Rockin’ Summer 2025

The Manitoba Stampede kicked off last weekend in Morris to a great turnout, with attendees from all throughout Manitoba and North America coming not only for the stampede, but also for the entertainment and activities the stampede boasted.  

Winkler Day Care Centre is celebrating their 50th year of being a part of the community, the same community who came together on Friday, July 18 to celebrate this milestone with the day care.  

The Morden Farmers’ Market is in full swing for its 2025 season. Open Thursdays from 4:00pm – 8:00pm from mid-June to early October, the market is already seeing a bumper crop of a season.  

Organized by vendors, for vendors, the market is held on 8 Street in Morden, between Stephen Street and North Railway Street. One of the organizers, Lorna Epp, shared what makes the market special is the sheer variety of vendors and product: “There’s fresh strawberries, there’s fresh vegetables, there is baking of every kind”.  

Hold onto your hats, the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition is back. Running July 18 to 20, Morris is once again hosting the only professional rodeo on Manitoba’s leg of the Canadian Tour circuit, and it’s shaping up to be a record-breaking weekend of thrills, community spirit, and cowboy grit.

This past weekend brought the heat—and a whole lot of winning! Congratulations to Dee Brandt of Winkler, the lucky winner of the Morden Home Hardware Rockin’ Summer Weekend Blitz!

The town of Gretna hosted its annual Hot Spot Festival this weekend, an opportunity for Gretna and the surrounding community to celebrate together, with a cheeky acknowledgement of Gretna’s reputation for breaking heat records nationwide. However, the weather was just right for the festivities on Friday and Saturday.  

The Carman Country Fair last weekend offered something for everyone, with a talent show, the Wondershows Midway, and dirt bike barrel racing all only taking up a fraction of what the fair had to offer. 

As the Carman Country Fair gets into full swing this weekend, a familiar sight will once again take to the streets during Saturday’s parade (July 12). Members of the Carman Dufferin Fire Department will be walking with boots in hand, ready to collect donations from the crowd.

Fire Chief Chris Lemky shared his excitement about the fair and the department’s annual boot drive, a longstanding tradition that raises funds to support local firefighting efforts.

We are heading into another weekend, and that is enough reason to celebrate! It's time to WIN with the Morden Home Hardware Rockin' Summer WINNING WEEKEND!

Today (Friday, July 11) to Sunday we’re celebrating with a Weekend Blitz, and that means you can enter as many times as you want for your shot at an incredible prize:

One of the oldest and most beloved fairs in Western Canada is back and better than ever! The Carman Country Fair runs this weekend (July 10–12), kicking off summer in the Pembina Valley with a full weekend of agriculture, entertainment, and high-octane fun for all ages. “This is the 145th Carman Country Fair,” said Elaine Owen with the Dufferin Agricultural Society. “Very few fairs have been around that long, and even fewer keep reinventing themselves like this one.”