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.
I am so pleased to share that Bill 217 has received a second reading – bringing Manitoba one step closer to establishing a Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week that would take place annually in the week leading up to Father’s Day.
The Privilegium of 1873, otherwise known as the Lowe Letter, is the reason Mennonites from Imperial Russia settled in Manitoba in significant numbers in 1874.
For those versed in the history of the East Reserve, mentioning New Bothwell along with early Mennonite settlements will raise some eyebrows, as the town wasn’t established until after the building of the public school in the 1920s.
I am far from being perfect – I need to be incredibly careful how I judge my peers. The old saying that those who live in glass bubbles ought not to throw stones.
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.
Grünthal was not initially settled in 1874, and the 6 sq mile township section of 5-5E centred around Grünthal was largely unsettled until 1875 or ’76.
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.
Opening a store in Steinbach isn’t easy and it’s definitely a huge challenge for a newcomer. My family arrived in Canada on July 6th, 2023. My store has been open in Steinbach for six months.
Niverville is one of the few communities in the East Reserve that is not originally a Mennonite community, nor does it derive its name from Mennonite sources.
