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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 31m

a close up of a person saying `` you are the man ''

Alt: a close up of a person saying `` you are the man ''

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 32m

Yes! Will Benito embrace my vision of opening the first 24 hour grilled cheese cafe? Only time will tell... 🤷🏼

www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Manitoba community listing empty restaurant for sale for $1

A Manitoba community is sweetening the deal to find a buyer to open a business in a building that has sat empty for several years.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1h

It was always part of the plan. Hey rich by any means necessary. The fascist/authoritarian streak is just pure ego.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1h

Mandatory service offset by severely reduced (or possibly free?) post secondary education. University, colleges, community colleges, trades programs.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1h

a cartoon of homer simpson with a fireball in his mouth and the words " i am so smart " below him

Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson with a fire burning the painting behind him and the words " i am so smart " below him

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Patty Wiens @pattybikes.com · 3h

One of the best ways to reach our community has been @ianmccausland.bsky.social idea to bring Coffee Outside to Winnipeg. This past Friday we had the last one of the year and celebrated by handing out over 60 breakfast sandwiches! Thank you to Harrison’s Coffee and to our volunteers.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1h

I can't see how more accountability would be frowned upon in those settings. Teachers, coaches, any situation with young people being with adults. It doesn't need to be overbearing but it definitely needs to be in place, in every situation.

hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 2h

My friends know I've talked about mandatory service for years, I agree, it would only make #Canada a better place. For everyone.

$Public service could set up young Canadians for success EVERY generation faces the question of how best to prepare young people for the responsibilities of adulthood. Now in Canada, youth step out of high school or post-secondary institutions into a world that is both fastmoving and fractured. They are under pressure to build careers, manage student debt and find their place in a society where even some professions feel under threat of elimination. Against this backdrop, the idea of one year of mandatory public service — whether through community organizations, environmental projects, health initiatives, education support or military — deserves serious consideration. While the concept may raise eyebrows, the potential benefits for young Canadians are enormous. Far beyond being a civic duty, a year of structured service could equip youth with transferable skills, clarity about their future and an appreciation for the diverse communities that make up the country. At a time when divisions often feel sharper than shared values, service could be the bridge that sets the stage for both personal success and social cohesion. One of the most significant advantages of a service year is the chance for applied learning. So much of the education system is theoretical and while this foundation is valuable, many people leave school uncertain about how their knowledge connects to real-world challenges. Serving for a year in a hospital, non-profit organization or environmental program allows them to test their abilities in a tangible way. It is one thing to read about equity, sustainability or leadership in a textbook. It is another thing entirely to deliver food to vulnerable families, support a community recycling initiative or mentor a child who is struggling in school. These lived experiences not only build confidence but also reinforce the sense what they are learning matters. Public service also provides a “third space” beyond home and school where identity and purpose …$

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 2h

Seems quite cut and dried to me...

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

RELAX.

The @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social T-Shirt shop is now open with this and two other designs to start with.

Happy to have collaborated with TBL on these and really awesome that $5 from every shirt goes to a great org. bikinglawyermerch.myshopify.com

Person eating a white t shirt that says Relax, I’ll just be a minute. Image of a bike in front of two cars with person walking into shop

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 2h

Can't imagine there isn't some legal liability in this case.
@theangrywoman.bsky.social

Not liable for ex-coach’s abuse, sued division says

ERIK PINDERA

PEMBINA Trails School Division is arguing it can’t be held responsible in court for convicted sex offender and disgraced football coach Kelsey McKay’s actions against his players, in response to a lawsuit recently filed by three of his alleged victims.

The former Vincent Massey Collegiate football players — referred to by initials A.B., C.D. and E.F. in the court documents — filed their lawsuit in Court of King’s Bench in September.

They attended the school and played varsity football under McKay at points between 2013 to 2017.

The men allege school division officials failed to protect them from 55-year-old ex-coach McKay, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last fall for nine counts of sexual assault and two of luring.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit were not among the victims in the criminal case, the division says.

The former players’ lawsuit claims McKay, using his position in the division, “psychologically abused, manipulated, bullied, groomed, lured, exploited and harassed the plaintiffs,” beginning in about 2013 and carrying through to about the spring of 2021. The claims include allegations of sexual exploitation.

But in legal documents filed earlier this month, the school division denies all allegations of wrongdoing on its part — and argues the lawsuit should be tossed out of court.

School officials had no knowledge of the extent of McKay’s contact with the players, the division’s court filings claim.

“Any inappropriate behaviour, as alleged, between the plaintiffs and McKay was outside the scope of McKay’s role and duties as a teacher, coach and employee of the division, and as such the division is not vicariously liable or liable in any way for McKay’s alleged acts,” reads the division’s statement of defence.

The school division also denied that McKay’s role in the division “materially increased the risk of him perpetrating sexual offences,” harassing or bullying students and p…

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 4h

WFP Letter to the Ediitor
Saturday Oct. 11/2025

Too many lost to drugs

I live in Point Douglas and like many of my neighbours, I accept the evidence that harm reduction is evidence-based health care and want people in my neighbourhood to be able to access this lifesaving health care.

I think supervised consumption sites are needed, and that Winnipeg needs a number of them, and I would very much support one or a few being established in Point Douglas where I live. Similarly, detox options are needed, and I welcome their presence as well; again this is health-care treatment that is sorely needed in the midst of an ongoing drug toxicity crisis. Like any neighbourhood, views from here are diverse.

Yet, in recent years the views that have been highlighted from my neighbourhood in the media concerning possible local developments are not only anti-scientific, they frame people that I love as dangerous, delinquent, and harmful to others, seemingly as a strategy to prevent the establishment of lifesaving health care.

These views are in no way representative of people who live in Point Douglas — many in fact disagree. We have lost too many people to drug toxicity and the lack of services that is in part linked to this stigma. We can do so much better.

KATE SJOBERG

Winnipeg

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 14h

I'll forgive you!

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 15h

Lackadaisical handling from Sigur. 🙄

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you it's an amazing space!

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 17h

We biked all over as a family when we were there in 2023, loved it!

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 19h

Incredibly proud of my Uncle Peter, so amazing to share in this event yesterday. Thank you #Brandon the sculpture garden is beautiful!

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Brandon’s new sculpture garden blends nature and art

Bronze sculptures are bringing a touch of the wild to Brandon’s Riverbank Discovery Centre. Peter Sawatzky, the artist behind the installation, hopes the pieces will remind the next generation to keep...

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 19h

Hey #Winnipeg

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Bixi bike-sharing program among the top 25 inventions in 25 years, TIME Magazine declares

The list also includes the iPhone and the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 19h

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
#loser

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White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump - BBC News

A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 19h

#NeverNorthDakota

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Judge upholds North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court ruled in June that states can ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. At least 27 states have laws restricting or banning such care.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 20h

Old White dudes say Bad Bunny shouldn't perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. Instead they choose...Lee Greenwood? 🤣 He's 82 years old!

people.com/mike-johnson...

Republican Leader Mike Johnson's 'Role Model' Pick to Replace 'Terrible' Bad Bunny at Super Bowl Is Exactly Who You'd Expect

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he’d rather have Lee Greenwood perform at Super Bowl LX over Bad Bunny. 'I didn’t even know who Bad Bunny was. But it sounds like a terrible decision,' Johnson said.

people.com

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1d

New season, new fire pit #GoJetsGo #Altona

A group of people sitting around a fire pit watching the Jets game outdoors

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1d

It's Southern Manitoba, I'm beyond sure those are not the sins they're talking about.

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1d

Both sides of a sign outside Winkler #Manitoba

Which begs the questions...

Does sin pay better than minimum? And why fear the Lord, how about living a life of love and acceptance instead, just like Jesus taught? 😊❤️

A road side sight saying the wages if sin is death

A road side sign saying fear the Lord and depart from evil

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hiebzky @hiebzky.bsky.social · 1d

Ah Southern #Manitoba ...

A hill with two signs. One saying Trudeau Must Go and the other for the United Patriots of Canada.

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