For a long time, I didn’t believe that planned obsolescence was a thing.
Now that the snow has come and it feels like winter, we might as well talk about winter hardiness. We are often asked if we sell plants that are not comfortable with our lower temperatures.
The General Store at Mennonite Heritage Village is now fully winterized! It has wall-to-wall and ceiling insulation, beautifully stained wood walls and a cold climate heat pump.
It has only been a few months since the NDP formed government in Manitoba and already they seem to be interfering in the operations of Manitoba Hydro, the province’s largest and most important crown corporation.
For a long time, I didn’t believe that planned obsolescence was a thing. Recently, I read that it was a thing, as early as the 1920s, albeit not by that name.
Doubt comes to us when we reach the limits of our understanding. When we encounter unexpected hardship.
In the span of three years (1874 to 1876), 6000+ Mennonites arrived in Manitoba. It was the first large group migration to the recently formed province.
At its inception, those who were advocating that Canada should allow for doctor assisted suicide assured policy makers and concerned Canadians that its application would be rarely used and narrowly applied.
The use of alcohol was never an issue in my growing-up years. Being from a poor family with an invalid father, the purchasing of alcohol was never entertained, at least not to my knowledge.
To commemorate this year of Mennonite Heritage Village’s 60th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Mennonites in Manitoba we will periodically highlight Erin Koop Unger’s intriguing articles about Mennonite people, places, history and literature in Manitoba.
