Dec 14, 2012 | 5:36Up To Speed State of the Inner City AudioUp To Speed State of the Inner City Dec 14, 2012 | 5:36What better way to take stock of our inner city than by talking to young people who live there? The state of the inner city report was released today. Joshua and Laughlin Kennedy contributed to the report and have lots to say about their neighbourhood.
Dec 5, 2012 | 6:57Up To Speed CP Rail Cuts AudioUp To Speed CP Rail Cuts Dec 5, 2012 | 6:57Canadian Pacific Railway announced they will 4, 500 jobs by 2016...1, 700 by the end of this year.
How exactly this will effect employees here in Winnipeg is still undetermined.
Barry Prentice is a business professor at the University of Manitoba.
He spoke to Larry Updike about the cuts.
Nov 16, 2012 | 4:15Up To Speed Snowy Sidewalks AudioUp To Speed Snowy Sidewalks Nov 16, 2012 | 4:15The driving is getting easier, but how's the walking in your neighbourhood? Well imagine if you had to negotiate those slushy mounds in a wheelchair. Guest host Ismaila Alfa speaks to a local woman who has to do just that.
Nov 8, 2012 | 5:34Up To Speed The Loss of a Daughter AudioUp To Speed The Loss of a Daughter Nov 8, 2012 | 5:34It was a terrible accident that's torn a precious life from the graduating class at Kelvin High School.
Julia Romanow died last week in that terrible crash on Wellington Crescent.
Julia's school mates are finding ways to honour her.
And her mother, Jacqueline Romanow, is setting up a scholarship in memory of her daughter.
She spoke about it with Larry Updike on Up to Speed.
Nov 8, 2012 | 6:07Up To Speed Assessments Up AudioUp To Speed Assessments Up Nov 8, 2012 | 6:07Many of you have received your property tax assessment notice, and perhaps you noticed quite a jump in the value of your home. Larry talks with the city about those numbers.
Nov 8, 2012 | 7:25Up To Speed Time To Slow Down? AudioUp To Speed Time To Slow Down? Nov 8, 2012 | 7:25An 11 year old girl is in hospital today after being hit by a car on Portage avenue yesterday. There are schools and a library near where she was hit. Should speed limits be reduced to 30 in school zones, even on Portage avenue? Larry asks CAA Manitoba.
Nov 7, 2012 | 6:32Up To Speed In Need of a Few Good Men AudioUp To Speed In Need of a Few Good Men Nov 7, 2012 | 6:32Big Brothers has a big waiting list of young men wanting to connect with a mentor. Hear from a Big Brother who watched his little brother grow up to become the man he is today, and hear what a difference it made in both of their lives.
Oct 25, 2012 | 8:51Up To Speed Fighting Obesity AudioUp To Speed Fighting Obesity Oct 25, 2012 | 8:51The fight against childhood obesity is taking some cues from anti-smoking campaigns. Find out what doctors in Ontario are recommending to combat obesity across the country.
Oct 25, 2012 | 8:49Up To Speed Celebrating the CFL AudioUp To Speed Celebrating the CFL Oct 25, 2012 | 8:49Sports journalist and author Stephen Brunt is here to talk about his new book "100 Grey Cups: This Is Our Game". We'll talk about Winnipeg's important role in the history of the league.