Betty Sawatzky

Manitoba's Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Support Group received $20,000 last week through the Minnedosa fundraiser, 'Curling for a Cure'.  

The annual curling bonspiel is a grassroots effort to raise money for cancer-related organizations, like the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Support Group.

In July of 1974 a flat deck trailer hauled a 22-foot painted turtle to the town of Boissevain.  It took many hands and a few machines to erect the statue at its new home on the southern side of the town.

Next month, Tommy the Turtle celebrates 50 years of welcoming visitors and residents to his community.

Resident, Ivan Strain, shares on that day when Tommy the Turtle found his legs, as well as the start to the iconic turtle races (which was already in full swing) known around the world as the Canadian Turtle Derby!

The Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association (MLMA) is pleased to see the strong cattle market continue into the summer months.

Executive Administrator, Rick Wright, says butcher cows are exceptionally strong.  "We're seeing them at the $1.80 to $2 range for cull cows, that's the record that I've seen.  I've never seen them that high in all the years that I've been in business."

A new specialty license plate is coming to Manitoba that will showcase our provincial parks.

Bill 211 received Royal Assent in the spring session of the Manitoba legislature. It is one of three bills proposed by the Progressive Conservatives. The bill was sponsored by Greg Nesbitt, MLA for Riding Mountain. It establishes a new Manitoba Parks license plate to support the Provincial Parks Endowment Fund. 

Over 125 women joined together at Circle Square Ranch last weekend to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ‘Becoming an Outdoors Woman’, a weekend retreat hosted by the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF). 

Bill 211 has received Royal Assent at this week's spring session of Manitoba's legislature, this one of three Bills proposed by PC government representatives.

Bill 211, sponsored by Riding Mountain MLA Greg Nesbitt, establishes a new specialty Manitoba Parks license plate to support the Provincial Parks Endowment Fund.

Over 125 women joined together at Circle Square Ranch last weekend to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ‘Becoming an Outdoors Woman’, a weekend retreat hosted by the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF).

I was honored to attend this year’s event and capture incredible women doing incredible things, learning from other incredible women through the photo gallery below! A photo says a thousand words, but words honestly can’t describe the fun, friendship, support and sisterhood everyone felt over the past weekend!

Riding Mountain National Park is implementing the new restrictions on all watercraft entering the park, due to the findings of zebra mussels in Clear Lake.

Temporary watercraft management measures are in place for Clear Lake while monitoring for zebra mussels.  Mandatory Parks Canada Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) inspections are required for all watercraft and water-related equipment entering outlying park waters.  It's important to note Provincial AIS inspections are not valid in Riding Mountain National Park.

Two churches in western Manitoba teamed up to bring a powerful and hope-filled evening to the region.

Together the Shoal Lake Baptist and the Strathclair Baptist Churches hosted the Watoto Children's Choir at the Strathclair Bend Theatre last week, bringing smiles to their audience with the high energy and incredible talent in these young people mostly from Uganda, Africa.

The community of Shoal Lake/Strathclair was just one of their concerts stops as they tour across Canada.

Turtle Mountain RCMP rescue young driver from water-filled ditch

Media Release - May 24th, 2024

On May 22, 2024, at approximately 11:22 am, Killarney RCMP were on patrol northbound on Highway 18, approximately 10 kilometres north of Killarney, when officers observed a southbound car lose control and flip onto its roof in a water-filled ditch on the west shoulder.