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BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The University of Manitoba has launched a new online babysitter directory in a bid to connect student-parents with peers who both like working with children and are searching for a side income. Post-secondary students, who double as caregivers, can now request access to an internal registry with dozens of profiles of potential nannies, along with their relevant training and experience, certifications and preferred work locations. Pictured: Michelle Carkner, who is a PhD student at the U of M and her husband Jason Carkner, are all smiles as they spend time outside with their children, three-year-old Jack and five-year-old June, at the Campus Children's Centre (U of M campus daycare) on the grounds of the Fort Garry Campus in Winnipeg, Man., Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.