Betty Sawatzky

Manitoba's Annual Sheep Show and Sale is taking place this weekend in Minnedosa. This year's show will feature eight different pure-bred breeds and 107 entries for rams and ewes in different classes from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

This event is for producers to show the quality stock they raise, followed by a junior show where the kids show their Showmanship. 

Earlier this month Brandon University announced receiving financial support through Research Manitoba of $20,000 to international student, Shamima Anonna, to continue her study on early indicators of breast cancer. Anonna is in the Master of Science (Environmental and Life Sciences) program at BU, working in Dr. Mousumi Majumder’s Breast Cancer Cell & Molecular Research Laboratory (BCCMRL).

The International Peace Garden is celebrating everything we love about summer gardens this weekend at the 3rd Annual Summer Celebration. 

CEO, Tim Chapman, says the flowers are in full bloom and it’s a beautiful time of year for visitors to see the Peace Garden at its finest.  

The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) is reminding anglers to be familiar with the new size and possession limits across the province when it comes to catching and keeping walleye.

For years anglers had a choice between two different possession limits; a general angling license or a conservation license. But that has now changed to one possession limit across the province when it comes to Manitoba's most popular fish, walleye also known as pickerel.

When Manitoba historian, Dr. Gordon Goldsborough, travelled from the Ontario border to the Saskatchewan border last summer, he was surprised at the amount of people who contacted him after the tour, asking if he had plans to do it again.  One of those phone calls were from folks in Crystal City, inviting Goldsborough to recreate the driving tour on the old Sunshine Highway that leads through their town,

The Manitoba Wildfire Service continues to respond to 51 active wildfires across the province. While the total of 155 fires to date this year remains below the average of 264 for this date, fire activity is picking up. Dry lightning, or thunderstorms with little to no precipitation is in the forecast over the next couple of days, which may result in additional starts.

Crews from Ontario with 21 personnel continue to assist wildfire operations across the province.

At the end of June, water tests taken at Clear Lake’s Boat Cove at Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) proved positive for environmental DNA from zebra mussels. Water testing and vigilant visual studies in Clear Lake continued for more evidence of zebra mussels. 

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that recent thunderstorms have resulted in numerous natural-start wildfires in the northern and western regions in Manitoba. While the number of fires remains well below the average for this date, there are several fires of concern.

There are currently 58 active wildfires burning in Manitoba, with a total of 153 wildfires to date this year. This compares to the average of 257.

Visibility is expected to be reduced while travelling along Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 391 and possibly PTH 280 as a result of wildfires in the areas.

Over 200 lemonade stands shared thousands of cups of the favorite sweet and sour beverage this past weekend to raise money and awareness for CancerCare Manitoba Foundation through their annual Lemonade Stands for Hope campaign.

But if you weren't able to participate in this summer fundraiser it's not too late!

Folks can register their own lemonade stand for CancerCare at any time to continue the fundraiser well into the Fall season.

The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) has launched a sizeable project of donating and installing signs that help anglers across the province to better understand the new fishing regulations when it comes to catching Manitoba's favorite fish, the walleye!

Recreational Angling Coordinator with the MWF, Chase Dreilich, says many stakeholders strive to keep Manitoba's fish populations healthy, and this is one way for the Wildlife Federation to help residents and visitors to our province be more informed to keep those populations sustainable.