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Roadside statues have a story to tell

Some represent history, geography or legends, others are just plain quirky

By Donna Gamache June 20, 2018

Are you interested in exploring Manitoba’s rural areas, and want an educational summer project for your children? Why not research and visit some of the province’s many roadside statues. Often the monuments represent something important in the history of a town, such as the giant Viking at Gimli (which has the largest population of Icelanders

University of Manitoba associate professor Richard Milgrom spoke on aging in rural Manitoba during a Centre on Aging seminar.

Country Crossroads, Other

Rural Manitoba is both good and bad for aging seniors

The people make it work, but the places can be hostile environments, says a Centre on Aging speaker

By Lorraine Stevenson April 6, 2018

Small towns can be great places to retire and live out one’s golden years — or not. A community with nearby family and lifelong friends is what draws or keeps people there. It’s more difficult to live there when appropriate and well-located housing, good sidewalks, and alternative modes of travel for non-drivers aren’t. Richard Milgrom,

Small towns are great places to live but local leaders can do more to improve how the world sees them, AMM speaker says.

Country Crossroads

Been told your town is a backwater? Challenge it with action, says AMM speaker

Society’s dim view of small-town life needs to be challenged, guest speaker  tells municipal leaders. But it takes more than a marketing campaign

By Lorraine Stevenson December 23, 2015

If your friends in the city think you’re a loser because you don’t live there, don’t take it personally. There’s a deep prejudice in Canadian culture about rural life and small-town Canada, said a speaker at this fall’s Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention. “People say not nice things about small towns,” said Ken Coates, director

cartoon image of a family seated at a table

The Jacksons

Dying small towns and the ‘sepulchre of lost dreams’

The Jacksons: From the July 2 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

By Rollin Penner July 3, 2015

Quaint little town you got here,” said the lanky greying gentleman who had seated himself, without invitation, at Andrew Jackson’s table by the window of the café. “Very picturesque.” There was a moment of silence while the three original occupants of the table, Grant Toews, Barry Jenkins and Andrew, considered this. “You ain’t from here

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Roadside statues have a story to tell

Rural Manitoba is both good and bad for aging seniors

Been told your town is a backwater? Challenge it with action, says AMM speaker

Dying small towns and the ‘sepulchre of lost dreams’

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