This month, the RM of Ritchot launched two new master plans designed to help improve life for its residents. Over the coming weeks, people who live in the municipality will be asked to engage in the development process through meetings, surveys, and other modes of gathering feedback.

On May 20, the provincial government extended an invitation to all Manitobans to share their views on the long-held tradition of seasonal time changes. Should the province shift away from the practice of a biannual clock adjustment? They’re also seeking input on whether the majority would opt for permanent standard time or permanent daylight time.

Residents gathered on May 19 in council’s temporary chambers at the Centennial Arena to voice concern over a planned high-density housing campus. The development is proposed for 243 Sixth Avenue South.

Beginning May 23, history lovers can take a trip through time to discover the medicinal practices and healing techniques used by early Mennonites over the centuries.

Four weeks after St. Adolphe resident Keith Pearce was scammed out of $6,000 in a fake e-transfer transaction, he’s only nominally further ahead. As of the May long weekend, half of his lost funds have been reinstated by his financial institution, TD Bank. So far he’s been offered few reassurances on regaining the balance.

When it comes to pushing us to have hard but necessary conversations, sometimes it’s the youth who guide us. That truth was nowhere more evident than at the New Bothwell Recreation Centre on May 15–16.