Portage

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging chiefs to vote in favour of a landmark child welfare deal with Ottawa, saying she doesn't think a better agreement would be possible under a different federal government.

Some chiefs are campaigning to vote down the $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement at an assembly in Calgary this week.

Wednesday, October 16th

Varsity Volleyball
Girls
Portage Collegiate 3 Pembina Trails 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18)
Boys
Oak Park 3 Portage Collegiate 0 (25-12, 25-15, 27-20)

MJHL
Portage 3 Niverville 1

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Morden 2 Garden Valley 1 (OT)
Miller at Morris (ppd)

The Portage Terriers picked up their fifth win of the season on Wednesday night, beating the Niverville Nighthawks 3-1 on home ice.

Manitoba has launched its flu shot campaign as the start of respiratory virus season nears in our province. 

Dr. Brent Roussin is Chief Provincial Public Health Officer. He says all Manitobans six months of age and older are encouraged to get their free influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations, noting they are currently available in many medical clinics, ACCESS centres, pharmacies, vaccine clinics, nursing stations, and through public health. 

Co-op Week has kicked off with different events each day to go along with their annual equity cheques being sent out to members. 

No significant rain in the region last week is allowing producers a good opportunity to finish the harvest.  

The latest crop report shows precipitation for the past week ranging from 0mm to 15.1mm at Vivian, north of Ste. Anne, Manitoba and 10.6mm at Morris.  

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

Episode 23 of the podcast, featuring Buck Twenty and Kendra Kay, aired on the weekend of October 12th and 13th, 2024.

Lorraine Beatrice McLeod
(nee McDonald)

Peacefully on October 15, 2024, Lorraine McLeod passed away at the Lions Prairie Manor in Portage la Prairie, MB at the age of 96 years.

The Portage Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) desperately needs volunteers to ensure the continuation of their services in the future.

Claudia Verway, board chair and director of fundraising for the group, says the need for people isn't dire, but it could be at some point.

Two lives were lost in a vehicle collision Tuesday near Stonewall.

Around 5:25 p.m., Stonewall RCMP received a report of a SUV travelling northbound in the southbound lane of Highway 7 at Stony Mountain and it appeared a collision had occurred. A Stonewall RCMP officer was on scene in under five minutes and found the SUV had collided with a pickup truck on Highway 7, about half a kilometer north of Road 73 North.

The SUV was on fire and the driver and lone occupant was deceased. They have not yet been identified.