Typically, summer is a time when folks forget about politics and enjoy the sunshine and recreation a Manitoba summer has to offer. Not so this year.
This past week Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s inflation rate for July was at a stubbornly high 3.3 per cent.
Conversations can reveal a lot about the people having them. Saying something is always a reflection of what we believe and what we want others to believe.
Recently, our government has made a number of exciting announcements regarding child-care, and I am pleased to highlight that the Dawson Trail constituency has been included in these recent announcements.
This week Nathan Dyck has joined the team at Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) as our new Development Coordinator.
Last week my On Parliament Hill article was entitled: “Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic,” referencing Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle in an attempt to distract Canadians from the failed and out-of-touch policies of his Liberal government.
It doesn’t take much to see that Manitoba has become a welcoming place for people from around the world. This is true in Steinbach and the surrounding area which has, for many years, seen families come from abroad to start a new life in Canada.
You might be surprised to know that 6,000 years ago… what? 4,000 B.C.?… yes… people in China were preserving cabbage without the use of freezers or even canners.
Summertime – here come the flies, the bugs and so many other creepy things. When we take a drive through the countryside during the summer month’s we can not help see cows, horses, and sheep grazing in the fields, they seem to be everywhere.
This week it is 149 years since the first Mennonites arrived in Manitoba.
