PembinaValley

Funeral For:  John Braun
Funeral Date: June 23, 2025 
John Braun, 94, of Winnipeg formerly of Plum Coulee, passed away Monday, June 16th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by 4 children and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Louise. 
The funeral service for John Braun will be held Monday, June 23rd at 2:30pm at Niverville Community Fellowship with a reception to follow. A private burial will take place. 
Donations may be made to Alzheimer Society of Canada or Meadowood Manor Foundation. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  

For Sarah Graff, becoming a nurse means giving back to the community and supporting people during some of their hardest moments. 
    
Graff, from Altona, is in her second year of the nursing program at Red River College - Winkler Campus and received a Dr. S.S. Toni scholarship award from the Altona and District Health Care Board. The award is given out each year to a resident of the Municipality of Rhineland, Town of Altona or R.M. of Montcalm who is pursuing a health-related career.

It was a great season for the U11 teams in Winkler, including the Dynamite who picked up bronze from the playdown tournament recently.

Finding oneself at the front lines of fighting wildfires is something not everyone can imagine.

For Patrick Thiessen, deputy fire chief in Darlingford, a willingness to help where it’s needed most led him to this exact position.  

Thiessen has travelled kilometres across the province to help in various ways in various locations. 

A hit-and-run in a Winkler parking lot ended with police issuing two tickets after a witness came forward with the suspect vehicle’s licence plate number. 

According to Winkler Police Chief Ryan Hunt, a woman reported that her vehicle had been damaged while parked outside a local store on May 15. "She found some damage on her vehicle that wasn't there before she parked it," Hunt said. "And nobody had left any information on her car." 

As the 2024–2025 school year winds down, the Garden Valley School Division (GVSD) is recognizing the important role parents and community members continue to play in student life and extending an open invitation for more people to get involved next year. 

Superintendent Dan Ward says the division has long relied on volunteers to help deliver extracurricular programming. 

When Heather and Randy Unger began working with Henry and Margaret Unger in 1989, they were stepping into a family business with deep roots. Originally launched as Margaret Draperies in 1974 in Plum Coulee, the business evolved into Advance Blinds and Drapery and built a reputation for high-quality products and service across Manitoba and into Ontario’s cottage country surrounding Lake of the Woods. 

Police and parks officials say one person was killed and three were injured in a rockfall at a remote hiking trail in Banff National Park.

They say the search continues to confirm no other hikers are missing following the early afternoon tragedy at Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise.

One person had been found dead and the extent of the injuries to the other three is unknown.

Two of the three injured were taken to a Calgary hospital by STARS air ambulance and the third went to hospital by ground ambulance.

Some wildfire evacuees staying at a shelter in northern Manitoba may be moved elsewhere as more communities return home and the government closes temporary evacuation centres.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said roughly 114 people have been staying at the shelter in Thompson for the past three weeks due to a shortage of hotel spaces.

"Folks have been there a really long time, and that was never the intention," Naylor told a wildfire briefing Thursday.

Rescue crews, police and paramedics scrambled to a remote region of Banff National Park late Thursday amid reports that a group of hikers were hit by a rock slide, causing possible injuries and deaths.

“The initial report indicated there were multiple hikers and there may be serious injuries and/or fatalities,” RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said in a news release.

Parks Canada, in a statement said, it is responding to a report of "a serious rockfall incident with involvement near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park."