Seriously, we're cutting Salisbury House for *that*?
Okay, listen, hey. You know Salisbury House. You've probably been there after a Jets game, or had a nip with your kokum after a shopping trip downtown. It's been a part of Winnipeg for, what, almost 90 years? You can't swing a bannock in this city without hitting someone who has a Sals memory. So when I heard that city council is questioning why this local institution just lost a major contract to some massive U.S. company, well, my ears perked up, hey. This isn't just about a sandwich; it's about what we value as a city.
### What This Means for Winnipeg
* **Local Jobs:** Salisbury House employs a lot of people right here. Losing a big contract like this, it hurts. It’s not just the cooks and servers, it’s the suppliers, the delivery drivers – the whole local ecosystem. * **Our Identity:** Sals is as Winnipeg as perogies and complaining about the wind chill. When we choose an outside company over one of our own, it says something about where our priorities are. Is that the kind of city we want to be, hey? * **The Big Picture:** This isn't the first time we've seen local businesses struggle against big corporate giants. It makes you wonder about the support our city gives to the places that actually *built* Winnipeg.
We built this city in the coldest place anyone has any business building a city, and it is genuinely wonderful. And part of that wonderful is celebrating what's ours. Salisbury House is ours. You see them sponsoring community events, supporting local initiatives. This isn't just business; it's community. And it just feels... off. Like a prairie sky without a sunset, hey.
Rosie Fontaine, MiTL Sports Desk, reporting from Winterpeg. We built a city in the coldest place anyone has any business building a city — and it is genuinely wonderful. Good morning.
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