Winnipeg - Of Interest

[drew]

^ you think it's bad now...

from what I have seen of the current generation of parents in the 4 isolated first nations I have visited over the last few years, these types of problems could easily grow exponentially.

Frankly, it's scary thinking about the almost complete lack of children who will have been raised in relatively stable home environments. There is going to be a huge problem in the coming years trying to find people capable of being responsible council members, chiefs, community leaders, etc. And this will only make the problems we see currently on reserves and in the streets of our cities that much worse.

[1ajs]

wow victoria genral had a roof colaps

[hexrae]

Originally Posted by drew

Frankly, it's scary thinking about the almost complete lack of children who will have been raised in relatively stable home environments. There is going to be a huge problem in the coming years trying to find people capable of being responsible council members, chiefs, community leaders, etc. And this will only make the problems we see currently on reserves and in the streets of our cities that much worse.

Yes and no. No because there are plenty of Aboriginal people not in disrepair, building a better life for themselves and others, and their numbers are going. Yes because the numbers on the other side of the fence seem to be growing at a faster rate, and also because most need to leave their communities for the better life.

[1ajs]

10 years of brain freeze: We're No. 1 Slurpee sippers again

By: Matt Preprost
9/07/2009 1:00 AM | Comments: 22

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DRINK it up Winnipeg. It's now 10 years of being the champion of Slurpee suckers.The city will be given the Slurpee Capital of the World crown for the 10th year in a row.
Specific numbers aren't available, but Winnipeg sold 20 per cent more Slurpees than Calgary, which finished second. Southwest Detroit placed third.
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Each year, 7-Eleven awards the title to the city with the most Slurpee cups sold per store. Winnipeg has won the title since 1998, when the corporation first started handing out the award.
"Slurpees are part of life for Manitobans and Winnipeggers," 7-Eleven Canada spokeswoman Sheila Calder said. "It's a huge achievement and something that all Manitobans alike should pat themselves on the back for."
Winnipeg's official status will be revealed Friday at city hall when Mayor Sam Katz will receive an honourary Slurpee cup trophy, said Karl Copp, who oversees a number of 7-Eleven stores in the city.
Calder added that Katz will also get a commemorative plaque marking Winnipeg's reign for the past decade.
The ceremony kicks off a two-day celebration for sweet-toothed Winnipeggers to snag free Slurpee schwag.
At the Bomber game Friday night, Copp said the first 2,000 people who show up to the south end zone at Canad Inns Stadium will get a 52-ounce Milt Stegall mug. On Saturday, 7-Eleven stores across the city will be giving away 42,000 free small Slurpees.
Slurpee sales rise when temperatures soar in the summer, but they also remain steady when the mercury plummets to -40 C. Slurpees have fast become part of the culture in Winnipeg, Calder said.
"What differentiates Winnipeg is people drink Slurpees in every season. In winter, kids are having Slurpees while they're out tobogganing," she said.
Last year, Kennewick, Wash., tried to dethrone Winnipeg from its sugary claim to fame, announcing they were the true Slurpee capital.
Don Mariotto, who owns the only 7-Eleven in Kennewick and serves 40,000 people, said the title was his after an aggressive marketing blitz. However, 7-Eleven said Mariotto was measuring his victory by sales dollars, not the number of Slurpee cups sold per store.
But Mariotto's one store still sells more Slurpees per day than any other store in the world, said Margaret Chabris, a U.S. 7-Eleven spokeswoman.
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[wags_in_the_peg]

we are we proud to have the 'slurpee' title? i'd rather be known for being a healty city. thats just me.

[vid]

They don't even sell slurpees here. We're like a different country.

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

we are we proud to have the 'slurpee' title? i'd rather be known for being a healty city. thats just me.

Nah, it's not just you. I agree. I would like to see something along the lines of "Winnipeg; cleanest city in Canada" instead of a meaningless title about drinking slurpees or some sort of crime capital.

[1ajs]

there u go vid u could start a small shop that sells them

Originally Posted by vid

They don't even sell slurpees here. We're like a different country.

Really? There are no 7-Eleven's in T-Bay?

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Nigel

Nah, it's not just you. I agree. I would like to see something along the lines of "Winnipeg; cleanest city in Canada" instead of a meaningless title about drinking slurpees or some sort of crime capital.

cleanest city thats something the city is working on now we just need to incurage people and buisnes owners to take pride

[wags_in_the_peg]

pffft...if we targetted the smokers the city can be so much cleaner. Sit at all the red lights along portage ave, I see people tossing out their cig butt on the ground. bunch of flithy slobs

[drew]

Originally Posted by Nigel

Really? There are no 7-Eleven's in T-Bay?

There are Mac's in T-bay. They sell slurpee's under a different name. Same stuff though.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

pffft...if we targetted the smokers the city can be so much cleaner. Sit at all the red lights along portage ave, I see people tossing out their cig butt on the ground. bunch of flithy slobs

yea i notice that even along main st they blow everywhere i have a friend that owns one of the buildings at selkrik and main and i have swepted it a couple times cause of brocken glass and buts its rediculas... i feel like harasing the local buisnes to start looking after the sidewalk infront of their buiesness

Originally Posted by 1ajs

i feel like harasing the local buisnes to start looking after the sidewalk infront of their buiesness

How about harassing the ignorant slobs that litter our streets?

[1ajs]

i have been doing that for long time espeacly thoughs who spit

[hexrae]

Seriously?

While I agree with promoting a more positive image of Winnipeg, this a marketing gimmick by 7-11 for **** sakes.

EDIT: Guess I wasn't clear. It's just a title, it doesn't need to be a stepping stone to something "profound".

[DowntownWpg]

No surprise we're the Slurpee Capital... as a province, we also have the highest per capita prevalence of Type-2 Diabetes (last I heard, anyway).

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by flatlander

Anybody been to the new Big Albert burgers or whatever it was called - i think it's called White Spot or White Star now? It looks much nicer, and hopefully cleaner.

stoped there this afternoon and had a bite while sitting out front aww sweetness

[vid]

All our 7-11s were bought by Mac's a few years ago. We have slurpees, but we don't have nachos and "cheese". I miss nachos and "cheese".

[wags_in_the_peg]

i had a slurpee at 7-11 in Singapore, and I swear it had rum in it... what a wonderful tasting slurppee that was