Westman

Impaired Driver

On October 10, 2024, police received a report of a possible impaired driver near Willowdale Cres and Wexford Bay.  Members located the vehicle, which was stopped, and the driver was passed out behind the wheel.  The 43-year-old male was arrested and provided samples of his breath which were more than double the legal limit.  He will appear in court on October 17, 2024, on charges of Operation Exceeding 80mgs% and Operation While Impaired.

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Funeral For:  Valerie Driedger 
Funeral Date: October 14, 2024 
Valerie Driedger, 61, of Elm Creek passed away Wednesday, October 9th at Health Sciences Centre. She is survived by her husband Peter and her mother Rose Dyck. She was predeceased by her father David A. Dyck. 
The funeral service for Valerie Driedger will be held Monday, October 14th at 2pm at Crossway Elm Creek with burial prior to the service at 1pm at Wingham Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Doyle’s Funeral Home, Carman Sunday, October 13th from 7 to 8pm. 

Safety is a matter that concerns both sides of the Canadian-American border.  
 
For the first time, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the United States Border Patrol’s Grand Forks Sector held an information session jointly to educate the public on the dangers of crossing the border illegally — especially during the winter months when frigid temperatures and inclement weather can cause a tragic loss of human life.

Funeral For:  Margaret Margo Wiebe nee Giesbrecht 
Funeral Date: October 15, 2024 (Private, family and close friends) 
Margaret Margo Wiebe nee Giesbrecht, 86, of Altona formerly of Gretna, passed away Wednesday, October 9th at Altona Memorial Health Centre. She is survived by 2 daughters, 3 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband John, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 sister. 

When it comes to creating a corn maze, one can envision a stack of white paper, a pencil-eraser and a ruler. But Jefferies Seeds made their first corn maze this summer and, once the ball got rolling it was easier than you might think.

Riley Jefferies found a simpler solution by using technology to create the 10-acre corn maze just west of the town of Glenboro.

The Kola Outdoor Rec Center recently received a $15,000 grant from HyLife through their HyLife Fun Days 2024 initiative, Kola being one of 3 projects in Manitoba that HyLife supported this past summer with each receiving $15K.

This year's recipients were Neepawa's Habitat for Humanity Neepawa, La Broquerie Helping Hands, and the Kola Outdoor Rec Centre.

Brandon Regional Health Centre (BRHC) traffic loop and main entrance will reopen on Friday, October 11.

Media Release - BRHC

This stage of the expansion project is now complete.

Please remember they will no longer use the staff entrance next to the Emergency Department doors for pick up and drop off.  Effective Friday, the Assiniboine Centre doors will also be locked.  Entry into BRHC will be through the main entrance.

A new Westman High School Hockey League season has begun. Co-president Jason Alf will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Fridays at 5:15 p.m. on CJRB Radio 1220.

The Provincial A-AA-AAA High School Soccer championships begin today in Minnedosa. The host Chancellors face Morweena and the Neepawa Tigers will take on Niverville in the boys quarterfinals. Minnedosa/Erickson will meet the Miller Aces of Altona while Neepawa will face the Garden Valley Zodiacs of Winkler in the girls quarterfinals.

Brandon Wheat Kings forward Jaxon Jacobson and defenseman Giorgos Pantelas are among 41 CHL players who will compete with Canada Red & Canada White at the 2024 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, from November 3-9 in Sarnia, Ontario.

Thanks to the leadership of Roblin MLA Kathleen Cook and the efforts of hundreds of survivors and advocates, Bill 221, the Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act, passed its second reading in the Manitoba Legislature today with unanimous support, marking a crucial victory for women's health across the province.

Media Release - October 10, 2024