Michael Blume

Most of us expected this summer to be a drought year, as the last two were. Environment Canada Meteorologist, Natalie Hasell, says a shift started to take place in the weather patterns in late April and into May.

Most of us expected this summer to be a drought year, as the last two were. Environment Canada Meteorologist, Natalie Hasell, says a shift started to take place in the weather patterns in late April and into May.

This time of year is especially significant for Portage-Lisgar Member of Parliament, Brandon Leslie. It's not only the end of the most recent session of Parliament in Ottawa, but it's just past his first year since his election on June 19, 2024.

Winners of a recent skills competition for Christian schools are getting ready to compete with other students from around the globe.

The Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E.) Convention took place last week in Southport, Man. Field manager and convention director for A.C.E. Canada Joe Wurtz says their annual event is now over its 20th anniversary and is an opportunity for their elementary students through to high school students to exercise an opportunity to showcase the skills they've developed.

Smoke and damage from a fire Tuesday have closed the gym at École Régionale Notre-Dame in Notre Dame de Lourdes.

While the investigation continues, early reports say the damage may exceed $2 million. While most of the damage is in the gym area, other parts of the facility have been slightly affected as well.

The fire was reported shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday when the janitor noticed smoke was coming from the gymnasium, and alarms went off.

Municipal government officials spent some time in Brandon this week at the spring convention and trade show of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM). 

It wrapped up on Thursday and President Kam Blight says this edition of the convention was more of a networking and educational series of events. 

Several break-out sessions took place to dive into specific issues that are impacting municipalities the most. 

Municipal government officials spent some time in Brandon this week at the spring convention and trade show of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM). 

It wrapped up on Thursday and President Kam Blight says this edition of the convention was more of a networking and educational series of events. 

Several break-out sessions took place to dive into specific issues that are impacting municipalities the most. 

One issue the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) continues to contend with, and has been for several years, is increasing costs it says are mandated by the federal government on cities and towns. 

AMM President, Kam Blight, says they're lobbying for both retroactive and newer costs that he feels are becoming a frustrating trend. He noted the problem is, however, that municipalities have to tax residents to cover those costs.

For example, Blight says RCMP costs have dramatically increased over the last few years.

Gas prices are expected to go up today when the latest increase to the country's Carbon tax takes place Monday, April 1st, but that's not the only increase in gasoline prices we're going to see in the coming weeks. That from Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, who runs the gas prediction sites for many cities across Canada, gaswizard.ca. 

Gas prices are going up when the Gas Tax increase takes place on Monday, April 1, and that's not the only increase in gasoline prices that we're going to see. 

Dan McTeague is President of Canadians for Affordable Energy and runs the Gas Prediction sites for many cities across Canada, gaswizard.ca.