November 2021
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Revisiting Abraham Lincoln
In Remembrance
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Chicken skillet is tasty comfort food
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Podcasts are taking over the “airwaves” And Lifestyles 55 Digital Radio is leading the way Jim Ingebrigtsen
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An open letter to the new Premier
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hen you were young, and if you were lucky enough to have a transistor radio, you listened to one of two radio stations. They were KY58 or CKRC. They are not around anymore and haven’t been for a long time. Things change as the times change. And folks, the times they are a changing. And they are changing fast. Especially in media. For well over a year, I have been telling people podcasts are the new radio and I believe there is some truth in that. Just six months ago there were 2,000,000 podcasts and more than 48 million episodes available to anyone looking for an interesting alternative to mainstream radio. Canada is among the leading countries in podcast listenership. Here are a few statistics, some of which might surprise you.
The faces of Lifestyles 55 Radio (clockwise, top left): John Einarson, Jim Ingebrigtsen, Chris Golden, Dorothy Dobbie, Greg Gardener, Alex Regiec and John Panting. Canadian Podcast demographics: 63% of the Canadian population is familiar with the term “podcasting”, 36% listened to a podcast in the last month, 23% listened to a podcast in the last week. Our listening habits are thus: 91% of podcast
listening is done at home, 35% listen while driving and 24% listen at work. Podcast listeners listen to an average of five different shows per week, 81% listen to all or most of each episode. Mobile podcast lisu 5 ‘Podcasts are taking over’
Winnipeg votes to declare 2022 as Year of the Garden. Boissevain joins in. Dorothy Dobbie
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anice Lukes sent us this note: “Thrilled to have brought forward a motion recognizing 2022 as Year of the Garden. Very pleased to have the support of Council, to have the City of Winnipeg recognize 2022 as Year of the Garden! This is a cross-Canada initiative and Winnipeg will now be a part of the celebrations! “Start planning next year’s garden now – I’ll be highlighting the many different gardens we have in the Waverley West
ward and expect Councillors will be doing the same in their wards!” Boissevain was not far behind. Within days of being invited, Mayor Judy Swanson issued a similar proclamation. These two Manitoba communities join Toronto, Brantford, Ontario and Red Deer Alberta. We are look-
Our gardens help nourish our health and happiness. ing for other towns and cities to do the same. Please contact me if you would like more information on how to join in. u 15 ‘Year of the Garden 2022’
Dorothy Dobbie
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ear Heather: Congratulations Premier Heather Stefanson. As the first female premier, you have a big job ahead of you as people and, especially, the media, become accustomed to dealing with a woman. Because we do things differently. This leads to early surprises and headlines as they get used to you and your style and the fact that women are generally more forthright in their approach. Don’t worry. You can handle it. I think what will throw them the most is that you will do what you say you will do by giving your ministers the authority to make things happen. Women, as they say, get it done. Doing things differently is I think what Manitobans want. You have already demonstrated your ability to meet adversity staunchly and in the face of anger as I learned from the story of how you handled yourself with grace and concern amidst a group of angry anti-vaxxers. Instead of hitting back or self-justifying, you listened with real understanding and concern. I know you heard the underlying message of frustration and that you will do what you must to alleviate that frustration. After all, you understood that people, even u 3 ‘To the new Premier’
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