Winnipeg Free Press: Under the Dome

Energy savings: if it's such a no-brainer. . .

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:42:12 CDT

Interesting blog on the Washington Post highlighting the work of research group E2e. Most, if not all of it, applies to Manitoba and the ongoing debate whether our power utility Manitoba Hydro should be building the new Keeyask and Conawapa hydroelectric generating stations, or looking at less...

Bombers: please, please, please don't suck

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:05:01 CDT

Alrighty then. Being a Winnipegger and a season ticket holder for about 25 years, it's my right and duty to whine. I acknowledge more things went right Wednesday night than went wrong — the pipes in the men's can didn't freeze, the field lights stayed on and the beer was actually cold

Scattering ashes

Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:54:13 CDT

Picture this: A group people gather on the riverbank to hold a brief ceremony. There are tears, hugs and a few words before one of them opens a container to scatter the cremated remains of a deceased loved one into the flowing river current. There are a few more words. The mourners then

Closure and Bill 20 — who'll blink first?

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:08:51 CDT

One of the more clever moves Opposition Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister has made is making Steinbach Tory MLA Kevin Goertzen his party’s house leader. Goertzen, a lawyer by trade, has proved extremely adept at using procedural rules to gum things up for the ruling

Handcuffs and tax hikes

Wed, 1 May 2013 11:17:14 CDT

Quiz time.

When did Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister say this?

“The reason for that is that there is a significant accumulated debt which will be handed to younger people to repay. Younger people, unfortunately, will be saddled with that burden if things do not change in this country, and they must change because those younger people are my daughter and the sons and daughters and grandchildren of the members of this House and of all Manitobans. We have to bear responsibility for those people as much as for the people of today.”

A worse situation

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:22:16 CDT

These words caught my attention in the recently released Manitoba 2011 Flood Review Task Force Report. The section had to do with the media’s reporting of that spring flood and the task force’s recommendation that during a major flood, the province set up a dedicated 24-hour TV

Police complaints up from 2010: LERA

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:10:53 CDT

The province's Law Enforcement Review Agency recently released its 2011 annual report. In that year it handled 169 formal citizen complaints against police, up from 140 in 2010. LERA says the most common complaint is the use of unnecessary or excessive force, although despite the rise in

Lake Winnipeg in winter

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:57:22 CDT

A couple of weekends this winter I’ve strapped on my cross-country skis and headed out on Lake Winnipeg. There’s no groomed trail to follow and the snow is deep in some parts and others it’s just ice, black ice. It's not easy skiing. Even when it’s cloudy the snow and

Dandelions--Manitoba's next official flower

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:35:26 CST

There was a time when I'd get after my young daughters for blowing dandelions seed heads all over my lawn. I had enough grief controlling the spread of dandelions in my front and backyard without my kids adding more. I'd spray and spray and spray whatever I could get at the hardware store to

Geriatric Culling

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:27:36 CST

An upcoming inquest into the last year's death of Heather Brenan is welcome news to other families who've seen elderly loved ones die in Winnipeg hospitals. The intent of the inquest is to examine the pressure on hospitals, and the health-care system, by the ever-increasing number of older