
Sandy Nemeth
River Park South community correspondent
Sandy Nemeth is a community correspondent for River Park South and chair of the Louis Riel School Board. Email her at snemeth8@mts.net
Recent articles of Sandy Nemeth
Revelling in our winter wonderland
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2023What is your word for 2023?
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023During the holiday break, I brunched with two of my most favourite people. We ended up at Modern Electric Lunch on Main Street, yummily worth the drive especially if you are looking for vegan options. During the course of our meal the question ‘what is your word of the year?’ was asked. What was the intention we would each set, or the theme we would define, for the blank page which was a brand-new year?
Caring and sharing shine through
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022Giving back to the Dakota CC community
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022Why shop anywhere else?
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022Turning trash into treasures
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2022You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022Appreciating the art and science of blade sharpening
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2022Standing strong against the elements
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, May. 18, 2022Education funding review timely and necessary
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022Last month, school divisions in Manitoba finalized their budgets for the 2022-2023 school year and submitted their plans to the Manitoba government. For each school board and senior leadership team, including those of the Louis Riel School Division conversation focused on two intertwined areas, as they have for several years.
The first: How to manage finances when provincial funding from the province is not keeping up with increased expenses? The second: Given inadequate funding, how do we keep resources in the classroom and protect the programs and services that support student success.?
Impacts of these challenges have already been felt, with jobs lost and programs cancelled in several school divisions across the province.
With a review of the education funding model in process, the hope is that adequate, predictable, sustainable, and equitable funding will flow to school divisions with a new formula optimistically scheduled to be in place for the 2023-2024 school year. The Manitoba School Boards Association is advocating for a portion of funding to continue to be levied locally to ensure the unique needs of each school division community can be supported. This speaks to the second challenge mentioned above.
The magic and meaning of flowers
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022Seeking peace and respite? Try Modo Yoga
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022Local tea shop offers plenty of variety
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022Let’s continue to grow and prosper
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — River Park South is a supportive and caring neighbourhood of folks who will act when asked to do so, provide what’s needed when the call goes out, and lend their voices to the conversations that build and nurture a community that continues to grow and prosper.
Yes, there are those who seem to thrive on introducing an element of negativity whenever possible (I see it with increasing frequency on social media); however, and without fail, cooler and more rationale heads usually prevail to set a more positive and helpful tone.
A case in point was a recent exchange on the RPS Facebook page. Specifics aside, a contributor observed that recreational opportunities, social services and supports, programs and resources for families, food banks, and access to addiction and mental health supports and services were key to crime reduction and prevention. It was noted that although RPS enjoys lower crime rates because many of these supports exist here, there is always room for improvement.
I agree 100 per cent.