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One person has been charged with Mischief after surveillance footage revealed he broke some windows at Sun Valley Co-op's Home Centre in Altona.

According to the Altona Police Service (APS), officers found the suspect at a nearby restaurant, where he was causing a disturbance, shortly after the incident.
    

This wasn't the only mischief complaint reported to Altona police over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Shortly after 8pm Thursday night, Winkler Fire Department responded to an outdoor fire at a property on Cargill Road.

Chief Richard Paetzold says firefighters found a pile of pallets on fire when they arrived. Crews prevented the flames from spreading, and then extinguished the blaze.

There was minimal damage other than to the pallets, and some other materials involved in the fire

Funeral For:  Zelma Fehr 
Funeral Date: October 22, 2024 
Zelma Fehr, 89, of Winkler formerly of Kronsthal, passed away Thursday, October 17th at her residence. She is survived by 3 daughters, 2 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Henry. 
The celebration of life for Zelma Fehr will be held Tuesday, October 22nd at 11am at Winkler Mennonite Church with private burial prior to the service at Kronsthal Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Monday, October 21st from 1 to 6:30pm. 

First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. 

At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against a resolution in support of the deal after a lengthy debate that at points was emotionally charged as they argued either for or against it.

It's the end of an era for local green thumbs.
    
After decades of being the go-to place for gardening needs, the Altona Greenhouse has closed its doors.
    
In a social media post confirming the news in September, the owners thanked all of the loyal customers, staff and fellow businesses over the years, noting they had an amazing time serving the community and surrounding area.

The campaign to kick off the Genesis House Transitional Housing Project took place Wednesday afternoon at the Winkler Arts And Culture building where valued community members gathered to learn about the importance of the project through guest speakers Christina Maes Nino, Executive Director of Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association and Steve Neufeld, Director Of Riverwood House, a transitional house for those with addictions, spoke on the necessity of moving forward on this project to benefit the everyone.

After a busy work week, Saturdays tend to be the day to set aside for home repair and renovations. Anyone who does projects at home can attest that unexpected problems are liable to appear through the process, but for Jason Vanstone, it was more than he bargained for. One minute he was working on the house, and the next it was in flames. 

A saw-horse and high winds

It began with a routine project of installing new flooring.  

The Morden Thunder are Provincial A-AA-AAA high school boys soccer champions. Thunder coach David Duerksen will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Fridays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The Winkler Flyers have extended their win streak to six games. Rylan Benner made 38 saves as the defending Turnbull Cup champions downed the Virden Oil Capitals 4-1 Thursday night at Tundra Oil & Gas Place. Kam Thomas, Jayce Legaarden, Niklas Gudmundson and Max Lavoie did the goal scoring for the Flyers.

Pembina Valley gave up four first period goals and dropped an 8-4 decision to the St. Vital Victorias. Alex VanDeynze had a hat trick for the Twisters who have lost five in a row.

In August 2024, the Wyatt Kash Fehr Memorial Fund was established through the Winkler Community Foundation to support the creation of an outdoor classroom in Wyatt's honour. This classroom, now in the planning stages, will be located at J.R. Walkof School, where Wyatt attended kindergarten. Designed to keep Wyatt’s memory alive, the project aims to benefit the school and the wider community of Winkler & District for years to come. The fund will also continue to support other community projects in his memory.

Wyatt’s legacy at J.R .Walkof school