Westman

Fedaa Nassar says any time she has heard the phone ring in the last year, she becomes overwhelmed with anxiety.

"I hate phone calls now," says the 34-year-old lab technician at an Ottawa-area hospital.

It's because she worries the person on the other line will tell her that her dad, mom, brother and two sisters have died in the Gaza Strip.

Sleep is fitful, she says.

"I wake up three to four times during the night to check if they're still alive or not."

Clear your November calendars, Bomber Nation, and circle the 2nd and the 9th in particular, because the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ remarkable romp right through the Canadian Football League over the last two months means playoff football is coming back to Princess Auto Stadium.

Again.

The Blue Bombers cranked out their eighth straight victory Friday night here in Steeltown with a 31-10 mauling of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in front of 22,241 at Tim Hortons Field, and in the process locked up at least second in the West Division with their 10-6 record.

When Killarney resident, Al Babiuk, started planning for the STARS Air Ambulance fundraiser that was also to raise funds for the local Tri-Lake Health Centre to purchase a ventilator, he shared that he didn’t really have a solid goal, more of a soft goal to raise $50,000. 

Babiuk’s infectious enthusiasm got the community, business leaders and organizations involved in the fundraise and the date was set for early October. 

On October 5th, 1899, the Boissevain Recorder published their first community newspaper. Now, 125 years later editor-publisher, Lorraine Houston is celebrating this significant milestone with her staff and her community with coffee and goodies at the Boissevain Legion next week Friday.

The Westman Wildcats scored three first period goals and won their 2024-25 Manitoba Female U18 AAA Hockey League season opener 4-1 over the Pembina Valley Hawks in Morden.

Nik Trakakis made 31 saves and Maxx Hamelin, Campbell Epp and Marshall Light did the goal scoring as the Virden Oil Capitals beat the Niverville Nighthawks 3-1.

Welcome to another Made in Manitoba, as we kick off October with a visit with Winnipeg's Doug Edmond and his latest album "Life is Strange".

Doug is no stranger to performing on stages throughout the province, having regular gigs at a number of venues, in addition to his annual Doug's Dock Show at West Hawk Lake which is a well known boat-in Summer concert at the vacation spot.

Thousands of health care support workers, including ones in the southwest, could walk off the job as early as Tuesday.

Gina McKay is CUPE Manitoba President. McKay says negotiations have stalled this week as government has made no new move towards a deal. 

"It's very disappointing to see and we know that health care in Manitoba is in crisis," says McKay.

Manitoba Government Connects More Than 1,200 Families with Housing

Media Release - October 4, 2024

More than 1,200 families and individuals in Manitoba have been connected with housing over the last year, Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced today.

MLA's returned to the Manitoba Legislature this week as the Fall session kicked off Wednesday. 

The summer is often a chance for MLAs to reconnect with their constituencies. 

Starting off this week's Premier's Report, Wab Kinew recapped what he said was a great summer overall, starting with a trip to France representing the province at D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies.

"That was a life changing trip and one I'll never forget," he said.

Breach of Peace

On October 3rd police were called to a disturbance at a business in the 3500 block of Victoria Avenue. The male had been asked by staff and police to leave and he would not. He was brought to BPS detention cells to prevent further issues and will be released once sober.

Failure to Comply – Undertaking