Catching up - Quite a week

I am just now catching up with the blog. It was quite a week, in part because of a lot of activities, and in part because I caught a cold for several days. Monday evening, I was at the meeting of Legislative Committee looking at the Architects and Engineers Act until midnight. Tuesday, after a full day at the legislature, I was at the committee until about 9:00 p.m., and then Kevin Lamoureux represented us for the last three hours until midnight. Wednesday, I was speaking in Brandon at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities meeting, back for Question Period in the Legislature, and then in Brandon again for the evening AMM dinner. Thursday, there was a reception for a new Environmental Award at Government House. Friday evening, we had four events, including stops at the pre-dinner receptions for major events hosted by The Peak of the Market and the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association. Today I was at the Community Leadership Summit at the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre - addressing youth gangs, criminal activities and support for parents and children. I will try to cover some of these activities in separate notes, but thought I had better first explain why it has been several days since my last note.