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Morris RCMP and Manitoba's Chief Medical Examiner's office are investigating after a body was found near a vehicle stuck in snow in the R.M. of Montcalm.
    
According to Manitoba RCMP, officers were called to the scene on PR 246 near Road 13N shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday morning. There they found the body of a 78-year-old man from Winnipeg. 
    
RCMP say the cause of death has not yet been determined but note there are indications the man may have succumbed to the elements when he wandered away from his vehicle after becoming stuck in the snow. 
    

Municipality of Rhineland Council has approved $16.52 million in expenditures for 2023/24.

RCMP, Winkler Fire Department and other emergency crews were called out to a collision near the corner of Highway 14 and Reinfeld Street North Wednesday evening.

STARS Air Ambulance was also dispatched to the scene, according to the service's Twitter account. 

Highway 14, in both directions, was closed in that area for a little less than two hours Wednesday night, with Manitoba 511 indicating both lanes in were initially shut down around 8:20 p.m., then reopened reopened shortly after 10 p.m. 
    
No further details are available at this time. 

*** Updated at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 21 ***

Manitoba RCMP have issued an update on Monday morning’s collision between a Border Land School Division bus and a mini van.

The incident took place at the intersection of PR 201 and Highway 306 west of Altona.

According to RCMP, the minivan was travelling west on Provincial Road 201. It stopped at the stop sign, but then entered the intersection and collided with the bus, which was travelling northbound on Highway 306.

The van was hit on the side by the bus.

Nobody was physically injured.

Updated Saturday, March 18th at 7:33 a.m. - Shortly after 9pm Friday evening, Highway 75 from the U.S. border to Winnipeg was reopened. It's currently reported as partly ice covered with fair visibility in blowing and drifting snow.

As of Saturday morning at 7:30am, Highway 14 was reopened from the junction of Highway 75 to Plum Coulee.

Also, all Blowing Snow Advisories ended in the Pembina and Red River Valleys Friday night. Winds are expected to be relatively light on Saturday.

Morden Fire and Rescue (MFR) responded to a call for help yesterday on highway three east of Morden. 

MFR Deputy Fire Chief Tim Reimer explained what happened.

"Yesterday afternoon we had a single vehicle rollover on Hwy. #3, approximately 2 miles east of Morden. The cause of the accident would, of course, be the weather conditions. The weather conditions are changing so rapidly every day with the milder weather, and snow sticking to the roads, and changing to very icy roads."

Reimer had a couple reminders for drivers at this time of year.

A 53-year-old man from Altona has been charged with possession of Fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking after police raided his apartment in town Monday evening. 
    
Officers, along with members of the Regional Support Tactical Team, executed the search warrant after investigation determined an occupant of the apartment complex, located on the southeast side of town, was involved in drug trafficking offences.
    
Investigation continues. 

Three people were apprehended Friday evening in what police are calling a significant methamphetamine seizure.

Around 9:48 p.m., members of the Winkler Police Service, with assistance from the Morden Police Service and the Regional Support Tactical Team, executed a search warrant in the 1700 block of Gemstone Drive. There, police found drug trafficking paraphernalia, two air rifles, and a small amount of methamphetamine.

Pembina Valley and western Red River Valley residents are waking up Sunday morning to quite the dump of snow from Saturday's potent low-pressure system which impacted the region for much of the day. As of 10:45 a.m. Sunday, essentially all highways in our region were reopened. Highways throughout the region are reported as partly snow covered, with some blowing and drifting snow.

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Environment Canada has expanded a Special Weather Statement to most of Southern Manitoba ahead of the expected arrival of a strong low pressure system Friday night which will bring with it heavy snow, and potentially, gusty winds.

The Statement was issued Thursday morning for most of western Manitoba, and was pushed eastward as far as the Red River Thursday afternoon. The Pilot Mound, Manitou, Morden, Carman, Winkler, Altona and Morris regions are included in the Statement area.