Things of interest in and for Manitoba
Well, it’s over. The jackpot was cracked, the 43 million are gone.
Actually it was more than 43 million, it ended up being over 45 million dollars: $45,145,712.00!
On the other hand Saskatchawan is expected to lead the economic growth followed closely by Manitoba.
Does that mean all the Manitobans that moved to Alberta will be coming back? Or better yet, does it mean that Manitoba can follow Alberta’s lead and lower or abolish PST? Lower income tax?
A 29 year old man was fatally injured in what was called an altercation on Third Avenue about 3 a.m. Sunday, leaving him laying there bloody and beaten. Marking a tragic conclusion to the Gimli Icelandic Festival
The mayor of Churchill is asking for provincial government assistance to help the population deal with gas prices that are just under 2 Dollars a liter! This peak in gas prices has been afflicting the community since February.
August and early September are the perfect time to go to Manitoba’s Beaches! Weather is warm, mid to upper 80s, it is the sunniest time of year and the mosquitos have quieted down. Enjoy the summer by renting a cottage for a week.
Folklorama has started. It even brought us an important visitor to our Province. Prime Minister Stephen Harper dropped by on his way back to Ottawa, to try and rally some Filipino voter support for his next election.
The Icelandic Festival or Islendingadagurinn starts today in Gimli. It is the 119th occurance of this annual festival.
The event will culminate in the annual parade on Monday. The parade will start at 10 am and will be attended by Iceland’s foreign minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir who is expected to toast Canada.
One of the goals of the concert was to raise funds to repair the recent vandalism. Some of the profit was to go towards the upgrade of the baseball park and skateboard pad and the purchase of sport’s equipment.
It featured childrens activities food stands and a skate-board park. – and of course: Dr. Rage & The Uppercuts.
The remains belong to a 22 year old Winnipeg man, last seen in the York Avenue area on February 6th. Apart from the fact the the Winnipeg RCMP major crimes unit is investigating the case as a possible homicide, police were not willing to reveal any more details.
The already badly decomposed body had been found floating in a barrel in the Lee River on Wednesday when two residents of Fisher’s Grove discovered the barrel and its contents while repairing a dock.
The stupid little things don’t only try to land on the surface of the house wall, they also seem to be extreemly attracted to spider webs. They seem to find cobwebs where you didn’t see any before, wrap themselves in the sticky mess and then attach themselves to the house. Getting the results off can be a real pain.
According to the Free Press, rumors have it that the body was badly decomposed and in a barrel floating on the river.
The Festival was ended with former Kinks frontman Ray Davies playing his Waterloo Sunset as a kind of swan song to a great party and a great fesitval.
People from all over North Amerika come to our Little Woodstock on the Prarie. This was the 35th time folky and popular bands from all over Canada played at the summer festival in Birds Hill Park.
Is there anyone who will be going to the Winnipeg Folk Fest this week who would like to write some comments.
Please feel free to write them here. As we cannot go ourselves we would love to hear from someone who has.