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Funeral For:  Victor Sawatzky 
Funeral Date: June 4, 2025 
Victor Sawatzky, 85, of Winnipeg passed away Wednesday, May 21st at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife Linda, 1 daughter, 2 sons, and their families. He was predeceased by 2 infant grandsons. 
The funeral service for Victor Sawatzky will be held Wednesday, June 4th at 11am at Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church, 926 Garfield Street. 
Donations may be made to MCC – Ukraine Relief. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.   

If you have a desire to brighten up Winkler with the best looking flower beds and public garden spaces around, then this volunteer opportunity is for you.

"Our community is gorgeous, and we have tremendous staff that do a great job to try to beautify our community," shared Mayor Henry Siemens. "We have contractors who keep our grass mowed nice and close, but we also have a number of absolutely gorgeous plots of flowers throughout the city in different areas. Every year we ask for volunteers to help us keep them looking fantastic through our Adopt-a-Plot campaign."

Altona police are cautioning people against playing on or near local rail cars, noting it is always a dangerous move. 
    
The warning comes after a concerned citizen reported seeing kids play on the top of parked rail cars in town, however, officers didn't see anyone when they arrived. 
    
Police say, even if rail crews aren't actively working on the line, Bunge still has its own track mobile and rail cars can be moved or shuffled around without notice, quickly injuring anyone on or near them. 

CFAM Radio 950 was honoured to share a very personal song in memory of well a known member of the Altona community, and someone whose spirit and personality extended well beyond the town’s borders. 

In studio we were joined by Shawn Enns, younger brother to the late Darren Enns who passed away April 29th about week shy of his 50th birthday. Morning Show Co-Host Chris Sumner personally knew Darren through his involvement in Special Olympics Manitoba programs. Darren's impact in the community was always positive and his love for music was incredible. 

There's been a delay in the Altona Aquatic Centre's start to the season.
    
Originally slated to open this Saturday, the Town says unexpected mechanical issues have changed those plans.
    
During preparations, staff discovered that several pipes had cracked over the winter and, while repairs are nearly finished, more time is needed to finish filling the pool, balance the chemicals and conduct water quality testing.
    
The Town thanks the public for patience and understanding as it works to open the pool as soon as possible.
    

The Morden Elks, an organization that participates in various initiatives to enrich the community, has recently made a generous donation to help with medical equipment in the Pembina Valley.  

The donation went to the Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) Foundation.  

The Garden Valley Collegiate Zodiacs will represent Zone 4 in Stonewall starting on Thursday and pitcher Jackson Friesen believes his club is ready to bring a provincial banner home to Winkler.

Canada Post on Wednesday laid out its "final offers" to the union representing 55,000 workers after negotiations resumed Wednesday morning, as tensions run high over the future of the beleaguered institution.

Included in the proposal are an end to compulsory overtime, a signing bonus of $1,000 for urban employees and $500 for rural and suburban ones, cost-of-living payments that are triggered at a lower inflation threshold.

Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons.

Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in.

Roughly a third of those MPs, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, were elected for the first time in April and will face their first question period today.