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Funeral For:  Christopher Bird 
Funeral Date; October 12, 2024 
Christopher Bird, 47, of St. Jean-Baptiste passed away Tuesday, October 8th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. He is survived by his wife Jolene, parents Frank and Shirley Bird, 3 daughters, 2 sons, 1 sister, and their families. 
The celebration of life for Christopher Bird will be held Saturday, October 12th at 2pm at St. Jean-Baptiste Church with ash interment at the Parish Cemetery. 
Donations may be made to Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation. 
Arrangements by Morris Funeral Home.  

Funeral For:  Linda Barkman 
Funeral Date: October 12, 2024 
Linda Barkman, 79, of Blumenort passed away Saturday, October 5th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. She is survived by husband Menno, 2 daughters, 2 sons, 1 brother, several in-laws and their families. She was predeceased by 2 brothers. 
The funeral service for Linda Barkman will be held Saturday, October 12th at 2pm at Blumenort Community Church with burial at the church cemetery. 

A Winnipeg art sale held over the weekend to raise funds for grandmothers raising grandchildren in Africa was an overwhelming success.

On Oct. 6, 2024, Grands 'n' More Winnipeg, which aims to raise awareness within the broader community about the desperate plight of African grandmothers and their orphaned grandchildren, hosted its annual Art from the Attic sale at St. Vital Centre.

The Winnipeg Jets opened their 2024-25 season in spectacular fashion, shutting out the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 thanks to a standout performance from goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

The Jets blocked an impressive 29 shots, and the scoreboard lit up with contributions from six different goal-scorers: Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Rasmus Kupari, Dylan Samberg, Kyle Connor, and Mark Scheifele.

Funeral For:  Nettie Friesen nee Derksen 
Funeral Date: October 15, 2024 
Nettie Friesen nee Derksen, 73, of Winkler formerly of Reinfeld, passed away Monday, October 7th at her residence. She is survived by 3 sons and their families. She was predeceased by her husband John, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 brother. 
A memorial service for Nettie Friesen nee Derksen will be held Tuesday, October 15th at 2pm at Winkler EMMC with burial prior to the service at 12:30pm at Reinfeld Cemetery. 

Funeral For:  John Elyk
Funeral Date: October 10, 2024 
John Elyk, 84, of South Junction passed away Sunday, October 6th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre. He is survived by 1 daughter, 1 daughter-in-law and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Catherine, 1 son, 1 granddaughter, and 2 brothers. 
The funeral service for John Elyck will be held Thursday, October 10th 11am at Our Lady of Assumption in South Junction with burial at the church cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service. 

For those living on the streets, survival often overshadows health concerns, and essential care can easily be overlooked.

That was the case for one individual, who recently shared how Siloam Mission’s health centre brought a life-changing realization to light—his need for glasses.

“When you’re living on the streets, you learn to get by with less. You don’t always realize just how much you’re missing,” Peter (name changed) explained, reflecting on how his eyesight had deteriorated without his knowledge. “Seeing an eye doctor was the last thing on my mind.”

Winnipeg police are searching for three suspects after a woman and her teenage daughter were assaulted and robbed on a Winnipeg transit bus.

The unprovoked attack happened on Monday at around 6:15 p.m. on a bus near Portage Ave. and Valour Rd.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter suffering from injuries as a result of being cut with an edged weapon. They were transported to hospital where they were both treated and released. 

On this day five years ago, Manitoba faced one of the most intense storms in its history—the Thanksgiving Blizzard of 2019.

What started as a typical autumn day quickly turned into a weather nightmare that Manitobans will never forget.

Dubbed *the perfect storm* by meteorologists, the blizzard began on October 10, 2019, and continued to pummel the province over the next several days.

Winnipeg's Mayor at the time, Brian Bowman, aware of a big storm that was about to hit Winnipeg, addressed the public near noon on Oct. 10.

With Thanksgiving coming up on Monday, October 14, what's open and closed in Winnipeg?