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Laws are imposed rules. The laws of nature have been in force for quite a long time, it would appear. They need to be understood and followed by all beings, including humans. They cannot to be flouted, not on the long run. Think gravity.

Here we are the week of Christmas. The last blog I sent was in August. It was right after my mom passed. Well, for those of you who don’t know, five weeks after my mom passed I lost my dad.

When it comes to the topic of abortion, I often hear the claim that pro-lifers aren’t helping people after they’re born. The idea/objection is that pro-lifers are hypocritical and thus shouldn’t speak out against abortion.

I (Barry Dyck) met Seaton Coleman shortly after starting my job at Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) in 2009. One pleasure of working at the museum was meeting people from all over the world, and another was getting to know a lot of local people through their support for MHV.

On Tuesday morning a cargo plane arrived at the Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg. That in and of itself is not unusual as Winnipeg is a major transportation hub. But its cargo was must unusual.

Last week the Trudeau government announced that it would continue to increase the carbon tax as a strategy for reducing the Canadian contribution to Greenhouse Gases and thus to climate change. This was long overdue.

On November 18th, our government announced that it will be providing $10 million for a new Pandemic Staffing Support Benefit to help address urgent staffing needs in disability services, child care, and child welfare sectors.

Hedges. The green fence. The living wall of privacy and shelter. Many people choose to plant a hedge rather than having a fence built because it is much cheaper up front and it give a lush setting to the yard.

I think all of us will be happy to move on from this year. Like a review for a poor Amazon product most of us would give it one star and say ‘Tried it. Don’t recommend it’. However, it is good to take time to review the year and grieve what needs to be grieved and be thankful for what we still have.

I recall hearing about surge capacity several years ago for the first time. Flu season was approaching.