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Looking for something exciting to do this weekend? Etherlan 2025 is coming to the Bunker in Winkler this weekend, promising two full days of fun, friendly competition, prizes, and community spirit. All proceeds help support an outreach center for youth in Puerto Rico, making this event about more than just games.

21 years of gaming in Winkler

Etherlan is returning to the Bunker in Winkler this Friday and Saturday, celebrating 21 years of friendly competition and community connection.

On August 20th, Winkler police officers received a report about a female confronting members of the public to sell flowers. Witnesses described the woman’s behaviour as aggressive. 

Once located, she was advised that she required a City of Winkler business licence and was told to cease her activity. 

Police Chief Ryan Hunt said the department has dealt with similar situations in the past. 

Funeral For:  Agnes Seals 
Funeral Date: September 19, 2025 
Agnes Seals, 98, of Winnipeg formerly of Neuhoffnung, passed away Wednesday, September 10th in Winnipeg. She is survived by her daughter Eva, sons John and Tom, grandson Steven, great-granddaughter Aubrey and great-grandson Harrison. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Mervin in 1986 and her daughter Valerae in 2013. She was the last surviving member of eight Kroeker children born to Peter and Katharina Kroeker.

Slow down, watch your speed and lift your foot off the gas...however you want to refer to it the speed limits have been officially reduced on the priority grain roads system in the Municipality of Rhineland.

"After giving third and final reading to the 70 kilometer speed reduction on our priority roads, our staff has now posted the appropriate signage along these roads," explained Reeve Don Wiebe. "The reduced speeds will help with road and bridge maintenance, and also help to reduce the road dust."

Things are looking great for the athletic programs in Carman, and Athletic Director at the Collegiate, James Ballantyne, couldn't be more excited about it all.

Soccer

Widespread rain last week slowed harvest in parts of Manitoba. That is according to Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson, after Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report. 

Wilson says the week of September 8th started warm, which allowed for harvest to progress. But then came some intense thunderstorms and extensive rain events, particularly in the southwest and eastern regions of our province. Wilson says the wettest location in the eastern region was Steinbach, with more than 100 millimetres of rain recorded in 31 hours. 

This past weekend, Winkler firefighters completed some specialized training that involved readying up and understanding wildfires, how they work, and tactics for dealing with them. 

When the local fire crew gets called in 

The MESC (Manitoba Emergency Services) program, called Wildland Firefighting for Structural Firefighters, was designed to give crews the skills and knowledge needed when wildfires spread from Crown land into municipal areas. 

Local history and art now share one roof in Winkler.  

The Winkler Heritage Museum & Archives is in the midst of moving to its new home at Winkler Arts + Culture.

The transition is one step in preserving a variegated history — and legacy — that some would argue is slipping from memory.  

The Morris Minor Baseball program is a strong one and has been for years, but with some executives stepping down this year, they are in need of community members to step up, fill some roles and keep the program alive!

The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set limits around how provincial governments can override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Ottawa brought forward the request in a factum filed at the court on Wednesday, as part of a landmark case on Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21.

Quebec has invoked the notwithstanding clause of the Charter in its legislation.