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Slices of kindness
Joe Aiello is, as he himself has said of others, the kind of person who makes this big small town the best. When he’s not pulling double duty at Power 97 as Program Director and a co-host of Power Mornings, the veteran of Winnipeg’s airwaves is giving back to his...
Sons have big hearts
Winnipeg’s Order Sons of Italy, Garibaldi Lodge, planted a seed with their gift of $100,000 to St. Boniface Hospital Research in 2013; the Canada Italy Tissue Engineering Laboratory (CITEL) was born. The program focuses on cardiac stem cell therapy and tissue...
Wrapped in love
Bentley was born without a heartbeat. He was delivered at 31 weeks. Only after spending 42 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Boniface Hospital, was he finally able to go home. Today, he’s a healthy, growing boy! Together with his parents, Chris...
LIGHT-saving treatment
When babies are born, we delight in their soft skin and tiny miracle bodies. We take joy in parents’ carefully-curated social media feeds, and adore every perfect dimple and roll. But one surprisingly common thing we don’t often see shared on social media is a newborn...
Future fundraisers
During the 2017-2018 school year, students from St. John's-Ravenscourt collected more than $600 in donations to support cardiac care and research at St. Boniface Hospital. One of Manitoba's premier academic institutions, St. John's-Ravenscourt is dedicated to creating...
A giving heart, a happy heart
April 10, 2018 In 1988, Judy Balabas’ mother flew from Flin Flon to Winnipeg to receive two heart valve replacements at St. Boniface Hospital. Nearly 25 years later, in May of 2012, Balabas herself also had to have a heart valve replaced at the Hospital. From...
“NICU graduates” give back
Small hands can do big things – and Addysyn and Brynn Gobeil are a prime example of just this. When Addysyn was three years old, she learned that she had been born premature. While looking at her baby photos, Addysyn asked her parents about all of the tubes and wires...
Paul Albrechtsen invested into the Order of Canada
Winnipeg entrepreneur and founder of transport giant Paul’s Hauling Ltd., Paul Albrechtsen, was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, January 24, 2018. At a ceremony held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Mr. Albrechtsen was recognized as one of Manitoba’s outstanding...