tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941374683742869072024-02-07T07:33:35.296-06:00Winnipeg CatA CIVIC SURVIVAL GUIDEJames Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.comBlogger1765125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-11158498453955111182014-02-27T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-27T07:00:04.173-06:00FEBRUARY 27th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022714.jpg" title="THIS CONCLUDES WINNIPEG CAT / THANK YOU FOR READING"><br />
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Hello, friends. It's me, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335">the author</a>.<br />
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Yesterday afternoon, Maya -- my favourite little kitty in the whole entire world, and the original Winnipeg Cat model -- passed away at the age of ten, following an extended period of severe acute feline pancreatitis. <br />
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The disease progressed very rapidly over the past week or so, which I'm trying to tell myself is all for the best; artificially prolonging her life wouldn't have accomplished anything very positive, she maintained a very high quality of life almost to the very end, and she was able to slip away quietly with a minimum of suffering.<br />
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I want to take this time to thank Dr. Alison Litchfield and all of the staff at <a href="http://dakotavethospital.com/">Dakota Veterinary Hospital</a> for their efforts, their support, and their kindness throughout.<br />
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The other reason that I've decided to wrap this blog up is that, soon enough, I won't be here to do it. Two days ago I received and accepted a job offer that will move me to Air Ronge, located along the west shore of Lac La Ronge in northern Saskatchewan. <br />
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I'm incredibly excited to be moving there and to serve as the Library Consultant for the <a href="http://www.pnls.lib.sk.ca/">Pahkisimon Nuye-ah Library System</a>, which represents and supports <a href="http://www.pnls.lib.sk.ca/member-libraries-alphabetical-by-community.html">fifty-six libraries across thirty-eight northern communities</a>. But leaving is difficult, as it always is; Winnipeg has been a major piece of my identity, right to the core of who I am, for a very long time. (Even aside from the hundreds and thousands of posts on this blog, I mean.) <br />
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My new employment begins April 4th of this year, which means I'll remain in town for another month or so, but this site wouldn't be well served by my lingering; an author who no longer lives here ghostwriting a cat who no longer lives at all wouldn't make for particularly compelling content.<br />
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So this is the end, and I want to thank you for being here with me. I'm immensely appreciative and deeply gratified that so many of you have been willing to read 1,765 posts of nearly-identical cat pictures over these past four years and three months. Some of them were better than others -- which you'd expect with seventeen hundred of anything, I suppose -- but I hope you'll remember some particular favourites you've enjoyed over the years, and I've been glad for each and every day that you found them all worth coming back for.<br />
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This concludes Winnipeg Cat. Thank you for reading.<p><br />
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<p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-48015233450842735472014-02-27T06:59:00.000-06:002014-02-27T06:59:00.854-06:00FEBRUARY 27th, PART II -- Fourteen Reader Submissions<font size="1" color="#224499"></font><br />
<i>[ One last double-sized round of <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a>: ]</i><br />
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<i>[ <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a> appeared in this space every Monday via the Winnipeg Cat <a href="http://memegenerator.net/Winnipeg-Cat">Meme Generator</a>. Thank you all for your contributions over these past four years. ]</i><br />
<font size="1" color="#224499"></font>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-31069143943136853212014-02-26T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-26T07:00:01.447-06:00FEBRUARY 26th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022614.jpg" title="ALL THIS SNOW HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE / IN THIS CASE, SOME DUDE'S PARKING LOT"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/business-owner-says-city-crews-dumping-piles-of-snow-on-his-private-parking-lot-1.1702093">1</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/city-to-clear-snow-piles-after-video-shows-them-dumped-by-loaders-onto-private-lot-1.1703533">2</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/City-investigating-after--247166641.html">3</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-9772416692558576822014-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-25T07:00:05.106-06:00FEBRUARY 25th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022514.jpg" title="IT'S NICE THE WEATHER FINALLY WARMED U-- / NOOOOOOOPE"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/More-frosty-weather-on-the-way-some-schools-closed-246862161.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/deep-freeze-keeps-tight-grip-on-southern-manitoba-1.2549304">2</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/frozen-pipes-affecting-hundreds-of-winnipeg-properties-students-cope-with-cold-weather-keeping-them-indoors-1.1702261">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/clintymafnd/status/438135363513487361">4</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-30917661277948325182014-02-24T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-24T09:10:30.076-06:00FEBRUARY 24th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022414.jpg" title="DON'T YOU HATE WHEN YOU LOOK OUTSIDE / AND THERE'S A FROZEN CORPSE IN YOUR YARD"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Report-of-body-found-in-Elmwood-yard-246804191.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/23/police-probe-suspicious-elmwood-death">2</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/23/26007/">3</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-55507074733959043112014-02-24T06:59:00.000-06:002014-02-24T08:58:28.078-06:00FEBRUARY 24th, PART II -- Seven Reader Submissions<font size="1" color="#224499"></font><br />
<i>[ <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a> keep the good times rolling: ]</i><br />
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<i>[ <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a> appear every Monday via the Winnipeg Cat <a href="http://memegenerator.net/Winnipeg-Cat">Meme Generator</a>. ]</i><br />
<font size="1" color="#224499"></font>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-2163393780636696402014-02-23T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-23T07:06:53.215-06:00FEBRUARY 23rd, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022314.jpg" title="BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS MESSAGE / HOCKEY FANS WILL ALREADY BE DRUNK"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/bars-allowed-to-open-at-5-a-m-for-gold-medal-hockey-game-1.1697622">1</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/21/bars-will-open-sunday-if-team-canadas-playing">2</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/02/21/manitoba-bars-liquor-serving-early-hours-canada-mens-hockey-game-gold/">3</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1165341/province-allows-early-bar-opening-for-gold-medal-hockey-match/">4</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/950082/over-75-manitoba-restaurants-bars-get-ok-to-serve-for-early-morning-olympic-gold-medal-hockey-game/">5</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/22/new-liquor-laws-for-gold-medal-game/">6</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/City--246757591.html">7</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-hockey-fans-pack-bars-for-gold-medal-game-1.2548190">8</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-44829959917826710472014-02-22T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-22T07:00:03.137-06:00FEBRUARY 22nd, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022214.jpg" title="AS STRANGE AS I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO SOUND, / THE HELLS ANGELS ARE A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/02/21/hells-angels-motorcycle-club-manitoba-criminal-organization-designation/">1</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/hells-angels-marked-as-criminals-by-manitoba-justice-1.2546165">2</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/21/manitoba-declares-hells-angels-a-criminal-organization">3</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Manitoba-first-to-declare-Hells-Angels-criminal-organization-246550061.html">4</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/21/hells-angels/">5</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1164443/manitoba-lists-hells-angels-as-a-criminal-organization/">6</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/949855/hells-angels-deemed-criminal-organization-in-manitoba-to-speed-up-courts/">7</a>, <a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/manitoba-first-north-america-declare-hells-angels-criminal-215455994.html">8</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-30058623868275643972014-02-21T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-21T10:03:13.205-06:00FEBRUARY 21st, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022114.jpg" title="DISCIPLINE CONSIDERED FOR FIREHALL SCANDAL / GEE, IF ONLY AN AUDIT'D TOLD US WHO TO BLAME"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://twitter.com/SKKav/status/436162998508343297">1</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/City-considers-discipling-staff-over-Taylor-fire-hall-scandal--246187511.html">2</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/948488/city-staff-may-still-be-disciplined-in-taylor-avenue-fire-hall-mistake-mayor-sam-katz/">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/policyfrog/status/436250375121694720">4</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/20/mayor-should-apologize">5</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-58363197192373586932014-02-20T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-20T07:00:12.461-06:00FEBRUARY 20th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/022014.jpg" title="WATCHING CURLING AND DRINKING BEER / IN PUBLIC AT NINE IN THE MORNING"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/curling/St-Vital-Curling-Club-opens-doors-Thursday-for-live-Olympic-coverage-246165371.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/19/live-blog-canada-vs-sweden-in-womens-olympic-curling-final">2</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/garylawless/status/436217478889226241">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/StVitalCCJrs/status/436228128361308160">4</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/02/19/jennifer-jones-manitoba-sports-hall-of-fame-viewing-party-olympic-womens-curling-final/">5</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jameshopehoward/status/436240527634092032">6</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-events-scheduled-for-curling-fans-to-catch-team-jennifer-jones-go-for-gold-1.1694545">7</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-76110090470616111242014-02-19T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-19T10:06:51.965-06:00FEBRUARY 19th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021914.jpg" title="SPECIALTY PLATES / MANITOBA'S ONLY GROWTH INDUSTRY"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/province-says-it-s-time-for-wheat-kings-specialty-plates-1.1693634">1</a>, <a href="http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/Wheat-Kings-to-get-specialty-licence-plates-245984961.html?thx=y">2</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/18/brandon-wheat-kings-get-licence-plate">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/elishadacey/status/435838126305857536">4</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/john_towns/status/435844203076005888">5</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/02/18/brandon-wheat-kings-manitoba-licence-plate/">6</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Wheat-Kings-and-pretty-things-for-your-vehicle-246028251.html">7</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/18/wheat-kings-license-plates-available-monday/">8</a>. (I suppose this means <a href="http://slurpeesandmurder.blogspot.ca/2013/12/a-field-guide-to-specialty-licence.html">this</a>'ll need updating.) ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-57385765019622790112014-02-18T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-18T07:00:06.853-06:00FEBRUARY 18th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021814.jpg" title="TRAFFIC LIGHTS NOT WEATHERPROOFED / FOR MINUS FIVE"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisDca/status/435522376949047297">1</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-police-report-traffic-lights-out-at-several-intersections-monday-1.1690865">2</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/17/traffic-lights-malfunctioning-at-several-intersections/">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/elishadacey/status/435549338878902272">4</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/karleybarley13/status/435551145323290624">5</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-traffic-light-troubles-blamed-on-warm-temperatures-1.2540990">6</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/wazoowazny/status/435569552093491200">7</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-32073071302810810812014-02-17T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-17T07:00:02.929-06:00FEBRUARY 17th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021714.jpg" title="NOW, YOU ALL BEHAVE YOURSELVES TODAY / DON'T DO ANYTHING RIEL WOULDN'T DO"><br />
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<i>[ <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a> seem to have things mostly figured out: ]</i><br />
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<i>[ <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a> appear every Monday, holiday or not, from the Winnipeg Cat <a href="http://memegenerator.net/Winnipeg-Cat">Meme Generator</a>. ]</i><br />
<font size="1" color="#224499"></font>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-21128539562813524832014-02-16T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-16T09:02:09.885-06:00FEBRUARY 16th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021614.jpg" title="BAD-FAITH NEGOTIATOR FACING EXPROPRIATION / NOMINATED FOR ''SPIRIT OF WINNIPEG'' AWARD"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/City-plans-to-expropriate-land-for-fire-station-No-12-245544641.html">1</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/new-fire-hall-on-taylor-ave-could-cost-taxpayers-more-1.1686580">2</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/14/city-shindico-at-odds-over-controversial-fire-hall-land">3</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/city-of-winnipeg-moves-to-expropriate-fire-hall-land-on-taylor-1.2537434">4</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1150587/city-staff-recommend-expropriation-of-fire-station-land/">5</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/02/14/winnipeg-fire-hall-taylor-avenue-shindico-expropriation/">6</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/aldosantin/status/434413441437016064">7</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/14/city-department-looking-to-expropriate-for-two-projects/">8</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Land-values-miscalculated-in-land-swap-deal-245595481.html">9</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/942729/winnipegs-city-committee-urged-to-begin-expropriation-of-taylor-avenue-fire-hall-land/">10</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jameshopehoward/status/434401603211104257">11</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/Chamber_Events/Spirit_of_Winnipeg_Awards.aspx">12</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-9935793853574731892014-02-15T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-15T13:43:43.116-06:00FEBRUARY 15th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021514.jpg" title="GOOD: FOUR GROCERY STORES TO BE CO-OPS / BETTER: ALL FOUR WILL STOP BEING SAFEWAYS"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/4-winnipeg-safeways-set-to-become-federated-co-ops-after-sobeys-announces-deal-1.1686100">1</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/co-op-grocery-stores-moving-into-winnipeg-1.2536980">2</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/13/sobeys-sells-wpg-safeway-stores-to-co-op/">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/coubroughCBC/status/434367304600522752">4</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1151543/co-op-to-take-over-winnipeg-safeway-stores/">5</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/14/co-op-taking-over-4-safeways">6</a>, <a href="http://westenddumplings.blogspot.ca/2014/02/red-river-co-ops-first-foray-into.html">7</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/co-op-biting-off-just-enough-245655461.html">8</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-19630622752918418022014-02-14T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-14T07:00:08.643-06:00FEBRUARY 14th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021414.jpg" title="VALENTINE'S DAY IS FOR SAPS AND SCHMUCKS / PREPARE YOURSELF FOR CARIBOU AND BEARDS"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/en/">1</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/LiquorMarts/status/433796482840289280">2</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/13/24762/">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/DecanterWine/status/433955746972065792">4</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/finishing-touches-added-to-snow-sculptures-ahead-of-festival-du-voyageur-1.1684267">5</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/voices/river-city-kitchen-food-in-winnipeg/939651/festival-du-voyageur-is-more-than-maple-taffy-which-is-still-awesome/">6</a>, <a href="http://www.themanitoban.com/2014/02/frozen-fests-45th-birthday/18960/">7</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/941174/photos-festival-du-voyageur-celebrates-45-years-with-revamped-tent-playground/">8</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1148739/international-sculptors-loving-winnipegs-snow/">9</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/13/he-ho-festival-du-voyageur-ready-for-another-year">10</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/he-ho-here-we-go-245490091.html">11</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-76497479563418494462014-02-13T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-13T07:00:08.495-06:00FEBRUARY 13th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021314.jpg" title="ENJOY THE INCREDIBLE TRAVELLING WINNIPEG / MINOR HOCKEY PARENT FISTFIGHT ROADSHOW"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Winnipeg-hockey-officials-investigate-adult-punch-up-at-kids-tournament-244952921.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.kvrr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25048&Itemid=57">2</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/fight-breaks-out-at-north-dakota-hockey-tournament-between-manitoba-parent-and-coaches-1.1682102">3</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/parents-to-learn-some-respect-245138741.html">4</a>, <a href="http://www.cjob.com/2014/02/12/hockey-winnipeg-to-respond-to-brawl/">5</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-parents-toss-punches-at-kids-hockey-tournament-1.2533485">6</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1144192/winnipeg-hockey-dad-coaches-brawl-in-front-of-kids/">7</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/new-winnipeg-minor-hockey-rule-targets-problem-parents-1.2534197">8</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/12/hockey-winnipeg-hopes-to-weed-out-abusive-parents-with-new-program">9</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/respect-in-sport-program-set-to-roll-out-for-winnipeg-hockey-parents-1.1683499">10</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/putting-the-respect-back-in-hockey-245324961.html">11</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-27748648643115448152014-02-12T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-12T11:20:14.221-06:00FEBRUARY 12th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021214.jpg" title="THE MAYORAL RACE'S MAIN POLICY ISSUE: / I DUNNO LOL"><br />
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<i>[ <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/lets-start-talking-people-244833121.html">Citation</a>. ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-21299279046777912712014-02-11T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-11T07:00:03.303-06:00FEBRUARY 11th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021114.jpg" title="WHEN IN DOUBT, / BLAME SHEEGL"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/disgraced-winnipeg-cao-blamed-for-plessis-construction-delays-1.2524474">1</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/05/wyatt-blasts-city-staff-for-plessis-road-construction-delays">2</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Mbpolitics1/status/431220772594401280">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/drowninthered/status/433104943155658752">4</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-79450866138546441762014-02-10T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-10T07:00:12.400-06:00FEBRUARY 10th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/021014.jpg" title="WHEN EVEN CRIME CAN'T LURE PEOPLE OUTSIDE / YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN A RECORD COLD WINTER"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/07/cold-winter-takes-a-bite-out-of-crime">1</a>, <a href="http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/cold-weather-puts-violent-crime-on-hold-police-1.1676206">2</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/934945/cold-weather-puts-chill-on-violent-crime-in-2013-winnipeg-police/">3</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-17028666585150169662014-02-10T06:59:00.000-06:002014-02-10T06:59:00.062-06:00FEBRUARY 10th, PART II -- Seven Reader Submissions<font size="1" color="#224499"></font><br />
<i>[ As the old saying goes, where there's smoke, there's <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a>: ]</i><br />
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<i>[ <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.com/search/label/Reader%20Submissions">Reader Submissions</a> puff and pass every Monday from the Winnipeg Cat <a href="http://memegenerator.net/Winnipeg-Cat">Meme Generator</a>. ]</i><br />
<font size="1" color="#224499"></font>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-50588246218196549942014-02-09T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-09T13:23:38.318-06:00FEBRUARY 9th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/020914.jpg" title="PSST. HEY. HEY, YOU! YEAH, YOU, C'MERE / YOU WANNA, UH... YOU WANNA BUY WILD PLANET?"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/police-raids-on-head-shops-deflate-wild-planet-owner-244172751.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/is-there-a-war-on-winnipeg-head-shops-owners-say-yes-1.2527998">2</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/07/headshop-crackdown-for-safety-police">3</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-36239468333351831632014-02-08T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-08T07:00:05.367-06:00FEBRUARY 8th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/020814.jpg" title="SUE ME, / SAM KATZ"><br />
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<i>[ <a href="https://twitter.com/pomoinc/status/431991067924103168">Citation</a>; an <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.ca/search/label/Actual%20Quotes">Actual Quote</a>. (You <a href="http://winnipegcat.blogspot.ca/2014/02/february-4th-2014.html">remember</a>.) ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94137468374286907.post-77838213861596268082014-02-07T07:00:00.000-06:002014-02-07T07:00:08.245-06:00FEBRUARY 7th, 2014<p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy103/winnipegcat/2014/020714.jpg" title="IF WE CAN'T HAVE THE BEST QUARTERBACK / GIVE US THE ONE WITH THE FUNNIEST NAME"><br />
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<i>[ Citations: <a href="http://www.bluebombers.com/article/blue-bomber-aquire-quarterback-drew-willy-from-riders-sign-him-to-extension">1</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisd.ca/2014/02/06/drew-willy-quarterback-winnipeg-blue-bombers/">2</a>, <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=443151">3</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/randyturner15/status/431506827411337217">4</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Bombers-sign-Drew-Willy-244024481.html">5</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/06/blue-bombers-sign-extend-drew-willy">6</a>, <a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/1133272/bombers-trade-for-quarterback/">7</a>, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blue-bombers-acquire-qb-drew-willy-from-roughriders-1.2526066">8</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/BomberStore/status/431517889288343553">9</a>, <a href="http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/933499/winnipeg-blue-bombers-acquire-qb-drew-willy-from-saskatchewan-roughriders/">10</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/JimTothSports/status/431601118582284288">11</a>, <a href="http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/bombers-finally-quarterback-target-acquiring-signing-drew-willy-003439864.html">12</a>, <a href="http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/02/06/bombers-drew-it-up-right">13</a> ]</i><p>James Hope Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143628957923923335noreply@blogger.com0