WINNIPEG, MB – Financial Planning for People with Better Things to Do is the sub-title for my Opus on THE END OF WORK. My purpose over the past two years plus has been to simplify the mystery of “Financial Planning” so that you can look after yourself and your loved ones without getting ripped off…
Mayor Bowman Talks Budgeting Challenges
WINNIPEG, MB – We’re into the start of a new year, which is always an exciting time. A new year means a new budget, and preparing a city budget is no easy task. It requires difficult decisions and difficult choices, and I am pleased that in December Council voted on and passed the 2018 City…
Qualifying For a Mortgage in 2018 Just Got Harder
WINNIPEG, MB – With 2018 upon us let’s start those new year resolutions. With a great outlook for 2018, the government has now made it harder for you to qualify for a mortgage. How you say? Well…. Let’s just say that if you are going to refinance your home or if you’re awesome at saving…
Suspicious Death of 22 Year Old in Split Lake
WINNIPEG, MB – RCMP are investigating a suspicious death that occurred in Split Lake yesterday around 5:30 am. On March 1, 2018, at 5:30 am, the Thompson Rural RCMP received a report of an injured male at a residence located in the community of Split Lake. RCMP, who were in Split Lake at the time,…
Winter Storm Approaching Prompts City and Province to Issue Statements
WINNIPEG, MB – Environment Canada issued has extended a special weather statement because of a major winter storm that is expected to hit Winnipeg beginning Sunday evening. A entirely different storm will spread a variety of weather into southern Manitoba this weekend. Accumulating snow will affect some areas, and fog and freezing drizzle are also…
Province Wants Input on New Poverty Reduction Strategy
WINNIPEG, MB – The province is looking for input from Manitobans through a new online survey, now available, established to support the development of the a new poverty reduction strategy. The survey has been created with information collected from recent in-person consultations and will remain open until March 23. “It is important to hear from…
Appointees to Implement a College of Paramedics
WINNIPEG, MB – Fifteen Manitobans will serve on a transitional council that will guide implementation of a college of paramedics, Minister Kelvin Goertzen said in a news release. “This is an important day for the profession of paramedics in Manitoba,” said Goertzen. “Paramedics are a critical part of our health-care system and the move toward…
Lac Du Bonnet Man Dies in Snowmobile Crash
WINNIPEG, MB – RCMP responded to a fatal snowmobile collision yesterday just before noon on Snowman Trail #216, approximately 10 kilometres northeast of Pinawa. Police said a 55-year-old man, from Lac Du Bonnet, was travelling west on the trail when he failed to negotiate a corner and collided with a tree. He was pronounced dead…
Premier Shares a Strategy to Change the Public Service
WINNIPEG, MB – Premier Pallister said today that the government needs to change and meet the challenges of rapid technology, societal and environmental change within the civil service. The premier, with Fred Meier, clerk of the executive council, released a new strategy to transform the culture of and build the public service Manitoba needs for…
Recall of No Name Brand Meat Lasagna
WINNIPEG, MB – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall of No Name Brand Meat Lasagna. The CFIA website states No Name Brand Meat Lasagna has been recalled due to pieces of rubber in the product. Laura Manning, Manitoba Post Photo – realcanadiansuperstore.ca and heathlycanadian.gc.ca