Candace Derksen

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre is advising the public that recent warm temperatures have initiated spring thaw and surface run-off has begun in most southern and central Manitoba basins.

The centre is issuing an overland flood watch for eastern Manitoba including Winnipeg and areas east of Provincial Trunk Highway 75. The watch will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. tomorrow to 12 p.m. on April 15.

A $9,668 donation from the employee-owners at Friesens Corp. has lifted the spirits of healthcare workers in Altona and boosted their strength. That from Neelam Borrison, Manager of the Altona Community Memorial Health Centre who accepted the cheque at a presentation Wednesday. 

Staff at Friesens selected the facility as the beneficiary of a giving initiative during their annual book fair this past January.

The spring melt is underway, and communities along the Red River are bracing for annual seasonal flooding.

In it's last update posted Tuesday, Manitoba's Hydrologic Forecast Centre reported a maintained risk of major spring flooding along the main steam of the Red River between Emerson and the Floodway inlet. The flood protection level of community dikes, and individual flood protection works in the Red River basin, are higher than predicted flood levels and are expected to protect communities and properties in the region.

The Reeve for Emerson-Franklin continues to hope for a slow melt; however, Mother Nature continues to appear to have other ideas. With highs around 10 degrees Celsius forecast for today and tomorrow, the sun is sure to continue making short work of the snowpack. 
    
Dave Carlson says municipal crews have removed snow piles from communities and remain busy opening drains and steaming iced-up culverts, paying special attention to the typical problem areas, in order to keep water flowing. 
    

The spring melt is underway, and communities along the Red River are bracing for annual seasonal flooding. 

In its last update posted Tuesday, Manitoba's Hydrologic Forecast Centre reported a maintained risk of major spring flooding along the Red River between Emerson and the Floodway inlet.  

The flood protection level of community dikes, and individual flood protection works in the Red River basin, are higher than predicted flood levels and are expected to protect communities and properties in the region. 

30 years ago, the Pembina Counselling Centre opened its doors, offering people in the region a place to feel heard and talk through what’s going on in life. 

As the region has grown, and continues to grow, so has the Centre. 
    
According to Executive director, Chris Derksen, the organization closed in on nearly 4,000 appointments in 2022 and is on track to log 4,500 in 2023. In order to keep up with some of the demand, the Centre recently relocated its Altona office to a newly renovated space at the local mall. 

The spring melt is underway, and communities along the Red River are bracing for annual seasonal flooding.

In it's last update posted Tuesday, Manitoba's Hydrologic Forecast Centre reported a maintained risk of major spring flooding along the main steam of the Red River between Emerson and the Floodway inlet. The flood protection level of community dikes, and individual flood protection works in the Red River basin, are higher than predicted flood levels and are expected to protect communities and properties in the region.

Altona's youth council rep, Avery Fehr, has come back to the table with the results of his first official assignment. Council tasked the 8th grader with surveying the community's young people for their thoughts on local green spaces.

A splash park, expanded skate park, some more benches and added facilities at Ash Park were just a few of the ideas Fehr's classmates came up with during an entire timetable period dedicated to the discussion in school. 

It’s always better to have a plan. That's why the Winkler Services for Seniors, Buhler Active Living Centre and the Manitoba Alzheimer’s Society have joined forces to host a joint Navigating Care Options Expo later this month.

Can you survive in your home, sheltering in place, for 72 hours?
    
With a significant late season Colorado Low set to bear down on Southern Manitoba, Altona's municipal emergency coordinator says it's important that people prepare to be self-sufficient in the event of an emergency.