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Ukrainian Nursery School Director Lori Carpenter says there is a significant shortage of Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in Portage la Prairie. She’s uncertain why this is happening, but notes that daycare facilities have long waiting lists due to the lack of ECEs. She speculates on the potential causes.

Fall weather will soon have leaves and lawns turning amber. Agrologist Sherri Roberts says lawns must be properly prepared to weather winter conditions.  

Roberts says there is a debate on whether to fertilize a lawn one last time in the fall. She mentions the type of fertilizer is what makes the difference.  

Since 1792, the Old Farmer’s Almanac has been one of the most trusted sources of information on several subjects, especially weather forecasting.  

The Canadian edition of the Old Farmer’s Almanac is now on bookshelves, and it's forecasting a cold, snowy winter for central Saskatchewan.  

Heavy rain caused significant flooding across southeastern Manitoba, including in the Village of St. Pierre-Jolys.  

Mayor Raymond Maynard noted the heavy rainfall resulted in overland flooding.   

In an interview with SteinbachOnline Tuesday morning Maynard said,  

Tornado's Restaurant & Lounge has been vandalized for the second time in just a matter of weeks. The restaurant's windows have been smashed again, just like what happened over August Long Weekend.

Owner, Jan Verwey, shared her frustration with the situation in a statement to PortageOnline.

Southern Manitoba is drenched after 24 hours of rain. 

According to Environment Canada, the rain and thunderstorms are supposed to let up this morning, before the sky clears. 

Manitoba Agriculture is reporting the following totals since the rain started (as of Tuesday at 11 a.m.):

On Aug. 31, Olds RCMP responded to a local hotel, during an ongoing drug investigation. 

When inside the hotel room, officers saw a quantity of what was believed to be Fentanyl.

A male was arrested for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and the room was secured. 

A search warrant was later issued. 

On Sept. 1, the Olds RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, Olds RCMP, Didsbury RCMP, along with the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team (CLEAR), executed the search warrant.

They seized the following:

Olds RCMP seized 560 grams of suspected fentanyl and arrested a 25-year-old resident of Olds during a drug investigation at a local hotel on August 31.

Mounties stated that they attended a room at a local hotel while continuing an ongoing drug investigation, where officers engaged with the room occupant.

Sapphire Springs Inc. Will Create Jobs, Help Grow Manitoba's Economy

Media Release - September 17th, 2024

The Manitoba government is supporting the $145-million development of a new Arctic char facility a short drive north of Winnipeg in Rural Municipality (RM) of Rockwood, providing more than 100 full-time jobs for Manitobans and growing the provincial economy, Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources Minister Jamie Moses and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.

The Bearspaw South Feeder Main is now being filled with water, a significant step in fully restoring water service for residents of Calgary, Airdrie, and surrounding areas and lifting level four water restrictions.

"We have a significant amount of pipe to refill, and this stage will take three days and 22 million litres of water in total. This means that over the next few days, you'll notice that our water demand will increase by approximately seven million litres daily," said City of Calgary Capital Priorities and Investment Director Francois Bouchart.