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Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78. 

His wife, Sherry MacDonald, confirmed the news in an interview, saying Vigars died of congestive heart failure on Thursday surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in White Rock, B.C. She said he fought a "long, tough battle" that began when he had a heart attack in June. 

Vigars is survived by his wife, two children, a stepson and one grandson. He will be honoured at a private ceremony of life early next year, MacDonald said.

Early in 2024, Manitoba Regional Rep for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Gordon Janzen, participated in a CFB learning tour to Nepal, along with five other Manitobans keenly interested in the ag sector and the projects affiliated with the Foodgrain Bank.

Janzen had strong connections with that part of the world as his parents spent three years in India and then in Nepal; his father a doctor and his mother, a nurse.  Janzen himself spent a number of years in both countries and so was not unfamiliar with the cultures and dynamics of Nepal.

When Seniors' Services for the Turtle Mountain Area Resource Coordinator, Lutz Mattfeld, looks back at 2024, he's seen much of the beauty of southwestern Manitoba through the lens of his camera.

Lutz has shared some of his favorite moments with us here at CJRB Radio, and we wanted to share these beautiful pictures with you!  Enjoy this Summer Serenade with Lutz Mattfeld.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Betty Sawatzky and the staff at CJRB Radio / Discover Westman

The Miller Aces and Morden Thunder captured the Provincial A-AA-AAA High School Soccer championship banners Saturday in Minnedosa. Miller defeated the Garden Valley Zodiacs 3-1 in the girls final while Morden shaded GVC 2-1 in the boys final. Minnesoda/Erickson beat Oscar Lathlin 5-0 in the girls consolation final. The host Chancellors blanked Niverville 1-0 in the boys third place. Minnedosa’s Grady Burton and Zach Lamb were named tournament All-Stars.

A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau it's time to step down, although he appears to retain support from his cabinet.

Trade Minister Mary Ng said Friday she had full confidence in Trudeau as word began to spread about a growing revolt. Ng was travelling back to Canada with Trudeau from Laos, where they were attending a summit of southeast Asian countries.

Stéphan Perreault and his team have been helping restore power in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene hit in late September, and they don't expect to be heading home any time soon.

They are some of the hundreds — possibly thousands — of Canadian line workers who have been called into service to help rebuild power grids after Helene and now Hurricane Milton have left millions of Americans in the dark.

Employee Assaulted after confronting Shoplifter

On October 11th, 2 females were involved in a theft from a business in the 900 block of 18th St. N. When one of the females was confronted, she assaulted the employee and fled, leaving the merchandise behind. The second female suspect stole approximately $270 worth of merchandise. Both suspects were located and arrested. A 13yr old youth was charged with Theft Under $5,000 and will appear in Court in November, while the 19yr old was charged with Robbery with Violence and is scheduled to appear in Court in December.

Funeral For: Helen Neufeld 
Funeral Date: October 16, 2024 
Helen Neufeld, 94, of Winnipeg formerly of Crystal City passed away Tuesday, October 8th at Kildonan Personal Care Centre. She is survived by 5 children and their families. She was predeceased by her husband George Neufeld. 
The funeral service for Helen Neufeld will be held Wednesday, 11am at Friends Funeral Service, 2146 Main Street, Winnipeg with burial at Crystal City Cemetery on Friday, October 18th at 11am. 
Viewing will be at Friends Funeral Service prior to the service. 

Former public safety minister Bill Blair told a federal inquiry Friday he had no knowledge about delays in approving a spy service warrant in 2021 that may have included references to people in his own government.

A commission of inquiry into foreign interference has heard that it took 54 days for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warrant application to be approved by Blair.

The average turnaround time for such applications is four to 10 days.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Kairat Kassymbekov via AP)