Rockin’ Summer 2025

Bouncy castles and a hot dog lunch were among the highlights of this year’s PAC Carnival & BBQ at Maple Leaf Elementary School. Organized by the school’s Parent Advisory Council, the BBQ served as an opportunity for parents to celebrate the school year with their children.  

Graduates from Garden Valley Collegiate and Northlands Parkway Collegiate were honoured last Wednesday with a grad parade in Winkler. A tradition since 2020, turnout from the community was excellent to support this year’s grads.  

The parade offered an opportunity for grads to put their creativity on show, and Yaroslav Yagudin and his friends certainly did so. They customized “a Batmobile with a pool": a convertible with a pool in the back seats, where they sat during the parade.  

The Salem Home Foundation and the Ladies’ Auxiliary hosted their annual Spring Fundraiser BBQ Wednesday, May 28th to raise funds to improve Salem Park. Karin Oliveira, CEO of Salem Home and executive director of the Salem Foundation, notes that the fundraiser would not only pay for the concrete sidewalk of the park, but also other features for the residents of Salem Home and the community to use. “We like to see the community coming out.” Oliveira shared.

The Bunker’s Industrial Eats food truck is open in full swing this year, continuing their tradition of hosting a fundraiser lunch on The Bunker’s parking lot. We spoke to The Bunker's executive director Kevin Hildebrand last Thursday (May 22), before the lunch rush came by, and he noted the longevity of this fundraiser: “This is something we’ve been doing for a lot of years, on Thursdays over lunch”.  The lunches support the work of The Bunker Youth Drop-in Centre programs.

Dirt was flying and engines were growling Saturday, May 24 at the Miami Fairgrounds during their annual Tractor Pull, an event put on by the Miami Power Toboggan Club and the Miami Agricultural Society.