Communities in Focus: spotlight on Lac du Bonnet

At CBC Manitoba, our job is to tell stories that reflect our province's many people and places. Communities in Focus is a community news bureau project that aims to hear Manitobans' stories and share them with the rest of the province.

This fall, Lac du Bonnet hosted Communities in Focus. We spent a week meeting with leaders and innovators, and learning about life in the region.

Now, we're sharing the stories of Lac du Bonnet.  

WATCH

Lac du Bonnet volunteers grow food security through community garden

3 months ago

Duration 2:48

A community garden in Lac du Bonnet produced around 6,000 kilograms of fresh fruit and vegetables this year, with close to 1,000 kilograms going directly to the southeastern Manitoba community's food bank.

Lac du Bonnet's Latvian roots featured in new historical tour

2 months ago

Duration 4:01

The eastern Manitoba town of Lac du Bonnet once boasted one of the largest Latvian-Canadian communities in the country. CBC's Emily Brass visited one of the family homesteads to be featured in a new tour showcasing that part of Manitoba history.

Tourism plans too slow to save Lac du Bonnet shop

2 months ago

Duration 3:38

The owner of Manitoba Made on Second Street says Lac du Bonnet is lagging on promoting tourism, while local officials say they're waiting until spring to start work on a recreational hub to attract more visitors.

READ

• Lac du Bonnet water project flows from new spirit of co-operation between town and RM, say councillors. Read now. 

• Lac du Bonnet volunteers grow food security through community garden. Read now. 

• Lac du Bonnet's Latvian roots featured in new historical tour. Read now. 

• Lac du Bonnet tourism plans come too late to save local shop. Read now. 

LISTEN

Information Radio - MB9:25Mayor, reeve of Lac du Bonnet say they're working closely together for their community

Lac du Bonnet's political leaders say they've joined forces to help improve their southeastern Manitoba community. CBC's Cory Funk speaks with them both to hear about the developments there.

Information Radio - MB7:31Why it's taken nearly two decades years to build a personal care home in Lac du Bonnet

A field at the edge of Lac du Bonnet has sat vacant for 20 years as politicians waffled on whether to build a personal care home there. Now it's finally going to get built. We'll hear from the man fought to make it happen. . 

Information Radio - MB8:17Did you know Manitoba is home to one the biggest Latvian-Canadian communities in the country?

CBC's Emily Brass will tell us the story of the great Latvian migration to Lac du Bonnet in the early 20th century

Information Radio - MB6:11How doctors at a medical clinic here in Lac Du Bonnet are trying to get more physicians to settle in the community.

A local physician visited CBC's Cory Funk at Drifter's Inn in Lac Du Bonnet to share how she's been working to bring more physicians to the area

Information Radio - MB4:41The impact of Mrs. Lucci's in Lac Du Bonnet

If you need a hug, she'll give you a hug. If you need a kick in the pants, she'll give you a kick in the pants. That's the motto of a community outreach worker in Lac Du Bonnet, who serves the community out of Miss Lucci's Resource Centre... which doubles as a thrift store. Furniture store employee Christine Pahl and outreach worker Torrie Ferens speak with CBC's Chloe Friesen.

Information Radio - MB6:26Lac Du Bonnet is figuring out new ways to get community members to enjoy the outdoors

CBC's Cory Funk spoke with the Director of the Lac Du Bonnet Wildlife Association and the Events and Education Coordinator of the Lac du Bonnet Wildlife Association to hear how they are getting community members outdoors

Information Radio - MB8:06Lac du Bon-NIE...Lac du Bon-NET...Lac du Bon-NAY... You'll hear that name a few different ways when you walk down Second Street in that small town northeast of Winnipeg

Reporter Emily Brass went on a quest to find out why

Radio Noon Manitoba10:37Celebrating women writers over 50 in Canada

Donna Besel is an author whose stories reflect her upbringing in Whiteshell Provincial Park and small-town life in Lac Du Bonnet. She tells guest host Brittany Greenslade about the challenges older women face as writers, and about the launch of Prairie Fire magazine's Fall Issue, titled "50 Over 50, Honouring Women Writers in Canada."

The Weekend Morning Show (Manitoba)14:40Meet the Lac du Bonnet Wildlife Association

Dennis McGuffin and Stephan Bouderlique show off the natural beauty of Lac du Bonnet and share how they are trying to get the community to enjoy the outdoors. For more information about the Lac du Bonnet Wildlife Association, head to their website: www.ldbwildlifeassociation.com

The Weekend Morning Show (Manitoba)11:27Graduation day at Sagkeeng First Nation

How a brand new course at Sagkeeng First Nation prepares young people from the community for a career in the mining industry.

Radio Noon Manitoba6:10Sagkeeng First Nation pre-employment supports program celebrates graduates

It's graduation day for students living on Sagkeeng First Nation who have just completed a job readiness program. Christina Dorie is one of this year's graduates. She shared what the achievement means to her with guest host Chloe Friesen.

Information Radio - MB7:23Whether you're a seasoned singer or a first time fiddler, an open mic event in Lac Du Bonnet has become a supportive place for locals to share their art

We'll take you there to hear how an open mic at an old church in Lac du Bonnet is helping its artistic community flourish

CBC Manitoba's Communities in Focus series

This is not CBC Manitoba's first Communities in Focus tour. Over the last year, CBC Manitoba has set up community news bureaus in Poplar River First Nation, the Interlake, Virden and Island Lake. From north to south, our province has so many intriguing stories to share.

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