Each year, on the second Sunday in September, fallen firefighters from around the country are commemorated with a special service called Firefighters’ National Memorial Day. On this day, the country’s flags fly at half-mast on all federal buildings.

According to Deputy Fire Chief Paul Houle, this year’s Ritchot Fire Department open house on September 18 was another success. Dozens of Ritchot residents turned out for the annual event, held at the St. Adolphe firehall on Wednesday night.

Across western Canada, September 17 is known as Fuel Good Day, a day when five cents of every litre of Red River Co-op (RRC) gas is donated to charity. This year’s charitable beneficiary of the Manitoba chapter of RRC was the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation.

Leah Gazan is the NDP Member of Parliament (MP) for Winnipeg Centre. She’s also the primary reason Bill C-223 is currently being considered by the federal government. Introduced as a private member’s bill in 2021, Bill C-223 calls for the federal government to create a national Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income (GLBI), a model which she and others believe would help end poverty in the country.

Thanks to $30,000 in new provincial funding, GoManitoba is offering Manitobans a better online platform when it comes to creating their carpool and rideshare connections.

This year, for the first time, Truth and Reconciliation Day (TRD) on September 30 will be observed as a statutory holiday in Manitoba. In honour of the day, a number of local organizations are preparing events, and they encourage all Manitobans to participate in order to reflect upon and learn from the legacy of residential schools in Canada’s history.