Candace Derksen

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says this week's tentative deal reached with thousands of health care support staff is good news for patients.
    
Set to strike Tuesday, CUPE and MGEU bargaining teams agreed to the deal at 4:25 that morning.

MLA's returned to the Manitoba Legislature this week as the Fall session kicked off Wednesday. 

The summer is often a chance for MLAs to reconnect with their constituencies. 

Starting off this week's Premier's Report, Wab Kinew recapped what he said was a great summer overall, starting with a trip to France representing the province at D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies.

"That was a life changing trip and one I'll never forget," he said.

It takes a community, and that's what it took to bring new life to the Morris Manor. 
     
That from Cindy Conway, who says she couldn't be prouder to be a part of that team that rolled up its sleeves in 2020 to, initially, restore the gardens for the 19 suites. 

While there were no plans for a division-wide cellphone policy in Border Land School Division (BLSD), Superintendent Krista Curry says the Province's recent ban on the devices in classrooms reinforces some of the conversations that were happening at a few of their schools.  

Emerson, Dominion City, Vita, and Sprague are just a few schools in BLSD that are located here in the Southeast.  

Renovations to the Gretna arena continue to progress.
    
Earlier, we told you about a new dehumidification system approved for the rink along with new, insulated overhead and exterior emergency doors.

"The doors are going to be hung. If they're not hung, they're going to be very shortly," explained Municipality of Rhineland Reeve Don Wiebe in the latest project update. "There was some skate flooring that was put in and we just approved some renovations to the canteen."

Winkler Police officers recently arrested a man that was prohibited from driving nation-wide. 

A teenage boy was arrested by Winkler police earlier this month after a teenage girl reported he'd touched her inappropriately. 

According to Winkler Police Service, he was arrested for sexual assault, sexual interference, and failure to comply with a release order. 
    
He was remanded into custody with a Manitoba Youth Court date in Winnipeg.

One person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash north of Altona Wednesday afternoon.

Manitoba RCMP confirm emergency personnel, including officers from Carman and Manitou, responded to the crash on Highway 30, near the intersection with PR 201 around 1:20 p.m.

According to Greg Zimmerman, Chief of Altona/Rhineland Emergency Services, STARS Air Ambulance was called in to transport the patient to hospital in Winnipeg.

Two additional people sustained minor injuries, according to Zimmerman.

A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for Pembina Valley Water Co-op customers on the Red River Regional distribution system. 

A distribution pump failure on Saturday led to the loss of water pressure throughout the system. According to the public notice issued by the Province, distribution depressurization can compromise the safety of the water supply; therefore, a boil water advisory has been issued to ensure public health protection in the following locations:

A six-year-old boy was sent to hospital with undetermined injuries after he was hit by a pickup truck in Winkler on Monday afternoon.

According to the Winkler Police Service, an officer on patrol shortly after 1 p.m. witnessed the collision on Pembina Avenue at Main Street.