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Here's our boy Nathaniel Willsie. He's hip, he's with it, he's going to be around all summer long. Check his schedule of where he's going to be at or check the pictures of where he's been. 
Is there an event you would like me to be at, feel free to email me, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I'd love to hear about your event, and I would love to come by. Cedarwood 2010 Epic Reunion August 30, 2010 Epic reunion it was. Cedarwood put on a excellent event at the MTS Centre, which many took part in. The event started with a rockband tournament, and if they were not playing drums or singing some tunes most were on there skateboards or bikes. The event had hundreds come out, both past campers present and there friends too. The evening ended with some comedy and praise and worship which was the end for many campers until next summer. Cedarwood hosts many retreats and week long programs, for more information go to: http://cedarwood.yfcwinnipeg.com
Ignite Night @ Splatters Paintball August 26, 2010
Article One - Live in Concert August 13, 2010 In only a short weekend, the band brought some great music to both Albrigh Church on Friday evening and following that a concert in Winkler, MB Sunday evening. They played many favourites and of course playing a new hit from there new album which hasn't been released yet. For the most part they are Canadian with one of there members being from United States but came to our city and put on a Excellent show.
August Long Weekend Camp Out July 29, 2010
Canadian Blood Services is holding an August Long Weekend Camp Out at 777 William Avenue where Winnipeg Centre staff, volunteers and management will take shifts camping out beside the main entrance until 500 donor appointment bookings are reached.Theyare doing this because with everyone going away for the weekend, alot of people forget that there is still a need for blood. So head down to the centre on William Avenue before Saturday at 1PM, and donate your blood, you can save up to 3 LIVES.
Ignite Night @ Splatters Paintball July 22, 2010 Thursday evening listeners along with there very favourite friend had the chance to come along and play some very exciting games at Splatters Paintball, south of the city. It was by far something I had never done before andwill be doing again very soon. I don't like things flying at my but hidding under cars and behind buildings and tired I found myself leaving the place that evening alive. You'll have to ask Christy, Kyle and of course Brent some more stories, and even try get yourself at Splatters for the next event.
Hot Pursuit 2010 July 21, 2010
The journey ended after traveling 2,330 kilometers at the Legislature building from White Rock, BC. Arvid Loewen was accompanied by police upon arrival where many gathered to give their support of the long pursuit of biking solo with very little rest and in support for Mully Children’s Family Charitable Foundation. Wednesday, 1:45 p.m., Loewen had not only finished a pursuit that started on Saturday July 17th at 7am, but had done this in record breaking time and with even the bad weather that surely wasn’t shown to slow Loewen down. Arvid Loewen finished the Hot Pursuit in 99h 43m, and a total of 14 hours off the bike. Loewen says, “If I can get people inspired to follow a passion in their life and to simply get off the couch. It’s up to us to do some of those things and it’s up to us to make a difference.” With a few more teams that had taken part in the Hot Pursuit, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), a team of five faculty members. Team CMU’s fundraising will go to their international student programs and the practica. They started 24 hours behind Arvid Loewen and with rotating members on the bike they reached the Legislative at 2:43am July 21. The non-stop biking across the Western Canada had surprised them with finishing 19 hours before anticipated time. Faculty member of CMU, Chris Huebner says: “we kept going faster then we thought and we revised our guess as to when we’ll get here, and that helped to motivate.” Team of 4 grandmothers had participated as well with raised funds going to the Mull’s Children Foundation. Joining the pursuit in Calgary, Alberta and meeting Arvid at the perimeter along with Team Winnipeg Police Service who were not able to complete the Pursuit following the first day due to sickness and other circumstances, joined as well to finish the last stretch of Hot Pursuit 2010. Winnipeg Police had been raising funds for the Children’s Wish Foundation. Members of team Gogos says “the most excited part of this event was coming in with Arvid and getting escorted by the Winnipeg Police, and besides falling off the bike and getting back on it again we had a great time.” The “grannies” along with the others, had made a journey across Western Canada in which caused burning legs and lack of proper sleep but all for these different foundations.
Loewen
says “whether you are inspired by this or not, it is an attempt for
people to get involved in simply saying hey I can do something for
other people, not just for myself.”
Toews Honoured at Home July 11, 2010 Jonathan Toews, 22, and Captain of the Blackhawks brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown with a great day of activities starting at the City Hall with Sam Katz's and mant others, and of course plenty of fans showing there support.
Toews with Conn Smythe Trophy, Olympic
Gold Medal and the Stanley Cup, were all with him on a very special
sunday afternoon, which was because of a very successful year. Ignite
had the chance to follow him along with hundreds of people when the
Premier Greg Sellinger officially renamed a lake north of Flin Flon
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Blue Loonie Program July 5, 2010 Every Monday the Winnipeg Downtown Biz will be hitting the street in our city. From Noon-1, at different places you'll see many staff and also the mascot loonies walking around handing out Loonies. There "Blue and they help get you around on the Winnipeg Transit Buses, also they are usable for parking. Over 80 parking lots are excepting these loonies and they are good for one hour of parking. The idea of this loonie program has been going on every summer since 1991, about 40,000 blue loonies are used each year. "This is just a small token of our appreciation on behalf of the business commnuity," sys Stefano Grande, Downtown BIZ executive director. " We want people to know about his useful program that helps people save on downtown parking and transportation. Also when you shop at different places downtown Winnipeg and you spend 20 dollars you can ask for a blue loonie, so head downtown on Mondays and get your loonie, and find me, I might even have some great stuff to give away.
Royal Tour in Winnipeg July 3, 2010 The Royal Tour with a stop in our city, Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Higness The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at the James Armstrong Richardson International Airport at 12:20pm. With a busy schedule and very little time The Queen made many stops including the Forks a Historical Site of Manitoba. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh walked across the Esplanade Riel (pedestrian bridge), along with Prime Minister of Canada, the Premier of Manitoba, and other dignitaries.
Canada Day Celebration July 1, 2010 Canada's 143rd Birthday, and a great day to celebrate with amazing weather, and many activities. CHVN started the day at the New Life Sanctuary with a great show of support from the community. The great BBQ and many different games including wall climbing for the kids, and basketball hoops and so much more, the highlight for many that had a chance to relax and have a enjoyable Canada Day. Following that many headed over to St. Boniface Cathedral where over six Christian Bands performed for many while they relaxed on the grass and had much to listen to while waiting for the Canada Day Fireworks. Bands that performed where; One in Spirit, JOLT, Marie Cormier Brunet, Jonny Von Trapp Band, Deuxième Take, and a Spanish Group. It was a great day and this wasn't the first time, they do this ever year and it seems to be getting always better with many great Christian groups.
Cold Stone Creamery June 26, 2010 The Ultimate Ice Cream Experience at Cold Stone Creamery. The first one to reach the prairies, and did not dissappoint anyone that wanted something cold and yummy. Tim Hortons and Cold Stone Creamery celebrated the grand opening on, Saturday June 26th at 2500 Main Street. What makes the the Ultimate Experience, well their ice cream is handcrafted daily to keep it fresh and a experience you will want to keep going back to. It was a great success and I had the chance to be there and also try out some of this smooth and creamy ice cream, "Berry Berry Berry Good", all different berries in a vanilla ice cream. What else could be better! For your ice cream take a break and head out to 2500 Main Street, you won't be disappointed. The crew there will sing when you tip, or when you order something with Banana and well basically most the time. Its a experience you want to check out and its all new for us in Winnipeg.
Hot Pursuit Pre-Event Training Race June 28, 2010 After 24 Hours of riding under rain and shine, Arvid and some others from the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) came to a stop at 8 o'clock Monday morning at Hyland Provincial Park. This was a training series for many before they take on a pursuit from White Rock, BC to Winnipeg, Manitoba. This Summer (July 17-21), as a charitable fundraising event, Arvid Loewen along with Winnipeg Police Service, and five professors and alumni from Canadian Mennonite University with be doing the "Hot Pursuit" a ride for many great causes and also funds for the CMU and there international programs and students. Along the way a group of four "grannies" will be following Arvid hoping to get ahead and follow with some homemade cookies, or as they explained, "having the baked goods ready for them at the finish line." To learn more about this event, and how you can help out, check out; www.hotpursuit2010.com. This website will be updated throughout the event, so you can see how these different teams are doing on there race across western Canada.
1 Million Pennies June 16, 2010 Have you ever seen 1 Million Pennies or even a million of something, well today I had the opportunity to see 10 Thousand Dollars worth of Pennies. St. John's staff and students gathered all these pennies from there own wallets and from the help of neighbors to fill the gymnasium at this Winnipeg High School. In honour of two former staff members and to celebrate their one hundreth anniversary, many helped to put this special day on. The event was inspired by the former industrial arts department head, Randy Engstrom who passed away in June of 2004 after a battle with brain cancer. Susan was there today with a smile so big because she finally got to see one million of something. She is the wife of Randy and as she explained, she told me that Randy always talked about how he wanted to see one million of something in a line or in a group but to see it was what he always wanted to see. Susan did exactly that and helped put this event on with St. John's High School, to spread this story of what happened to not only her husband but also another teacher who had the same cancer, Steve Slack. Every penny is being donated to Cancer Care Manitoba and the Canadian Cancer Society.
Ignite Community BBQ June 15, 2010 For our listener's, community and everyone else, yesterday was the Ignite Community BBQ. The lunch was served outside our station on 741 St. Mary's Rd, where many came to enjoy great food and drinks but also plenty of activities for the kids. Cotton Candy was a favourite and of course the juggling and face painting. With the many activities and great weather, it was a successful day to thank you as a listener and for us to give you a chance to meet the people behind the scenes.
Faith Night at Canwest Park June 4, 2010 Three players from the Winnipeg Goldeyes took a couple minutes each to speak with some churches that not only came to see some great baseball but also to hear some amazing stories from some of the players. Before they stepped onto the field, they took the time to explain how as a prefessional athlete, they still are able to serve and worship together and how they do this on there own and with a group of teammates. With plenty of road trips and many baseball games the always make sure to put plenty of time a side.
Buy One Coffee, Help Send Many... June 2, 2010 A successful day all over the city at each Tim Horton's. June 2 was Tim Horton's Camp Day, a day where every coffee purchased helped send children to camp. There are five camps across Canada, and a single camp in the United States. Each one of these camps are filled every year with children who experience a week of activites and adventure. The importance of these camps are that each child that goes to camp will develop friendships, leadership skills, and will increase a sense of self-esteem, so when they come back they will be able to do anything they set there minds to. This year 9.7 Million dollars was raised and more then 14,000 children, who could otherwise not afford it, will attend the Foundation's six camps. Each Tim Hortons store owner works with local schools, cluba, and youth agencies to find kids between ages nine and 12 years old to attend camps. These sessions are 10 days and are totally paid for. What a experience for these kids and this was all possible due to one day of people giving some spare change and buying coffee With help from the local Tim Horton's, Ignite was able to attend and do live broadcasting from four different locations from 6AM-2PM. It was not only the help of the station, but also with players from the Blue Bombers, and many school who took the day to volunteer, the day was a huge success. For more information on Tim Horton Children's Foundation; 
 
Skate4Cancer May 29, 2010 With a full day of live bands to a crazy skate competition, the day ended with many learning more about Skate4Cancer. This was not the first stop in Winnipeg, and with such a large skateboard community it happened once again. Many bands and young people, there to listen to great bands at the Garrick Theatre, where most of the events took place. This venue was a great hide out from the weather along with,"The Edge Skatepark", where many made the trip to see some great tricks. Skate4Cancer, is an event the Rob Dyer the Founder, puts on each year throughout the world. The tour is called the Cure for Knowledge and for the past 7 years he has done this sort of tour to educate people about cancer prevention. He has taken his message to the skateboarding community and is reaching out to the youth, as many saw this weekend at the Garrick Theatre where hundreds gathered to enjoy a full day of music. For more information about the cause and Rob Dyer check out this link. http://www.skate4cancer.com
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