Manitoba finance minister proposes new arrangement for capital funding of IG Field
The Manitoba government has proposed a new agreement to pay for capital projects and stadium operations at Investors Group Field that will supposedly be more transparent and sustainable for taxpayers and the Winnipeg Football Club, a news release says.
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Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Manitoba skip Barry Fry walks in with refurbished Brier Tankard Trophy at the opening ceremony to the 2001 Brier at the Ottawa Civic Centre on Saturday March 3, 2001. Fry was the winner of the 1979 MacDonald Brier. Photo by File /Postmedia
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Barry Fry will be remembered by many Manitobans as a Canadian curling champion, a great character of the game and the father of an Olympic gold medallist.
To his son, Ryan Fry, the man they called “The Snake” was an idol.
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Elder Ruth Christie thought she was being pranked by a friend when Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon called her from an unlisted number in April, and asked her to join the prestigious Order of Manitoba.
Elder Ruth Christie thought she was being pranked by a friend when Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon called her from an unlisted number in April, and asked her to join the prestigious Order of Manitoba. I was this little girl in an isolated community and here I am being honoured by my province, said the Cree storyteller and teacher, on Wednesday.
The BC Lions will play the waiting game with fourth-overall pick Daniel Joseph, out of North Carolina State, who could be on the Lions’ roster in 2022 (Photo: NC State Athletics)
Forde wasn’t only impressed with the amount of Canadian talent available this year, but the variety of positions they played.
“It’s crazy,” he said. “One of the things that really stands out, almost even more than the absolute number, is the distribution of those players in terms of position.
“It used to be, many of the Canadians playing at American schools and many of the guys being looked at by the NFL, a disproportionate number were offensive and defensive lineman, not necessarily your skill guys. Now so many skill guys are at that level, playing at American and Canadian schools. The game has come a long way.”
REGINA Two Saskatchewan-born University of Regina football players will be trading in their green and gold for blue and gold, after being selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2021 CFL Draft on Tuesday night. Linebacker Robbie Lowes, drafted in the fourth round, and running back Kyle Borsa, drafted in the fifth round, will be heading to Winnipeg together for the Bombers’ training camp in July. “I’m just so blessed to be a Winnipeg Blue Bomber,” Borsa said. “I’m so thankful that they see something in me when I know a lot of the other teams didn’t.”