Midweek check-in, Winnipeg! 💙
In today's edition:
Help Celebrate the Teachers Making a Difference in Our Schools
Manitoba Sets New Tourism Record
Two More Big Shows Just Joined Next Year's Calendar
Manitoba Adds 103 New Spaces for Patients Ready to Leave Hospital
Multiple Events Happening Around Winnipeg This Week
— Jas Singh
News
Help Celebrate the Teachers Making a Difference in Our Schools
If there's a teacher who always goes the extra mile, whether that's staying late to help a student, checking in on a kid having a rough day or making every lesson fun, here's a chance to make sure it doesn't go unnoticed.
Nominations are now open for Manitoba's Excellence in Education Awards, with categories for teaching excellence, new teachers, team collaboration, school leadership, and school nutrition.
Who can nominate: Parents, guardians, students, teachers, trustees and school administrators can all send one in.
Who can be nominated: Certified Manitoba teachers who work directly with K to 12 students. The nutrition award doesn't require a teaching certificate.
Deadline: Nominations close Dec. 6, and winners will be honoured next spring.
If someone you know has a great teacher in mind, send this their way.
Every kid remembers a teacher who believed in them, and this is a chance to make sure that teacher knows it.
Click here: To nominate a teacher who made a difference!
Together with Paris Cosmetology!
A Fresh Start For Your Skin, Now On Sale
Your skin had a long summer. Patio afternoons, lake weekends, and long walks in the sun.
You didn't notice the damage right away. Then the tan faded, and a few dark spots stayed behind.
Now fall's here. The air's getting drier, the heat's turning on, and your skin is feeling it.
Summer started it. Winter will only make it worse.
That's why fall is the best time to fix it. With less sun to deal with, your skin gets a real chance to heal and start fresh.
Paris Cosmetology offers medical-grade chemical peels that remove the damaged outer layer to reveal smoother, brighter skin underneath, customized to what your skin actually needs.
Pick the one that fits:
MelanoPro Peel, for the dark spots summer left behind
Perfect Derma Peel, for rough texture and fine lines
ExoNAD Peel, for dull, tired skin, with little to no peeling, so you look refreshed right away
And all October, every peel is 15% off.
Just don't wait too long. Last month's open house booked up fast, and October's appointments are going the same way.
Book now, and your skin has time to show it before the holiday plans start filling your calendar.
📍 43 Marion Street, Unit A
P.S. Know someone whose skin had the same summer? Send this their way, and book together.
Community Spotlight
Source: Travel Manitoba
Manitoba Sets New Tourism Record
We've always known our province was worth the trip, and now a record 11.1 million visitors agree.
That's how many people visited in 2025, with the biggest growth coming from outside Canada:
From around the world: International visitors were up 52 per cent.
From the U.S.: American visitors were up 50 per cent.
From across Canada: Visitors from elsewhere in the country were up 15 per cent.
Together, they spent a record $2.4 billion, helping our restaurants, hotels, shops and attractions and supporting jobs in every corner of our province.
It's even more impressive given the year it was. The 2025 wildfire season hit a lot of tourism operators hard, and visits dipped from April to June. Even so, the rest of the year came through strong enough to make 2025 our best yet.
Lucky for us, it's all right here in our backyard. So this Thanksgiving weekend, take some time with the people you love and see what 11 million visitors came here for. Travel Manitoba's list of 50 fall ideas is a great place to start.
Click here: To see all 50 ideas and plan your long weekend!
Community Digest
Two More Big Shows Just Joined Next Year's Calendar
2027 keeps filling up by the day, and February just got a lot louder.
Simple Plan is bringing its Bigger Than You Think! tour to Canada Life Centre on Feb. 2, with special guests Yellowcard and Bowling for Soup. If you were a teenager in the 2000s, or raised one, you probably know "I'm Just a Kid" and "Perfect" word for word.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 9 at 10 AM.
Four days later, the Ram Motorsports Spectacular is back for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 6 and 7:
Monster trucks: Seven trucks will race head-to-head, then tear through a track of junk cars.
Freestyle motocross: Riders will go big in the Radical Jump Contest.
Pit party: Every ticket includes a free pre-show pit party with the trucks and some of the drivers.
Kids 12 and under get special pricing, and tickets go on sale at the same time.
Add Dropkick Murphys later that month, and February is shaping up to be a great time to be in Winnipeg.
Two Straight Wins, and Now the Jets Are Back Home
The Jets are 2-0-1 to start the season, and tonight, they're back home.
They wrapped up their road trip with two straight 3-2 wins, first in Detroit on Sunday and then in Pittsburgh on Monday. In Pittsburgh, they were down 1-0 heading into the third and scored three times in just over four minutes to win it.
Now they're back at Canada Life Centre to face the Colorado Avalanche, the first of three straight home games.
Whether you've got tickets, a spot at your favourite sports bar or a seat on the couch, let's make sure they feel the support.
Click here: To see tonight's game details and grab tickets!
City Updates
Manitoba Adds 103 New Spaces for Patients Ready to Leave Hospital
What happens when someone is ready to leave the hospital but has nowhere to go?
On an average day, about 600 patients in Manitoba hospitals are in exactly that situation, waiting on a care home, housing or extra support. While they wait, their bed can't go to the next person who needs one, and that backs up emergency rooms too.
Yesterday, Manitoba announced 103 new spaces outside of hospitals for these patients, on top of 405 staffed beds added across the health-care system since October 2023.
Here's where the new spaces are going:
Recovery beds: Siloam Mission is getting 32 beds for people experiencing homelessness.
Mental health support: 1400 Notre Dame Ave. is adding 15 beds with ongoing mental health care.
Supported housing: Ten Ten Sinclair and N'Dinawemak are adding 23 spaces between them.
Specialized care: Deer Lodge Centre is opening eight beds for people who need more than a care home can give.
Help at home: A mobile team will help 25 Winnipeg patients settle back in at home.
For families who've been waiting, that means a loved one can finally move on, and a hospital bed opens up for the next person who needs it.
A Fall Night Out You'll Actually Remember, 25% Off
It's getting colder, and every plan starts to look the same. Same restaurant, same booth, same "what do you want to watch?" Girls' night isn't much different. Same wine, same spot, same stories.
It's fun. It's just not the kind of night anyone's still talking about a month later.
Gem Studio on Corydon has a better idea for fall, and they're giving our readers a discount to try it. Grab your girls or plan a double date, and spend the night making jewelry from scratch, side by side.
Here's how it goes:
An expert silversmith leads your group through a workshop
You design and make your piece from scratch with real sterling silver
Most people make rings, bracelets, pendants, or earrings, and finish the look with permanent jewelry
No experience needed. They've had kids under 13, adults over 65, and everyone in between. And with a 5-star rating on Google from over 100 reviews, it's clear how these nights go.
Here's the deal: book a workshop with 4 or more people, then give the code WDFALL25 at checkout, and your whole group gets 25% off, all October.
So round up your people. You'll walk out wearing something you made together, and with a night you'll actually remember.
📍 1100 Corydon Avenue
P.S. You need 4 to get the discount, so send this to the friends and family you'd want at the table.
Events coming up this week:
This section includes only the major events happening soon.
UnCommon Pours 2026 | 7PM, Oct 9 ($)
Location: The Forks Market
Description: UnCommon Pours is a four-part series celebrating exclusive beer and wine selections at The Common in The Forks Market.
SYML Concert | 8PM, Oct 9 ($)
Location: Burton Cummings Theatre
Description: Seattle artist SYML brings his deeply emotional sound, including fan favourites “Where’s My Love” and “Girl,” to the stage.
UB40 | 8PM, Oct 10 ($)
Location: Burton Cummings Theatre
Description: Reggae-pop legends UB40 bring their biggest hits, reworked classics, and new music to the stage on their Relentless Tour.
2nd Annual Spook and Spice Market! | 10 AM- 3 PM, Oct 10 (More Info)
Location: Greendell Park Community Centre
Description: We will have over 30 fun and unique vendors! Special appearance by Ursula from 11:00 am to 1:00. Free face painting by Unplain Jayne and more!
Diwali Mela | 4:30PM, Oct 10 (More Info)
Location: RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
Description: Celebrate Diwali with an unforgettable evening of Indian lights, colours, flavours, traditions, and live entertainment.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders | 6PM, Oct 10 (Tickets)
Location: Princess Auto Stadium
Sorry! Comedy Festival Next Best Comic Search | 8PM, Oct 10 ($)
Location: Basement Comedy Lounge
Description: Watch Winnipeg comedians battle it out for the chance to open for some of this year’s biggest festival headliners
MTYP presents Jordan | Oct 10 & 11 ($)
Location: Manitoba Theatre for Young People
Description: Awakening in a hospital and discovering newfound abilities to speak and move, Jordan begins a new adventure guided by his spirit bear companion, Maskwa.
Current Events: October 7th - 8th
Events marked with (Tickets / $) require advance purchase. Double-check dates before heading out!
Sports 🏀
Live Racing at Assiniboia Downs | 7:30PM, Oct 7
Location: Assiniboia Downs
Winnipeg Jets vs Colorado Avalanche | Oct 7 ($)
Location: Canada Life Centre
Community Fun🎆
WAG Wednesday Nights: Let The Art Speak | 5PM-9PM, Oct 7 (FREE)
Location: WAG-Qaumajuq
Description: Six local spoken word poets bring six works of art to life through words, imagination, and performance.
Winnipeg Rock N’ Gem Show | Oct 8 - 11 (Tickets)
Location: Red River Exhibition Park
Description: Browse tables packed with sparkling crystals, minerals, jewellery, fossils, and other natural treasures.
Performance 🎭
Menopause The Musical | 7PM, Oct 7 (Tickets)
Location: Club Regent Event Centre
Description: The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change! Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats and more!
Cyrano De Bergerac | Oct 7 - Nov 1 ($)
Location: John Hirsch Mainstage
Description: Showcasing swashbuckling duels, witty repartee and a love triangle for the ages, this contemporary adaptation will have us rooting once again for the noble Cyrano.
Rob Pue | Oct 7 - 10 ($)
Location: Rumor's Restaurant and Comedy Club
Usama Siddiquee: Live! | 7PM, Oct 8 ($)
Location: West End Cultural Centre
Description: Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in New York City.
Couples Clownselling: Winnipeg | 7:30PM, Oct 8 (Tickets)
Location: The Basement Speakeasy and Comedy Lounge
Description: An evening of domestic blunders, bloopers, and baggage awaits as professional stand-up comedians and their partners take the stage to air out their dirty laundry.
That’s Dirty Dancing | Oct 8 - 18 ($)
Location: Destination Dinner Stage
Description: A summer love party with favourite hits, nonstop jukebox tunes, and plenty of dancing.
Stravinsky Stories | Oct 8 - 11 ($)
Location: Centennial Concert Hall
Description: The season opens with a thrilling double bill celebrating the genius of Igor Stravinsky, one of the 20th century’s most innovative composers.
Halloween 🎃
Boo at the Zoo | Oct 7 - 31 (Tickets)
Location: Assiniboine Park Zoo
Description: Celebrate Halloween at the Zoo with themed entertainment, interactive activities, fair rides, festive photo ops, and spooky family fun.
Six Pines Haunted Attractions | Oct 8 - 31 (Tickets)
Location: Six Pines Haunted Attractions
Description: For nearly three decades, Six Pines has been terrifying Manitoba - and this year the darkness returns with brand-new scenes.
The Haunted Forest | Oct 8 - 31 (Tickets)
Location: A Maze In Corn
HEEBIE JEEBIES | Oct 8 - 31 (Tickets)
Location: Heebie Jeebies
Description: One of the most terrifying Halloween experiences and haunted houses near Winnipeg, Heebie Jeebies is back for its annual scare-fest
Special Events🥂
Canada's Great Kitchen Party | Oct 7 (More Info)
Location: RBC Convention Centre
Description: Watch Winnipeg’s top chefs compete live for the chance to represent the city at the national finals in Ottawa.
The Leaf After Dark | 7 PM- 9 PM, Oct 7 ($)
Location: The Leaf Assiniboine Park
Description: Enjoy a relaxing adults-only atmosphere complete with live musical entertainment.
Music 🎵
Thanks for reading The Winnipeg Digest! Let’s chat again on Friday!
