This coming Monday, Remembrance Day, Canadians will again have the opportunity to stop, remember and to be grateful for people they have never met, but who have sacrificed for them.
One of the more pleasurable tasks that politicians have is what is known as “turning the sod”. This usually occurs just prior to the beginning of construction on a project that is either partially or fully publicly funded.
The resignation of former Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson earlier this year kicked off the process to elect both the next leader of the PC Party and the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.
This past weekend, on an exceptionally windy Manitoba evening, my wife and I had the pleasure of attending the film screening of “Where the Cottonwoods Grow.”
The NDP were in no hurry to release the province’s most recent financial update, and it quickly became clear why.
Last week Manitobans witnessed a relatively rare event in provincial politics as the sitting government kicked out one of their own MLAs from the Caucus.
Canadians have likely become so accustomed to political parties hurling accusations against one another that it hardly catches any attention.
Last summer I was honoured to be part of a funding announcement of nearly a quarter of a million dollars to help establish a new home for the Steinbach and Area Animal Rescue (SAAR).
Last month a serial killer, convicted of killing four women in Winnipeg, was sentenced in a downtown courtroom.
Next week students in Manitoba will be heading back to classes at schools around the province. For parents, that means both a new routine as well as preparations to ensure their children are ready to begin a new year of learning.
