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Albert Léo Morin Obituary
Celebration of Life Date: April 25, 2025

CAA Manitoba's Worst Roads campaign is quickly coming to a close.

Manitobans have until the end of today to vote for the province's most notorious roadway. 

Ewald Friesen is the Manager of government and community relations for CAA Manitoba. He says one trend they're noticing is that more and more rural roads are making the top of the list. 

The large Canadian flag that was recently draped on the front of the Manitoba legislature is being repaired for a second time and is being adopted by the Manitoba government.

The nine-by-18-metre flag was property of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team and was brought out onto the field for the national anthem before each home game.

The provincial government borrowed it in early March and had it hung above the legislature's main entrance as a symbol of the resistance to tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Thursday he would pass tougher laws to stop people from being harassed at their places of worship, part of a suite of crime and justice measures he unveiled at a campaign stop in southern Ontario.

The promise comes after more than a year of reports of rising hate targeting Jews and Muslims in Canada following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, and the war in Gaza.

The Manitoba Crop Alliance has a new leader at the helm as Jonathan Hodson recently stepped into the role of board chair. Farming near Lenore in western Manitoba, Hodson brings years of experience to the position and a deep understanding of the organization, having been involved since its formation five years ago. 

Hodson has served in various roles over the years, including most recently as vice-chair. Before the formation of the MCA, he was a director with the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, one of the organizations that merged to form the alliance. 

Having spent countless hours on the task force that helped bring the Altona Community Garden to life, Joel Martin has now taken over the job of manager from Jack Heppner who retired last fall.

The Neubergthal Heritage Foundation is looking forward to seeing you Saturday afternoon at 2p.m. at the Commons Barn for its next Low German program. The second, and final event, of this month's "Plautdietsche Tietfedrief 2025" will feature Tina Fehr Kehler and Angela Klassen.

Noel Gautron is once again the People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for Provencher.

Gautron says the first time he ran for the PPC was for a Winnipeg riding in 2019, then ran again in 2021 for Provencher.

"A bit about myself: (I'm a) firearms enthusiast, classic car lover, and small business owner," he says, adding the reason he got into politics was to offer better political representation.

There are several issues top of mind for him as he takes to the campaign trail.

The Morden Eagles Female Soccer programs are ready for another season and manager Tania Sigurdson is ready to get back out onto the pitch.

"Super pumped," Sigurdson says with excitement. "Very happy to see the fields so far are pretty dry, and hopefully that means we can get out a bit sooner. Currently, we are still running our winter training program indoors at the Winkler Meridian Exhibition Centre, so we're still quite busy with indoor training, but we're certainly excited to get back onto the pitch."

Have you ever heard of pysanka? It’s an ancient tradition of decorating eggs with intricate designs, and Yevgeniya Tatarenko is a master of this stunning Ukrainian art. For over 25 years, Tatarenko has been perfecting her pysanka skills, teaching others how to bring their own creative visions to life through this unique method.

“I love to explore. I love to learn,” says Tatarenko. “And every time I learn something new, I love to share it.”