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Premier Wab Kinew is entering 2025 — following his first full calendar year as the leader of Manitoba — with more ink, and his latest tattoo is a tribute to the electorate.
Kinew recently had a black-and-white bison etched into his inner right forearm. The permanent artwork is tattooist Sheldon Withawick’s rendition of the Manitoba coat of arms, an official emblem in the company of the provincial flag, polar bear and Prairie crocus.
“It’s a way to mark the moment in time,” the NDP leader said, after rolling up his sleeve to show off his latest tattoo from Soul Survivors Body Art in Osborne Village. “I love this province so much; it took a little boy from the reserve and gave me the life that I have today.”
Kinew, who is originally from Onigaming First Nation, located about 150 kilometres southeast of the Manitoba-Ontario border, reflected on the last 12 months during an interview with the Free Press. Maggie Macintosh has the story here.
Premier Wab Kinew (Mikaela MacKenzie / Free Press)
On the bright side
As a team lead at the Christmas Cheer Board, Terry Sharman is the go-to when there’s a conversation that might not have a happy ending.
Sharman, who retired from his job as a customer service representative at MPI in 2023, knows that asking questions can often get to the heart of a difficult matter — and maybe even change the outcome.
The retiree began volunteering with the Cheer Board last year as he said he’s not a person to sit around and do nothing. This holiday season, he’s been at the Century Street headquarters pretty much every day. Koralee Nickarz has the story.
Terry Sharman volunteers as a Christmas hamper checker at the Christmas Cheer Board in December 2023. (Brook Jones / Free Press files)
On this date
On Dec. 23, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported the Winnipeg Post Office was experiencing the biggest Christmas rush in the history of the local department of mail distribution. In Geneva, Germany sent a note to the League of Nations concerning joining the league, but that opened up the issue of Germany’s right to arm itself. In Kaneville, Ill., an air mail pilot, his plane malfunctioning in a blinding winter storm, bailed out of his aircraft, but died after his parachute failed to open. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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