I would like to take this opportunity to discuss some recent behaviour displayed by Premier Wab Kinew.
Our feature exhibit in our Gerhard Ens Gallery has been on display for the last 16 months and thousands of visitors have engaged with the topic, Mennonite Reflections: Arriving In Manitoba 150 Years Ago.
While many Canadians last week were focused on the Olympic games, and in particular the heartbreaking losses in the Gold Medal game for both our men’s and women’s hockey teams, political watchers were also watching news from the United States capital.
Mennonite Heritage Village recently held its annual Winter Carnival. The mild winter day was conducive to many outdoor activities for all ages, and our volunteers and staff shared stories of the early Mennonite settler experiences of surviving Manitoba winters in the Semlin.
When Jesus walked on the face of this earth, he spoke to people desperately trying to find rest for their souls and desperately trying to find God and desperately trying to be good, but they were finding the task impossible and were misguided by the same things that leads us a stray.
Many years ago, when the province started doing what is called pre-budget consultations, it must have seemed like a novel but important concept.
February 16th is Louis Riel Day, a provincial statutory holiday in Manitoba. It commemorates Louis Riel, the Métis leader and founder of Manitoba.
With the return to Ottawa last week of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and many of those who were in and supported his government, there was a bit of a nostalgic feel in the nation’s capital.
February is commonly known as the bridge month between winter and spring! We’ve still got our feet firmly planted in winter while we eagerly await the approaching spring season as the days get longer.
It is the nature of our electoral system that when governments, and by extension their leaders, are voted out of office, it takes some time for their true legacy and impact to be understood.
