Portage

A Manitoba driver faces hefty fines and a possible licence review after being caught speeding twice in under 10 minutes on Highway 1 near Portage la Prairie.

RCMP stopped the 24-year-old driver shortly before 12:30 a.m. on April 16, clocking the vehicle at 157 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. After being ticketed and sent on their way, the same driver was pulled over again just minutes later for going 119 km/h.

Portage Collegiate Institute students Ronin Chalifoux and Amelia Doucet recently secured second and third place, respectively, at the Manitoba Skills photography competition. The annual event brings together students from schools across the province to showcase technical and creative abilities. 

The Portage Golf Club is seeing golf season in full swing already, as several patrons took to the course on Saturday to begin the new year.

General Manager Robby Moar says there were plenty of eager players ready to kick off the season over the weekend.

Statistics Canada is forecasting 232,180 acres, a 20 per cent decrease from last year, but traders question the estimate’s accuracy

Canaryseed brokers and traders think acres this year will be larger than Statistics Canada is indicating.

“Definitely acres are going up, not down,” said David Nobbs, a trader with Bornhorst Seeds.

Statistics Canada is forecasting 232,180 acres of the crop, a 20 per cent decrease from last year.

“I don’t even know why they’re involved in this crop. The numbers that come out are just always wrong,” said Nobbs.

It’s National Soil Conservation Week, and today is Earth Day.  

Farmers and ranchers play a very important role in soil conservation and helping to improve the health of our soil.  

Over the years, producers have modified some of their practices as a way to improve the soil.

Portage la Prairie city councillor Joe Masi has once again been endorsed by his council to let his name stand for election to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) board of directors.

Masi, who serves as Chair of Finance for the city and has been a board member with the FCM since May 2023, says he was honoured to receive the endorsement during a recent council meeting.

Leslie “Les” Green

1926 – 2024

Celebration of Life Service Announcement:

A Celebration of Life Service will take place on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 102 3rd St. SE, Portage la Prairie, MB.

The occasional spring snowfall is not unusual for Western Canada, bringing additional moisture prior to seeding.

Parts of southern Alberta including areas around Calgary, Olds, Airdrie, Beiseker and Three Hills received another blast of winter over the weekend, with more snow overnight making travel challenging.

Meteorologist Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc says a significant snowstorm is going to continue to occur in the southeast part of Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba today with some other areas seeing some light snow or rain.

Teresa Soos of Amaranth passed away on April 20, 2025 in Gladstone, Manitoba at the age of 91.

Funeral Service will take place on April 25, 2025 1:00 PM at Our Lady of the Angels Church in Amaranth, MB.

Interment will follow at St. Emeric's Cemetery, with a gathering for lunch afterward at Langruth Community Hall.

Prayer Service will take place on April 24, 2025 at 7pm at Clarkes Funeral Home Chapel in Gladstone.