Winnipeg through the eyes of DNTO host Sook-Yin Lee

Winnipegis a city like no other. It's also the home base ofDNTO.

To learn how to make radio, I moved from Toronto toWinnipegwhere I lived for four monthsthrough a freezing prairie winter. I remember arriving and looking out the taxi window at old buildingsand crooked electrical lineson a vast and flat terrain.

I could feel a mental space opening up here. It was simple and uncluttered and reminded me of one of my favourite black and white movies,Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise.

For me, Winnipegexists in another time and place. It is the centre of the world where buildings remain ancient and spectacular, not out of an aesthetic choice, but because they're too expensive to tear down.

I grew to loveWinnipegand my peers and friends at DNTO. They are a straightforward people, as down to earth as the city itself.It can be an intense and difficult place, but it is also wonderful. It isfull of survivors and optimists who work hard and excel. It's all reflected in the landscape.

Here are some Winnipeg landmarksI developed a special fondness for: