Posted in Uncategorized on 01. Mar, 2010
ECL is pleased to present a great video highlighting the U of M course ‘Living Rural Communities and Environments’ by participating student Sandy Anderson. The video is viewable on the right hand side of the page, or you can watch it by clicking here.
If you are interested in taking the course in 2010 contact Stef McLachlan at mclachla@cc.umanitoba.ca
Posted in Uncategorized on 24. Feb, 2010
You can now visit Shaking the Tree Radio’s very own website at http://www.shakingthetreeradio.ca. You can learn about the show, listen to podcasts, and find out what’s coming up.
Posted in Uncategorized on 14. Jan, 2010
When a neighbour was stabbed by local, gang-involved youth a few years ago, the message from police was, “that’s what you get for living in the core”. Gee, I didn’t even know we lived in “the core”. Regardless, those of us “living in the core” knew we didn’t deserve to get stabbed, that locking up kids, who are mostly in need, at a younger age is not going to ‘fix’ the ‘problem’. Suggestions of installing security cameras or moving were not practical, or intelligent solutions towards resolving violence in our community. (more…)
