Portage

Red River College Polytech’s Portage Campus is hosting an Info Night on Thursday, May 15, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

This free event provides a great opportunity for the community to explore the campus, discover career-building programs, and learn about available opportunities.

Visitors will have the chance to attend back-to-back information sessions highlighting three in-demand programs: Introduction to Food Manufacturing, Health Care Aide, and the newly launched IT Operations.

Portage la Prairie is set to celebrate Bike Week from May 24 to 30 with a full week of activities aimed at encouraging community members of all ages to get active and explore the city on two wheels.

"This is something we do every year, and we're always excited to add new events and expand the fun," said Mitch Tilk, Program Coordinator for the Portage Community Revitalization Corporation (PCRC). "There's really something for everyone."

Ralph O'Brien of Holland, MB formerly of Sidney, MB, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025 in Holland at the age of 86 years. 

A boating incident on Lake Manitoba has now claimed two lives, after RCMP confirmed the recovery of a second body along the shoreline near Sandy Bay First Nation.

Yesterday, around 3:45 p.m., Amaranth RCMP responded to assist the Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS), Sandy Bay Detachment, after the body of a 41-year-old man was located. He had been missing since May 8.

It's been a busy week out in the field as farmers continue to work on getting this year's crop in the ground.

Manitoba's weekly crop report shows the provincial crop is now 32 per cent seeded.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson puts together the weekly crop report, updating seeding progress around the province. 

Dale Lee

Peacefully on May 12, 2025, Dale Lee passed away at the Salem Home in Winkler, MB at the age of 91 years.

Manitoba health officials are expanding eligibility for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as case numbers continue to climb across the province. Infants as young as six months old who live in higher-risk regions are now able to receive the vaccine earlier than usual.

The change applies to infants from six months to under 12 months of age residing in the Southern Health–Santé Sud (SH-SS) and Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA) regions.

While over 100 young athletes were testing their skills against each other, a young Portager was taking in the camp from an unexpected role.

Koy Funk, a nominee for the MJHL's Rookie of the Year Award this season, was the on-ice official for all of the games on the Friday evening of the camp. Funk adds that being there with many guys he knows was quite the experience.

The Manitoba government has issued a high wind effect warning for areas along Lake Manitoba, including Delta Beach, with strong north winds and wave action forecasted to cause dangerous conditions and rising water levels.

The warning is part of a broader weather system bringing heavy precipitation and high winds across much of the province.

South basin and shorelines under wind threat

Wind gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour are expected to begin Thursday afternoon and last through Friday evening.

Smoke from wildfires is once again blanketing parts of Manitoba, causing very poor air quality and reducing visibility.

Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for several regions, including Winnipeg, the Red River Valley, parts of the Interlake, the Whiteshell, and eastern Manitoba.

The smoky conditions are expected to persist through Thursday, with some improvement likely in the Winnipeg area by Friday as winds shift north.