Candace Derksen

After the addition of a pavilion, washroom facility and accessible garden beds, organizers of the Altona Community Garden are anticipating a more
relaxed year in 2024. 

Now that the main infrastructure is in place, spokesperson Jack Heppner expects 2024 to be a quieter year, allowing them to focus on the gardeners.

The Government of Manitoba has approved one of its Municipal Service Delivery Program grants to be used for a regional planning district evaluation, exploring the formalization of the PTH 75 Caucus.

Many people from southern Manitoba are aware of what happened in Altona on November 17th, 1990, but a new documentary is seeking to shed a more humanistic light on the events of that evening and poses the question - can you forgive what you'll never forget?

Premier Wab Kinew says the opening of a Southern Manitoba Cabinet Office is step one in a long-term plan of bringing more government support and services to the region, creating a good quality of life, and helping to grow the provincial economy. 

Pembina Valley RCMP is investigating after emergency crews were called to an unknown explosion in the R.M. of Dufferin last Thursday night. 
    
When officers and fire fighters arrived on scene, a rural municipal road, they discovered an older model pick-up truck fully engulfed in flames, which were quickly doused. In speaking with those who called in the incident, RCMP believe the pops that were heard originated from the vehicle as it burned, noting officers also heard the sounds when they got to the scene.
    

Reimagining was the theme of Southern Health's 11th annual general meeting held virtually on Wednesday. 

2022/23 was a year marked with highlights and challenges for the health region, and officials are moving beyond the extraordinary challenges of recent times to reimagine what can be for all to thrive and flourish.

The Garden Valley School Division (GVSD) is appealing to motorists to improve their driving skills and awareness of stopped school buses loading and unloading students.

It's Bus Safety Week and GVSD has embarked on a public awareness campaign to make sure parents and the motoring public know they have a huge part to play in getting children safely to school and home every day. 

Equipped with on-board cameras, GVSD buses record an average of four red light violations every week. That's almost one per day, stressed Kevin Vovchuk, Secretary Treasurer.

Ash fell across the town of St. Jean as a grain elevator in the community went up in flames early in Saturday morning.  

Andrew Dixon is the Fire Chief of the Letellier Fire Department which responded to the mutual aid call at 3 a.m. for assistance from the St. Jean department. He acted as one of the Incident Commanders for the situation that required around 70 firefighters from departments across the Red River and Pembina valleys. 

It's that time of year again when local youth groups look to help restock the shelves of their community food banks before the busy winter season. 
    
Tonight, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., teens in Morden, Winkler and Altona will be going door to door, collecting non-perishable food donations and other supplies. If you won't be home to hand over your contribution, you can always leave it on your front step to be picked up as the youth come through your neighbourhood. 
    

The hours of operation are changing at the temporary walk-in clinic at Morris General Hospital.
    
Starting Sunday, October 1st, the clinic will only be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 4pm and 7pm. Note, the walk-in will be closed on Oct. 2 & 9.
    
Appointments remain limited to a first come, first serve basis starting at 4:00 pm during walk-in clinic hours only, and no advance bookings are being taken. Once appointments are filled the clinic will be required to close intake for the day.