'We're anticipating amazing things,' says new Principal at Mennonite Collegiate Institute
Mennonite Collegiate Institute's (MCI) new Principal is well into her first school year in the role.
Londa Backlund joined the faculty in July of this year, and brings an extensive education background including teaching at an independent Christian school in Winnipeg, and her hometown public school in MacGregor.
She has a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, alongside her Education degree from U of M with four teachable subjects including English, Math, Psychology and Religion.
"Grow Morris" development plan public hearing coming up
The next step in the "Grow Morris" Development Plan is coming up November 7th, with council holding a public hearing to receive feedback on the proposed plan. Earlier in Summer residents were given the opportunity to comment on it.
"We're required to redo this approximately every ten years, and we know as a community we didn't quite have alignment between land use, some of the strategic ideas in the community, and where we wanted to go long term," explained Crick. "We've attempted to pull that all together in this development plan, which again has been titled 'Grow Morris'."
Personal accounts of Mennonite migration to Manitoba featured on Season 3 of 'Still Speaking'
The 150th anniversary of Mennonite settlement in Manitoba is the focus of the third season of Still Speaking researched, written and presented by Conrad Stoesz from the Mennonite Heritage Archives in Winnipeg. The 11 episode season premiers today on AM1250 Radio and SteinbachOnline.
Pumpkin king reigns again with record-breaking 2,004-pound giant at Roland weigh-off
It was a record setting Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off at the Roland Pumpkin Fair, with Lancaster, Minnesota grower Charlie Bernstrom establishing yet another high-mark at the event. The 2014, 2017 and 2018 weigh-off winner was crowned the 2024 champion with a monster that crushed the previous record he set in 2018, which was 1,753.5 pounds. Saturday morning his giant weighed in at 2,004 pounds, making it the largest winning entry ever at Roland Pumpkin Fair.
Pumpkin king reigns again with record-breaking 2,004-pound giant at Roland weigh-off
It was a record-setting Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off at the Roland Pumpkin Fair, with one grower bringing in a record-setting pumpkin which surpassed the 2,000 lbs mark.
Lancaster, Minnesota grower Charlie Bernstrom established yet another high mark at the event. The 2014, 2017 and 2018 weigh-off winner was crowned the 2024 champion with a monster that crushed the previous record he set in 2018, which was 1,753.5 lbs. Saturday morning his giant weighed in at 2,004 lbs, making it the largest winning entry ever at Roland Pumpkin Fair.
West and East Reserve tours to offer unique view of Mennonite settlement anniversary
The Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society is organizing two unique events that will give you an on the ground perspective of the 150th anniversary of Mennonite settlement in the province. October 10th and 22nd, tours of the East and West Reserve respectively will be taking place, with Ernie Braun leading the East event and Conrad Stoesz the west.
Teulon man remains in critical condition after rollover near Roland
An 88 year old male from Teulon was sent to hospital with life threatening injuries after a single vehicle collision Friday night at the corner of Highway 23 and PR 428 near Roland. RCMP, Roland Fire Department and STARS responded to the scene.
The rollover was reported at 7:55 p.m., with Pembina Valley RCMP officers from the Morden detachment attending.
According to RCMP, it appears the driver was not aware the road (PR 428) came to an end and collided with the embankment.
First year student enrolment at CMU up nearly 40% year over year
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg has experienced a substantial uptick in year over year enrolment. President Cheryl Pauls says numbers are up ten per cent across undergraduate and graduate programs, with particularly strong enrolments from a first-year students perspective. There are several other metrics also showing a strong rebound this school year.
First-year student enrolment at CMU up nearly 40% year-over-year
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg has experienced a substantial uptick in year-over-year enrolment. President Cheryl Pauls says numbers are up ten per cent across undergraduate and graduate programs, with particularly strong enrolments from a first-year students perspective. There are several other metrics also showing a strong rebound this school year.
'They have a big impact,' says Foodgrains Bank's Janzen after busy grow project harvest week
Grow project harvest season is well underway as projects in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank are being combined. Tuesday was a particularly busy day with four taken off across the region; Common Ground near Rosenfeld, Hands Harvest Hope by Darlingford, Gardenland near Boundary Trails Health Centre and the SHARE project also near Darlingford.