Basil, the beautiful herb
Basil was on steroids in some areas of the country last summer. The regular big-leafed variety, the common Ocimum basilicum, grew into shrubs with the warmth of the early summer.
Former garment industry leader keeps busy in retirement with philanthropy, exercise
Myron Love For several years beginning in 1986 or 1987, I was a stringer for Style, Canada’s garment industry magazine. As such, I got to know most of the
Lies our teachers tell us
Wayne Weedon Food for Thought To pass an exam, students are told they must learn “facts”. Teaching is based on feeding “facts” to students and then having them regurgitate
The Hon. Kevin Klein is working hard for you
Hon. Kevin Klein From the Legislature With the provincial election on the horizon, I think it is critical that voters must know each candidate's priorities. I believe in being
It is time to digitize our world
Like it or not, Manitoba, it is time to digitize our world. It is either that or slip into obscurity. Dorothy DobbieIssues in the News According to Cisco, the
Lifestyles 55 August 2023 Issue
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[Series Fiction] Vectors: Forces which have direction (5)
Wayne Weedon The following story is part of a new feature, the serialization of our columnist Wayne Weedon’s fictional work, Vectors. Wayne is a brilliant writer whose style consists of
A few last thoughts on board membership
Trudy Schroeder Random Notes Over the last four months I have written about board membership and governance of our community institutions. The role of the board of directors is
Now accepting applications for the new $12.6 million Manitoba Seniors Hearing Aid Program
Hon. Scott Johnson Minister's Message Minister’s Message by Hon. Scott Johnson Dear friends, In these letters, I like to highlight the work that my department and I have accomplished in
The poor will continue to get poorer
Romel DhallaOn The Money On The Money by Romel Dhalla Something is happening today that I don’t feel right about. We’ve all heard about the income gap between the rich