As March begins and Manitobans start to look forward to spring, it also marks the beginning of a very busy time at the Manitoba Legislature.
Manitoba Health has been issuing regular updates on the novel coronavirus (COVD-19). As of Monday of this week there were no laboratory-confirmed cases in Manitoba and health officials indicated that the risk of the virus remained low in our province.
While it may seem early to be thinking about the spring melt in Manitoba, the unusually warm weather this winter means that there are already a number of activities and cautions that are underway.
February is celebrated annually as “I Love To Read Month” in many parts of Canada and the United States. It is a month that is dedicated to reinforcing the importance of literacy at all ages, but particularly to young people.
Recent nationwide blockades which are designed to protest a pipeline in northern British Columbia are having an impact on both the economy and the unity of Canada.
Ensuring that our education system is adequately funded is important, but that doesn’t make it simple. In fact, the way in which our K-12 education system is funded in Manitoba is very complex.
It pays to ask for advice. That has been the result of a unique Manitoba program which asks those closest to the problem to come up with a solution.
In 2002 the former NDP government passed legislation that allowed photo radar to be established at controlled intersections in the City of Winnipeg.
Developing a provincial budget isn’t exactly the same as developing a household budget, but many of the principles are the same.
When the news was breaking last week that a Ukrainian airliner had crashed near Tehran it was heartbreaking – but few could have predicted just how this tragedy across the world would touch so close to home.
