Christmas open House at the Legislative Building

This past Saturday was the annual Christmas Open House at the Manitoba Legislative Building.  A lot of students came out to tour the building, meet the Members of the Legislative Assembly, and some even met Manitoba's Premier.

 

 

 

The Manitoba Legislative building is a beautiful building, and it is worth touring if you have never seen it.  You can visit at any time, though it is especially nice when decorated for Christmas.

 

For all you student photographers....

Since so many students love taking pictures of themselves and their friends, why not enter some photos in Tourism Winnipeg's winter photo contest?  Enter photos of people enjoying the outdoors, winter activities, festivals, attractions, etc, and you could win tickets to a Winnipeg Jets game or a gift card to Don's Photo.  Contest details and how to enter is here

Soccer in the Snow

Have a look at our student Alec's skills, especially impressive in the snow!

Some Free Christmas Events Around Winnipeg

There are quite a few free Christmas events happening around Winnipeg in the next couple of weeks.  One of them is the Winnipeg Art Gallery's tree trimming party this Sunday, December 1st.

 

 

On Wednesday, December 4th, the Grace Hospital here in St. James will light their tree, have a choir sing, Santa, cookie decorating, and end with fireworks.

On Saturday, December 7th, it is Family Day at the Festival of Trees and Lights downtown at the Manitoba Hydro Gallery, 360 Portage Avenue,  where there will be entertainment throughout the day, Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers in costumes, and horse drawn carriage rides between 1:30 and 4:30 pm.  For more info and a schedule of performers, check their website here.

Remember also that Saturday, December 7th is Christmas Open House at the Legislative Building, and we will be there from 1:00 to 3:00.  This is a great chance to walk through the building, meet some provincial government ministers, and eat Christmas treats.  See you there!

Free Korean Movie This Weekend

The Korea Times will be hosting a free Korean Movie Day in honour of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. 

This Week: International Education Reception & Koats for Kids

This Monday was the annual reception held at Manitoba's legislative building in honour of International Education week, and several St. James students volunteered at the event, and one of our students, Yuka from Japan won an award.  The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba attended, and students got to take a picture with him as well.

On Tuesday, several students went to Koats for Kids to volunteer, sorting donated winter clothing.  This is a great program and we are always happy to volunteer here.

On Thursday we have a visit to the Univerity of Manitoba for Discovery Day for International
Students and also a Manitoba Opera performance in the evening.  A busy week!

Santa Claus Parade

This past weekend we went to Winnipeg's annual Santa Claus Parade.  It was a beautiful afternoon and there wasn't even any snow (that came after) which made it great for watching the parade.  We even had a number of students who were in the parade this year.