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Since its 1947 inception, the Hockey News has been essential reading for hard-core fans. Ken McKenzie, its co-founder and long-time publisher, died in an Ontario hospital. His son, John, a New York-based correspondent with ABC News, wrote this tribute to his father and his achievements. Ken McKenzie--along with Will Cote--started the Hockey News in 1947, and the paper that came to be known as the bible of hockey. After the Second World War, Ken, who grew up in Winnipeg, moved to Montreal, where he got a job as a sportswriter for the Gazette. Within months, he approached the president of the National Hockey League, Clarence Campbell, and suggested that the league needed a full-time publicity director. Campbell gave him the job, and more. For Ken, whose father had died in his early 50s, Campbell became a surrogate parent. Campbell supported my father's dream of starting a newspaper devoted exclusively to hockey. There is a picture of my father taken at his induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame, which shows him at the podium, arms outstretched, fists clenched, wearing this big, beautiful smile.

Evaluates the activities of Canadians and others. Way that the palace guards of Great Britain may end the tradition of wearing headgear made from pelts of Canadian black bears; Firing of a pizza shop employee for stopping to aid a gunshot victim in Manitoba; Way that Ontario's education minister was jeered and splashed with water while leaving a meeting with Catholic teachers; Way that Ernie Eves, premier of Ontario, sent the legislature home amid plans to deliver the March budget from a TV studio; Paul Martin, who turned over his shipping business to his sons.

Profiles Barb Sousa, a woman runner from Winnipeg, Manitoba who serves as a role model for those wanting to try running as a fitness workout. Incident which led to her decision of considering running as a sport; Initial apprehension of Sousa before joining the running clinic; Physical stature of Sousa; Changes in her life which she attributed to running; Advice for self motivation and success in the sports of running.

Discusses Friesens Corp., Triple E Canada Ltd, and C.P. Loewen Enterprises Ltd. in rural Manitoba that were started by Mennonite families. Discussion of the Mennonite faith, which grew out of the Anabaptist reform movement with a focus on charity and the community; Reputation of the faith as generating talented and hard-working people; Details on Friesens publishing company, Triple E gas company, and window constructor Loewen; Ethnic diversity of the companies.

This article reports on the relocation of Jewish families from Buenos Aires to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg is the buzz around Jewish circles in Buenos Aires these days. The reason is GrowWinnipeg, a community project started back in 1996 that aims to renew the city's aging and shrinking Jewish population by bringing in young families from abroad. While the project and the city it serves were previously little-known in Argentina, all that changed when the economy collapsed in December 2001 and people began looking for a way out. In stark contrast to Buenos Aires, the Manitoba capital offers relative peace and quiet in a stable political and economic environment. With Winnipeg's more intimate Jewish community, many of the families have found themselves more involved in community life than they had been in Buenos Aires.

The author reports on the economic recovery that has been experienced in Manitoba. Comparisons are given between the economic conditions in Manitoba, such as a low unemployment rate, as compared to the rest of Canada. Reasons why the economy in Manitoba is better than other parts of the country are mentioned, including its diversity and public works projects that were occurring.

Reports on the anger of farmers in Manitoba over the Agriculture Income Disaster Assistance (AIDA) program of the provincial government of Ottawa, Ontario, for the latter's refusal to grant a bigger bailout package. Conditions which rule out many grain farmers; Setbacks suffered due to severe weather conditions; Sufferings of Manitoban farmers due to AIDA administrative problems.

The article profiles Gendis Inc. chief executive officer Albert Cohen. More than half a century after opening its first Saan store, Gendis Inc. is finally exiting the retail business. The Winnipeg-based company announced July 9 it has signed an agreement to sell the junior department store chain to investors, headed by Avalon Group of New York, for an undisclosed amount. Saan interim-president James Cohen, son of Gendis founder Albert Cohen (a hale 90-year-old who came out of retirement in 2002 to take over again as Gendis president and CEO), admits there is an "emotional attachment" to the business, but it's easy to understand why he's selling the chain, which has 240 stores coast-to-coast under the Saan and Red Apple Clearance Centre banners. The division has been losing money in recent years--$23 million since it posted its last profit, a modest $2.2 million for the year ended January 2002. That's despite closing underperforming stores and opening new concept stores that focus on clothing and footwear. Among the reasons for Saan's troubles is increasing competition from the likes of Wal-Mart, Zellers and Giant Tiger, the latter a successful retailer in small-town Canada, where Saan is also a fixture. Founder Albert Cohen has described Saan as "one of my babies." His hope undoubtedly is that, with new parents, the retail child he brought into the world will be around long after he's gone.

The article focuses on Winnipeg, Manitoba and its mayor Glen Murray. In a national poll, Winnipeg ranked last of seven cities as a fun place to be. In the business section was a Canada West Foundation study showing Winnipeg has the worst "infrastructure deficit" of any city in Western Canada. By one modest measure it is spending $188 million less every year than it needs to spend on its streets and parks and drains. Murray is spending his autumn selling a "New Deal" for Winnipeg, a soup-to-nuts overhaul of the city's tax system. It is compatible with his friend Paul Martin's proposed "New Deal" for Canada's cities, an orderly transfer of federal cash into local coffers.

Opinion. Suggests that despite everyone worrying about Winnipeg, it is the most stable city in Canada. Argument that nothing ever happens there; How the city is not in lockstep with other regions; The quiet town's cultural maturity; Various inhabitants.