It may have come as a surprise only to the NDP government that retail sales in Manitoba were down 4.1 percent in July from the previous month.
This past weekend I was in Kansas City, Missouri as part of the Council of State Governments national conference.
On Monday, the Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gordon MacKintosh and Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz announced the methane gas collection system at the Brady Road Landfill was finally commissioned.
In many circles it is generally accepted that the Bible speaks with one voice. But the fact remains that while the Bible points to some central strands of history, theology and meaning, not all is crystal clear.
Between June 13 and 19 this summer, I was invited to participate in two Mennonite history-related events in the Chelmno region of Poland.
There are few foods more indigenous to the North American Great Plains than bison, sometimes erroneously referred to as buffalo.
This past Friday the Manitoba Legislature recessed as it usually does for the summer. Only there was one difference this year, the summer was already over.
A hundred years ago, the food consumed in southeastern Manitoba was grown locally, and the main input going into the growing of that food was local labour.
Talkin’ to myself and feeling old. Sometimes I’d like to quit, nothin’ ever seems to fit; hangin’ around, nothin’ to do but frown, rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Apparently I am full of “Don’ts” lately. My most recent don’t is Don’t Judge Me!
