Rural Manitoba health care reform in six years late
The piece critiques the 1996 RHAs established by Gary Filmon's government and the 1999 NDP review. It argues for reestablishing local boards, consolidating RHAs in western Manitoba, and expanding rural hospital facilities. It warns against hospital closures and urges local community-led decisions across rural Manitoba from Churchill to Garden Hill.
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PC Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Manitoba
NDP
RHA
Rhas
Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Free Press
Winnipeg
Neepawa
Birtle
Baldur
Brandon
Sandy Bay
Garden Hill
Lake Winnipeg
Churchill
Emerson
Melita
Easter Promise and the Miracle of Resurrection Faith
Five year old Mikey adds a playful twist to the Easter lesson when he declares that if Jesus sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter follow. The story then reflects on the Easter message, Jesus rising from the dead after three days and Paul’s argument that Christ’s resurrection confirms Christian faith and the promise of eternal life.
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Mikey
Billy
Jane
Jesus
St. Paul
Christ
Paul
God
Church
Homebodies and the Moscow Elevator
A resident on the ninth floor near Red Square describes a shared OTIS lift, its noises and quirks, and tobacco smoke drifting through the shaft. The narrator notes the elevator’s reliability, slow pace, and the building’s planned renovation impending as memories of the old lift linger.
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Moscow
The
International College
Red Square
OTIS
Tam