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Funeral For:  Mary Johanna Paetkau 
Funeral Date: September 6, 2024 
Mary Johanna Paetkau, 82, of Morris passed away Monday, September 2nd at Red River Valley Lodge. She is survived by extended family members. She was predeceased by 1 sister, 1 brother, and her parents Abram and Helena Paetkau. 
The funeral service for Mary Johanna Paetkau will be held Friday, September 6th at 2pm at Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church with burial at Lowe Farm Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church one hour prior to the service. 
Arrangements by Morris Funeral Home.  

The 2024 minor ball season in our province is over. Baseball Manitoba executive director Jason Miller will join Clayton Dreger on Sportsbeat which airs Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

The NDP's supply and confidence deal with the Liberals in Ottawa will get heavy scrutiny when leader Jagmeet Singh meets with his caucus in Montreal next week, with the Liberals' decision last month to force binding arbitration to end a work stoppage at the country's major railroads potentially triggering the end of the pact.

Five Manitobans are among 48 players invited to Hockey Canada's National Women's Team September Camp which will take place from the 9th-16th at Canada Games Park in Thorold, Ontario. They include goaltenders Corinne Schroeder of Elm Creek, Raygan Kirk of Ste. Anne and Kristen Campbell of Brandon along with defenders Ashton Bell of Deloraine and Jocelyne Larocque of Ste. Anne. The players will be split into Red and White teams for practices, fitness testing and a pair of intrasquad games on September 12th & 14th.

Altona officials are very happy with how this Summer's road construction projects have turned out. Mayor Harv Schroeder noted there are now quite a few new smoothly paved streets and paths around town.

"As I’m sure you noticed, we have completed the big road repair project which has led to many smooth new streets and paths," he explained. "The goals for this project were to upgrade the condition of the roads, extend the life of these streets, and make improvements to drainage." 

Steinbach Bible College will be moving to a new campus in 2026.  

The announcement was made Thursday morning in a joint statement from both the Steinbach Bible College and Steinbach Christian School. The two organizations currently share a building but the Christian school recently acquired all of SBC’s properties. 

SBC President Dave Reimer says they already have their new home picked out. 

Renovations to the Gretna arena continue to progress.
    
Earlier, we told you about a new dehumidification system approved for the rink along with new, insulated overhead and exterior emergency doors.

"The doors are going to be hung. If they're not hung, they're going to be very shortly," explained Municipality of Rhineland Reeve Don Wiebe in the latest project update. "There was some skate flooring that was put in and we just approved some renovations to the canteen."

A new chapter in affordable housing is being built in Winkler, with the announcement of a 28-unit apartment building at the corner of North Railway and Main Street. Central Community Homes – a charitable not-for-profit organization is spearheading the project in collaboration with the City of Winkler, and Kblock Developments in an effort to address the growing need for affordable housing in the community.  

China's Ministry of Commerce has announced plans to launch an anti-dumping case into Canadian canola seed imports.

The action was initiated in response to a Canadian decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

Canadian Canola Council of Canada ((CCC) CEO and President Chris Davison says China is an important and valued market for Canadian canola.

“We are confident that an investigation into Canada’s canola trade with China will demonstrate alignment with and reinforce our support for rules-based trade.”

China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.

In a news release Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce said it is launching an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs and an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports as well as certain chemical products.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Aug. 26 that Canada will impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs and a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum.