PembinaValley

Funeral For:  Lyall Allison 
Funeral Date: May 3, 2025 
Lyall Allison, 93, of Winkler formerly of Roland, passed away Sunday, April 27th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. He is survived by 5 daughters, 1 sister, and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Lois. 
The funeral service for Lyall Allison will be held Saturday, May 3rd at 2pm at Roland United church with burial at Fairview Cemetery, Roland.  
Donations may be made to the MS Society or Roland United Church. 
Arrangements by Doyle’s Funeral Home, Carman.  

Funeral For:  Martha Gerbrandt 
Funeral Date: May 5, 2025 
Martha Gerbrandt, 95, of Manitou formerly of the Bergfeld area, passed away Monday, April 28th at Pembina Manitou Health Centre. She is survived by 3 daughters, 1 daughter-in-law, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Frank, 1 son, and 1 granddaughter. 
The funeral service for Martha Gerbrandt will be held Monday, May 5th at 2pm at St. Andrew’s United Church, Manitou with burial at Manitou Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service from 12:30 to 1:15pm. 

A portion of 9th St. NW in Altona will be fortified further, thanks to a grant of just over $600,000 from the province's GRO program. 

Manitoba GRO is an application-based program designed to help Manitoba municipalities advance critical infrastructure that will support growing and sustainable communities.

A provincial bridge closure on Road 11 West, near Horndean, recently brought a group of area residents and landowners to the Municipality of Rhineland Council Chambers.

It's been a busy week in Winkler Flyers land as several players announced their future intentions with commitments on top of the staff preparing for the upcoming spring camp taking place this weekend at the Icon Arena.

“We are Manitobans and in Manitoba, we are the province with the highest Indigenous population [proportionally], so I feel that that kind of brings some responsibility to those of us that live in Manitoba to be aware of how this is affecting our neighbours.” 

This is what Courtney Yeo-Thiessen, one of the organizers of the REDress Project in the Pembina Valley, has to say about why the community should be invested in the high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the province and the country.  

As the calendar flips to May, residents of the Pembina Valley are once again encouraged to participate in a beloved local tradition: Pay It Forward May. Spearheaded by the Winkler Community Foundation, in collaboration with the Morden Area Foundation, the campaign is entering its 12th year of spreading kindness, generosity, and community spirit.

The Garden Valley School Division had its annual Municipal Leaders Breakfast earlier this week — an event meant to bring together elected officials from the region to strengthen ties, share updates, and discuss the challenges facing local education. 

Board Chair Leah Klassen says the breakfast was a chance to communicate the division’s goals and challenges. 

Every year, as the snow melts and the temperatures shift, hundreds of bookworms begin to stir, wondering when the South Central Regional Library Book Sale will once again be coming to Morden.  

As nonprofit organizations across Manitoba face rising costs and dwindling donations, the Bunker Youth Ministry is stepping up with a familiar favourite: a pickerel fish fry fundraiser to help keep its doors open and programming running through the summer.

Kevin Hildebrand, Executive Director of the Bunker, says while the heart of their ministry is as strong as ever, the financial reality is hitting hard.