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Fall Suppers are a great time for family and community to come together. As a kid, I fondly remember running around in the Friedensfeld Hall – my growing stomach had never experienced all-you-can-eat turkey and lemon pie.

Last week was National Trucking Week, an annual time when various provincial trucking associations honour the job that our professional drivers do ensuring that the shelves of our stores remain stocked for customers and that online packages get delivered.

Responsible, compassionate governments, whether on the right or on the left, have always struggled with poverty. Who can deny that poverty exists. The question is what does one do about it.

These days we often hear and see the slogan “Defund the Police”. I would like to draw our attention to the word “defund”.

As you all know the label on the plant at the greenhouse is pretty important. When buying tomatoes for instance, you would want to know if your plant is going to bear big fruit or little ones.

While I don’t believe we should keep a legalistic tab of what we do for other people and ensuring that we get our dues back from them; I do believe it is good to be our brother’s-keeper, which actually means our world’s-keeper.

While summer is not officially over, it is hard not to notice that there has been a change in the air with the beginning of September.

Last week I wrote about a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) as a policy tool to support people who, for whatever reason do not have a job – an extension of the CERB so to speak.

Recently, our government announced the launch of a new online public health tool that connects Manitobans with more detailed information about the current risk of COVID-19.

One of the most complicated parts of gardening is knowing which plant will work in which location. Every plant has a preference and specific needs.