SAVOUR MANITOBA HAS A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO GET YOU STARTED:
UNIQUE SERVICE Many local businesses have unique products and services. For instance, choosing jewelry from a high-end store, such as Winnipeg’s Independent Jewellers Ltd., allows you to work directly with their design team to create something beautiful and special. GIFT BASKETS Specialty stores often offer more. Many will allow customers to pre-order baskets with unique items geared to please the recipient. And some offer free delivery based upon the amount you purchase. For foodies, stores such as Frescolio provide selections of their products and gifts that you can’t get from a big box store. Private grocery or wine stores can create wine and gourmet food baskets.
EVENTS Checking through sites such as Travel Manitoba can show you what is coming up this season. Tickets to an event are
And keep your museums in mind. The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Manitoba Museum, Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Manitoba Children’s Museum have a lot to offer throughout the year. Passes are always welcome gifts. NON-PROFIT GIFTS The non-profit community in Manitoba does a lot to support vital causes in our province. From health-centric foundations to community- building and animal welfare organizations, they need our help. Holidays are a great time to choose to support them. Donating for a family member or friend as a gift is a nice way to celebrate the season — especially for those who already have so much. Some organizations, such as the Winnipeg Humane Society, have their own store with products meant to help support the cause. Choosing a pet toy through them does double duty this time of year. Give Manitoba magazine, published by the Free Press , has a lot of suggestions on how to support great non- profit organizations. You can find it here: publications. winnipegfreepress.com
a wonderful gift idea. Giving sport tickets to the aficionado is always
appreciated. And our province has a lot of high-end choices. The Winnipeg Whisky Festival, for example, is a great way to give a whiskey lover a treat, while supporting Special Olympics. THE ARTS Manitoba is blessed with so many wonderful outings to enjoy. A few suggestions: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (they have child-friendly programs too) and the Manitoba Theatre for Young People has schools for theatre buffs.
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