Morden-Winkler MLA Carrie Hiebert says she's excited for what 2025 has in store for the area.
"Just looking forward to meeting with constituents this year, looking forward to the growth and seeing how our community comes together to continue to work towards projects," she explained.
What exactly are those projects?
"I've actually gotten a few groups together, started off a couple steering committees and we've got some things in the works for expanded childcare, help with our healthcare providers and frontline service people," said Hiebert. "There's things, like I said, that are definitely going to be coming up. I'm looking forward to working and improving some of these situations and making life easier and better for people in our community."
This work, added the PC MLA, also includes addressing affordability and healthcare/mental health.
"Those are things that are really important to you," she said.
Also in 2025, Hiebert says she'll be continually reminding the NDP Government of the importance of support for services and funding to flow back into the region.
"We are the economic hub of the province, and I think it's really important for us to remember all of the dollars that get spent here and go out. Rural Manitoba is important, and we need to make sure that we're staying on the radar of the government. A lot of the funding has been staying in the City of Winnipeg, and we do need to do lots in Winnipeg, but we also need to realize that we need infrastructure outside the Perimeter as well."
Meantime, Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives (PC) will be electing a new leader this coming Spring.
"I'm really looking forward to having a leader for our party and to bring us into 2025 with a new vision and a new energy," said Hiebert.
With files from Robyn Wiebe