Candace Derksen

Failing to stop at a stop sign resulted in much bigger consequences for a driver early Saturday morning in Morden. 
    
According to the Morden Police Service's latest activities report, officers noticed a vehicle, going at a high rate of speed, blow through the stop sign shortly after 3 a.m., nearly crashing into their cruiser.
    
Once pulled over, officers say they noticed the smell of liquor coming from the vehicle. 
    

Manitoba Public Health officials are notifying the public of five confirmed cases of measles in southern Manitoba, all connected to an outbreak in Ontario. 

Manitoba PC leadership candidate, Obby Khan, brought his vision for the party to Morden and Winkler this weekend.
    
Khan fielded a slew of questions as he met with constituents, party members and potential party members at a series of public engagements.

"From economic policies to education, to the party and what I'm going to do to fix that issue, to even some fun personal questions," he said. "But really focused on the vision for the party and how we're going to get back into power, into government."

A 4-million litre reservoir expansion is now up and running at the Pembina Valley Water Co-op's (PVWC) Letellier treatment plant, and members and other dignitaries were recently given a behind-the-scenes look at the finished product.

"There's been a lot of effort that's been put in from everyone in the company - our engineering staff all the way through our operators at the plant, who've probably been the most inconvenienced by the construction - they are obviously excited to have this storage up-and-running," said Matt Jones, Director of operations and engineering for the PVWC.

The Conservative MLA for Borderland is calling on the province's Health Minister to prioritize staffing and resources at the Emerson Health Centre and Personal Care Home amid what he says are growing concerns over vacant suites, staffing shortages, and the facility’s future.

Josh Guenter says he's been approached by numerous families who, he says, are desperately trying to secure personal care for their loved ones at the PCH, only to be told there are no vacancies.

The Altona/Rhineland region has been selected for a second federal pilot program that aims to connect businesses and employers with the skilled newcomers they need to thrive.
    
In a follow up to the successful 5-year RNIP program, which saw over 140 successful applicants accept job offers from local employers before concluding this past August, the region will now participate in the Rural Community Immigration Pilot.
    

A diplomatic solution would be the ideal outcome to the looming U.S. tariffs, according to Bram Strain, president and CEO of the Business Council of Manitoba.
    
Strain will be representing 100 of Manitoba's largest employers in his role on the Province's new U.S. Trade Council, made up of 16 of Manitoba's industry leaders, to support preparations for the tariffs.

He says they want to understand the tariffs' impact and where they could be mitigated or combatted.

Altona Town Council is taking action to address public transportation needs in the community. 

The group has engaged Eco-West Canada, a national not-for-profit organization based in Winnipeg with a mandate of promoting the sustainable economic development rural municipalities, to conduct a public transportation and fleet optimization study for the community.

With recent snowfalls and freeze/thaw cycles, police in Altona are reminding motorists to drive to road conditions.
    
The encouragement comes after officers investigated two separate collisions this past week. In both cases, police warned the motorists about their driving.
    
While the posted speed limit in town is 50 km/h, police note, however, if the roads are snow covered and slippery, motorists need to drive at a pace that allows them to maintain control of the vehicle.
    

Nearly a dozen Manitoba conservation officers are now patrolling along the Canada-United States border in the province and acting as another set of eyes and ears, supporting the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) as they amp up their own enforcement of the international boundary.