PembinaValley

The federal riding of Terrebonne in Quebec has gone from the Liberals' win column back to the Bloc Québécois after a postelection vote validation process.

Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who had represented the riding since 2021, said in a social media post that she came out with a lead of 44 votes and that a judicial recount will take place.

"For someone to be officially elected, you have to wait until the end of this process," Sinclair-Desgagné wrote in French. "I hope to have the honour of representing Terrebonne again in the coming years."

The community came out in droves yesterday for the second in a series of Food for All Events, sponsored by Rede-Made Noodles, in support of the vital work being done by the Rhineland and Area Foodbank in Altona.

Broadcasting live from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Sun Valley Co-op food store in Altona, the event encouraged community members to drop off non-perishable food items and cash donations to help feed local families in need.

In total, the day generated $2,750 and many bags of non-perishable food items. 

Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding in Alberta.

Kurek says he is "temporarily" stepping aside as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019.

The Conservative party confirms that Poilievre will run in the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection once it's called.

Alberta

The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) is notifying irrigators that they are now accepting water orders.

For the 2025 irrigation season, water allocation will remain at 12 inches at the farm gate based on the recent Irrigation Water Supply Forecast from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation.

Crews have started flushing lines and are charging the system for water startup, expected to be available across the entire district by May 5th to 9th.

Today, fish is on the menu. 

Youth for Christ (YFC) Morden is hosting its annual fish fry, which is offering up delicious food to support its mission of coming alongside youth in the community.  

Helping youth in the community  

Reilly Smith, the ministries director at YFC Morden, says the event has corporate sponsors, which allows all the proceeds from the meal to go directly to the organization. 

It wasn't what Dwayne Martens was expecting to see when he stepped outside this morning...a black bear taking a nap in his backyard tree!

"I came into my garage around 8:15 this morning and I looked out my backdoor and happened to see it," explained the Altona resident.

In the last issue we discussed warm and cold clouds, and we learned that most of our local precipitation is produced in cold clouds, which means that most of it starts off as snow, even in the summer.

This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and examine how each type forms.

Next on our list of precipitation types is sleet or ice pellets.

This form of precipitation is created when raindrops freeze in the air before they reach the ground.

It was all hands-on deck very early this morning as fire fighters responded to a house fire in Morris.

According to a social media post, members of the Morris Fire Department got the call at 1:05 a.m.

Once on scene, it was determined more help would be needed, and a mutual aid call was sent out to the St. Jean Fire Department.

No other details on the incident are available at this time.

Funeral For:  Ruth Klassen nee Letkeman 
Funeral Date: May 4, 2025 
Ruth Klassen nee Letkeman, 77, of Winnipeg formerly of Morden, passed away Wednesday, April 30th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by her husband Frank, and 1 son.  
The funeral service for Ruth Klassen nee Letkeman will be held Sunday, May 4th at 2pm at Bethel Bergthaler Church, Hochfeld with burial at Haskett Cemetery. 

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.