PembinaValley

Tariffs and trade were among the key topics of discussion for the country's agriculture ministers during their annual conference this week in Manitoba.

Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers reaffirming their commitment for a resilient, sustainable, and competitive agriculture and agri-food sector.

The Manitoba government is providing more than $2 million to increase security efforts at the province's largest hospital, including funding police officers to man the facility 24 hours a day. 

Two police officers will be deployed to the emergency department at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg due to rising safety concerns in and around the hospital. 

"There's important work that's happening to make sure that we're involving law enforcement in the security solution at the (Health Sciences Centre)," Justice Minister Matt Wiebe told reporters on Tuesday. 

An Altona woman is out $20,000 after she was taken advantage of by a fraudulent online work organization.

Looking for extra income opportunities, the woman had signed on to write reviews for products and online services in exchange for financial credits that she could redeem for money, unaware it was scam.

Altona Police Chief Dan Defer says, however, those credits could also be deducted, putting the person in 'debt' to the organization, if they didn't complete the, sometimes impossible, tasks. And that, he noted, is where things went wrong in this case. 

It's been in the works for a while, and the Town of Morris will be launching its new website Thursday (September 11th).

Through the early stages of the preseason and training camp, Winkler Flyers Head Coach Matt Melo has been building the team through a process, and believes they are very much on the right track.

Process over results

Morden has added to its list of accolades.  

Recently, the city was recognized by the Manitoba Association of Senior Communities (MASC) as one committed to taking active steps toward creating an age-friendly community. 

With the space challenges in Western School Division, making learning spaces as inviting as possible so that students feel comfortable coming to school, along with their families, is an important priority, according to WSD Superintendent and CEO Stephen Jaddock. He shared the list of projects maintenance staff worked on over the summer months at the first public board meeting of the year, on August 25th.  

“Lasting hope is within reach.” 

These are the first words that greet anyone who visits the Pembina Counselling Centre’s website.  

They aren’t just words, but a sentiment that reverberates through the structure of the not-for-profit organization that strives to create accessible mental health care for the Pembina Valley.  

Pierre Poilievre is encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt Conservative plans to deal with the country's housing crisis, which he said is entering a new phase as prices begin to fall in some cities.

At a press conference Tuesday in Brampton, Ont., the Conservative leader blamed Liberal policies for the housing crunch and invited the government to "steal our best ideas."

"They first inflated the housing bubble, and now Liberals are bursting the housing bubble," he said, noting that construction is slowing in Ontario.

Fiscal experts say Ottawa will have to be transparent with Canadians in the upcoming fall budget to justify a seismic shift in spending away from government programs and toward defence and infrastructure.

The federal Liberals are expected to table the annual budget sometime this fall, possibly as early as next month, after forgoing the traditional spring budget.