McNally is back from the brink

That was quick. McNally has emerged from bankruptcy protection in one piece. Well, two pieces - the Grant Park and Saskatoon stores. Time to run over and pick up the current issue of Canadian Dimension. As I discovered from Winnipeg O' My Heart, the Jan./Feb. issue is dedicated to our favorite city. A few of the articles are available online, including one that takes a crack at answering that eternal question of "exactly how a city like this — with its flotillas of mosquitos, its blistering cold, its malignant racism — ever managed to turn itself into a cultural product sought out by the wider world."

Of course Guy Maddin gets a mention, which brought to mind a Letter From Winnipeg that Guy wrote for CBC.ca a few years ago - also worth a read, especially for those expat Winnipeggers nostalgic for a stroll down Corydon.