Judy Peters

HyLife is working to help 87 employees deal with losing their jobs due to lay-offs, and approximately 50 of them are in Steinbach. 

The company points to challenges in the industry as the reason for reducing their workforce by around 3.5 percent. 

This is the time of year when our roadways are a busy place, and we are urged to be extra patient and to plan for our travels.

Chris Lorenc, President and CEO of Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, says there are many construction crews working on our highways throughout the province.

“We also know that in the farming community, the ag. sector is going to be obviously busier, moving equipment on highways, getting ready for their growing season,” he notes.

This is the time of year when our roadways are a busy place, and we are urged to be extra patient and to plan for our travels. 

Chris Lorenc, President and CEO of Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, says there are many construction crews working on our highways throughout the province. 

“We also know that in the farming community, the ag. sector is going to be obviously busier, moving equipment on highways, getting ready for their growing season,” he notes. 

Some grade 12 students in the Southeast participated in a poverty simulation to learn about finances to prepare them for life after graduation. 

United Way Brandon visited the Roseau Valley School to teach students about challenging financial situations that come up for adults and how to find resources. 

Vice principal Jennifer Collette says they invited grade 12 students from Sprague and Vita to join them. 

The provincial government has announced $104 million is budgeted to support disability services and increase the wages of staff that deliver these services. 

Premier Heather Stefanson and Families Minister Rochelle Squires made the announcement this week, indicating that this investment will impact the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities. 

There is a lot to celebrate this year at one of North America’s birding hot spots. 

It is the 30th anniversary of the Oak Hammock Marsh Discovery Centre and the 50th anniversary of the marsh itself. 

The wildlife management area got a lot of help from Ducks Unlimited Canada, an organization that is celebrating its 85th anniversary, which is in the same building as the interpretive center. 

The Manitoba Government has committed to financially supporting dedicated police resources to establish a provincial-level integrated child abuse response that will connect child victims and their families from across Manitoba. 

Premier Heather Stefanson says they will receive wraparound, child-centred supports. 

There is a lot to celebrate this year at one of North America’s birding hot spots. 

It is the 30th anniversary of the Oak Hammock Marsh Discovery Centre and the 50th anniversary of the marsh itself. 

The wildlife management area got a lot of help from Ducks Unlimited Canada, an organization that is celebrating its 85th anniversary, which is in the same building as the interpretive center. 

Artifacts are coming to Steinbach for a special exhibit to commemorate 100 years since the start of the Mennonite migration from Russia to Canada. 

Mennonite Heritage Village is bringing back the Russlaender exhibit, which was on display in 2019. This time around, they are changing some of the artifacts. 

Senior curator Andrea Klassen says a 7-stringed guitar is the most recent item that has been added to the display this year. 

Manitoba Government House Leader, Kelvin Goertzen, is optimistic about legislation being passed this spring that would bring Manitoba closer to ending the seasonal time changes. 

“There is legislation right now that's before the legislature, that I would expect to pass by June,” he says. “It won't end the changing of the time in the spring and the fall unless that's what happens across the border on the US side.”