Portage

Tuesday afternoon of this past week saw the Douglas Campbell Lodge host an event with resident Les Green showcasing his Portage la Prairie historic buildings models. Residents gathered together to hear the creator describe his works and share some interesting facts about each project including personal historical tidbits about them all.

The PCI Trojans football team has welcomed five girls onto their roster this season, sparking conversations about gender roles in sports. The team, traditionally dominated by male players, is now home to young women, eager to show their skills on the field. 
 
Tegan Thompson, wide receiver for the team, says it's her first year playing. 
 
"It's a little bit different, but it's going really good and it's lots of fun,” Thompson expressed. "They're super nice. If you have questions, they're always there for you. It's nice to have a team that you can lean on." 

Monday is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and for many who experienced residential schools firsthand, it can bring back painful memories, making it a difficult day to endure. In consideration of this, Children of Mother Earth Network founder Angela Roulette is holding a special event with survivors on Sunday, the day before.

Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation's language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children.

Nolan launched a series of online videos last month to introduce the language — called Anishinaabemowin — to the very youngest members of the community.

Contraband in the community was seized by police during a traffic stop late last week.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on September 20th, a Portage la Prairie RCMP officer was making patrols and initiated a traffic stop with a vehicle on 10th Street NW in Portage. 

The officer noticed a package of unmarked tobacco, leading to a search of the vehicle, which then located several more packages. 

The driver was issued a ticket for Possession of Fewer than 25 Units of Unmarked Tobacco costing the 26-year-old man from Long Plain First Nation $2,542.00.

It was an item on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ to-do list with about the same ho-hum urgency as breathing, fuelling up the car with the tank on empty, and grabbing bread and milk at the supermarket.

Qualify for the Canadian Football League playoffs? Well, sure. Of course.

The Rural Municipality of Woodlands is preparing to kick off a major milestone as the community moves toward its 150th anniversary of incorporation in 2030. October 4, at 1:30 p.m., the RM will break ground on Park150, a new park dedicated to honoring the municipality’s history and the people who shaped it. 

Bryan Myskiw, a councillor for the RM of Woodlands and chair of the Park150 Committee, shared his excitement about the project. 

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2024.

A perfect night on the penalty kill was offset by an inability to score on the powerplay as the Northern Manitoba Blizzard waltzed out of Stride Place with a 5-1 victory.

Adler Johnston scored the game's opening goal on a shorthanded break. Cam Bullinger made a nice play to get the puck out of their end, and Johnston did the rest, beating the Blizzard netminder. But that was all the offense would muster.

The Blizzard would tie it just over two minutes later, one second after the Terriers killed off over three minutes of penalties, tying the game at 1.

After moving to Portage la Prairie in 1976, Ruth Brownridge wanted to meet people in her new community. She took some ceramic courses at Cantage's Ceramic Studio, then visited the Arts Centre and came across stained glass artwork. She notes that she had received teaching in painting and pottery, but when Lita Owens gave a course on stained glass, she realized that would be her passion.

"It started small, just working, cutting, and making sun catchers to get the experience. Then as I went along, the pieces just kept getting bigger and bigger."