Opinion

By being committed to working to change and end differences in the ways in which Indigenous patients are treated, the Northern Regional Health Authority is taking a tangible step toward reconciliation.

"Our government understands that Manitoban families and seniors are feeling the pressures of rising costs now and we are taking action to help now."

After Oct. 26, there will be five new school board trustees and at least four new councillors and possibly a new mayor.

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.