I know you were all looking forward to it, but the bowling scheduled for March 26 has been cancelled.
Apologies, but the bowling establishment we were counting on are closed. Continue reading
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Commonwealth Day
Commonwealth Day was celebrated at Government House in Winnipeg, with several DUCW members in attendance. L-R: Jenny Gates, Gordon Keatch, Lt. Gov. Janice Filmon, and Besty and Murray Burt. Photo: Leon Badali.
The second Monday in March is the annual celebration of Commonwealth Day. And every year, the Province marks the day with an event hosted at Government House.
On Tuesday March 15, members of the Down Under Club of Winnipeg (DUCW) and the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) gathered at Government House to celebrate Commonwealth Day. As president of the Manitoba Branch of the RCS, Murray Burt addressed the gathering at the evening’s event, which was hosted by the Lieutenant http://onhealthy.net/product-category/allergy/ Governor of Manitoba Janice Filmon. Members of the DUCW in attendance were Murray and Betsy Burt, Gordon Keatch, Leon Badali and Jenny Gates. Continue reading
Yarn March 2016
The March 2016 issue of The Yarn will be in the post soon, but you can download it here, in glorious colour!
Remember, too, that the digital edition often has little web links at the end of some stories, where you can go and read more details.
Enjoy!
Yarn February
The February Yarn will be in the post soon, and can be downloaded as well. Sorry for the lateness of this issue. Lots of interesting stuff to read, as usual.
Asylum system in Australia criticized
Why does international condemnation on human rights mean so little to Australia?
Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle
Australia’s human rights record is increasingly subject to international critique alongside pariah states like Saudi Arabia and North Korea. On the face of it, this juxtaposition is easily rejected. But strong evidence backs the increasing weight of international sentiment opposing Australia’s record.
(note that we’ve just added a news feed from Australian version of TheConversation, over in the right column of this page.)