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  • Message to the UWinnipeg community

    September 21st, 2026

    It has come to our attention that Frances Widdowson, an individual who has been barred from the University of Winnipeg campus, may come to UWinnipeg in the coming days. Widdowson has caused disruption on our campus in the past and continues to harass UWinnipeg Indigenous students, faculty and staff, as well as local Indigenous residential and day school survivors and community members who are our partners in Reconciliation. This individual is not invited to and not welcome on our campus.
    Throughout this and next week, we are commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with a series of events and activities on campus. If this individual comes to campus in these coming days, it will be the second time they have disrupted this highly important and meaningful time for our community. Should they appear on campus, the Winnipeg Police Service will be called to enforce the barring notice.
    We stand with residential and day school survivors and their families. We unequivocally denounce any attempts to deny or downplay the harms that residential schools, day schools, and other acts of genocide against Indigenous Peoples have caused. These are real, and their effects continue today. Acknowledging them and advancing Reconciliation is a responsibility we all share.
    Scholarship, teaching, and community engagement from many members of the UWinnipeg community helps to illuminate the truth about residential and day schools and to deepen our understanding of the structures and ongoing effects of settler colonialism in Canada.
    We recognize that this is a difficult time, and there are supports available. The Indigenous Student Services Centre (ISSC) is open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and provides a safe, culturally supportive space for Indigenous students, including space for smudging, access to Elders-in-Residence, and connection to an Indigenous counsellor. Students can also access support through Student Wellness, and faculty and staff can access support through the Employee & Family Assistance Program. Faculty are also advised to reach out to their Faculty Deans who will provide supports during this difficult time. The National Residential Schools Crisis Line is also available 24 hours, 7 days a week at 1-866-925-4419.
    University offices, classrooms, and residences are not open to unauthorized visitors. If you encounter Widdowson or another person trespassing in one of these spaces, please contact Campus Security at 204-786-6666 or use the UW Safe app to report the incident and ask for help.
    Dr. Jino Distaso
    Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
    Dr. Pavlina Radia
    Provost and Vice-President, Academic
    Dr. Peter Miller
    President, University of Winnipeg Faculty Association
    The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association

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  • The Free Youth Transit Pass Pilot program

    August 25th, 2026

    The Free Youth Transit Pass Pilot program provides complimentary transit passes to eligible Winnipeg students aged 11 to 21 for the entire 2026–2027 school year. Funded by a $10-million provincial initiative, the program officially begins in September 2026 and will remain valid until August 2027. [1, 2]

    Program Eligibility

    • Age Group: Youths aged 11 to 17, and high school students aged 18 to 21.
    • School Status: Must be enrolled in a Winnipeg-based public, independent, or home-school program.
    • Under 11: Children aged 11 and under already ride for free on Winnipeg Transit if accompanied by a fare-paying customer.

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  • Volunteer for the UWSA Foodbank!

    June 22nd, 2026

    Calling all UWinnipeg students! We’re looking for UWSA Foodbank Volunteers. Join a welcoming, fun, and helpful community while making a real difference on campus.

    You must be a current University of Winnipeg student to apply.

    Sign up at theuwsa.ca/foodbank-volunteer

    Questions? Email foodbank@theuwsa.ca

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  • The UWinnipeg Office of Indigenous Engagement are accepting donations for Indigenous Peoples Day

    June 1st, 2026

    In honour of Indigenous People’s Day, the Office of Indigenous Engagement has chosen to turn our sight outward, toward our community. And being a part of this community means that we work and live alongside the unhoused, (primarily) urban Indigenous population who call downtown Winnipeg home.

    The University of Winnipeg has been situated in the downtown core since its inception in 1967, with roots going back nearly 100 years before that, and we are deeply embedded as part of this urban community.

    We recognize that there are deep, complex, and painful systemic processes and generational harms that continue to contribute to the distressing circumstances many of our Indigenous relatives face today.

    As the Office of Indigenous Engagement, we strive to collaborate with all sectors of our Indigenous community. In the spirit of National Indigenous People’s Day, we invite the greater UW community to help us recognize and support the populations around us.

    We are accepting donations of:

    • Gift cards
    • Cash – Send to treasurer@agapetable.ca and folks can state it’s for the “UW NIPD initiative.” For any donations over $20, Agape Table will provide a tax receipt.
    • Gently used or new backpacks (an extremely useful and sought after item), water bottles, wallets, shoes, clothing items, hats, belts, jackets, toques, mitts, purses
    • New socks, underwear, and hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap, feminine products, bandages, cotton swabs, handkerchiefs, lotion, razors and deodorant, etc.

    Donations are now being collected until June 30th, when the collected items will be presented to the Agape Table; an urban organization in downtown Winnipeg that supports local unhoused populations. Their tangible efforts can be seen every week at 350 Furby street at 7am, where they serve anyone who is hungry with no questions, or judgement.

    Food Assistance | Agape Table | Winnipeg

    Drop boxes are in room 1E16 of the Helen Betty Osbourne (Education) building and room 3W09 in Wesley Hall Monday to Friday 9am-2pm.

    Contacts are li.ledoux@uwinnipeg.ca and ka.martin@uwinnipeg.ca

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