Rivers coaches inducted into Hall of Fame

maintenance);

• St. James Community Multi-Use Path ($21,180 for new trail/enhancement); and

• Churchill Winter Trail Loop ($10,600 for feasibility study/development plan).

“Today, we celebrate 34 Trails Manitoba Grant funding recipients reaching from Morden to Churchill,” said Jeana Manning, president, Trails Manitoba. “This funding will help enable the development, upgrade, and maintenance of 715 kilometres of recreational trails. These trails will not only connect communities, but also ignite the spirit of adventure, promoting physical and social wellness and a profound connection with nature.”

The Manitoba Cycling Association is receiving a $15,000 grant for upgrades to the Bison Butte multiuse trail, located at FortWhyte Alive in Winnipeg.

“Over the past several years, Manitoba Cycling, in support of FortWhyte Alive, has maintained the trails through community volunteers and grants obtained for approved projects onsite,” said Twila Cruickshank, executive director, Manitoba Cycling Association. “Our goal this summer will be to upgrade the existing trails and improve the trail use for all ages and ability levels. The funds received will not only help benefit the World Police and Fire Games competitions this August, but the residents of the city and province in general.”

In conjunction with these initiatives, the Manitoba government has proclaimed tomorrow as the inaugural Manitoba Trails Day, which will be celebrated annually the first Saturday in June to highlight the importance of trails and their positive impact on residents and communities, Nesbitt noted.

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Rivers Minor baseball coaches Aaron Tycoles and John Hutton were both inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame last Friday.

John went in with his Minnedosa Mavericks team where he was a key piece to a run of dominance in the Santa Clara league.

Aaron was a member of the Reston Rockets team that won four league pennants and two MSBL Championships.

Congratulations to both coaches and thank you for your work with Rivers Minor Ball.

Neil StrohScheiN

DreamS worth workiNg (aND prayiNg) for, part oNe

In 1963, American civil rights activist Martin Luther King stood atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. A crowd, estimated at 250,000 people, had come to Washington for a March for Jobs and Freedom.

One hundred years earlier, the man before whose memorial they stood had signed the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery in the United States. Now, people had come to Washington to President Kennedy to propose strong federal legislation that guaranteed civil and economic rights for African Americans; which he subsequently did.

King was the last person to speak at this rally. He spoke for 16 minutes. You can read a printed copy of his speech in less than 10. Using carefully crafted sentences, King outlined his vision of an American in which people of all races, colors and creeds could live in a land of “liberty and justice for all.” That wasn’t the case in 1963. King’s ideas weren’t popular in many segments of American society. But they were part of his dream-hence the title of his talk was “I have a dream.”

My dreams for Canada in 2023 aren’t nearly as WORDSEARCH grandiose as King’s 1963 dreams for America. But I have a few-and beginning this week, I will share a few with you.

I dream of a Canada in which ideals are balanced with common sense. We need to see a radical shift in the way leaders lead. Over the past 45 years, I have worked with some of the finest leaders anyone would ever want to meet. They care deeply for those they are elected to serve. They believe in collaboration; in talking with people; in working together to find lasting, sustainable solutions to problems that just won’t go away.

I have great faith in our ability, as Canadians, to solve any problem that comes our way. But we need to sit with each other, talk with each other and listen to what others have to say. God gave us two eyes and two ears-but only one tongue. He expects us to spend far more time listening to others and looking at their ideas than talking about our own.

Think for a moment of how this change of style could transform our society?

How many labor disputes could be avoided if representatives of workers and owners could sit across a table and say: “Look. These are the market conditions we face. The company needs to make a profit and the workers deserve a raise. How can we work together to do what is best for all of us?” This will take a lot of hard work and some major adjustments in attitude; but it can, and I believe it must happen.

Or suppose a government minister was to sit down with those who live near a dangerous intersection and asked them what changes they would suggest to improve its safety? Out of the many suggestions that would be given, one that is both sensible and