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The words, music and inspiration of women from Steinbach and the surrounding area will be toasted at the upcoming Agape House fundraiser, on March 10 at the Pat Porter Active Living Centre.

There’s a story Tutapona uses in its Ugandan curriculum.

Imagine yourself walking in a field, and you accidentally step on a poisonous snake. It jumps up and bites your ankle, and because you’ve been bitten its poison is inside you. Now, you could try to get revenge on the snake, or even kill it. But it’s you who would die, and the snake, meanwhile, is already gone; it’s not even thinking about you anymore. So, what do you do? You need to get that poison out, and your only way forward is to find a way to take care of yourself.

“A jeweller never tells.” 

This from Nick Lanteigne, Sales Manager at GNM Fine Jewellers, in a recent radio ad.  

As a jeweller, he’s accustomed to keeping client’s secrets. Husbands buy surprise gifts for their wives. Young men buy engagement rings. There are many reasons to be careful to not steal anyone’s thunder. But as it turns out, he’s been keeping a secret of his own for quite a while.  

“We’re moving the store to Main Street,” Lanteigne shares.  

When people in Steinbach and southeastern Manitoba hear the name “Royal LePage,” it’s Maricel Sales’s hope that they associate the real estate franchise with community involvement.

“Our slogan is ‘Helping You is What We Do,’ and we stand behind that,” says Sales, a realtor with Royal LePage Riverbend Realty. “I’m so glad we’re not looked at as people who only sell houses, but who also do as much as we can to contribute to our community.”

The winter is tough for everyone, but bad weather doesn’t stop Swift Underground – one of Xplore’s local dealers and fibre construction contractors – from connecting residents and businesses to 100% pure fibre internet in rural Manitoba. 

The Country Perogy Shop, a rural Manitoban company committed to offering high-quality products and exceptional customer service, was the first customer in Kleefeld, Manitoba to be connected to Xplore's new fibre network by Swift Underground. 

Why do so many men grow up using aggression as a way to meet their needs? What are some concrete steps they can take to shift those behaviours? What is a good society’s response to family violence?

These are just some of the questions Agape House addresses through its “Caring Dads” initiative.

A 17-week program for men who’ve been known to be unsafe for the women and children in their lives, Caring Dads offers a space for examining the attitudes, actions and values that shape family relationships.

A new HyLife weaning ramp has the potential to improve animal care across the industry. The in-house invention has even captured the interest of renowned animal behavioralist, Dr. Temple Grandin.

"This innovative system should be in every sow farm for vaccinating weaned piglets… I can't say enough good things about it. It should go industry-wide. I was amazed how well those little pigs used the ramp; that's the kind of stuff that makes handling easier," shared Dr. Temple Grandin.

After four years of design, project tender, and new construction and retrofit of the existing facilities, HavenGroup’s Rest Haven expansion is nearing completion. Now there’s just one more step – hiring additional staff to operate the home at full capacity.

“The work that you do with our organization will have an impact- you’re changing lives.”  

Tracy Whitby has been with Agape House for nearly a decade, where they are currently looking to fill the role of shelter support worker. This is a very important position, as it is the one that keeps Agape running 24/7.  

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released the 2022 Manitoba Basins Fall Conditions Report, which indicates soil moisture levels at the time of freeze-up are near normal or below normal in most Manitoba basins, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced today.