the agenda

There’s something truly special about a timber frame home. It is, in fact, one of my favourite home styles. From the warm ambiance of timber accents and beams utilized both inside and out, to its superb finishing details, the fabulous home featured on Style’s cover this issue is exceptional. In this case, it’s a timber hybrid, which allowed the builder to integrate timber with conventional construction systems, resulting in a design aesthetic that offers the best of both worlds. Check out Framing the View for Leigh Patterson’s coverage on this gorgeous lakefront home – it’ll leave you longing for one of your own!

If a new home is what you seek, then the Spring 2023 Parade of Homes is a great starting point. Running from February 25th until March 19th, this season’s event offers 120 locations to view the latest in new home designs and properties within Winnipeg and beyond. Featuring 28 builders in 26 different communities, visitors will find a wide range of housing styles and options, the latest design trends, and the most recent advances in flooring, fittings, lighting and more. It’s also a great opportunity to explore the neighbourhoods in which these fabulous homes are located. Can’t make it? No worries - even after the Parade ends, all display homes are available for private viewing on an appointment basis.

Perfectly timed with spring’s arrival is another not to be missed event – the Winnipeg Home + Garden Show. Held at the RBC Convention Centre from April 13th to 16th, the show is a great source for inspiration for all your home and garden projects. It’s an excellent event to get advice and ideas, and to meet industry professionals and local experts all in one place.

Good reads in Style Manitoba’s Spring 2023 issue include Walking the Camino, a travel piece chronicling one family’s journey along the historic pilgrimage route of St. James in northern Spain. Led by the family’s determined 88-year-old matriarch, this story may inspire others to venture out on the world-renowned walk.

In our health section, Christine Hanlon delves into longterm residential treatment options for substance use disorders, along with addressing the need for more facilities and beds, with longer and more thorough residential programming within Manitoba. With the dramatic rise in deaths due to overdose provincially and across Canada over the past few years, combined with huge increases in those suffering with substance use disorders, this editorial is timely indeed.

On another note, Stepping Out with Style is chockfull of concerts, plays, events, places to go, and things to see in the season ahead. And with spring just around the corner, it’s time to get out there and enjoy our vibrant cultural scene!

Rita van Leeuwen, Editor