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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 26, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE B3 winnipegfreepress. com CITY WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 B 3 Get Active with HUMANPOWER! Arrive Healthy & Happy! Grab your walking shoes or bike helmet instead of the car keys REAL ESTATE PICTURE LISTINGS as low as $ 125 00 Call Classified 2 0 4 6 9 7 7 1 0 0 UNIT 5 - 1140 WAVERLEY ST. | 204- 474- 5900 VIRTUAL FACILITY TOUR NEW MON - THURS 4 PM - 9 PM . FRI 12 PM - 11 PM . SAT 10 AM - 11 PM . SUN 11 AM - 8 PM www. lasertopia. ca Come in with your friends, family, or co- workers . . . NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! We run Laser Tag games every 15 minutes. It's LASER TAG . . . And So Much More! YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY IT! GO TR IF YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED LASER LASER G TA T HISPL A C E I S THIS PLACE IS SO MUCH FUN! CITY BEAUTIFUL HOW ARCHITECTURE SHAPED WINNIPEG'S DNA The Winnipeg Free Press series City Beautiful - an exploration of Winnipeg's rich history of brick, stone, pride and progress - IS NOW A BOOK A WARD- WINNING writer Randy Turner interviewed architects, historians and authors to tell the story of Winnipeg through its buildings - some still standing, some not - over the last century; from the wild expectations of the early 1900s, through the search for identity of the 1960s, to today, where many believe the city is going through an architectural renaissance. $ 29.95 plus GST and shipping where applicable C I T Y B E A U T I F U L .. C H A P T E R 3 HUTS, CUBES AND TOWERS OF HOPE 83 A NTOINE Predock kept craning his head skyward. " Look up," he implored. " Look up." Predock was perched on the white translucent alabaster ramps that criss- cross up the Hall of Hope, his signature artistic brush strokes of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. When lit, the ramps illuminate - a metaphor for the museum itself - and lead visitors up the spiral staircase to the observation deck overlooking the skyline in the historic heart of Winnipeg. It's a journey to the Tower of Hope that begins in an entranceway slightly beneath ground level; from earth to sky. Or, in the description of Predock, " a cloud wrapping a mountain." OUR RENAISSANCE ANTOINE PREDOCK The translucent alabaster ramps that criss- cross up the Hall of Hope are among the signature designs by CMHR architect Antoine Predock. COMING OF AGE FUNCTION, FACADES AND FADING FAIRY TALES 39 T HEY called it the Gingerbread City Hall. Actually, they called it a lot of things: ugly; amusing; majestic; a monstrosity; a " Victorian fantasy." Winnipeg's second city hall, a storybook structure erected in 1886, was the pride of a fledgling Prairie metropolis wannabe. Designed by brothers Charles A. and Earl W. Barber, the building design culminated with a central clock tower that rose above four surrounding turrets, with an outer coating of red brick with cream stone and terracotta trim. The eclectic nature of the building, according to descriptions, was Romanesque, slightly Islamic, with a flavour of Eastern European. " It was built at a time when artistic taste all over the world reached an unbelievable low." - British architectural historian Alec Clifton- Taylor Reviews were mixed - Winnipeg's Gingerbread City Hall was either a ' Victorian fantasy' or a monstrosity. By the 1950s, most agreed it was a tottering eyesore that needed to be demolished. GREAT EXPECTATIOONNSS W INNIPEG, April 1911: Michael Hrushka had $ 42 in his pocket when the train pulled into the Canadian Pacific Railroad Station on Higgins Avenue. He was 16 years old, with no waiting friends, no family and no concept of the English language. A 16,000- kilometre journey from his home in a Ukrainian village had left Hrushka at the dusty doorstep of a place called Winnipeg. Along with his teenage friend, Wasyl, they departed the station and stepped into a new world, near the corner of Higgins and Main Street, with full hearts and empty bellies. Confused. Scared. Wondering if he should have heeded his mother's pleas to postpone leaving home until he was older, Hrushka sat down on a street corner to get his bearings. Famished from a four- day train ride from northern Ontario, they shared their meagre fare: stale bread, kovbasa and the last hunk of " budz," a cheese made from sheep's milk. C I T Y B E A U T I F U L .. 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Costello is the mastermind behind Callie's Backpacks for Winnipeg's Homeless, an initiative she started one year ago that collects and distributes backpacks filled with items such as personal- hygiene products, bottles of water, granola bars and warm clothing to those in need. On Jan. 17, with the help of a group of friends and family, Costello assembled 400 backpacks and distributed them outside Siloam Mission at around 7 p. m. It didn't take long to give them all away. " That was just awesome," Costello said, explaining a local news station reported what she was doing on its 6 p. m. newscast that day, which led many people in need to come to Siloam Mission and seek her out. " It made me feel pretty awesome. It was pretty awesome just having everyone there." The Grade 6 student started Callie's Backpacks when she realized that everything is, indeed, not always awesome. Five years ago, while downtown with her mother, Costello noticed homeless people lined up outside of a soup kitchen, waiting for something to eat. When her mother explained to her what homelessness is, she became sad. Fast- forward to last January and Costello was watching a movie called Little Red Wagon , which tells the real- life story of a Florida- based boy who distributed backpacks filled with personal- hygiene products, toys and candy to the homeless in the wake of 2004' s hurricane Charley. " I thought, I can do that," Costello said. " My mom put ( a call for donations) on her Facebook page, I started buying things with my allowance and it just kind of got bigger from there." That's how Callie's Backpacks was born. Until Jan. 17, Costello had collected and distributed a little more than 370 backpacks filled with items. After her efforts that weekend, the number is up to almost 800. " I just kind of thought, if one person can do this, then so can I," Costello said. " I want to do something good for the world." Costello's selflessness is inspiring others around the globe. Since establishing a web presence for Callie's Backpacks on Facebook and Twitter, she has been contacted by people from across North America, and even as far away as the Philippines, who are looking to start similar initiatives. Callie's Backpacks also caught the attention of YouTube sensation Kid President, who featured Callie's Backpacks on his TV show, Declaration of Awesome . " I'm a big, huge fan of Kid President, so it was pretty awesome to be on the show," Costello said. Costello's mother, Crystal, said she is pleasantly surprised by her daughter's commitment to the cause. Costello even volunteers each week from July to November serving food to the homeless with a local mission. " I didn't think it would be something she'd have such a heart for," Crystal said, adding it used to make her daughter very sad that homelessness exists. " Now, instead of feeling this is a real horrible problem, I feel it empowers her that she really can do something." Costello is currently soliciting donations for her next batch of backpacks. Anyone interested in donating can find more information at facebook. com/ calliesbackpacks and twitter. com/ calliesbackpack. Costello said when she grows up, she wants to keep giving. " I want to be a professional singer that raises money at concerts for the less fortunate," she said. Wouldn't that be awesome? If you know a special volunteer, please contact aaron. epp@ gmail. com. The following is a list of volunteer opportunities for Winnipeg and surrounding areas. For more information about these listings, please contact the organization directly. Volunteer Manitoba does not place volunteers with organizations, but we can assist you in finding a volunteer opportunity. Information: volunteermanitoba. ca or 204- 477- 5180. Do you have a passion for promoting healthy eating? Then consider becoming a community nutrition educator ( CNE) . CNEs provide reliable information and education that promote safe and nutritious food selection, preparation and storage practices to citizens of Winnipeg. WRHA is recruiting volunteers to facilitate activities such as small cooking classes, presentations and demonstrations. Successful applicants must attend a 45- hour training program every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a. m.- noon starting April 28 to June 11. Information: Suzie 204- 787- 7247 or smatenchuk@ whra. mb. ca. Tourisme Riel is responsible for francophone tourist activities held in the city of Winnipeg's Riel district. Volunteers are required to help with events and activities planned for the region. Must be able to speak in both French and English. Information: sridley@ tourismeriel. com. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winnipeg is looking for volunteers to mentor in their Story Book Club once a week for eight weeks during Feb./ March. Also required is a mentor for their Ototema program that matches an adult with a youth who is in conflict with the law. Information: kayla. chafe@ bigbrothersbigsisters. ca or 204- 988- 8663. The Manitoba Lung Association's Breath of Spring Tulip Campaign needs volunteers for three positions: tulip packing ( Feb. 22), tulip delivery ( Feb. 23- 25), and display attendant ( Feb. 28- Mar 8). All shifts four to six hours daytime, some weekend. Information: Loreen 204- 774- 5501 ext. 231 or loreen. hamilton@ mb. lung. ca. VOLUNTEERS Needed Awesome girl makes helping homeless her mission VOLUNTEERS AARON EPP FACEBOOK Callie Costello was inspired to help when she encountered homeless people. ' I want to do something good for the world' B_ 03_ Jan- 26- 15_ FP_ 01. indd B3 1/ 25/ 15 7: 41: 57 PM ;