Right in the centre - Only in Canada
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- Published on Thursday, August 27, 2015
By Ken Waddell
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Canada is a great country, a country only held back by a lack of imagination. The same holds true for Manitoba and yes, it holds true for many rural towns. If we had more imagination and better utilization of our financial, human and intellectual resources, we would be much more than we are. However, we are held back by a lack of those same things. Deep down, everyone knows that.
There are some things we could change and do so almost instantly if we really wanted to.
My perspective - Looking to the past
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- Published on Friday, August 21, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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I recently returned from a trip to Chicago and what struck me above all else was the city’s seamless integration of past, present and future.
Right in the centre - Trudeau's legacy
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- Published on Thursday, August 20, 2015
By Ken Waddell
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About four years ago, David Frum participated in a debate about the legacy of Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Well known as a former prime minister of Canada and father of current Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau, the very name raises strong feelings in Canada.
My perspective - Food fight!
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- Published on Thursday, August 13, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
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Who doesn’t love a food fight? Especially one in which you’re unlikely to ruin your favourite clothes with food stains? When the Great Manitoba Food Fights returns this fall, food entrepreneurs will have such a chance.
It’s a pretty neat way to support and promote locally created food products.
Right in the centre - Election fever
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- Published on Thursday, August 13, 2015
By Ken Waddell
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With the United States election nomination process well underway, an election in Canada and an election in Manitoba next spring, we are in an election fever wave.
