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Mike Babinsky
Candidate in the 2014 Winnipeg - 8 School Ward race.
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Questionnaire Response
Why did you decide to run in the 2014 School Board Election?
As a father of six children and five grandchildren, I have a vast interest in our public education system.
What experience will you bring to compliment your role as School Trustee?
I have been a member of the Winnipeg School Division Board of Trustees since 1995. I am currently the senior Trustee on the Board, and I believe my experience and strong independent voice will benefit my community.
What are some issues that you would like to stand for in your role as School Trustee, and why are these issues important to you?
The issues that are most important to me are those that are brought forward to me from the community. I believe the constituents elect me to be their voice. Their opinion counts.
As a Trustee, transparency and accountability are very important. I have always tried my best to keep my community aware of the issues and decisions that are discussed and implemented at the Division.
What is one thing in particular that you appreciate about the school ward or school division you wish to represent?
I was born, raised, and still live in Ward 8. I raised my family in this community and ran the largest outdoor sports program for all ages in this community at the Old Exhibition Grounds for 25 years.
I believe my ward is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city and filled with the most exceptional people. It has always been a community with many cultural backgrounds. What I appreciate the most about my ward is that no matter how different we are, we all have so much in common.
Do you have any other comments regarding your candidacy?
Nothing is more important to our families and our community than our children, and I am proud to serve as their School Trustee. I would be honored to continue.
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News that Mentions Mike Babinsky
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Babinsky in trouble again
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Mike Babinsky is in trouble with his school board colleagues again. Babinsky, the Ward 8 trustee with the Winnipeg School Division, was censured for the second time in five months and fourth time in his 20-year political career on Monday. Babinsky ...
Winnipeg School Division trustee Mike Babinsky censured again
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
The Winnipeg School Division has censured Mike Babinsky, one of its longtime trustees, for the second time in less than six months. The board of trustees passed a motion on Monday evening to censure the Ward 8 trustee for "making disparaging remarks ...
Trustees square off over right for religious groups to teach in schools
Monday, 13 April 2015
He said the public school act works because it accommodates minority religious groups. Winnipeg School Division trustee Mike Babinsky doesn't want the law changed either. "People confuse us and they say they shouldn't be mixing religion with education.
Bowman more interested in taxes than savings
Wednesday, 08 April 2015
Mayor Brian Bowman and city council want to know whether Winnipeggers would support a slew of new taxes and fees to help bail out city hall's disastrous bottom line. But apparently they have no interest in knowing what the public thinks about cutting ...
Winnipeg girl, 14, charged after woman attacked on Portage Avenue
Monday, 30 March 2015
Winnipeg police have charged a 14-year-old girl with attacking and robbing a woman in a Portage Avenue building. Police say a 22-year-old woman was waiting for a ride in the foyer of a building in the 300 block of Portage Avenue Saturday night, just ...
Remarkable women still defined as 'wife of'
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
I was working on the story yesterday of Janice Filmon's appointment as lieutenant governor, and was quite dismayed to see on Twitter how many commenters, including some mainstream media, were leading their stories by defining Filmon's most important ...
Diligent trustee pays attention to details
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Rookie trustee Dean Koshelanyk is causing big problems for the Winnipeg School Division. You people in his ward, you people who elected him and let him loose to create havoc -- was he open and transparent about his penchant for doing his homework?
Bowman promises change in sameold State of the City
Friday, 20 March 2015
For a guy who said he wasn't going to do "old-style politics," Mayor Brian Bowman sure delivered one the whiniest and most old-school speeches imaginable during his first State of the City address Friday. I've been to a few of them. And what ...
Gospel lessons in secular schools fought
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Furor followed, as trustee Mike Babinsky accused the board of putting up roadblocks to prevent members of the community from believing in God, while Naylor accused CEF of opposing gay, lesbian and transgender rights, and promoting creationism.
Blame Koshelanyk for doing his job
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
... been the division's self-identified number one priority since 2013, and he sent me the proof which he'd found in public documents. You people thought life was interesting with Mike Babinsky? Prepare to tremble every time Dean Koshelanyk rises to speak.
FP comments, March 18
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Mike Babinsky's suspicions are justified by trustee Lisa Naylor's outrageous statement that the group should be denied their rights based upon her presumptions about the unacceptability (to her) of their beliefs. -- Spence Furby. ñº. @Spence Furby ...
Winnipeg mayor says frozen pipes a problem despite warm spell
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
... Junior High stabbing a result of horseplay, negligence: police · Dobermans attack small dog at Winnipeg park · How did your Manitoba neighbours vote in the last federal election? School trustee Mike Babinsky's harassment suspension first in ...
Religion divides Winnipeg school board
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Trustee Mike Babinsky was outraged Monday night. He accused trustees of setting up every roadblock possible to thwart religion in division schools. The board has always stretched out the approval process for months, he said, allowing only one of three ...
Religion divides Winnipeg school board
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Trustee Mike Babinsky was outraged Monday night. He accused trustees of setting up every roadblock possible to thwart religion in division schools. The board has always stretched out the approval process for months, he said, allowing only one of three ...
Busy day at public works meeting
Monday, 16 March 2015
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Councillor Eadie says slight increase in business tax will bring relief to ...
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
A slight increase in the business tax rate is needed to rebalance the property tax burden that has shifted to homeowners, says Coun. Ross Eadie. Eadie held a news conference outside Mayor Bowman's office this afternoon where he said the real assessed ...
Taxes up 3.7 per cent in WSD
Tuesday, 03 March 2015
"What I do want to make clear is the enhancements only represent $8 of the $43 increase in property taxes," said Ward 8 school trustee Mike Babinsky. "Just to keep the status quo, to keep everything the same as last year, it would be a $35 increase in ...
Donations pouring in for family stricken by tragedy
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Monetary donations for the Froese family have grown to more than $80,000 as people from Manitoba and beyond give from their hearts and hands. Dennis Matthies, manager of Access Credit Union in Lowe Farm, said financial support has been steadily ...
Red River College tells me to 'play fair'
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Winnipeg School Division board and trustee Mike Babinsky have only 42 months more to not work together. Not that anything would change in the 2018 election, should Babinsky choose to run for a seventh term — he's about as entrenched as a politican can ...
Taxes up 3.7 per cent in WSD
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
"What I do want to make clear is the enhancements only represent $8 of the $43 increase in property taxes," said Ward 8 school trustee Mike Babinsky. "Just to keep the status quo, to keep everything the same as last year, it would be a $35 increase in ...
Taxes up 3.7 per cent in WSD
Friday, 13 February 2015
"What I do want to make clear is the enhancements only represent $8 of the $43 increase in property taxes," said Ward 8 school trustee Mike Babinsky. "Just to keep the status quo, to keep everything the same as last year, it would be a $35 increase in ...
Kelvin kicks campaign into gear
Friday, 13 February 2015
Mike Babinsky, trustee for Ward 8 in the central-north part of the division, noted that, "Some other schools would have problems" trying to raise the kind of money Kelvin wants. But, he said, "I think the people of the North End would accept the ...
Quarrel over bursting school
Monday, 09 February 2015
At the instigation of trustee Mike Babinsky, a 5-4 vote added a "catch-all" option to consider anything else residents raise during consultation, including no change. La Verendrye parents and residents will meet Tuesday evening to present a united ...
Poor to bear brunt of city cuts
Thursday, 05 February 2015
... Teen gang member's trial prompts additional security at Winnipeg's courthouse · Transgender girl may have faced discrimination from school: commission · Teen receives adult sentence after robbery, sexual assault · Mike Babinsky censured by fellow ...
Media training for trustees
Thursday, 05 February 2015
Even veteran WSD trustee Mike Babinsky said he would take media training, though he's in his 20th year and is often interviewed. "It's always good to listen to people, to information. Would I need that? Sure," Babinsky said. Meanwhile, WSD trustees ...
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