Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 9:08AM 
It is said that humans are the most intelligent animals on the planet; after all no other animal has even invented the wheel, let alone gone to the moon. However we humans are also the most stupid animals on the planet.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 10:52PM 
On Saturday, May 5, Steinbach will again have it's 'Pick-up-and-Walk' event, the spring cleanup day for the city. The effect of this cleanup activity on the city's appearance is remarkable every year, and I'm sure this year will be no different.. The churches of Steinbach are to be commended for annually organizing this campaign.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 3:37PM When I last wrote it was mid-September and I had just bought a 2013 Chevy Volt. I now have about 
6000 km of experience. During the warmer days in September I could typically get 50-55 km out of a full battery charge (10.5 Kwatts costing 85 cents). My electric mileage averaged about 200 watts per km at 100 km/hour. After Wade Wiebe wrote his article entitled “Time to save gas” I tested the concept and found he was correct and I only needed 160 watts per km at 80 km/hour. It is interesting that in a gas powered car you get better mileage on the highway because it is continuous and not stop and go. With the electric car it is just the opposite; better mileage in the city in stop and go traffic because there is no idling at the stop light and the slower you go the more efficient your mileage.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 7:45AM by Wade Wiebe
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In an interview with David McRaney of the “You Are Not So Smart” podcast, Norwegian psychologist Per Espen Stoknes discussed his book “What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming”. The book tackles the paradox that despite 5 IPCC reports and over 30,000 climate change articles which have underlined the seriousness of climate change since 1989, public concern about the issue has actually declined. Stoknes’ work compiles the 300-400 articles that have been written about this psychological phenomenon into a set of five barriers which come into play when individuals are faced with this difficult message. He observed that the two most common methods for communicating scientific findings are to bombard the public with facts or to present an apocalyptic vision of the consequences of our actions. Unfortunately, both methods serve only to reinforce the positions people already hold on the issue. For those who are disengaged, dismissive or doubtful of the issue, a number of psychological barriers arise in response to this information: Distancing, Doom, Dissonance, Denial, and iDentity.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 9:50AM by Eric Rempel
The news is that the City of Steinbach will be updating its 41-year-old building bylaw. This seems a necessary thing to do, but what should be considered in this update? Our contention is that a good building code today will facilitate and mitigate for energy efficiency and savings.