Small brake fire on grain truck briefly backs up traffic near BTHC
A small brake fire on a grain truck lead to traffic being backed up for a period of time Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Highway 14 and 3 near Boundary Trails Health Centre.
Winkler Fire Department was called out just before 2 p.m., and Chief Richard Paetzold indicated they found the brakes on had locked, causing a small fire.
Two vehicle collision involving a house, sends one person to hospital Monday afternoon
One person was transported to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Winkler Monday afternoon.
The accident also caused minor damage to a house.
Winkler Police and EMS were called to the scene at the corner of Pineview Drive and Pembina Avenue just after 1:30 pm.
Highways remain snow covered, packed and icy
The low pressure system which began impacting the region yesterday continues to pull eastward out of the region, with breezy conditions expected to last much of the day.
According to Manitoba Transportation all highways throughout the Pembina and Red River Valleys remain partly snow covered, snow packed and/or ice covered with visibility much improved since the early morning hours.
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Summer vacation is over, Winter returns Friday with Snowfall Warning issued
After, give or take, 10 to 14 days of above average temperatures across Southern Manitoba, punctuated by another beautiful December day Thursday, Old Man Winter will try to make a comeback Friday and spoil our Summer Vacation.
“It’s quite likely more daytime high records will have been set on Thursday, with temperatures again reaching 8 to nearly 10 degrees in areas near the U.S. border,” explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. “That would be the second consecutive day where highs were nearly 15 degrees above average for this time of year.”
RCMP can now issue emergency alerts in Manitoba through Alert Ready
Manitoba’s Emergency Management Organization is providing Manitoba RCMP with the training and authority to issue emergency alerts through the Alert Ready system, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor announced today.
November showers bring December... late season Rainwatcher reports from Sunday
An Alberta clipper moving through the province yesterday tapped into Pacific moisture drawn over the area, leading to showers throughout much of Sunday.
"Freezing drizzle was reported in some areas in the early morning hours, but by mid-morning had switched over to just rain," said CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "Our Rainwatchers have indicated those light showers led to accumulating rainfall over the last twenty-four hours."
Picketing continues in Winkler after Manitoba Public Insurance workers reject latest offer
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers have voted overwhelmingly against their employer's latest offer, extending the province-wide strike that began on August 28th, and involved approximately 1,700 workers at the Crown Corporation. The walkout has affected services such as damage claims and driver road tests.
The latest offer by MPI included raises totalling 12.2 per cent over four years.
Monday marked the start of the 10th week of strike action, making it one of the lengthiest in the history of the Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (MGEU).
More flakes on Monday, and then a parka wearing Halloween
After much of the region received to 10 to 20cms of snow last Wednesday night through Friday morning, we're in line for another few centimeters Monday.
"A relatively weak upper level disturbance will slide southward through the province on Monday," explained CMOS Accredited weathercaster Chris Sumner. "We're not expecting a lot of snow from this system, anywhere from what I'd call a dusting up to several centimeters, capping out around 5cms according to the estimates at this point."
Snowfall Warning ends as more piles up from early season storm
The Snowfall warning has ended for the Morden, Winkler, Altona and Morris regions, as well most of southeastern Manitoba to the Ontario border. According to Environment Canada, a few more centimeters fell this morning, on top of the 5 to 10 already received, with the highest amounts near the American and Ontario border.
Snowfall Warning reissued for Winkler, Morden, Altona and Morris regions
As the second round of significant snowfall in as many days works closer to the Pembina Valley, Environment Canada has reissued a Snowfall Warning for the Morden, Winkler, Altona and Morris regions, now joining all of Southeastern Manitoba including communities like Emerson, Vita, Steinbach and Sprague.