Bartley Kives

A person in a polar bear costume and a basketball uniform sits at a table bearing the image of a mining company. Yes, that’s what’s in the photo. No, I am not punking you.

Also, the Winnipeg Sea Bears lent its mascot to the event. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sio Silica holds open house amid 2nd effort to get sand-mining licence in Springfield | CBC News Alberta mining company Sio Silica held an open house in Winnipeg on Monday night as part of its second effort to obtain a licence to bore for sand below the surface of southeastern Manitoba.

Mining company Sio Silica holds open house as it seeks environmental license for second time. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city Why Iran’s capital is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last.

Tehran is running out of water. Southern California and Arizona should be paying attention. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Valour FC no more as Winnipeg pro soccer club suspends operations Winnipeg's professional men's soccer team, Valour FC, suspended operations on Friday after seven seasons as one of the original franchises in the Canadian Premier League.

Valour FC fans heartbroken as Winnipeg soccer team folds. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

$10M deal gives developer control of land from First Nation he advised A former golf course north of Winnipeg purchased with money Peguis First Nation received as reparation for broken treaty promises is now mostly in the hands of a property developer who used to advise ...

The TV version, should you have four and a half minutes to spare … www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised | CBC News A former golf course north of Winnipeg purchased with money Peguis First Nation received as reparation for broken treaty promises is now mostly in the hands of a property developer who used to advise ...

$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Journalist Tara Singh Hayer's assassination still unsolved 20 years after fatal shooting Already paralyzed from a 1988 assassination attempt, he was transferring himself from his car to his wheelchair when his killer or killers struck. He didn’t stand a…

Today is the 27th anniversary of the assassination of journalist Tara Singh Hayer - killed after exposing the Air India suspects and agreeing to testify in the terrorism case. I wrote this on the 20th anniversary. Shocking that no one has ever been charged. vancouversun.com/news/crime/j...

Giving curling club power over housing project sets 'dangerous precedent,' says councillor | CBC News Winnipeg’s mayor says a ruling by the Manitoba Municipal Board could have significant implications for how the city develops its own land, while a councillor says he's concerned the decision "creates a dangerous precedent."

Mayor, councillor blast latest decision by the provincially appointed municipal board, which has the power to overturn, amend and append decisions made by elected officials. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I can name one song by MGMT.

Pardon. I meant PBR.

I don’t even like MGD.

Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay Railway get $51M in provincial money toward improvements | CBC News Manitoba is putting up $51 million in new funding to help upgrade the Hudson Bay Railway line as federal and provincial government officials were in Winnipeg Sunday to work toward the possibility of e...

Province commits more cash to Hudson Bay Railway even though Churchill port expansion is still not on federal fast track www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Winnipeg to raise property taxes by 3.5% in 2026 budget, mayor says | CBC News The City of Winnipeg’s spending plan for 2026 calls for a 3.5 per cent property tax hike and a commitment to spend $500 million on the third and final phase of the upgrades to the city’s largest sewag...

Winnipeg to raise property taxes by 3.5% in 2026, mayor says. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Owner of private Manitoba rail port questions $18M provincial grant to potential rival | CBC News The owner of a privately owned rail port in southern Manitoba’s Red River Valley wants to know why the provincial government provided an $18-million grant to help create a rival rail port further dow...

Owner of private Manitoba rail port questions $18M provincial grant to potential rival www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Went to see aurora. ✨

Caught a bonus dirt-road badger 🦡 and an eight-point bush buck. 🦌

Turtle Mountain MLA Doyle Piwniuk won’t seek re-election | CBC News Doyle Piwniuk, the Progressive Conservative MLA for Turtle Mountain, says he will not run in Manitoba's next provincial election.

PC MLA Doyle Piwniuk won’t seek re-election.

More early talk about a Manitoba election - which is not quite the same as early election talk.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Winnipeg rail relocation report identifies short abandoned spur as potential starting point | CBC News An interim report into Winnipeg rail relocation recommends a short abandoned track in the Brooklands neighbourhood as a potential place to start.

Winnipeg rail relocation report identifies short abandoned spur as potential starting point www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I too am guilty of the reading

The Mexican Campaign, 1862-1867 - napoleon.org Beginnings This timeline forms part of our close-up on: the Mexican campaign, 1862-1867. 6 July 1832: Ferdinand Maximilian, second son of Archduke Franz

Tell that to anyone in Ville de Mexico between 1862 and 1867.

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YouTube video by TomPettyVEVO Tom Petty - Free Fallin'

And now we hear from analyst Thomas Petty about the state of the Winnipeg Jets …

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ANALYSIS | The journey toward an expanded Port of Churchill has only just begun | CBC Accessibility Compared to  other major projects  granted "national importance" status by Mark Carney’s Liberal government, the proposed expansion of the Port of Churchill is still a very fuzzy idea.

Many, many questions require answers before the Port of Churchill expansion gets a green light.

Where will the port go? How much will it cost? What does the expansion even involve?

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I paddled the Hayes
I came close to Stupid Lake
No FoMo fo’ me

#awfulhaikus

Don’t feel stupid. She’s only been here for a few years. And I made fun of her for eating poutine, too.

She works here. For the French side.

ANALYSIS | If Wab Kinew is a populist, what kind of populist is he? | CBC News Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Manitoba, said Premier Wab Kinew possesses all the attributes of a populist. But if that's true, the question is: what kind of...

On Wab Kinew and populism.

His populism.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I can’t believe I didn’t buy Uncertainty (NASDAQ: WTAF) after the IPO. I totally missed out.

Long-awaited review of Pallister-era planning legislation recommends improvements to municipal board | CBC News A provincial appeals body granted the power to overturn land-use decisions by cities, towns and rural municipalities in Manitoba is making inconsistent decisions, taking too long to make them and some...

For municipal nerds only: Long-awaited review of Pallister-era planning legislation recommends improvements to Manitoba municipal board.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sio Silica submits new plan to mine for sand The Alberta mining company has made a new application to extract sand from below the surface of southeastern Manitoba, after the province's NDP government rejected an earlier application last year.

Sio Silica is hoping for an approval by spring 2026.

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I certainly was not.

Sio Silica plans to drill fewer wells, remove less sand as part of new request for environmental licence | CBC News Alberta mining company Sio Silica has proposed to drill fewer wells and extract less sand as part of a new application for an environmental licence to bore below the surface of southeastern Manitoba.

Sio Silica plans to drill fewer wells, remove less sand as part of new request for environmental licence www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...