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The Southern Manitoba Choral Society is ready to kick off their Fall season, everyone is welcome to join the choir and sing together in harmony!

Some Winkler residents will notice their taps running dry this month as the City replaces two aging fire hydrants, adds one new hydrant, and carries out urgent repairs to the water main. 

Canada’s canola industry is expressing deep frustration over the federal government’s newly announced support package, saying it fails to meet the urgent needs of farmers and the broader value chain affected by the ongoing closure of the Chinese market.

While industry leaders welcomed the government’s attention to agriculture, they say the measures announced on Friday do not reflect the scale of the crisis.

Nineteen organizations have received 2025 community grants from Altona Town Council. According to Mayor Harv Schroeder, they were issued over the last few weeks to groups which applied and were approved by council. The grants totaled $156,100.

The Carman Beavers are preparing for the upcoming 2025-26 SEMHL season, and Lorne Zacharias is looking forward to getting things going.

Start of something

"It's always exciting to kick off a new season," Zacharias says with smile. "We've got a number of things in the works. We're still trying to finalize our coaching staff, and we still have a few opening for players. It' an exciting time."

For Chelsea Delorme, the sound of school bells means it’s time to sharpen her knives. 

Amid sparkling metal appliances and clean countertops, she has been preparing the meals that feed hungry high school students at Northlands Parkway Collegiate (NPC) for the past three years.  

A smooth operation 

Delorme is the culinary arts production chef at the Winkler high school. 

The cool weather added to the day

Although it was a colder and wetter year for the Honey Garlic and Maple Syrup Festival, it didn't stop people from coming out for this family fun day in Manitou, according to board chair Juanita Cobb.   

As the season changes and children return to classrooms, illness and its prevention once again become a topic of concern for families, school administrators, and the community as a whole.

Amid an abundance of advice, old wives’ tales, and myths surrounding catching a bug, one might wonder what the best practices of prevention are, and how to think about illness overall, especially at a time of year when children are gathered in the proximity of the classroom. 

Eden Mental Health Services has been chosen as a community-based champion by the Do More Ag Foundation to host a Mental Health First Aid training course in Winkler, set for September 11th and 12th. The two-day program, nationally sponsored by Farm Credit Canada (FCC), is looking to equip people with the tools to recognize and respond to mental health crises. 

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard wants charges of sexual assault and unlawful confinement stayed because of police bungling.

His lawyer, Gerri Wiebe, told court Monday that police failed to keep records of the complainant's first interaction with officers nearly 30 years ago, undercutting Nygard’s right to a fair trial.

"I would say that you ought to find that the loss of these two police files were due to unacceptable negligence," Wiebe told provincial court Judge Mary Kate Harvie.