile, not the personal details. 😊🍎📚

Preserves

My partner and I have been talking about getting into making preserves. It seems like one of those things a lot of people still do, whether it's pickles, jam, salsa, or something else. I've never really tried it myself, but I'm curious if it's worth the time and effort. Do you make preserves, and i…

Old Tech That Still Holds Up

Technology is always moving forward, but there's always one or two things that still hold up! 

National Video Game Day

Whether it's something classic like Pac-Man, or the hottest, newest game, we've all probably played at least one video game! I'm a big Mario Kart fan, personally. What is your favourite video game of all time? 

Super Strength For Super Kids

The Dream Factory's Super Strength for Super Kids fundraiser returns to Brandon on September 13 at Anytime Fitness. During a recent interview, event organizer Quentin Derhak explained that every lift helps support the organization's community space, giving children facing serious illnesses a place …

If Your Pet Could Talk

What if your pet could talk for one full minute… what would we actually hear? 😅 Around here, it’d be chaos. My dog would lock onto one word and never let go — “Ball? Ball. Ball!” on a loop. My senior cat would somehow squeeze in a full 17-minute prepared statement (complete with grievances, I’m su…

Tim wins $650

Congrats to Tim, who cracked the Co-op Number and walked away with $650 in gas cards from Heritage Co-op! 🎉 Tim guessed 1726, and that turned out to be the winning number! Not a bad way to fuel up for summer. Appreciate everyone playing along… we’ll have more chances to win gas from Heritage Co-op…

Crocodiles EVERYWHERE

Australia’s Northern Territory is dealing with massive flooding, and police are warning people not to even think about going near the water. And listen, here in Manitoba we’re no strangers to flooding, and I don’t want to take away from that… but CROCODILES EVERYWHERE???? Authorities are literally …

Friday the 13th

Turns out I have more superstitions than I realized, and Friday the 13th is the perfect day to discover them. Apparently I must put my left shoe on first, and if I spill salt, I’m tossing it like it’s instinct. Listen to the break and let me know what weird little rituals you’ve accidentally picked…

Struggle Meals

We've all got those meals we go to when we're close to payday, or even just can't be bothered to throw anything remotely complicated together. From Grilled Cheese to a plain tortilla, there's lots out there!