I had the pleasure of meeting last week with representatives of the Manitoba Paramedic Association at my office in the Manitoba Legislature to hear of the changing nature of their profession and its importance to Manitobans.
As a lifelong Winnipeg Blue Bomber fan, the prospect of a new stadium, which began in earnest in 2008, brought with it both hope and excitement.
The NDP leadership race was supposed to be a family feud. NDP leader Greg Selinger managed, barely, to fend off two challengers and keep his job as leader of the NDP and Premier of Manitoba.
Congratulations to director David Klassen and the entire cast of the community drama Anne of Green Gables which played to sold out shows all last week at the SRSS Theatre.
Last week’s NDP provincial budget added at least another $422 million to the debt as Greg Selinger continued his trend of spending way more than what the province receives in revenue.
This past week the NDP confirmed what most Manitobans suspected, they will again miss their target to balance the provincial budget and Manitoba will sink even deeper into debt.
Manitoba’s NDP government reached a milestone last week as it has now officially taken $500 million out of the pockets of Manitobans with its increase in the provincial sales tax from 7% to 8%.
National Volunteer Week is taking place this week and one of the key themes is the ripple effect that volunteers have in our community and province.
It would be an understatement to say that the provincial budget, to be unveiled later this month, is important.
According to statistics that have been presented by the Winnipeg Police Service, nearly 6,500 people were reported missing last year in the City of Winnipeg alone.
