Portage

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.

MONDAY, APRIL 21ST

NHL
Playoffs - Round 1
Game 2
Winnipeg 2 St. Louis 1 
Winnipeg leads series 2-0

Playoffs - Round 1
Game 1
Washington 3 Montreal 2 (Overtime)
Washington leads series 1-0

Playoffs - Round 1
Game 2
Dallas 4 Colorado 3 (Overtime)
Series tied 1-1

Playoffs - Round 1
Game 1
Los Angeles 6 Edmonton 5
LA leads series 1-0

Tréchelle Bunn has had a whirlwind month. 

She wrapped up her two-year tenure as one of the Southern Chiefs' Organization youth chiefs, finished her second year of law school at the University of Manitoba and received an Indspire award for her work in Indigenous communities at a ceremony in Vancouver.

Then an election held the day Bunn returned to Manitoba from B.C. put the young woman in the history books. 

La Verendrye School students are flipping through a new chapter in community literacy after receiving a $1,000 cheque yesterday morning from the Portage Rotary Club to fund a mobile book cart. 

The cart, stocked with free books for students and families to keep, culminates a months-long effort by Grade 2 students to promote generosity and reading access—a project born from classroom discussions and brought to life with Rotary’s support. 

Lyla, a Grade 2 student, grins as she imagines filling the cart with her favourite reads.  

A Portage la Prairie resident is gearing up to take some very meaningful steps all across the province.

Andrew Cherkas, a former Winnipeg firefighter and current Aircraft Rescue Firefighter at Canadian Base Operators at Southport, is organizing a walk called Stepping in Support for 1977. His mission: raise awareness and funds for firefighter mental health services across the province. Cherkas said the idea came to him on a walk of all places.

Nicole Chychota, the new city manager of Portage la Prairie, officially stepped into the role on March 31. After a few weeks on the job, she’s hit the ground running with full days, major events, and meaningful community engagement. 

Tackling recruitment challenges

Her early schedule included an appearance at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) spring convention earlier this month, where she represented Manitoba’s municipal administrators at a high level. 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.

The last day of advance voting in the general election saw federal leaders scattered across the country, pitching plans on homebuilding and health care.

Poilievre was in Toronto Monday afternoon speaking to an audience with CARP, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. He was asked whether he would put any taxes on equity saved in Canadians' homes.

The Winnipeg Jets are heading to St. Louis with a 2-0 series lead after a tight 2-1 win over the Blues in Game 2 of their first-round matchup.

Mark Scheifele opened the scoring late in the first period, firing a shot on net that found its way past Jordan Binnington after a collision between Blues forward Jimmy Snuggerud and Binnington. 

TAKE IT TO THE CAGE 💥 pic.twitter.com/ko1WpafYe6

KENNETH LESLIE HOLLAND
October 12, 1934 – April 20, 2025

Ken passed away peacefully on April 20, 2025 in Portage la Prairie. Ken is survived by his daughters, Leslie-Anne Hornberger (Barry), and Bobbi-Jo Gauld (Stuart), as well as his sister Bernice Kaleka (Ken), his brother-in-law Evan Smith (Margaret), and many cherished nephews and nieces. Ken was predeceased by his parents Les and Edith Holland, his brother Billy and his beloved wife of fifty years, Jeanne, who passed in 2011.

Cassidy Hockin, an audit professional from Portage la Prairie, has been named a finalist for a global audit award and could soon be on her way to Amsterdam for the final selection.

Hockin, who works for Meyers Norris Penny (MNP), said she was completely caught off guard when she learned about the nomination.

“I got an email on April 1st, of all days, saying that I had been nominated for the Audit MVP Award by someone in our firm,” says Hockin. “Since it was April 1st, I actually thought it was a joke and didn’t believe it. I was asking around wondering who nominated me.”