About this episode

The episode discusses various local news topics including heat issues in care homes, the upcoming Fringe Festival, and community initiatives.

Heat and care homes with no AC / Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Brett's story of meeting a Fringe artist who lives in Australia (1:40); Saskatoon man paints crosswalk to increase safety -- Times people went ROGUE and took matters into their own hands! (9:20); The heat and care homes with no AC - CJOB's Lauren McNabb (16:35); Better late than never: Canada’s delayed spring housing market could set the stage for a more active second half of the year (23:50); Watch party tonight in Winkler for the MLB All-Star Game to celebrate Winkler's Tristan Peters, who is playing in the game (33:15); Local clothing business hosting big basketball tournament this weekend at 'The Campus'... looking to create a 'basketball Beer Can' kind of space (38:35); Professional women's soccer is coming to Winnipeg as the Northern Super League expands (48:10); William R. Clement Parkway among roads and sidewalks in Winnipeg that have buckled in the heat! (53:35); Winning entry on going rogue (1:00:25); Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Learning about 'PANIC - A Live Radio Musical'... inspired by War of the Worlds! (1:04:35).

Topics covered

• heat and care homes
• Fringe Festival
• safety initiatives
• housing market
• local events
• women's soccer
• community engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northern Super League

Books & works: PANIC - A Live Radio Musical

Places: Winkler, Winnipeg

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