Midweek check-in, Winnipeg! 💙

It’s getting colder by the day, so stay warm out there. And if you find any winter coats the kids have outgrown, we’ve got just the place for them below.

We also want to say thank you for all the kind comments on our last edition. Reading them truly meant the world to us, and hey, it’s a pretty good sign we’re doing something right. We’ll keep doing our best to bring you the best of our city, every edition.

Now, in today’s edition:

— Jas Singh

If your kids still have Halloween candy left, Winnipeg police are asking parents to give it a careful look before anyone reaches for the next piece.

Police have received two separate reports of straight pins found inside chocolate bars. One was in a mini Twix, and the other was in a Kit Kat.

The reports came from families on Sinclair Street in Garden City and High Ridge Road in Royalwood.

Taking a few extra minutes to check every piece means the rest of the stash can still be enjoyed safely, and Health Canada has a few more tips on what to look for.

Click here: To see what else Health Canada recommends for Halloween treats.

PS: Send this to your parent group chats so every family knows to check.

You booked the big trip. Four countries in eight days. And it was beautiful, at least the parts you got to see.

But most of it happened through a bus window. Bags out by 7 a.m., two hours in a city, then on to the next. You got the photos. You just never got to stay.

So you came home tired, with a camera roll full of places you barely remember.

There’s another way to travel.

Insight Vacations, booked through Bonaventure Travel, takes you through one country, slowly. Fewer stops, more time, and room to enjoy the food, traditions, and stories behind each place.

Right now, select tours are up to 15% off, with guaranteed departure, so your trip is confirmed to run.

But these savings are only here for a limited time, and the soonest dates fill first.

So click below to see the full itineraries, dates and prices. And if there’s another trip you’ve been dreaming about, Bonaventure can help you plan that one too.

When the temperature drops, most of us just grab a warmer coat from the closet. Not everyone in Winnipeg has one to grab.

If you’ve got coats, boots or jackets sitting unused, especially ones the kids have outgrown, they could keep someone else warm this winter. So we put together a guide to where you can drop them off.

The rest of the guide includes spots that take adult winter gear, blankets and sleeping bags, so the whole family can pitch in.

That coat your kids outgrew could be exactly what someone else needs this winter. Find the spot closest to you and give it a new home.

Click here: To see the full guide and find a drop-off spot near you!

PS: Know someone with a closet full of outgrown coats? Send this their way.

The Jets are bringing Manitoba’s night sky to the ice this season.

On Monday, the team revealed its new Hometown Remix jersey. All 32 NHL teams got one, each designed around its own city, and the Jets went with the Northern Lights.

The Jets will wear it for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 17 against Ottawa, and for seven more games after that. If you want your own, it’s available now online and at Jets Gear stores.

Every time the team takes the ice in it, they’ll be carrying a little piece of Manitoba’s sky with them.

Click here: To see the jersey up close and where to get yours!

Christmas is still weeks away, but for some Winnipeg families, the worry has already started: how to fill the fridge and still find something to put under the tree.

For more than 100 years, the Christmas Cheer Board has been there to help, and this week, its hamper applications opened.

Each hamper is filled with groceries, plus gifts for kids 14 and under, and the Cheer Board puts together more than 21,000 of them every year for families of all cultures and beliefs.

So if you or someone you know could use a little extra this Christmas, applications are open now.

Click here: To see who can apply and how!

It makes for a pretty special holiday tradition, and with more than 400 volunteers already pitching in, you’d be in good company. Every hamper means one more family with something to look forward to on Christmas morning.

Click here: To see all the ways you can help Winnipeg families this Christmas!

This section includes only the major events happening soon.

Events marked with (Tickets / $) require advance purchase. Double-check dates before heading out!

Thanks for reading The Winnipeg Digest! Let’s chat again on Friday!