Candace Derksen

The Progressive Conservatives are promising, if re-elected, they will nearly double the charitable donation tax credit.
    
Kelvin Goertzen, the PC candidate for Steinbach, made the announcement Friday morning, noting this change would increase the rebate on the first $200 charitable donation from 10.8 per cent to 20 per cent. For contributions over $200, the rebate would jump from 17.4 per cent to 25 per cent. Goertzen says this change would mean Manitoba would have the most generous charitable tax credit in the country.

The King of the Corn will be crowned this weekend at the Dead Horse Creek Speedway west of Morden.
    
With about 2,500 spectators in the stands for July's Watermelon Cup, organizers are gearing up to do it again on Friday and Saturday, but in a much bigger way.

"The Watermelon Cup that we had on July 7th and 8th was just an enormous success," said Chris Unrau. "We had, you know, like 2,500 people there on Saturday night and the stands were jam packed and people were just loving it. It was just a phenomenal event and the feedback that we got was just fabulous." 

The Reeve for the Rural Municipality of Morris is urging motorists to use caution as they make their way through the municipality this summer. 

A set of stop lights has gone up at the intersection of PTH 75 and PR 205 as crews forge ahead with reconstruction of Highway 75's southbound lanes. 

Three action-packed days have kicked off in Morris with the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition underway for another year!

Things got underway Thursday evening with a local celebration hosted by the Morris and District Chamber of Commerce. The Morris Fire Department hosted a bud, spud and steak dinner on the stampede grounds followed local business exhibitions and wrapped up with evening stage entertainment. 

The fun continues all weekend with activities for the whole family happening from dawn till dusk. 

The Manitoba government is providing over $221,000 in grants to 38 rural and northern communities to support festivals that promote understanding, awareness and appreciation of their heritage, culture and identity, Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Obby Khan announced Thursday.

A number of the recipients are located here in the Central Plains, Interlake, Pembina and Red River valleys. They are:

- Manitoba Agricultural Museum Inc., Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion and Stampede, July 27 to 30 ($8,317.61);

The Mayor of Morris is pleased to see work to flood-proof Highway 75 south of town appears to be in the final stages. Crews were unable to finish the job last year, leaving a portion of the dike extension on the northbound lanes.

"It's been great to see," said Scott Crick. "The Province of Manitoba, they gave us a commitment last fall to get the diking done as quickly as possible this year. Great to see the progress they've made. It actually looks like they're getting surprisingly close to being complete."

Highways in western Manitoba, including Provincial Trunk Highways (PTH) 2, 3, 10 and 23, will undergo major improvements over the summer months to support traffic needs in the region, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced here today.

The Manitoba government released its initial water strategy action plan yesterday—a focused guide to specific actions to ensure sustainability of the province’s valuable water resources for current and future generations of Manitobans, according to Environment and Climate Minister Kevin Klein and Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson.

Morden Police officers responded to two motor vehicle collisions within two hours of each other last Wednesday.

The first happened shortly before 4pm at the intersection of 1st street and Thornhill. According to police, an SUV collided with another SUV. One of the vehicle was towed from the scene. The two occupants involved were assessed by paramedics.

Manitoba beekeepers will be eligible for $7.5 million in support from the federal and provincial governments to rebuild their colonies following extraordinary losses incurred over the winter of 2021-22, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced on Tuesday.