Portage

The Delta Beach Association (DBA) held its 2024/2025 Annual General Meeting on July 7 at the Oakland Recreation Centre, where 45 members gathered in person to meet quorum and review a year of progress, community initiatives and legal restructuring.

The World Junior Hockey Championships are set to take place in Minnesota this coming December, and as they approach, some special events are being planned, as well as opportunities for fans to already invest in their home country team in person.

Minnesota prepares to welcome fans and future stars for 50th anniversary of World Juniors

Covering more than 100 acres of historical displays, demonstrations, and attractions, the Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede in Austin, Manitoba is a celebration of prairie heritage that attracts thousands of visitors each summer. With so much ground to cover, the on-site shuttle system is more than just a convenience – it's a necessity.

The Canadian Nurses Association says it hopes the new "united Team Canada" approach at the Council of the Federation will lead to harmonization of nurses' licences across the country.

The association was among a number of health-care advocacy groups at the recent annual meeting of Canada's premiers.

While health care tends to take centre stage when the premiers meet, this year's gathering with Prime Minister Mark Carney was dominated by discussion of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war.

Most Canadians believe the country is making good progress on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, a new poll from Leger suggests.

"The extent to which people feel progress on reconciliation is being made or not has an important bearing on how they feel about the country," said Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies, which commissioned the poll.

The survey of 1,580 respondents was conducted between June 20 and 22. A margin of error cannot be associated to the survey because online polls are not considered to be truly random samples.

Sunday is the final day of this year's Threshermen's Reunion at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin. While the event features everything from classic farm machinery to demonstrations to the stampede each night, there are many other activities on the schedule, and live music is one of them.

A paleontologist based at the University of Manitoba has confirmed a significant fossil discovery in the Interlake region that reshapes how scientists understand early fish evolution.

Melina Jobbins, a postdoctoral fellow with the university, says the discovery traces back to the 1990s, when researchers from the University of Manitoba and Manitoba Museum uncovered fragments of a mysterious fish near Lundar.

The first round wrapped up at the Portage Golf Club's Men's Open tournament.

Last year's champ, Kenny Keeler sits atop the leaderboard after shooting a solid first round.

This list rounds out the top 20 players from Day One and tee times for the second round.

Tails were wagging and hearts were full on Wednesday night at Kenny’s K9, where a unique fundraiser brought the community together, both the two- and four-legged kind. For just $20, dogs got pampered with nail trims and ear cleanings, and every cent went straight toward a cause close to many hearts: the future Greg Smith & Clair Lobreau Memorial Mini Stick Arena.

With a mix of community spirit and canine charm, the event raised $500, proving that even the simplest fundraisers can go a long way when neighbors come together.

Rick Henderson, who manages the Sheila and Rick Henderson Marina at Delta Beach, says a major winter dredging project was essential to keeping the channel open this year. The work involved multiple machines, including a D6 Cat, rock trucks, and excavators, to dig a trench about 250 feet long, 30 feet wide and 9 feet deep.

“We had to get it done right. If we hadn’t done it this year, you wouldn’t have been able to get a boat on the lake,” Henderson says.