PembinaValley

The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff.

British Columbia's redrawn political landscape won't be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner.

Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre, where NDP candidates lead B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes.

The Winkler Flyers six-game win streak came to an end Sunday night at the ICON Arena. Cole Sheffield made 33 saves as the Dauphin Kings defeated the defending Turnbull Cup champions 3-1. Blake Matheson got the Flyers on the board first as he scored his third of the season on the power play 16:04 into the opening period. Rylan Gage scored a shorthanded goal for the Kings just over a minute later to even the score at 1-1. Cayden Glover potted the go-ahead goal 17 seconds into the second period and Gavin Nemis put the visitors up by two with a power play goal 3:03 into the third.

Alberta MP and Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow has been receiving a number of emails from Canadians who are concerned about Private Members' Bill C-293, which now sits before the Senate.

He says while the primary objective of the bill is pandemic prevention and preparedness, it contains content and language that will adversely affect Canadian farmers and ranchers.

Nancy Penner, Central Director of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) and Mayor of Morden, recently attended a Business and Housing Summit focused on developing solutions for homelessness through strategic partnerships and investment.

This year, 2,128 students are walking the halls of Border Land School Division (BLSD). The number is almost exactly what the division anticipated.  

“We are only two students off of where we predicted we would be, which is great because . . . staff is based on our predictions,” says Krista Curry, the superintendent for BLSD. 

You’ve seen them in parades this past summer, at the Harvest Festival, and at the Corn and Apple Festival, giving out their high-quality potatoes.

“We gave out about 6,000 pounds of potatoes just in Winkler alone,” notes Christian James, Director of the Kimberly Packing Plant.

“Kimberly is a division of Kroeker Farms that handles the crops after harvest.” This includes the washing, grading, and size profiling of potatoes to ensure the best quality product is packed and shipped. “This is where we guarantee 100% quality to the customer” explains James.

Women-led businesses are making their mark at the incubator mall in Winkler, a hub that provides affordable space and valuable opportunities for entrepreneurs. The mall has become a launchpad for local ventures, especially for women business owners who are finding success in fields ranging from fitness to yarn. The stories of Raelyn Suderman and Kailey Thiessen show how the incubator mall empowers women to grow their businesses and reshape the local economy. 

Childhoods in the Pembina Valley are often spent in and around ditches, ponds, creeks, and other small bodies of water. In this environment lurks a creature that is something of a marvel to spot: the tiger salamander. 

A 42-year-old man from Pilot Mound is facing charges after the vehicle he was driving was pulled over by officers with the Winkler Police Service (WPS) around 5:30 Friday afternoon.

According to a WPS news release, an officer made the stop on Highway 23 near Myrtle in relation to an investigation of a man believed to be trafficking cocaine into the Winkler/Morden area. The driver was arrested.

With some help from members of the Morden Police Service, officers found $2,475 in cash and 441 grams of cocaine worth an estimated $44,100.