Greyhound Lifts Threat To Suspend Manitoba Service

“The way we know Greyhound now is not the way we’ll know Greyhound in the future.” – manitoba government spokesperson Greyhound buses continued to roll this week as talks continued between the company and the province on ways to keep the carrier operating in Manitoba. The government is offering an as-yet undisclosed package of route

Barriers To Seeking Office Should Be Studied: R. M. Councillor

“They don’t have the barrier of tradition.” – kristine janz, r. m. of argyle councillor A resource In 2009 the FCM’s Canadian Women in Municipal Government committee launched a social marketing campaign on Facebook, where women can ask questions and get advice from peers about service in local government. The site is found at http://tinyurl.com/fcmwmg.


Manitoba Faces Major Transport Loss

“It’s going to affect everybody.” – DOUG DOBROWOLSKI, AMM Ahigh-stakes showdown between Greyhound Canada and the Manitoba government continues amid threats by the carrier to shut down its bus service in the province completely. Provincial officials were scheduled to meet with Greyhound this week to discuss the company’s demands for a $15-million bailout to help

A Rural Champion

A few years back, as the list of rural responsibilities assigned to one cabinet minister in a particular federal government grew longer than could be comfortably stated without pausing to breathe, reporters took to unofficially referring to him as the “minister for everything in between the big cities.” In some ways, it was symbolic of



Funding Flows To Help Reduce GHGs

Wiser use of water, more recycling and less idling are all activities Virden’s mayor hopes local residents will adopt in coming months. Theirs is one of 14 rural and urban centres chosen to take part in the Community Led Emissions Reduction pilot program, an initiative aimed at helping more Manitobans contribute to a 20 per