Stranger #8 – Angela
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Mahatma Gandhi One of my goals of The Stranger Connection Winnipeg was not only to listen and get to know strangers in our great city, but also to meet people who […]
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Meet Meaghan from Turning Leaf Community Support Services
Meaghan is a Community Support Case Manager at Turning Leaf Community Support Services Inc. I met Meaghan as part of a project that I’m working on and I thought that she would be a perfect ‘Stranger’ to showcase on this page because of the selfless and extremely important work that she does for the community […]
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Strangers #6 – Paul & Anne
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less” C.S. Lewis Now before I talk about Paul and Anne, if you haven’t read Stranger #4 – The Mindy Project, I suggest you read that first for this story to really make sense. As I was talking with Mindy over coffee I […]
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Winnipeg man talks to strangers to break down barriers – CTV Winnipeg
For those of you interested, Stranger #5 Ramadan – my future paddling friend was on CTV news tonight!! To watch the story on CTV Winnipeg click here Join The Stranger Connection Winnipeg on Facebook. Click here
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Stranger # 5 – Ramadan
The Ninth Month of the Islamic Calendar The most common question I get asked since the start of the Stranger Project Winnipeg is what made me decide to do this? My answer is that it wasn’t any one specific thing. It was a series of events that led me to this. However, there was one […]
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Stranger #4 – The Mindy Project
Stranger #4 – The Mindy Project I was driving to my office and heading east down Stradbrook Avenue and about to turn onto the Queen Elizabeth Way Bridge. I was stopped at the light on the corner. Now I know there are always panhandlers at that corner. Throughout my life I have pretty much always […]
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Stranger # 3 – Margaret
Stranger # 3 – Margaret Now before I write about Margaret, I must say that this one will be much more difficult to write about than my previous two strangers. The previous two strangers were quite honestly easy to write about. They were relatable to me. Their life, their stories, and the emotions they shared […]
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Marlon – My Second Stranger
Marlon – My Second Stranger (but my first real stranger) I had to pick up a few things at Polo Park so I thought it seemed to be as good a place as any to try to meet a stranger. I had an hour to kill so off I went. There is certainly a learning […]
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Jenn – My First Stranger (sort of)
Before I start, I should mention that I kind of cheated on my first stranger. The goal of this project is to approach random strangers and ask them if they have a few moments to talk. This is a project I have wanted to do for several years. (Since April of 2014 to be exact) […]
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