Volunteers are essential to any political campaign, and we have some incredible ones on Team Emma! 

This past weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the Elmwood Unity Walk, a twice-weekly community outreach walk that aims to connect with and support the most vulnerable in our community.

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. It's a day to remember and honour the children, the families, and the communities affected by the residential school system.

We are all treaty people, and as a settler in Treaty One territory, working on truth and reconciliation is very important to me. 

Since I became city councillor, some people have asked me why I’m not on Facebook. During the 2025 by-election, our team’s volunteers ran Facebook and Instagram accounts for the campaign (I had never had a personal Facebook or IG account), and I kept up my own personal Bluesky account. When I got elected, the decision of whether to establish social media accounts was something I put a lot of thought into. 

As someone who rides the bus nearly every day (my family doesn't own a car), making sure we can have a robust, reliable transit system is a huge priority of mine. Recently, I was happy to sign Climate Action Team Manitoba's Transit Pledge, to:

Pop quiz! What’s the only type of municipal infrastructure that actually increases in value and capacity over time? 

Trees!

Team Emma’s volunteers have been working hard getting our lawn signs ready - and we start installing them tomorrow, August 26th. 

This weekend I was delighted to participate in the Fancy Women Bike Ride, organized by Bike Winnipeg and led by Patty Wiens (aka Winnipeg’s Bicycle Mayor). The ride celebrates the important role the humble bicycle played in women’s equality, autonomy and right to vote.

Earlier this week, Team Emma was door-knocking around Hampstead School, which is one of the schools I'm really proud to have partnered with this past year.

One common thing we hear when we're out knocking on doors in Elmwood-East Kildonan is: "I can't vote". Here's why we want to talk to you anyway!