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  • Looking out over Dauphin Lake the thawing ice still floats on the lake, and the shore where the ice shove destroyed homes can be seen in the foreground. (Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press)
  • Manitoba Population: It is projected that Manitoba will have 1,385,300 residents as of July 1, 2020, an increase of 9.3% over Statistics Canada's estimate for 2012. Over the eight years, Manitoba's population is projected to increase by an average of 14,800 people annually, yielding an average annual growth rate of 1.1%. This compares to a 1.0% average annual growth rate over the previous eight year period, from 2004 to 2012. Over the 2013 to 2020 period, expected total net migration to Manitoba is 66,500 persons. This is made up of a net inflow of 88,000 international migrants, an outflow of 29,500 persons to other provinces, and 8,000 additional non-permanent residents. Natural increase is expected to add 53,000 persons to the population.
  • Some of these fish are left on Lake Manitoba after they've been caught. Randy Strawa sits in the background after processing some of the days catch. (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)

Images from around the world chosen by the photo desk at the Winnipeg Free Press.

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  • May 17, 2013

    Life at Delta Marsh

    Sports and wildlife photographer Fred Greenslade and Free Press photographer Joe Bryksa visited Manitoba's Delta Marsh to capture the spring migration of various fowl.

  • A canvasback duck uses the water as a runway for takeoff.

    A canvasback duck uses the water as a runway for takeoff. Photo Store

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  • May 14, 2013

    Aerial flight over Ochre Beach Ice Shove

    The phenomenon known as an ice shove damaged and destroyed 27 properties on the southern shore of Dauphin Lake at Ochre Beach. Described by some as an 'ice tsunami,' Ice Shoves have also recently destroyed or threatened property in Lake Mille Lacs, Minn., Lake Winnebago, Wis., Alberta Beach, Alta., and Lake Champlain, N.Y. These aerial photographs were taken three days after event. --Files from Bartley Kives and Larry Kusch.

  • Looking out over Dauphin Lake the thawing ice still floats on the lake, and the shore where the ice shove destroyed homes can be seen in the foreground. (Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press)

    Looking out over Dauphin Lake the thawing ice still floats on the lake, and the shore where the ice shove destroyed homes can be seen in the foreground. (Phil Hossack / Winnipeg Free Press) Photo Store

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  • May 9, 2013

    Manitoba's demographic and labour market trends to 2020

    What will Manitoba's population and labour market look like in 2020? A report by the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics in February 2013 examined the latest figures. The Free Press takes a look at pertinent graphs.

  • Manitoba Population: It is projected that Manitoba will have 1,385,300 residents as of July 1, 2020, an increase of 9.3% over Statistics Canada's estimate for 2012. Over the eight years, Manitoba's population is projected to increase by an average of 14,800 people annually, yielding an average annual growth rate of 1.1%. This compares to a 1.0% average annual growth rate over the previous eight year period, from 2004 to 2012. Over the 2013 to 2020 period, expected total net migration to Manitoba is 66,500 persons. This is made up of a net inflow of 88,000 international migrants, an outflow of 29,500 persons to other provinces, and 8,000 additional non-permanent residents. Natural increase is expected to add 53,000 persons to the population.

    Manitoba Population: It is projected that Manitoba will have 1,385,300 residents as of July 1, 2020, an increase of 9.3% over Statistics Canada's estimate for 2012. Over the eight years, Manitoba's population is projected to increase by an average of 14,800 people annually, yielding an average annual growth rate of 1.1%. This compares to a 1.0% average annual growth rate over the previous eight year period, from 2004 to 2012. Over the 2013 to 2020 period, expected total net migration to Manitoba is 66,500 persons. This is made up of a net inflow of 88,000 international migrants, an outflow of 29,500 persons to other provinces, and 8,000 additional non-permanent residents. Natural increase is expected to add 53,000 persons to the population. Photo Store

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  • May 3, 2013

    Street views

    Over the past few years, I have developed an interest in street photography. The inspiration for much of this work comes from documentary director/photographer John Paskievich, who recorded Winnipeg’s North End from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, and photojournalist Colin Corneau, who currently shoots in Brandon. In essence, the goal is to document candid human interaction in public spaces. And so, in between work assignments and in my free time, I walk around downtown Winnipeg and take pictures. I look for shapes and patterns, light and symmetry, and try to capture the architecture, the space and the people. I like the spontaneity of this photographic style. You can walk along the same street many times, but the light and the people change moment by moment. — Winnipeg Free Press photojournalist Mike Deal

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  • April 22, 2013

    Waste in the water: Bycatch fishing on Lake Manitoba

    Early in the spring on the northeast corner of Lake Manitoba, commercial fisher Frank Kenyon spends an overcast morning pulling up nets on the ice of Portage Bay. Filling the nets are northern pike, lake whitefish and walleye - all valuable - but roughly 50 per cent of the catch is made up of undesirable fish species. Fish that Kenyon will leave on the ice because the market price is too low to send the catch for processing in Winnipeg, and he is barred from sending it to markets outside Canada. Read more: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/Want-not-Waste-lot-203901541.html

  • Some of these fish are left on Lake Manitoba after they've been caught. Randy Strawa sits in the background after processing some of the days catch. (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press)

    Some of these fish are left on Lake Manitoba after they've been caught. Randy Strawa sits in the background after processing some of the days catch. (Jessica Burtnick / Winnipeg Free Press) Photo Store

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  • March 18, 2013

    For the win

    187 Manitoba athletes competed over the weekend in the 2013 Man/Sask Short Course Swimming Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan. Photojournalist Joe Bryksa was there to capture the action and feature the high level of athleticism required to win.

  • Jamie Alexiuk (Marlins) relaxes after winning the gold medal in the 200 breast win with a time of 3:06.93 at the 2013 Manitoba/Saskatchewan Short Course swimming championships in Regina, Saskatchewan. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

    Jamie Alexiuk (Marlins) relaxes after winning the gold medal in the 200 breast win with a time of 3:06.93 at the 2013 Manitoba/Saskatchewan Short Course swimming championships in Regina, Saskatchewan. (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store

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  • February 15, 2013

    The comeback kid

    Cole Maydanuk was born to be a railway man, just as his father and grandfather before him. Three days on the job, at the age of 18, he lost both his legs to a freight train. His resolve, though, remained unbroken. Winnipeg Free Press photojournalist John Woods chronicled Cole's remarkable journey since the July 25, 2012, accident. For the full story by columnist Lindor Reynolds, see wfp.to/unbroken.

  • Cole's legs were amputated just hours after the accident. He didn't get his new legs until months later.

    Cole's legs were amputated just hours after the accident. He didn't get his new legs until months later. Photo Store

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  • January 11, 2013

    Photos of the year - Phil Hossack 2012

    Phil Hossack picks his best work of 2012.

  • Frost smitten - I photograph a lot of moments people just want to forget, things we don't always want to see. I've picked this as my favourite image - Jim Craig with his children Larianne and Joshua at St. Vital Park on a frosty February day - because it's simply a beautiful moment, a moment universal in its appeal. Every kid has a memory like this from their childhood... something we all want to remember and do. (Phil Hossack/Winnipeg Free Press)

    Frost smitten - I photograph a lot of moments people just want to forget, things we don't always want to see. I've picked this as my favourite image - Jim Craig with his children Larianne and Joshua at St. Vital Park on a frosty February day - because it's simply a beautiful moment, a moment universal in its appeal. Every kid has a memory like this from their childhood... something we all want to remember and do. (Phil Hossack/Winnipeg Free Press) Photo Store

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  • January 4, 2013

    Photos of the year - Boris Minkevich 2012

    Photojournalist Boris Minkevich picks his best work of 2012.

  • Onlookers watch a fireball rise from Speedway International, a company that was storing biofuel. Provincial investigators pegged spontaneous combustion as the cause of the fire. October 1, 2012. (Boris Minkevich / Winnipeg Free Press)

    Onlookers watch a fireball rise from Speedway International, a company that was storing biofuel. Provincial investigators pegged spontaneous combustion as the cause of the fire. October 1, 2012. (Boris Minkevich / Winnipeg Free Press) Photo Store

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  • January 3, 2013

    Photos of the year - John Woods 2012

    Photojournalist John Woods looks back on 2012 and gives us a selection of his best work.

  • Joy on their faces, and in their hearts The joy in this picture and in Esperance's and Baraka's story is truly inspiring. Their relationship speaks to the truth of perseverance and that it takes a village to raise a child. Nine members of the Mulimbwa family arrived in Winnipeg Dec. 4. They fled the Congolese government and rebel forces. They were sponsored into Canada by the First Presbyterian Church. - John Woods

    Joy on their faces, and in their hearts The joy in this picture and in Esperance's and Baraka's story is truly inspiring. Their relationship speaks to the truth of perseverance and that it takes a village to raise a child. Nine members of the Mulimbwa family arrived in Winnipeg Dec. 4. They fled the Congolese government and rebel forces. They were sponsored into Canada by the First Presbyterian Church. - John Woods Photo Store

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  • January 3, 2013

    Photos of the year - Ken Gigliotti 2012

    Photojournalist Ken Gigliotti picks his best work of 2012.

  • They wear those visors for a reason - This picture was taken at a fire on Inkster Boulevard in May of 2012. It is the type of photo I have always valued. This is simply a product of getting to the scene in a relatively short period of time and seeing an opportunity to take a picture that normally would be fairly routine, but yielded a very unusual outcome. The firefighter was in the process of breaking a window on the exterior second floor of a home that was filling with smoke. I shot quickly expecting the smoke to pour out of the window, obscuring the scene. When the axe hit the window it immediately exploded into shards of glass, with black smoke pouring out soon after. So if you ever wondered about the dangers firefighters face or why they wear helmets with visors and protective clothing, this would be one reason. This picture is simply a reaction resulting in an unexpected outcome, as well as being a strong visual taken in a time frame of only a split second. No one was injured in the fire. - Ken Gigliotti

    They wear those visors for a reason - This picture was taken at a fire on Inkster Boulevard in May of 2012. It is the type of photo I have always valued. This is simply a product of getting to the scene in a relatively short period of time and seeing an opportunity to take a picture that normally would be fairly routine, but yielded a very unusual outcome. The firefighter was in the process of breaking a window on the exterior second floor of a home that was filling with smoke. I shot quickly expecting the smoke to pour out of the window, obscuring the scene. When the axe hit the window it immediately exploded into shards of glass, with black smoke pouring out soon after. So if you ever wondered about the dangers firefighters face or why they wear helmets with visors and protective clothing, this would be one reason. This picture is simply a reaction resulting in an unexpected outcome, as well as being a strong visual taken in a time frame of only a split second. No one was injured in the fire. - Ken Gigliotti Photo Store

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  • December 28, 2012

    Photos of the year - Ruth Bonneville 2012

    Photojournalist Ruth Bonneville picks her best work of 2012.

  • He ain't heavy...he's my brother Griffin, 13, has been carrying his brother Tyler, who has cerebral palsy, ever since he can remember. In between school activities and playing hockey seven times a week, Griffin makes time to shovel Tyler's wheelchair ramp, get him dressed in the morning, help prepare his breakfast and medications. On some occasions, he pulls him to school on a sled. This day I caught Griffin lifting him out of his car seat and briskly carrying him across the schoolyard so he could spend some time with him on the play structure before heading to class. When asked if he ever wished he didn't have to do all this stuff for Tyler, Griffin's eyes well up as he quickly replies,

    He ain't heavy...he's my brother Griffin, 13, has been carrying his brother Tyler, who has cerebral palsy, ever since he can remember. In between school activities and playing hockey seven times a week, Griffin makes time to shovel Tyler's wheelchair ramp, get him dressed in the morning, help prepare his breakfast and medications. On some occasions, he pulls him to school on a sled. This day I caught Griffin lifting him out of his car seat and briskly carrying him across the schoolyard so he could spend some time with him on the play structure before heading to class. When asked if he ever wished he didn't have to do all this stuff for Tyler, Griffin's eyes well up as he quickly replies, "No, I don't, he's my brother and I love him very much. I will do this for him any day. There is no other way to describe it." I chose this image as my favourite photograph of the year because to me it's a picture of pure love in action. - Ruth Bonneville Photo Store

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  • December 27, 2012

    Photos of the Year — Joe Bryksa 2012

    Photojournalist Joe Bryksa picks his best work from 2012.

  • Taking a gander — A crazy dare from a fellow photojournalist at the Winnipeg Free Press saw me committing to a 30-day goose-a-day challenge — every day I worked, a new photograph was to be created with a Canada goose in the frame. By Day 20, the challenge was beginning to get a bit tricky. The exercise forced me to journey into urban wildlife areas in and around Winnipeg. On June 27, Day 28 of the challenge, on a windswept field of bulrushes near Tuxedo Business Park, I was looking for my daily ganders. To my amazement, seven heads popped up out of the flowing cover. The photo looks like a watercolour painting and was a gift that came from the challenge — it is easily my favourite photograph of the year in 2012. Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

    Taking a gander — A crazy dare from a fellow photojournalist at the Winnipeg Free Press saw me committing to a 30-day goose-a-day challenge — every day I worked, a new photograph was to be created with a Canada goose in the frame. By Day 20, the challenge was beginning to get a bit tricky. The exercise forced me to journey into urban wildlife areas in and around Winnipeg. On June 27, Day 28 of the challenge, on a windswept field of bulrushes near Tuxedo Business Park, I was looking for my daily ganders. To my amazement, seven heads popped up out of the flowing cover. The photo looks like a watercolour painting and was a gift that came from the challenge — it is easily my favourite photograph of the year in 2012. Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store

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  • December 26, 2012

    Photos of the Year — Mike Deal 2012

    Photojournalist Mike Deal picks his best work from 2012.

  • Photographer's Choice: Tulips and a nose — Looking at this image reminds me of the amazing weather we had that day in May. Much of a photographer's job is spent looking for ways to document for our readers what is going on in our city. One of the things we do is look for people doing things and try to tie those activities to the weather to tell a story. In this case, I went to Assiniboine Park's Leo Mol Sculpture Garden. It turns out a mother and her daughter, Emily Walker-Craig, were taking advantage of the Victoria Day holiday to walk through the garden and had stopped to check out the tulips. I took a number of photos and was in the process of getting personal information when out of the blue, the four-year-old put her face right into a tulip for a big, long sniff. I managed to get the photo before she ran off… Her mother and I laughed at the absurdity of the moment — one I am happy to remember on this chilly day at the end of a wonderful year of photography. Monday, May 21, 2012. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

    Photographer's Choice: Tulips and a nose — Looking at this image reminds me of the amazing weather we had that day in May. Much of a photographer's job is spent looking for ways to document for our readers what is going on in our city. One of the things we do is look for people doing things and try to tie those activities to the weather to tell a story. In this case, I went to Assiniboine Park's Leo Mol Sculpture Garden. It turns out a mother and her daughter, Emily Walker-Craig, were taking advantage of the Victoria Day holiday to walk through the garden and had stopped to check out the tulips. I took a number of photos and was in the process of getting personal information when out of the blue, the four-year-old put her face right into a tulip for a big, long sniff. I managed to get the photo before she ran off… Her mother and I laughed at the absurdity of the moment — one I am happy to remember on this chilly day at the end of a wonderful year of photography. Monday, May 21, 2012. (MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store

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  • December 25, 2012

    Photos of the Year — Wayne Glowacki 2012

    Photojournalist Wayne Glowacki picks his best work from 2012.

  • Photographer's Choice: Shadows of winter — During the record-breaking mild temperatures last winter, the Free Press photo department received constant requests to illustrate weather stories. The story this day was the lack of snow on the ground. I was at The Forks when I received the assignment, so I headed down to the River Walk. I noticed several geese swimming in some open water on the Assiniboine River below the Main Street Bridge and took some pictures. Then I thought the angle from the bridge might make the photo more interesting, so I went up on the bridge to take a look. It wasn’t any better. But the long shadows produced by the people passing below me along a section of the shore devoid of snow went together with the story well, I thought. Wednesday, January 4, 2012. (WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)

    Photographer's Choice: Shadows of winter — During the record-breaking mild temperatures last winter, the Free Press photo department received constant requests to illustrate weather stories. The story this day was the lack of snow on the ground. I was at The Forks when I received the assignment, so I headed down to the River Walk. I noticed several geese swimming in some open water on the Assiniboine River below the Main Street Bridge and took some pictures. Then I thought the angle from the bridge might make the photo more interesting, so I went up on the bridge to take a look. It wasn’t any better. But the long shadows produced by the people passing below me along a section of the shore devoid of snow went together with the story well, I thought. Wednesday, January 4, 2012. (WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store

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  • December 23, 2012

    Walk of Life

    Photojournalist Phil Hossack follows a medical team from a single Winnipeg operation to four days, 39 patients, and 49 knee replacement surgeries in Managua, Nicaragua for Operation Walk, a Los Angeles-based organization providing orthopedic surgery to underprivileged populations around the world. Visit wfp.to/operationwalk for the full story and videos.

  • MANAGUA - A nurse tends to paper work in the emergency ward in Managua, Nicaragua.

    MANAGUA - A nurse tends to paper work in the emergency ward in Managua, Nicaragua. Photo Store

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  • December 14, 2012

    A light dusting of snow

    For the past two winters, I have been exploring ways to take intricate photographs of snow, learning as I go. The images on this page show snowflakes in the folds of a scarf during Wednesday’s snowfall. They were captured with a special macro lens that can make small objects look very large. I was using a Nikon 1 V1 camera body with the FT1 adapter (so Nikon F-mount lenses could be used). A 60mm macro lens with a 1.4x teleconverter allows me to get the close-up images. My shutter speed ranged from 1/200 to 1/500 of a second, while the aperture was set at f/2.8 (because of the teleconverter it was effectively f/5). I started the shooting session with a LED ring light, but the batteries died in the cold and I had to use a different LED panel light. Much like a science experiment, shooting snowflakes is all about controlling the variables. As I finish each shoot, I am already thinking about the changes I plan to make for the next snowfall. — Mike Deal, Winnipeg Free Press photojournalist

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  • November 30, 2012

    Winnipeg from the air

    Photojournalist Boris Minkevich returned to the sky earlier this week (November 28th) to get a winter view of the city. The photos top this popular existing slideshow done in July 2012.

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  • September 21, 2012

    L.B. Foote - from the Free Press archives

    On Wednesday, September 26, the University of Manitoba Press will release Imagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L.B. Foote. Here is a selection of Foote images found in the Free Press archives.

  • L. B. Foote / Winnipeg Free Press Archives The North East corner of Portage and Main, 1920.

    L. B. Foote / Winnipeg Free Press Archives The North East corner of Portage and Main, 1920. Photo Store

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  • September 21, 2012

    Raise your glass

    The final pane is installed on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' Tower of Hope, marking the end of the exterior construction Thursday, September 21, 2012.

  • Building crews working on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights prepare to hoist the final piece of glass up to the Tower of Hope, 328 feet from the ground Wednesday morning. (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press)

    Building crews working on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights prepare to hoist the final piece of glass up to the Tower of Hope, 328 feet from the ground Wednesday morning. (Ruth Bonneville/Winnipeg Free Press) Photo Store

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  • August 12, 2012

    The Gimli Elvis Festival

    The 11th annual Elvis Festival was held in Gimli, Manitoba this past weekend. The festival comes less than a week before the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death on August 16th.

  • Gil White as Gilvis. Elvis impersonators performed for a full Gimli recreation centre, which comes less than a week before the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death. COLE BREILAND / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

    Gil White as Gilvis. Elvis impersonators performed for a full Gimli recreation centre, which comes less than a week before the 35th anniversary of Elvis's death. COLE BREILAND / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Photo Store

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  • August 9, 2012

    P.O.V. - On the road with the Goldeyes

    Free Press reporter Randy Turner and multimedia editor Melissa Tait spent time with the Winnipeg Goldeyes on a six-game road trip to Missouri and Iowa. Here are some select photos from the two days and two games Melissa Tait spent with the team in Sioux City, Iowa.

  • Catcher Kyle Day points out a song Matt Rusch is listening to while playing the card game

    Catcher Kyle Day points out a song Matt Rusch is listening to while playing the card game "Plunk" with Craig James on the bus before game time. Photo Store

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  • August 8, 2012

    Philippine flooding disaster

    The torrential rains have once again put much of the capital city of Manila underwater, but the strong spirit of its residents is clear as they try to cope. Here are a few images from the past week from the storm battered country.

  • A Filipino resident swims in polluted waters as he tries to salvage items from their house after two empty barges rammed into shanties on stilts at a poor community in Manila, Philippines on Monday July 30, 2012. A tropical storm roughed up seas and dumped torrents of monsoon rains in central and the northern Philippines, leaving at least three people dead and causing barges to smash into dozens of shanties along Manila Bay, officials said Monday. AP Photo / Aaron Favila

    A Filipino resident swims in polluted waters as he tries to salvage items from their house after two empty barges rammed into shanties on stilts at a poor community in Manila, Philippines on Monday July 30, 2012. A tropical storm roughed up seas and dumped torrents of monsoon rains in central and the northern Philippines, leaving at least three people dead and causing barges to smash into dozens of shanties along Manila Bay, officials said Monday. AP Photo / Aaron Favila Photo Store

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  • July 9, 2012

    POV: The 2012 Winnipeg Folk Festival

    Another great weekend at this year's annual Winnipeg Folk Festival, our photographers produced a bumper crop of images. Here we have compiled our favourites.

  • The sun sets on the last day of the Winnipeg Folk Festival Sunday, July 8, 2012. John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press

    The sun sets on the last day of the Winnipeg Folk Festival Sunday, July 8, 2012. John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press Photo Store