Morden Mayor responds to police board restructuring concerns
The Resolution
A recent resolution passed by Morden City Council has brought changes to the composition of the city’s Police Board, prompting conversation among council members at June’s public meeting. At the heart of the resolution: a new board chair, changes to city representation on the board, and discussions around the timing of the move.
Seine River School Division reflects on a year of growth, gratitude and fresh starts
School is out for the summer, but minds at the Seine River School Division (SRSD) are already taking learning experiences from the last year to apply them to the next.
From filling key leadership roles to celebrating a new high school and improved financial footing, the division says it has much to be thankful for—both in big milestones and in the quieter, meaningful moments.
Portage is days away from saskatoon berry season
Summer in southern Manitoba is about to get a whole lot sweeter as Riverbend Orchards prepares to open its berry fields for the season on Monday, July 7th.
Philip and Karen Ronald have been offering locals the chance to enjoy fresh, homegrown fruit straight from the source for 16 seasons. Philip says they specialize in saskatoons, a berry variety that keeps on giving.
Kids can run their own store this summer with Choice Realty's Mini Market
The Mini Market, a pop-up stand created by Don Martens and John Wiebe of Choice Realty, is helping kids across the area run their own small businesses with a little more style and a lot more support.
A better lemonade stand
Martens says the concept came from seeing kids trying to connect with neighbours through homemade stands on their front lawns.
New federal disability payments roll out in July
Several Government of Canada payments are scheduled to roll out over the coming weeks, with eligible Canadians seeing multiple deposits land in their bank accounts throughout July.
Key benefit dates to watch
The first federal payment of the month is the GST/HST credit, which is set to arrive on Friday, July 4. This quarterly credit helps offset the cost of the goods and services tax for lower- and modest-income individuals and families.
La Verendrye MLA pushes government to buy smaller firefighting aircraft
The MLA for La Verendrye is calling for the NDP government to strengthen our province's wildfire response strategy.
Konrad Narth, who is the Progressive Conservative critic for Transportation and Infrastructure says our province really needs to consider buying some smaller aircraft, while we wait for our new water bombers to arrive.
Future development means infrastructure changes for west Niverville
A big change is coming to the west side of Niverville, after Town Council gave the green light to a road closure and land sale that clears the way for a major development project.
On June 17, Council approved final readings of By-Law 876-25 and 877-25, which closes off a planned but unbuilt road called Venture Way. The land will now be sold to Avedo Construction, who plans to build high-density apartments, condos, and commercial spaces in the area near Krahn Road.
Silver alert cancelled after missing senior safely located
The Winnipeg Police Service says a missing 82-year-old man has been found.
The man was last seen in the area of Windsor Park in Winnipeg at approximately 1 a.m. on July 3.
Police activated a silver alert around 4:30 a.m., asking the public for help in locating the man. About an hour later the WPS sent out another alert saying he had been safely located.
A silver alert is issued when a senior or vulnerable person goes missing.
Manitoba musician, partner dead in highway crash
The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway.
Indie pop band Royal Canoe says bass player Brendan Berg died in the crash a day before his 43rd birthday, along with Olivia Michalczuk.
RCMP say they responded to a head-on crash on Tuesday afternoon north of Swan River, in western Manitoba.
They say a southbound vehicle veered over the centre line and hit another vehicle that's believed to have been parked, causing it to roll over.
Severe thunderstorm possible this evening, watch issued
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Moose Jaw and much of southern Saskatchewan.
Environment and Climate Change Canada says, ‘conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain.’
Earlier today meteorologist Brian Proctor said, ‘The biggest threat is really the possibility of hail in the two-to-three-centimeter range and some pretty decent wind gusts, between 90 and 110 kilometers an hour,”