Judy Peters

Steinbach MLA 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.” 

The Steinbach Legion is dipping into its Poppy Fund to provide mobility aids to a veteran living in Vita. 

President Bill Richards says the Legion was notified by an occupational therapist that a lift chair and motorized scooter would greatly improve the quality of life for Wayne Malmsten. 

“This gentleman, up until Saturday, was actually using an old lazy boy chair on pieces of two by four,” Richards reports. 

The St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with Major Crime Services, continue to search for 28-year-old Breanna Lee Hudson and 29-year-old Shaquille MacFarlane. 

We can join a free worldwide event this weekend while making a valuable contribution to science with the 26th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count which runs from Friday to Monday. 

Conservation biologist Matt Gasner with Nature Conservancy of Canada says there are some really good reasons we should consider participating in this worldwide bird count. 

The federal government can expect continued pressure from Manitoba’s Justice Minister to make changes to the Criminal Code to keep violent offenders behind bars. 

Kelvin Goertzen, also the MLA for Steinbach, says this concern has also been raised by other provinces. 

The federal government can expect continued pressure from Manitoba’s Justice Minister to make changes to the Criminal Code to keep violent offenders behind bars. 

Kelvin Goertzen says this concern has also been raised by other provinces. 

School divisions will be taking a closer look at the province’s funding announcement that was made this afternoon. 

The Manitoba government is strengthening the province’s education system by increasing funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools by $100 million for the 2023-24 school year, representing an increase of 6.1 percent in operating funding, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko announced today. 

Authorities are dealing with more threats against schools in Steinbach and Kleefeld. 

Another threat was received on Thursday. As a result, all Steinbach schools and the Kleefeld School will be closed on Friday. 

The Hanover School Division has issued a notice on its website. 

It reads as follows: 

The hamlet of Tolstoi is becoming a destination for many people who either seek to reconnect with childhood friends or are looking for a Ukrainian experience in rural Manitoba. 

The re-opening of Elsie’s Hotel Tolstoi brings back the “Home away from home” atmosphere that was established by previous owner Elsie Kolodzinski. She and her husband Walter purchased the hotel and ran the business for 68 years. It was closed in 2008 and her children used the place as a weekend getaway spot. 

The Hanover School Board has received updated enrollment numbers and Superintendent Shelley Amos says the student population continues to grow. 

She notes the division enrollment is approximately 160 over what they had budgeted for.