PembinaValley

On Saturday, June 7th, joy and celebration were at the core of a first in the Pembina Valley. 

Carman hosted the region’s fifth annual Pride.  

From town to town  

Pauline Emerson-Froebe, the president of Pembina Valley Pride, says that because the organization covers such a “wide swath” of land, it rotates its pride marches through different towns.  

Mark and Karin Elford of Wood Mountain ranch near the Saskatchewan/Montana border, and have been named the Saskatchewan Stock Growers 2025 TESA winners.

Since 1996, TESA, or The Environmental Stewardship Award, has recognized producers who go above and beyond standard industry conservation practices and set positive examples for other cattle producers and the general public.

The semi truck appears to be a total loss, but Miami Fire and Rescue was able to prevent any additional damage during a call out Monday afternoon. According to a social media post, the department responded to the vehicle fire call on a rural property shortly after 2pm.

Upon arrival, it was determined a semi attached to a tri-axle grain trailer had caught fire. The home owners noticed the blaze, and were spraying water on it with a garden hose in an attempt to suppress the flames until firefighters arrived.

The Liberal plan to give first-time homebuyers a tax break on a newly built home could have substantial impacts on housing affordability — with a few caveats — a new analysis finds.

The Liberal government introduced legislation on June 5 to eliminate the GST portion from new home sales of up to $1 million for first-time buyers, which works out to as much as $50,000 off the cost of a new build or a substantially renovated unit.

For homes sold above $1 million, the GST relief is phased out as the price tag nears $1.5 million.

Rain or shine, Rumble in the Valley powered through the weekend with record registration at the pull, a show and shine, and the first ever Western Canada’s Strongest Master event.  

Things have been rolling right along for the U13 Premier 2 Morden Eagles boys club and their head coach Jim Enns believes the best is yet to come.

In recent weeks, the province's wildfires have forced the evacuation of a significant number of people in the province. 

As Mother Teresa once said, 'Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless'.

Often, the first person someone in crisis speaks to during a critical incident is a police officer, and that's where our Regional Crisis Negotiation Unit (RCNU) comes in.

After two years of community-driven effort, École Morden Middle School (EMMS) is on the brink of reaching its $80,000 fundraising goal for a new, accessible play structure. 

“We are only about $3,000 short,” said Cathy Dueck, Parent Advisory Council member, “if we can reach that by the end of June, we have tentatively planned for an install over the summer.”  

Garden Valley School Division is looking into a new way to do high school that trades desks and textbooks for internships, hands-on projects, and real-world learning. 

The model is called Big Picture Learning, and a feasibility study will start this September to see if it could take root in Winkler. The division has tapped Garden Valley Collegiate principal Carrie Friesen to lead the study, a role she’ll step into after wrapping up her final year at GVC.