May Day to Mother’s Day – Working Moms in Manitoba

Posted April 13th, 2026

Friday, May 8th

8:00 – 9:00 am Listen to Dialogues: Gravel Roads to City Lights live at CKUW

95.5 FM or at ckuw.ca

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This is a new community radio show on CKUW hosted by Marianne Cerilli and Kalynn Spain. Marianne is an educator, politician, community development aficionado who has transformed into Marianne Cerilli – Change Agent spreading community development and social innovation wherever she goes.

Kalynn is trained in conflict resolution; she works as a farm mediator and farm coach who lives in Arborg, Manitoba. Her passion for food scurity and rural living combine with her passion for non-violent communication and peace building. 

Dialogues airs alternate Fridays at 8:00 am and covers hot topics with cooler heads, as Marianne and Kalynn facilitate radio conversations bridging urban, suburban, rural and northern Manitoba.

This show will examine what it is like to be a working mom in rural and urban Manitoba.  The guests are Susan Prentice, a UM Sociology Professor and former Chair of Women and Gender Studies who specializes in childcare.

Along with Katie McKinnes who with her husband Colin and son, owns Dog Runs Farm, a small farm near Clearwater, Manitoba, with pigs, sheep, chickens, laying hens, geese, and a garden.  They have been providing food for customers since 2013.

CKUW Program page for Dialogues: From Gravel Roads to City Lights