Candace Derksen

If a lack of truck or trailer is keeping you from getting rid of large items from your home, the Town of Altona wants to help.
    
Starting May 1st, you'll be able to schedule a date and time for Public Works to come get those items that can't be taken during regular curbside collection and dispose of them at the waste diversion loop or landfill. It's all part of the Town's new, year-round Bulky Waste Pick-Up Service.

A young man from Rosenort was quite shaken up after an altercation late Thursday evening in the community.

The incident was reported to RCMP at 11:25 p.m., and authorities say the 14-year-old was out walking his dog when he was apparently approached by an unknown person who may have attempted to assault him. The youth suffered minor injuries defending himself.

Morris RCMP are investigating.

A young man from Rosenort was quite shaken up after an altercation late Thursday evening in the community.

The incident was reported to RCMP at 11:25 p.m., and authorities say the 14-year-old was out walking his dog when he was apparently approached by an unknown person who may have attempted to assault him. The youth suffered minor injuries defending himself.

Morris RCMP are investigating.

Officers with the Pembina Valley RCMP are some of the latest in Manitoba to be equipped with body worn cameras.

In November, Manitoba RCMP announced that by this April, more than 490 officers in 44 of the province's detachments would be sporting the devices. Pembina Valley RCMP members received theirs last week Thursday. 

Trustees for the Border Land School Division (BLSD) have approved a $2.2 million increase in spending for 2025/26. In total, the Board has approved a $43.1 million budget for the coming year. The division has schools in Sprague, Vita and Dominion City here in the southeast.

Portage-Lisgar MP Branden Leslie is feeling optimistic Saturday's townhall in Altona answered some questions that area residents have been raising as the border security discussion continues to unfold. The Conservative MP hosted the townhall in response to inquiries that have been filtering into his office in recent months.

Altona police are investigating after a threatening letter was received by staff at a local institution last week Monday.
    
According to authorities, the sender was threatening violence against a member of the staff, however the letter wasn't signed.
    
Police Chief Dan Defer says uttering threats of violence and or death, whether written or verbal, is a criminal offence.

"You could get convicted and it's a violence conviction. So, any time there's a violence conviction you're also looking at other issues," he explained. 

With Canada now fighting a tariff war on two fronts, Manitoba's Premier says his government is responding in several ways, with details to be outlined in the 2025 budget being released Thursday. 

Not only is America's global steel and aluminum tariffs impacting the province, explained Wab Kinew, but so is China's 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian agriculture products including canola, peas and pork. 

A long-standing figure at Roseau Valley School (RVS) will be taking on a leadership role, officially starting this fall.
    
Kerry Peterson, who has dedicated 17 years to the school in Dominion City, has been named Vice Principal.
    
Over the years, he has served in a number of roles including interim vice-principal, middle and senior years classroom teacher, and middle and senior years resource teacher.
    

RCMP has deemed Thursday's early-morning fire at Grace St. John's Anglican Lutheran Church in Carman as suspicious.
    
As part of the investigation, that includes the Office of the Fire Commissioner, Pembina Valley RCMP is asking anyone that may have video footage of the area between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. that morning to contact them at 204-745-6760.