Opinion

Thompson is facing a declining quality of medical care, due to a declining quantity of  healthcare workers.

Started when Thompson had a bigger population and more higher-paying jobs, local non-profits are struggling as volunteerism declines.

Flin Flon getting about 70 per cent of their historical high grant-in-lieu amount from Hudbay for 2023 to 2028, estimated to work out to about $4.5 to $5 million per year.

Waiting until the last minute to register doesn't give voters as much time before the election date to examine candidates' platforms and wight the pros and cons of each.

With municipal elections in Manitoba coming up on Oct. 26, there is little time for the current mayor and current councillors to achieve any goals they haven’t already.

If anyone should sympathize with the members of the curling club who are desperately trying to find a solution to the financial quicksand they are in, it should be the city. Much like the curling club, it is saddled with a cost it has no control over — the policing contract covering RCMP services — and a shrinking tax base with which to fund municipal government.

First trip to Churchill makes Thompson resident wish he'd visited there much sooner.

If someone phones you and leaves a message because you are not available, answering it with a text could be considered rude.

"Whether you voted for me or not, I will do my best to represent you and your concerns. I want to do right by our community."

Any police shooting is a tragedy, but not all are equally necessary.