Candace Derksen

A Family has been chosen to become owners of the first Habitat for Humanity home being built in Rosenort. 

Mustaf and Magda, along with their six children, currently live in a 600-square-foot, 2-bedroom apartment in Winnipeg. They have been wanting to raise their kids outside of the city for some time.

"Thank you" for supporting the Critical Care On the Air Radiothon 

"Words are not enough." That from Colleen Mayer, Director of Development at STARS Air Ambulance, following the two-day Critical Care On the Air Radiothon that wrapped up Thursday. 

As of Friday morning, Manitobans had donated over $94,000 to the campaign, and the final tally continues to grow. People can still donate here through the weekend. 

"Words are not enough." That from Colleen Mayer, Director of Development at STARS Air Ambulance, following the two-day Critical Care On the Air Radiothon that wrapped up Thursday on CFAM Radio 950, Country88 and the Eagle 93.5. 

As of Friday morning, Manitobans had donated over $94,000 to the campaign, and the final tally continues to grow. People can still donate here through the weekend. 

There will be a new person occupying the Principal's office at Shevchenko School in Vita. Penelope Hovorka-Alcock will take over the job starting in September.

Hovorka-Alcock began her teaching career as a classroom teacher in Woodridge, Manitoba in 1988. She valued continuing education attaining her Special Education Certification in 2004 and Post 

Baccalaureate Diploma in Education Specializing in EAL and Counseling in 2008. She then completed her Level 2 Principal Certification in 2020.

The Municipality of Rhineland's pandemic policy, as part of its emergency plan, is going under the microscope. Officials are going to carve out some time this spring to reflect on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We are going to look at, in this pandemic, is there any connection to the pandemic plan as we've outlined in our policy?", explained Reeve Don Wiebe. "So we're just going to go over all of that, go over the impact and what this pandemic did for the Municipality."

Six years ago, Cohen Hildebrand was rushed to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance after suffering an arterial rupture while recovering from surgery that saw his tonsils and adenoids removed. After he was stabilized enough for transport at Boundary Trails Hospital, located between Morden and Winkler, Hildebrand was flown to a hospital in Winnipeg within a matter of minutes of boarding the helicopter.

Cohen Hildebrand got the life-saving help he needed, thanks to STARS

Six years ago, Cohen Hildebrand was rushed to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance after suffering an arterial rupture while recovering from surgery that saw his tonsils and adenoids removed. After he was stabilized enough for transport at Boundary Trails Hospital, located between Morden and Winkler, Hildebrand was flown to a hospital in Winnipeg within a matter of minutes of boarding the helicopter.

Ralph Groening, Reeve for the R.M. of Morris, says the Province's announcement of a one-time, per capita road repair grant, will be a welcome addition to the funding Council already set aside for such a program this year.

"Before the flood became a priority, our rural gravel roadway was in really poor shape and it continues to be in poor shape, and additional rain is just going to make that worse," he said.

Groening added some of the Municipality's gravel roads are nearly impassable.

Municipality of Rhineland reeve, Don Wiebe, was pleased to hear this week that the Province finalized a Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program in response to the spring flooding.
    
Many crossings, including entire sections of roads and culverts in the municipality, saw severe washouts as a result of the water.

The bills are starting to add up for the R.M. of Stanley as crews begin repairing roads damaged by the hard winter and wet spring. That from Deputy Reeve Ike Friesen who says the Province's investment of an additional $15 million, one-time grant for municipalities to support road repairs, is welcome news. The municipality will receive $106,051.67 through the program.

"We're keeping track of all the repairs that we're doing. Some are more expensive than others," said Friesen.