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Funeral For:  Marina Friesen 
Funeral Date: June 5, 2025 
Marina Friesen, 60, of Winkler formerly of Morden, passed away Saturday, May 31st at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother. She was predeceased by her parents Peter H. and Esther Friesen. 
The funeral service for Marina Friesen will be held Thursday, June 5th at 11am at Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden with burial at Lakeside Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service. 

It's been ten years since Dr. John Neufeld joined Back to the Bible Canada as the organization’s Bible teacher. This coming Saturday night, in celebration of the anniversary, the ministry will be hosting a special celebratory event at Winkler EMMC.

Neufeld says he now "sees God" in the opportunity to join the group ten years ago, but at the time it felt accidental. When the call came, he was teaching at a Bible college in Germany while taking a break after 35 years of pastoral ministry.

We are being encouraged to practice safe driving habits at all times.
    
The message comes after Altona police officers responded to two incidents on Saturday where they say drivers failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. In fact, both incidents happened at the same location, at the intersection of 2nd St. NE and Centre Ave. East, right in front of the police station. Exacerbating things even further, police say the second incident happened about two minutes after officers cleared the intersection of the first.

A very much welcomed round of showers wound through the region late Monday morning into mid-afternoon. The last accumulating rainfall across much of the area came May 20th, and that was only a few millimeters in most cases.

If you have enjoyed the heat in May, you are in for a treat this summer. The Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada has released his summer weather outlook and says the month of May is a sign of things to come.

Weather forecasters use the meteorological calendar, which means summer starts on June 1st and ends on August 31st. David Phillips is forecasting those three months to be warmer than normal for the entire province of Manitoba. He notes each of those three months is expected to be warmer. 

The U17 Morden Eagles claimed the 2025 Boston Pizza Players Tournament championship over the weekend and Vanessa Franz says winning with this group made it extra special.

Steve Chaboyer from Adult and Teen Challenge is encouraging Pembina Valley residents to grab a fishing rod and make a difference in the 2025 North American Fishing Challenge, a unique, app-based fishing tournament happening on June 14. 

“I work the Pembina Valley Office in Winkler,” Chaboyer explained. Though not a seasoned fisherman himself, “I try to be... I go fishing and I sometimes catch,” he said, eager to hit the water with a friend as part of a growing group of local fundraisers. 

As wildfires continue to displace thousands across northern Manitoba, the City of Winkler remains on standby, prepared, but so far unused. Despite converting the Meridian Exhibition Centre into a full-scale evacuation shelter in recent days, no evacuees have yet arrived. 

Wendy Klassen, assistant city manager for Winkler, says the city has not received an official directive to receive evacuees and remains in a holding pattern. 

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security.

The recent throne speech promised legislation to bolster security at Canada's borders and new tools for police and intelligence agencies to help them stop the flow of deadly fentanyl and its precursors.

The government also said the Canada Border Services Agency will be given new powers to examine goods destined for export to prevent the movement of illegal and stolen products, including cars.