Salvation Army calls on Winnipeggers to donate merchandise as sales soar
Kelly-Anne Riess 3 minute read Preview
Salvation Army calls on Winnipeggers to donate merchandise as sales soar
Kelly-Anne Riess 3 minute read 2:01 AM CDT
The Salvation Army is taking donated merchandise from other regions to stock its Winnipeg thrift stores as increasing sales outpace local donations.
Retail activity at the charity’s eight Winnipeg locations grew more than 10 per cent year over year during several months, from January through April, and again in June.
Although local donations remain strong, they haven’t kept pace with demand, prompting the organization to supplement inventory with merchandise from elsewhere.
Ted Troughton, managing director of the Salvation Army’s thrift store operations, said rising living costs are bringing in new customers.
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State Industries, StateMix, StateCraft: trio of Winnipeg firms under one roof, one mantra
Aaron Epp 6 minute read Preview
State Industries, StateMix, StateCraft: trio of Winnipeg firms under one roof, one mantra
Aaron Epp 6 minute read 2:01 AM CDT
Popcorn, rollerblades and the Baha’i faith are all part of Payam Towfigh’s story.
Born in Iran, the 59-year-old is the president and CEO of the State Group, a collection of three companies all headquartered under the same roof in Winnipeg.
They include State Industries Ltd., the manufacturer of polyurethane parts where Towfigh started his career in 1989 while completing an engineering degree at the University of Manitoba. He purchased the company from founder Stan Baldwin three years later.
“I really wasn’t planning to take over State Industries,” Towfigh says, before adding with a smile: “My kids tell me that I’m not very employable since I’ve only had one job in my life.”
Four people are facing charges after an assault at a St. James apartment building.
A man was struck in the face with a pistol when he answered the door at his apartment suite in the 2200 block of Portage Avenue at about 2:15 a.m. Oct. 18, and a physical fight broke out in the hallway. Bear spray was used during the fight, the Winnipeg Police Service stated in a news release Sunday.
Police learned one of the men involved in the fight had been armed at a nearby restaurant, in the 2100 block of Portage Avenue, where he was refused service. Restaurant staff called police after seeing what appeared to be a gun in the man's hand as he was leaving.
A group of men then went to the apartment building and knocked on a suite door, police said, adding the men involved knew each other. The man who was armed at the restaurant was involved in the altercation, police stated, but no specific details about his role were released.
