Author Archives: Teresa

Published in the Apr. 10, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey…   The East Interlake Conservation District (EICD), based in Gimli, received an Excellence in Sustainability award, while the Lake Winnipeg Foundation received an honourable mention. EICD won in the category of Sustainability in Water and Natural… Continue reading →

by Teresa Carey… Rockwood Environmental Action Community Taskforce (REACT Inc.) held their annual general meeting at the Stonewall Collegiate Library, Apr. 4. There, news of two upcoming permanent electronic waste (e-waste) depots for the Town of Teulon and the RM of Rockwood was announced. These will be up and running… Continue reading →

Published in the Apr. 3, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… A new way of marketing tourism in Manitoba is about to be unleashed as a part of a rebranding initiative by Travel Manitoba. The old “It’s Manitoba Time” campaign we have all become accustomed to is… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Mar. 27, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… About 50 people attended the 2nd annual Interlake Housing Forum, held this year at Fraserwood Hall on Mar. 14. The main focus of discussions was on meeting future demands for housing in rural Manitoba. Hosted… Continue reading →

  It was standing room only at the Arborg community Hall, when over 250 people crammed into the north room to take in the Steel Town Pro Wrestling (SPW) night, Mar. 23. This was Chip Fletcher’s last fight in Arborg, and his second last pro wrestling fight, forever. Fletcher’s final… Continue reading →

Appeared in the March 20, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… The annual meeting of Mayors, Reeves and CAOs, put on by the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, was hosted by the RM of Bifrost this year. The day-long session was held at the Arborg and District Heritage… Continue reading →

Appeared in the Mar. 20, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, By Teresa Carey…    Employees of Palssons Family Food are reeling after learning on Mar. 11 that, after 33 years of doing business in Arborg,  the store would be closing for good on Mar. 22. Cashier, Ann Sutyla, said that… Continue reading →

Published in the Mar. 13, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey…   Approximately 650 women, 50 of them under age 15, flew for free  at St Andrews airport on Mar. 9, in celebration of International Women of Aviation Week. Each earned their “First Flight” certificates in the… Continue reading →

Published in the Mar. 13, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey…   Leader of the Manitoba Conservative Party, Brian Pallister, was in Arborg on Mar. 12 to meet with “community stakeholders” at the RM of Bifrost council chambers, starting shortly before at 10:00 a.m. The meeting, which… Continue reading →

Appeared in the Mar. 6, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… After three years of hard work and fine-tuning by an eleven-member team, the Willow Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan, developed in partnership with the East Interlake Conservation District (EICD), was presented at an official launching at… Continue reading →

Published in the March 2013 issue of North of 68, by Teresa Carey… Spring is on its way and many of us have been fantasizing about what to plant in our gardens this year. For those who enjoy using their imagination, why not try planting a faery garden? It’s a… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Feb. 20, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise…By Teresa Carey…   There are 116 municipalities in Manitoba, with about half of those under 1,000 population, many of them with less than 400 people, and the bulk of these in south western Manitoba. The Province of Manitoba… Continue reading →

By Teresa Carey… Just like a kiss, a good piece of chocolate must be slowly savored to be appreciated to its fullest. And like the best kisses, you really only need just one, or two if you have a deeper yearning. “You really only need one or two pieces of… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Feb. 6, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey…   The train whistle sounded in the background several times during Justin Trudeau’s speech at the Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive School in Selkirk, where about 80 people of all ages gathered to hear him speak… Continue reading →

This piece appeared in the Feb. 2013 edition of  “North of 68,” a coffee-news type monthly paper, distributed in areas north of Hwy. 68 in Manitoba’s Interlake…by Teresa Carey   In the mood for love? If not, go out and find some good chocolate, because the connection  between chocolate and… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Jan. 16, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey…   Lake Winnipeg has been nominated as “Threatened Lake of the Year, 2013” by the Living Lakes Canada, an affiliate of the Global Nature Fund (GNF), the organization that created the International Living Lakes network.… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Jan. 16, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… A fundraising concert at the Fraserwood Hall on Jan. 13 was held in honour of the Welch family of Gimli, who lost their home to fire on New Years Eve. The concert, called “Tribute to… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Jan. 9, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… The Arborg-Bifrost Community Development Corporation (ABCDC) invited the CEO of the Interlake-Eastman Regional Health Authority, John Stinson, to  a meeting at Arborg’s town office on Dec. 19. The stated purpose of the meeting was to… Continue reading →

Article appeared in the Jan. 9, 2013 issue of the Interlake Enterprise, by Teresa Carey… Five members of the United Rainbow Singers, from Peguis First Nation and Fisher River Cree Nation, made a trip to Ottawa over Christmas to pay their respects to Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who has been… Continue reading →