With session having just wrapped up, it has been a very busy past few weeks, with much of my time spent at the legislative building in the House with my colleagues.
June at the Mennonite Heritage Village is marked by hundreds of students on the grounds enjoying enriching field trips; adult tour groups encountering the living history that our Village tells; and the increase of summer visitors on our grounds.
Earlier this week the Manitoba Legislature concluded its spring sitting. As is usually the case for the spring sitting, most of the discussion and debate surrounded the provincial budget.
Small towns are special to me. My wife and I have traveled to small communities over the years.
Summer is a wonderful time to connect with friends and family and it’s a great time to plan an organized trip to Mennonite Heritage Village.
It was a long time ago, but I remember it very clearly. It was 1995 and it was the night of the second Quebec referendum which would decide whether Quebec would leave Canada or stay part of the federation.
Canadian governments and industry have responded to trade interruptions and global uncertainty with a common refrain: diversify our markets.
Anyone who visits Mennonite Heritage Village is impressed by the size of our museum. It is difficult to fit a trip to MHV into your schedule unless you have two to four hours to spare in your day.
It’s a pretty good slogan that Manitoba’s NDP Premier has gotten lots of political mileage out of. Yet it is becoming increasingly clear that when Wab Kinew talks about “One Manitoba” it really is a slogan and not much more.
Museums are often places of certainty – spaces where artefacts are carefully labeled, stories are thoughtfully interpreted, and the past is presented with clarity.
