Chris Sumner

It's official... the ballot is set for the upcoming Portage-Lisgar by-election. Elections Canada released the confirmed candidates list Wednesday. Five people will be vying for the M.P. role, with all of them different names compared to the last general election in September 2021.

The following are listed as displayed on Elections Canada's website:

It's been months in the making, but the Municipality of Rhineland has started moving into the renovated former North American Box plant building in Plum Coulee.

"The Plum Coulee and Rhineland maintenance shops have now moved into the location on Railway Avenue," explained Reeve Don Wiebe. "What this means is the vacant buildings are now for sale, and council decided to put them up for public tender. The police offices, which will also be moving soon, as soon as the fiberoptic cable connection is there."

You win some and you lose some, and a lost bet between Winkler Mayor Henry Siemens and Steinbach Mayor Earl Funk led to a rare sight in Winkler council chambers Tuesday night, a Steinbach Pistons jersey. 

Last week the Steinbach Pistons beat the Winkler Flyers in a thrilling seven-game quarter-final series.  

After five seasons of bringing green thumbs together, and seeing the number of plots available more than double, the Altona Community Gardens are looking forward to even more growth this year. Spokesperson Jack Heppner says the space has become a meeting and gathering place for long-time residents and newcomers alike.

There's no doubt about it, it was a windy Friday afternoon in parts of southern Manitoba. Just how windy was it? So windy it overturned a semi-trailer hauling a wind turbine blade!

According to eyewitnesses and information shared on the Altona/Rhineland Emergency Services (ARES) Facebook page, the incident occurred mid-afternoon Friday on Highway 14, about 7kms east of Rosenfeld.

According to the Manitoba Ag Weather network, a peak wind gust of 55 km/h from the south was recorded in the Altona area.

With the Christmas season in its final days, the City of Winkler is celebrating a successful month of events at the Meridian Exhibition Centre. Mayor Henry Siemens noted this was the first holiday season the facility was fully open, and operational, with no public health order restrictions in place.

Nearly four dozen individuals from across the region were presented with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medallions at a ceremony at the Carman Legion held on Sunday. Portage-Lisgar M.P. Candice Bergen hosted the event, and personally presented a medallion and pin to each of the recipients in attendance. The recipients were nominated by family, friends and organizations for their public service and personal sacrifice.

Much work has been done, but there is still more ahead for the R.M of Stanley as it continues to repair dozens of sites damaged by overland flooding this past Spring. There were a total of 287 sites, and 242 have been completely repaired.

More than half of the 269 spring flood-damaged sites in the R.M. of Stanley have been repaired.

We’re starting the week hot and humid, with highs Monday in the upper 20s, and it feeling like 30 or more thanks to high humidity. 

"Moisture rich air from the Gulf of Mexico is getting pulled into Southern Manitoba today, and that’s kicking off the week with temperatures in the 25 to 28 range, with the Humidex between 31 and 33. It’s also providing the fuel for potential severe thunderstorm development this afternoon and this evening," said CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner.