Le Marché
St. Norbert
Farmers' Market
3514 Pembina Hwy.
St. Norbert, MB 
Located just south of the
Perimeter on Pembina Hwy.
Watch for us under the canopies!
Artisan Crafts
Bernice Kwasnicki & Stan the Stick Man
Hartley & Frances Klippenstein
Three Wise Crafts "Rustic Charms"
Bernice A. M. Kwasnicki, Water Color Artist
Winnipeg
In 1988 Bernice began creating her watercolor art. She is a self-taught artist whose inspirations come from people, places or situations that have had a profound affect on her at one time or another. All of her prints are archivally matted and are acid free. Bernice is a traveling watercolor instructor and also does custom commissions work. At the market, she does watercolour demonstrations! You can contact Bernice for orders or watercolour lessons at (204)832-2770.
Owner: Bernice A. M. Kwasnicki
At the market since: 2001
Products: Prints of watercolor creations with matte and cards. Originals and custom orders available upon request.
Stan the Stick Man
Winnipeg
Stanley shares his space at the market with his wife Bernice. His canes are all hand made out of birch, oak and poplar.
Owner: Stanley A. Kwasnicki
At the market since: 2002
Products: Unique canes – Walking and hiking sticks!
Canadian
Crinkle
Alma sews summer skirts from unique fabrics. Easy-care crinkle fabrics are her specialty. Sizes XXS to 4X are available.
Owner: Alma Kennedy
At the market since: 2006
Products: Ladies skirts, girl's skirts, tops and dresses.
Custom fittings upon request.
Claire’s
Bibs and Crafts
Winnipeg
Claire had always made bibs and other crafts for her family and friends’ children and decided, “Why not sell it!”
Owner: Claire Guertin
At the market since: 2006
Products: Bibs, kitchen towels, hand towels, shoe bags, and Barbie sweaters.
Forever Remember
Bison Leather Journals
Winnipeg
Heidy has turned her personal passion of penning things down on paper into creating beautiful, unique journals. These soft, thick, hand-cut bison leather journals are one-of-a-kind and 100% Manitoba made.
Owner: Heidy Friesen
At the market since: 2009
Products: Varied sizes of journals, lined and unlined. Keychains, bookmarks and new this season CD covers.
Hartley
& Frances Klippenstein
Lorette
Hartley and Frances craft by hand beautiful wooden toys that are safe and fun for the little people. Their toys are designed to last a lifetime, and are finished with child-safe Danish Oil, which is derived from flax. Phone (204) 878-3488
At the market since: 1988
Products: Children’s wooden toys
Indian
Paintbrush Pottery
Winnipeg
Joyce Tripp has been making pottery for 36 years and loving it; her business is named for the wildflower. She makes her own glazes so that she knows what is in them & there is no lead or any other ingredients that would make them unsafe for food. All aspects of creating pottery are of interest to her & she says “there is always more to learn which keeps it exciting”. She also enjoys teaching pottery through the City of Winnipeg. She does custom orders.You can contact Joyce by phone: 275-2474 or by e-mail: ippottery@shaw.ca
Owner: Joyce Tripp
At the market since: 1989.
Products: Pottery
Linda
& Chris Coombs
Winnipeg
Linda and Chris moved to Canada about 25 years ago from the UK where Linda worked as a teacher of home economics and needlework. She loved to sew and her husband Chris, is a chef by trade. Chris is currently a Culinary Arts Instructor at a local Vocational School. Together, they make a great team. To prepare for the market, Linda sews on Monday and Tuesday, while Wednesday to Friday Linda helps Chris with the cooking and baking.
At the market since: 1996
Products: Food: Jams, chutneys, loaves, and pies.
Non-food: Tissue holders, pot holders, oven mitts, tea cozies, aprons
and Christmas themed products in October!
Murray
Watson, Wood Carver
Winnipeg
Murray Watson is a self-taught wood carver who’s career began as a hobby in 1988. He carves mostly in butternut and each carving is mounted on a piece of driftwood gathered from the banks or shores of Manitoba lakes and rivers. He won 1st Best of Show in 2002 at the Prairie Canada Carving Competition. You can also find his work at the Art Gallery at the Conservatory at Assiniboine Park. Murray sells many beautiful pieces including “Wood Spirits” that have a little story behind them…. “It is said that the forests will stand for as long as the Wood Spirit remains to keep order. If you are lucky enough to see one, health happiness and good fortune will be yours. When you are strolling in the woods, keep your eye out for the elusive Lords of the Forest.”
Owner: Murray Watson
At the market since: 1993
Products: Various decorative pieces, wildlife native to Canada and “Wood Spirits”.
Pottery
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Owner: 7 partners
At the market since: 2005
Products: Hand-made and Wheel-made pottery, bowls, trays, plates, goblets and jewelry.
Rainy
Day Toys
Winnipeg
Donna started out making toys for craft sales about 30 years ago! At the market, she still sells her handmade dolls but has now moved on to other handmade pieces such as various bags and aprons! The bags are made by her own design and her hand made dolls are quite unique!
Owner: Donna Holmes
At the market since: 1999
Products: Hand bags, tote bags, shoe bags, gym bags, plastic bag holders,
aprons (adult and child), doll clothes, and dolls.
Sara’s
Crafts
Steinbach
Sara sells her homemade preserves and handmade creations at the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market and also at the farmers’ market in Steinbach. She has always sewn for her big family and as her children grew older, the sewing kept building up and it was time to sell it!
Owner: Sara Isaac
At the market since: 1996
Products: Food: Pickles, jams, dills, beets, bread and butter pickles,
and party pickles.
Non-food: Baby bibs and receiving blankets.
Seine
River Shepherds
Ste. Anne, MB
Seine River Shepherds is a 120 acre family run sheep farm located along the Seine River just east of the village of Ste. Anne. Our flock of ewes is carefully selected to provide both premium quality market lambs and superior, award winning wool.
By providing value added lamb and wool products direct to the customer, we are able to maintain our farm operation on a scale reminiscent of the original family farms of this area.
Our website is www.seinerivershepherds.com
Look for us at the market form Mid-August on. That’s when our spring born lamb is ready and by then the early mornings are cold enough that smart Manitobans are starting to think about wool for the upcoming fall and winter
At the market since: 2004
Products available include: leg of lamb, rack of lamb, loin chops, shoulder shops, de-boned shoulder roasts, pure lamb sausage, ground lamb and whole lambs (cut and wrapped)
Wool products available include: mitts, slippers, hats, vests, jackets
and parkas. We also have quilting wool and a limited supply of knitting
yarn.
Shipley
Cargo
Winnipeg
Cathy was taught how to sew by her mother, Dorothy. During her teens, she made all of her own clothes. She really enjoys sewing and loves the challenge of creating new things. She uses various fabrics with her creations such as cotton, blends, faux leather and faux suede. You can buy Cathy’s creations by ordering directly from her website or visiting the following Winnipeg stores: Bug N' Boo, Cornelia Bean, H'Attitude, Raging Brit, and Redeemed. You can also find her creations at Cherry Creek Gallery in Boissevain, Manitoba.
Owner: Cathy Shipley
At the market since: 2004
Products: Yoga bags, totes, purses, tea/coffee cozies, aprons, round bags, hobo bags and diaper bags.
Three
Wise Crafts “Rustic Charm”
Winnipeg
Nestor Gylywoyhchuk was a teacher for 33 years and then decided to take
on a new task! His business name comes from the three Y’s in his
last name! He has been creating his products for the past 10 years. He
uses farm board/barn board to create his work. Essentially, he is recycling
the old wood and making it into something new! He also travels to the
Calgary Stampede, Kenora and Brandon to sell. His biggest seller is his
birdhouse that looks like miniature outhouse with strips of newspaper
as toilet paper! He has many unique pieces such as a candle holder made
from the glass insulation from a hydro pole on top of a recycled twisted
barb wire holder! He also does custom work, mainly for picture frames.
For more information, you can contact Nestor by phone at (204) 222-9006
.
Owner: Nestor Gylywoychuk
At the market since: 2001
Products: Mirrors, stained glass, picture frames, clocks, bird houses, angels, geese, benches, welcome signs, and flower tables, and old barn replicas.
Zinnia
Handbags
Winnipeg
Zinnia Handbags uses vintage fabrics and unique textiles to produce their hand-made products that make great gifts!
Owner: Carrie Wolchock
At the market since: 1998
Products: Handbags, totes, wallets, t-shirts and head bands.