Society has, as a whole, become much more aware of the issues surrounding mental health and addiction over the last decade.
As we have now entered into December, thoughts of Christmas come swirling into our minds. Presents, family gatherings, snow, good food, and the reminder of our eternal hope in the birth of Jesus Christ.
Well, it’s December. Where has the year gone? These past couple of weeks have seen a lot of activity in the Dawson Trail constituency, and that’s going to increase as the holidays continue to creep up.
As it was announced in a Village News post a few weeks back, I am leaving Mennonite Heritage in just a couple weeks, and moving to Calgary for new opportunities.
While a great deal of time is often consumed in politics talking about the things that divide us, often overlooked and perhaps undervalued are the things that unite us.
When life hands you lemons we’ve heard you need to make lemonade. When October hands us a whopper of a wet snow, you need to make Evergreen decorations for Christmas.
This may sound like a funny role for a museum, but it did not take long for me as director at Mennonite Heritage Village to do the math. Many of our volunteers are retired and as soon as they met me they would often tell me how they love being at our museum.
In the Canadian parliamentary system, the beginning of a new session is marked with what is known as a government Speech from the Throne.
Whether our lifestyles are sustainable gets tested during a time of crisis. Is it possible to live in a way that will prevent chaos and suffering during a major crisis? If it is, you might say we have discovered a non-violent mode of existence.
There are several unique challenges to growing trees, shrubs and perennials in our local region. If you live anywhere in the Red River Valley other than east of a line running from Saint Malo to Steinbach, you will be very familiar with the term Red River gumbo.
