Opinion

When the winds of political change gusted through Manitoba in years past, there always seemed to be wind barriers put up around Flin Flon constituency. Not so much this time.

It is a given that Ken Baird took, as well as handed out, a few elbows when he played with the Edmonton Oilers back in the early to mid-1970s.

Is it feasible or isn’t it? A 2014 study of the McIlvenna Bay deposit was hailed as a milestone in the effort to open another mine in the Flin Flon region.

Northern Manitoba is a land of many lakes – one need only look to a licence plate of yesteryear to see that the province stopped counting at 100,000.

In August, my husband and I adopted two puppies, aged three and four months. And yes, we are a little crazy. Since then, we have been working with Jack and Cora to train them to come when called, partly so we can let them play off-leash.

Dear Editor, I would like to remind people that when a phone canvasser calls you on behalf of one of the candidates for MLA, they are just people who want to make a difference. They volunteer to help the candidate of their choice.

I never actually saw it, but I was told last year that one of my opinion columns had garnered a Twitter mention. And not a good mention. You might find this hard to believe, but I like negative criticism.

The Snow Lake Chamber of Commerce recently announced it will sponsor a golf day on June 24 at the Snow Lake Golf Course.

With electioneering going full throttle in Flin Flon constituency, voters are being subjected to two campaigns in one.

At a recent council meeting, the Town of Snow Lake adopted a new policy on extensions with respect to development on town property.