Municipal governance in Manitoba faces efficiency calls and council reductions
A Manitoba editorial argues that rural and urban councils are too large for their populations and questions whether current service levels, equipment inventories, and governance structures are cost effective. It notes high councillor-to-resident ratios, aging district boundaries, and the need to plan future municipal services with greater foresight.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Neepawa
Rms
Saskatchewan
Plains
Call for Manitoba town and RM amalgamation to strengthen regions
Ken Wappe argues for regional cooperation among Manitoba municipalities. He cites failed reports, AMM inertia, and past amalgamation examples, urging pooling of resources, tax bases, and services to preserve communities and cut tax outflows. The piece stresses moving forward rather than clinging to old structures.
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AMM
I'm Tired Prose in Strohschein Faithfully Yours
A humorous piece titled I m Tired circulates in a store window and was reprinted by Charles Swindell in Time to Laugh Again. It punchlines with a joke about national work by counting the population into retirees students government workers armed forces and finally two people left you and me as you read this.
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Charles Swindell
United States
Let Go and Let God guide your busy life
The piece suggests that fatigue comes from taking on too many roles and urges giving up control to God. It cites Paul’s example of handling daily assignments one by one and encourages readers to let God fill their schedule with his priorities for greater accomplishment and longevity.
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Agrippa
St. Paul
Jesus
Paul
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Rosedale
Langford
Lansdowne
Glenella
Odanah
Minto
Minnedson
Rivers
Daly
Gladstone
Westbourne
Lakeview
Neepawa- Langford
Carberry-North Cypress
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