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Leah Klassen is returning as Garden Valley School Division (GVSD) board chair for the 2024-25 school year. She was re-elected by acclamation at this week's reorganization meeting, and is going into her fourteenth year as a Trustee.

"It's a nice honour to have the support of the board, and I'm looking forward to an excellent year going forward together with them," she said.

It’s harvest season. For some, that means garden fresh vegetables for every meal (and zucchini that never seems to end), but for others, it is a season of working around the clock on the fields to ensure that all the crops are harvested and sent where they need to be. The latter is what the farmers involved in the CHUM foodgrains project are working on, but this harvest is destined for a special cause — it will be donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.  

Everyone benefits from a mental refresh now and again. Although there are many ways to find the perspectives and activities that achieve this, viewing art in all its forms is one option that always enriches.  

For the 25th year, the Pembina Valley Studio Tour will enthrall art enthusiasts with its installations that showcase the talents of the people who live and work in the area.  

The 2024 season is in the books. President Darren Russell will join Clayton Dreger on the Border Baseball League Report which airs Fridays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Winkler Flyers play their final pre-season game tonight at home against the Steinbach Pistons. The defending Turnbull Cup champions will open the 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season next Friday against the Pistons in Winkler.

The Brandon Wheat Kings wrap up their pre-season schedule with a pair of games against the Regina Pats this weekend. The two teams meet tonight at Westoba Place and Saturday in Regina. The Wheat Kings open the 2024-25 Western Hockey League season Friday, September 20th at home against the defending champion Moose Jaw Warriors.

This Saturday, September 14th, Winkler will be abuzz with excitement as Hometown Ford presents the "Shock and Roll EV Learn and Drive" event. Running from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the event promises a comprehensive introduction to electric vehicles (EVs) while also supporting a wonderful local charity.

Air Canada and business leaders are asking Ottawa to be ready to intervene in labour talks with its pilots as time is running out before a potential shutdown, but so far the government has said the two sides need to work things out. 

Airline spokesman Christophe Hennebelle said Thursday that Air Canada is committed to negotiations, but it faces wage demands from the Air Line Pilots Association that it can't meet. 

"The issue is that we are faced with unreasonable wage demands that ALPA refuses to moderate.”

United Way Pembina Valley held their organization’s 2024-25 campaign kick-off this week at the Buhler Active Living Centre – signaling an exciting new chapter for the charity.  

The 2024-25 Manitoba Junior Hockey League season begins next Friday. Head coach Matt Melo will join Clayton Dreger on the Flyers Report which airs Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are going the distance in their American Association West Division Championship Series. The RedHawks rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Fish Wednesday night in Winnipeg. Fargo-Moorhead scored the tying and go ahead runs in the top of the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth. Max Murphy drove in a pair of runs for the Goldeyes. The deciding third game goes tonight (6:30 p.m.) at Blue Cross Park. The winner will meet the Kane County Cougars in the Wolff Cup final.