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Jersey Mike’s Subs launches in Steinbach
6 minute read 11:13 AM CDTJersey Mike’s Subs opened their doors in Steinbach this week, celebrating their first Manitoba location.
Regional manager Justin Fiori, a Regina native, was here to help out the latest crew, fresh from opening the chain’s Yorkton restaurant last June.
“My plan is I’m going to wear watermelon green aprons with the Roughriders logo and the Jersey Mike logo around Steinbach all day. I’ll show up and wear green because when we do the donations for the first week (for the Make-A-Wish Foundation); and I know I am going to take heat for this, but my plan is if you make a $100 donation, I’ll wear the Blue Bomber blue apron overtop for the day; five hundred, I’ll wear it for the week. It’s all for charity drive,” laughs Fiori.
Store manager Robyn Whalen, 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry and newest to the Jersey Mike team, rolls her eyes at the football analogy but agrees with the submarine warfare attitude. “What’s going to happen is we’re going to open up and everyone’s going to try a taste of us. The (other shops) will be packing up, their signs will be coming down, they’re going back out to sea. That’s the real confidence behind the Jersey Mike colors,” said Whalen with a smile.
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These reports also matter to the thousands of Manitobans who financially support political parties. Donors have a right to know that the party they support is meeting its legal obligations and responsibly managing the funds entrusted to it. Transparency is fundamental to maintaining public confidence in our democratic process.
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Figures have not yet been tabulated for 2026 by Statistics Canada using their Criminal Severity Index (CSI), as numbers are updated based on the five most recent years of sentencing data.
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4 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2026“The first chirps of the waking birds mark the “point vierge” of dawn under a sky as yet without real light, a moment of awe and inexpressible innocence, when the Father in perfect silence opens their eyes. They begin to speak to Him, not with fluent song, but with an awakening question that is their dawn state, their state at the “point vierge.” Their condition asks if it is time for them to “be.” He answers “yes.” Then, they one by one wake up, and become birds. They manifest themselves as birds, beginning to sing. Presently they will be fully themselves, and will even fly. Meanwhile, the most wonderful moment of the day is that when creation in its innocence asks permission to “be” once again, as it did on the first morning that ever was.” -Thomas Merton
I have a confession - I am not a morning person. I’m not even a night owl. I’m a midday person. Some people lose their energy flow in the afternoon - that is usually when I get going. However, there are a few times in the year (i.e. camping) when I wake early. Waking early can be a valuable spiritual discipline because it allows us to begin the day with a sense of peace, purpose, and attentiveness to God. Before the demands of work, family, and responsibilities begin to compete for our attention, the quietness of the morning provides an opportunity for prayer, reflection, and reading Scripture.
Many believers throughout history have found that the early hours create space to hear God’s voice more clearly and to dedicate the day to His service. I think that is what Trappist monk and mystic Thomas Merton is getting at when he talks about “point vierge” (French for “virgin point”). A time and place where our hidden selves, our soul, is in a state where it can better connect to God, unaffected by personal ego and the distractions of the day.
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COLUMN: View from the Legislature – Volunteers power Manitoba summers
3 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2026Anyone who has lived in Manitoba for any length of time knows that the summers are the most cherished time of the year. The warm summer days coupled with sunlight well into the evening make it one of the best places to live during the summer months. And for those Manitobans who do not relish winter activities or sometimes bone chilling weather, Manitoba summers are the payoff for enduring the winters.
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Whether it is helping to organize a parade or coordinate a street party or help to stage a music festival, the vast majority of people who are involved with these events are unpaid volunteers. They are giving of their own precious summertime to help make their community stronger and, importantly, to create memories for those who live there. While there has sometimes been discussion of trying to quantify the value of all these volunteer hours, it would be impossible. And regardless, the volunteers who we see wearing the bright shirts and carrying clipboards at the events are not doing it for recognition or for reward. It is simply because they want to give back to the community and, hopefully, because it is an enjoyable experience.
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