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She wasn’t the first. That “dog” and “crazed, crying lowlife”, former Trump political aide Omarosa Manigault Newman was only the latest. Trump has variously tweeted that, among others, Arianna Huff, Mac Miller, Laura Goldman, David Axelrod, and David Axelrod were all dogs. Kristen Stewart cheated like a dog, Brent Bozell begged like a dog, Mitt Romney choked like a dog, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was dumped like a dog, and on and on and on… Continue reading
Three students of RRC’s Student Refugee Program at YWG
Would you like to get to know someone new who is from another culture and country?
Are you proud of where you used to work?
If your answer is yes to both questions then please consider volunteering as a RRC ambassador to be a welcoming face when our new international students arrive in Winnipeg. Since RRC piloted the program for international students in August 2013, its Airport Pickup Service has welcomed many international students at YWG. Continue reading
Regular Heritage Group meeting attendees have likely noticed the fresh new face of Laura Sinclair, Red River College’s Development Coordinator. Working at the College for over a year now, she has thoroughly enjoyed helping out with our meetings. Elena has been a great mentor, and Laura is very excited to work more closely with the group as she formally replaces Elena as our College liaison. Continue reading
…seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone.
Dr. Seuss
One fond memory I will hold onto from my last five years with the Heritage Group is of the ever-smiling face of Elena Grinshteyn. Sadly, Elena is moving on from the Heritage Group to other responsibilities. Continue reading
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Don’t know if you noticed # 12 in today’s (June 6th) Staff News. It pointed to a link that eventually leads to this MGEU memorandum from May 31, which in turn points to a copy of this note sent by email to the Office of the Superintendent, Pension Commission, by Jody Gillis, Chairperson, Superannuation and Insurance Liaison Committee.
That note states,
“The government has communicated that there are no plans for changes to Manitoba’s public sector pension plans.“
So it looks like the government’s proposed target benefit/shared risk plan, which was opposed by the Liaison Committee, will not be applied to our CSSB defined benefits plan after all.
