Gabrielle Piche

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Despite being midway through its usual busiest month, Wallace Lake Lodge sits empty. The fishing and hunting hub is north of Nopiming Provincial Park in eastern Manitoba. Staff had prepared for a bustling June but were forced to leave before any guests could arrive. Across the province, upwards of 100 tourism operators have been affected by wildfires, per Travel Manitoba tracking. Losses haven’t been fully accounted for as blazes persist.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

By: Gabrielle Piché Posted: 2:01 AM CDT Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2025 Merging economic and environmental priorities in the cattle industry is the goal of a new chair.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

First, Noella Delorme tempered her expectations. A home’s listing price might read $275,000. To her, that was code for upwards of $320,000 and a stressful bidding process against others. “I’d kind of write it off,” she said.

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

Lennard Taylor clothes have reached Barcelona, New York and Toronto. Now, the designer is relocating his Winnipeg home base — and drastically changing operations to grow the business. “The energy of this space is just tremendous,” Lennard Taylor said, walking through his new eponymously named boutique, Lennard Taylor Design Studio. A mannequin stands guard outside 67 Sherbrook St. Its uniform: a black T-shirt dress decorated with hand-painted images of people.

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Gabrielle Piche

It’s one of the worst-kept secrets of the road — some trucking firms under-report payrolls to gain a financial and competitive advantage. By refusing to label workers as employees, companies avoid a host of costs — employment insurance, pension contributions, payroll taxes and worker compensation premiums. National and provincial trucking associations have been flagging the scheme — called Driver Inc. — for years, saying it’s one more example of the regulatory challenges facing the industry.