07/20/2016
There's a lot of change bubbling in Steinbach, Manitoba, a quiet traditional Mennonite-founded town. Last year, Ted & Co was honored to be a part of the transition happening now in that community. The article presents an overview of what's going on, a bit of history, and what is emerging. "... That's another thing that's harder to see from the highway: these internal discussions are happening. In the wake of 2013's painful debates over Manitoba's anti-bullying Bill 18, a group of about 14 Steinbach-area residents started talking about how to better support LGBTTQ* people in the region. They soon coalesced under the name Steinbach Neighbours for Community and began advancing the discussion.
Their first public effort was a play. Last October, they staged a production of Listening for Grace, about a churchgoing father who learns his son is gay. It was a smash hit: the evening performance at Steinbach Regional Secondary School sold out, so a matinee was added."
STEINBACH — The land is partly what drew Chris Plett back to Steinbach, back home, back to the family dairy farm and fields where green things grow. So he keeps a market garden now, on the acreage he rents from his family 15 minutes outside of town.
