Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 16, 2014 As Tory politicians champ at the bit for an election, the decision by the Selinger cabinet to contravene public policy and keep former Manitoba Public Insurance CEO Marilyn McLaren “on the books” has left a sour taste in the mouth of PC party members and taxpayers alike in this province. And rightfully so. This move is in direct opposition to ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 1, 2014 Now appears to be the winter of our discontent as water woes and multiple line breaks have plagued the latter half of what seems to have been a never-ending winter here in Manitoba. As was mentioned in both the Winnipeg Free Press and the pages of our local Brandon Sun, many in both communities are battling water main breaks — ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition February 8, 2014 This week presents itself as a bit of an NDP hodgepodge as they have consumed the news both provincially and locally. In what could be remembered as the most decisive — yet divisive — move since taking the reins of the NDP, Premier Greg Selinger ousted Riel MLA Christine Melnick from the inner realm of the government caucus to the ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition January 4, 2014 Well, Happy New Year, my friends. The new year is upon us with a handful of what we can only hope is prosperity and opportunity ahead. As the holiday break draws to a close and students prepare to go back to class to close out the end of the first semester, they return to environments we as parents hope are ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition December 21, 2013 With the holiday season upon us and the big day just a few short sleeps away, many within our community are scurrying about to finish all the last-minute gift purchases and preparations to entertain houses full of friends and relatives. It is a time of year for celebration and warmth, a time of year for the joy of giving coupled ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition December 14, 2013 It’s a new country we live in, and I’m not sure some of us here in little old Canada will like it. The latest on the happenings in Harperland prove that the country everyone once viewed as the friendly neighbour who would keep an eye on the house while you were away is not so much like that anymore. We ...
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