Mark H.

He's been off his nap schedule, recently.

Also, Kildonan Presbyterian cemetery, just north of Chief Peguis Trail on Main. Most of the Selkirk Settlers are buried there, including many who were born in Scotland.

I have taught Canadian History for greater part of my teaching career. Statues are not what history is about. You will find 1000 times more depth and richness in, for example, a local cemetery. Queen Victoria cannot be erased by toppling her statue, nor should or will her history be erased.

Reading all the posts here and on other social media, I am continually astonished that two individuals continue to slide under the radar: William Lyon MacKenzie King and Wilfred Laurier.

And the majority of Manitobans are doing their part. We need give credit where credit is due.

Hell yeah - close ranks & march forward.

Since we are on this topic...some of you may have read this on my FB. If I am Max in this story...I do think I'd feel taking down a statue or two. The following was written by Elsa Baer Maendel - a resident of Fairholme Hutterite Colony - located southwest of Portage la Prairie Max Merrick and Paul Baer My dad was a mechanic at New Rosedale Colony, a big hearted one who would fix anything for anyone! Indigenous people from nearby Long Plain First Nations would come to his shop to get their tires changed or a motor fixed. The colony ladies would walk to his shop to have their lawn mowers fixed. He would drop everything to help and you'd get a good joke on your way out. My dad would invite his Indigenous friends home for coffee. Hutterites have a 3:00 coffee break where the table is loaded with pastries and snacks. Some of the names I remember are: Ronnie Woods, Lloyd Woods and Max Merrick. They had such a wonderful sense of humor and our family had many laughs with them! My parents had 9 kids, with some of them married already, so you can imagine the scene everyone at the kitchen table eating and talking, around one Indigenous guy telling stories. Max Merrick came pretty much every day, and our fellow New Rosedalers took to dubbing him 'Max Baer' He was my dad’s friend. We would go to his house to watch news on his big TV when there was an important event such as the Stanley Cup Final or 9/11. He would come to dad’s shop every day, and go to Portage for parts if they were needed at the shop. I remember Max telling us about going to residential school. He told us about watching some older boys who had tried to run away. They were brought back and received a good 'licken' and it cured him of trying the same thing. He told us his mother died while he was at school and he wasn't told until he came home for the summer and found her gone. He often told us this story and we could still feel “begreif” his hurt. I can only imagine the anticipation of seeing his mom, and then the pain of finding out she had died. I never realized how big the scope of residential schools was and how many children were simply taken from their parents, off to boarding school. What if it was my child? What if it wasn't what I wanted for my children's future? To be taken away from my arms, to be beaten just for speaking German or Hutterisch. What must it have been like for countless children to lie awake in a strange dorm bed crying for their parents night after night, and not receiving attention if they weren’t feeling well. I’m a helicopter parent if my children have an ordinary flu or cough. I make sure they get enough fluids, popsicles, ginger ale, comfy blankets, and I rub their back and throats with good oils. What if my children passed away, far from home, while being sick in a strange boarding school, receiving no attention, medical or otherwise? I cannot imagine that my heart could ever recover if this was my child. All those Indigenous friends of my dad were the same age he was. And while both my parents are alive and well at 78, all his Indigenous friends passed away a long time ago. That's no accident. That's what trauma does to people. It kills them young. Elsa Baer Maendel Fairholme 2021 In loving memory of Max Merrick

The effort man...cheering for the effort.

It is believed that the Pope is infallible because each Pope is a reincarnation of the biblical St. Peter (the Apostle) But Peter was a rather fallible human...made mistakes just like the rest of us

No surprise there. Thanks for the info. Join the club on that front. But I'm not even sure why that wouldn't get covered - should be a great story with a dramatic slant and just enough negativity.

I am beyond tired of people like that. If that's the best thing they can find to do, then those churches need new leaders.

Which is absolutely hilarious - if one has actually read about St. Peter.

Throw in some 'Formawurst' and the whole thing is solved.

Hopefully, 25% double vaxxed means fewer of the daily cases will need hospital care. It will be interesting to watch the southern health region. They don't have a large urban centre, yet they still have 20 - 30 cases every day - about half of Winnipeg's number.

This is a huge part of the anti-vax rhetoric. They know people in the medical field who don't get vaccinated - which then affirms their strange beliefs.

It's mind-boggling. Made worse by all the BS they can find online

Unfortunately, those are mostly people who don't take any kind of vaccine, it's not just covid. Yet, 99% of them vaccinate their animals.

Tburg gonna Tburg. It is what it is - looking forward to August 5th. Go Blue!

I was told to make sure I get Pfizer again for my second shot.

I arm was pretty sore. My parents' on the other hand - no tenderness or flu symptoms whatsoever.

Depends if it's a covid positive household or not. Reality is, they have to choose between following protocols or doing their job properly.

All jokes aside: many have good reasons for wearing a mask when alone in their car. They could be Healthcare / Homecare workers traveling to the next site. They are limited to x number of masks per day.

I am of the opinion - that Bill Gates needs to make better grass seed choices.

https://boingboing.net/2021/06/08/danish-psa-for-wearing-bicycle-helmets-is-the-best-viking-movie-in-63-years.html

Workers at the supercentre in Selkirk say they are currently vaccinating mostly second shot.