Trail Talking

As my first blog with mySteinbach.ca, I want to first thank the readers. My hope going forward is that I’m able to further encourage communication and stay informative in my role as your elected official for the community, and as I represent the province as a whole.

Since elected on April 19th, I have been privileged and humbled to meet many constituents and talk about the many areas of government as well as how residents would like to see our community thrive. This has been a very exciting time for myself, and my family, as I embark on my journey to serve you.

In the community, October has been a very busy but rewarding month.

I would like to share that between the fall dinners and many meetings, on Oct. 24, I was privileged to recognize a young woman from Ste. Anne, Ms. Brooklyn Walker. With a private member’s statement, I told my colleagues in the Legislative Assembly of Ms. Walker’s heroic efforts in saving a young girl from drowning in a Winnipeg swimming pool. Again, I would like to thank her for her instinct and bravery that day as she saved a life and forever changed many others.

In the legislature, our new Progressive Conservative government has been working hard to follow through on many commitments made to Manitobans before last April’s election. This has been a rewarding experience as we work to fix our province’s finances, repair our services and rebuild our economy. We have reached out and are listening to all Manitobans to set our priorities.

One example is the in-person and online consultations we have held as part of our planning for Budget 2017. Thousands of Manitobans have submitted their ideas, while formal presentations from stakeholders representing a broad range of interests have been heard. If you have missed the in-person pre-budget consultations, I encourage you to submit your ideas online. That process will continue until Dec. 1.

My constituency office is also open and together, my staff and I work diligently to make sure that our presence across Dawson Trail is divided throughout. We are more than happy to answer any questions or if you have any comments.