Winnipeg’s Festival Du Voyageur Celebrates 55 Years

It’s been a good start to the largest winter festival in Western Canada. The Festival du Voyageur kicked off on Feb. 16, and runs until Feb. 25 in Winnipeg’s St. Boniface area. The first weekend saw numbers higher than last year, and the warmer weather may be a factor. “I think folks are excited to get outside while it’s still a little cold out,” said Breanne Lavallee-Heckert, executive director of the Festival du Voyageur. “You can bundle up but you’re not worried about getting frostbite or anything like that, which makes a big difference, especially if you have little ones,” she told The Epoch Times....