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A love of logging runs in the Thiessen family. 

Kenton Thiessen started working in the bush when he was 16-years-old and eventually launched his own business. His son, Jediah, got going with that business, Thiessen Logging, when he was 14. 

“It’s just always been in the blood,” he says. “When I was a kid, I was always visiting my dad in the bush and helping with things and sitting on his lap trying to operate the machines.” 

Now he operates them for real. 

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Power washing involves much more than high-pressure water. In fact, it can be meticulous work, requiring various skills and products in order to be properly applied to specific surfaces.

Just ask Cole Trudeau.

“When you’re power washing your driveway, it’s pretty much the only time you’re using high pressure,” he explains. “When I work with siding, I use a method called soft washing.”

Are you nearsighted? Probably.  

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a common condition where the eye adjusts itself to make it easier to see up close. Over time, this tends to make distance vision blurry. Management of this condition is the focus, no pun intended, at Sage Creek Eye Centre.  

“We’re seeing this condition start to creep up with younger and younger ages due to our setting,” says Doctor Kelly Enns, owner and optometrist at Sage Creek Eye Centre. “Being on tablets and cell phones, reading a ton, and indoor time in general.”  

Blumenort is turning 150! To celebrate PBX Truck Service is hosting a community celebration that will feature Doc Walker, food trucks and a big rig truck show. And all monies raised will support YFC Blumenort, Headway and ROC Eastman.

Keystone Corner was the idea that came together when the Penner Group of Companies decided to take four successful businesses – Keystone Agri-Motive, SAR Sport & Recreation, Napa Auto Supply and Penner Trailers – and join them together in a 50,000 sq ft mall to offer a unique shopping experience for the outdoor, hard-working enthusiast.

Back in 1973, when Bob Smith joined the legal firm that would become Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP, he was one of two lawyers in an office with a total staff of seven. More than 50 years later, the company boasts a workforce of 65, including 15 lawyers, and a reputation for providing an exceptional level of legal services to clients in southeastern Manitoba. 

It wouldn’t be Canada Day in Vita unless there was a rodeo, wrestling, concerts, kids’ activities, a baseball tournament, mini car racing, a parade and fireworks.

If it seems like a lot, it’s because it is – especially for a community of approximately 500 residents, about 40 km from Steinbach. But Canada Day celebrations have been a big deal in Vita for many years, and with the 2024 holiday falling on a Long Weekend Monday, they’re about to get even bigger. And better.

If it feels somewhat different to walk through the doors of Steinbach Pharmasave, it might be because so many faces are familiar. Or because the staff’s positive demeanor is a top-down dynamic. Or because a customer-first approach ensures each client is treated like a person, and not a number.

Or, maybe it’s a bit of everything.

Steinbach’s country radio station is celebrating its 10th birthday today, marking a decade of bringing local stories and country music to the southeast.

Hitting the airwaves on June 19, 2014, the station has remained focused on what happens between the songs, featuring the voices of our friends, neighbours and community leaders.

While he wasn't the mayor at the time of the station's launch, current Steinbach Mayor, Earl Funk says the mix of musical genre and local-mindedness has contributed to COUNTRY 107's success.