PembinaValley

The invasive weed is now being spotted further north than ever before

Farmers in Alberta have a growing problem on their hands, as a notorious weed has started making its way north through the province.

The rapid and relentless spread of kochia, the highly adaptable and increasingly resistant weed, is moving north and taking root in places scientists thought it never would.

Critics respond to report suggesting price correction, saying farmland remains a solid investment

The largest owner of cropland in Canada isn’t buying the idea that farmland values are overdue for a correction.

He says that’s because technical analysis — where market watchers use trends, patterns and mathematical models to predict future price movements — doesn’t apply to agricultural land.

Funeral For:  Katherine Wall 
Funeral Date: August 10, 2025 

A warm and humid air mass will move through the province today, brewing up all the ingredients needed to create severe thunderstorms. 

In fact, Environment Canada has issued a Tornado Watch for a large part of the Pembina Valley including:

Mun. of Lorne incl. Notre Dame and Swan Lake

Mun. of Louise incl. Pilot Mound and Crystal City

Mun. of Pembina incl. Manitou La Rivière and Snowflake

Mun. of Rhineland incl. Altona Plum Coulee and Gretna

R.M. of Dufferin incl. Carman Roseisle and Homewood

About a year ago, Nathan Fehr received a shocking diagnosis. 

He learned that he had Stage 3 colorectal cancer.  

Around the same time he was setting down the path of his treatment, he caught wind of a community initiative that had new relevance to him: Cancer Care Manitoba Foundation’s Lemonade Stands for Hope. 

Funeral For:  Hilda Marofke
Funeral Date: July 25, 2025 
Hilda Marofke, 86, of Carberry formerly of Portage la Prairie, passed away Saturday, July 19th at Carberry. She is survived by 4 sons and their families.  
The funeral service celebration of life for Hilda Marofke will be held Friday, July 25th at 11:30am at Carberry Evangelical Free Church, with burial at 2:15pm at Hilliside Cemetery, Portage la Prairie. All are welcome to attend either service and share memories of a live well lived. 
Viewing will be at the church one hour prior to the service. 

Funeral For:  Rosella Schroeder 
Funeral Date: Pending 
Rosella Schroeder, 82, of Almonte, Ontario passed away Thursday, July 17th at Almonte. She is survived by her husband Herman. 
The funeral arrangements for Rosella Schroeder are pending. 
Donations may be made to Almonte General Hospital Foundation. 
Arrangements by C.R Gamble Funeral Home, Almonte, Ontario. 

Rosella Agnes Schroeder nee Braun (1943-2025)

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two leaders of the Freedom Convoy protest, are scheduled to be sentenced for mischief on Oct. 7 in an Ottawa courtroom.

In addition to lengthy prison sentences, the Crown wants to seize Barber's truck, which was used in the protest.

A forfeiture hearing on that matter is scheduled for Sept. 12.

Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey said Thursday she wants to rule on the mischief sentence and truck forfeiture at the same time so that she does not deliver "piecemeal" decisions.

Ash and embers rained down on the northwestern Manitoba town of Leaf Rapids when an out-of-control wildfire entered the community Wednesday evening resulting in the damage of one home and several abandoned buildings. 

Firefighters have been in the community for weeks establishing fire guards, managing vegetation and setting up value protection on critical infrastructure, but "intense fire behaviour" that ramped up over the course of a few hours prompted crews to temporarily leave the town. 

The participants in this week's Triple R Biz Camp, hosted by Community Futures Triple R, have spent the week learning what it means to be an entrepreneur. The program is geared to kids 9 to 13 years of age, with the goal of developing a business idea and ultimately creating a product to sell at the Biz Camp Market happening today (July 25th) at Altona Mall.