Portage

Wednesday, September 25th\

MJHL
Wpg Blues 2 Wpg Freeze 1 (SO)

NHL
Exhibition
Winnipeg 6 Edmonton 1

A busy weekend at Stride Place saw 13 Women's U18 teams play a total of 26 games at the Central Plains Capitals U18 Showcase. The Caps' Head Coach, Ferdi Nelissen, who was also the Showcase Coordinator, says he was impressed with how the event went.

"The showcase went really well. We had teams from Saskatchewan, and all the way from British Columbia, we had two teams. So, we were really pleased, we had 13 total teams, and the competition was really good. It went off without a hitch; it's a great facility to host it in, and it was an excellent weekend."

Update:

At about 4 p.m. last Wednesday, the Carberry Fire Department received a call about an accident at the intersection of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway leading into the community. Deputy Fire Chief Grady Stephenson said a semi was parked waiting to turn south off the westbound lane, blocking part of the view of the roadway for another vehicle.

The Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI) Varsity Girls volleyball team, the PCI Saints, are gearing up for an exciting season under the guidance of head coach Braden Schrader, with their first game against Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg. Schrader expressed optimism about the team's potential and readiness for competition.

"We have a really good, promising team this year. We have a lot of returning players, which is always good. We have a good group of five or six grade 12s, a good group of grade 11s, and a couple of grade 10s that are coming up as well."

Canfax data for the week ending September 20th highlights the activity in the Prairie Auction Marts.

In Manitoba, the average feeder steer prices ranged from $278.69 per hundred weight for the 901+ category to $467 per hundred weight for the 400 to 500 pound animals.

Feeder heifers prices averaged $276.83 per hundred weight for the 901+ weights to $386 per hundred weight for the 401 to 500 pound heifers.

D1, D2 cows averaged $170.93 per hundred weight, with D3's $159.75 per hundred weight, and Bulls $216.53 per hundred weight.

The Liberal minority government has survived a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons by a count of 211-120.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put forward the motion asking MPs to declare they did not have confidence in the prime minister or his government.

Poilievre failed to get the support of other opposition parties to bring the government down.

The Bloc Québécois and the NDP voted against the motion.

If the non-confidence motion had passed it would have defeated the government and very likely triggered an immediate election campaign.

At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, which has members of Parliament discussing a possible evacuation of Canadian citizens from the country.

"We are devastated by the loss of two Canadians, but the entire Lebanese people are (also) suffering right now — women, children, innocents," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"This is a horrific situation," he told reporters on Parliament Hill, repeating his earlier calls for both Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate.

A press release from the Manitoba government announced that provincial leadership intends to extend the gas tax holiday until the end of December.

"Since we cut the gas tax in January, inflation has gone down in Manitoba," Kinew said in the release. "This is what governments are for. We know Manitobans are still struggling with the impact of interest rates and grocery prices so we’re going to continue to step up and save you 14 cents at the pump."

The current gas tax holiday on gasoline and diesel for vehicles will be extended until Dec. 31, noted the premier.

It was September of 2014 when the 93.1 FM signal was rebranded as Country 93, and everything kicked off with a parking lot party featuring Doc Walker on that first day.

To celebrate all those years of excitement, another party lot party presented by Rona, Portage is planned Thursday night, at 6 p.m.

Since the launch, around one million songs have been played and many of those are by some of the talented musicians from right here in the area. Artists who have come a long way since we first said "We love our Country"

You may not expect Eurasian wild boars to be causing problems in Manitoba but that's exactly what's been happening for several years now.

Wild pigs are a growing issue in the province and pose a significant threat to both the environment and local agriculture. Dr. Wayne Lees is the project coordinator for squeal on pigs in Manitoba and is working to control the problem. Lees explained that these animals were introduced in the 1980s and some escaped over the years. Those animals have since reproduced and pockets of the boars have created concern. Lees tells us why.