PembinaValley

Rosemary Siemens and her husband Eli Bennett have received a Leo Award nomination for their "Sunday Hymn Serenade - Bring Back the Hymns" YouTube show. The awards celebrate excellence in British Columbia’s film and television industry, with the couple receiving a nod in the Best Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series. 

Today, June 5th, is Manitoba Day of Caring for Wildfire Evacuees with broadcasters across the province joining together to support those displaced and evacuated due to the fires raging across parts of Manitoba.

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu on Wednesday called on Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers to return to the bargaining table and hash out terms for binding arbitration, with the two sides still far apart on key issues.

In a social media statement Wednesday, the minister also asked the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to continue to work toward a deal outside of that process.

A business owner near Rosengart wants the province to come up with a repair and maintenance plan for a local road he says has been neglected for years.

Jonathan Wiebe says PR 521, which is not paved, has become soft; in particular, a stretch of several hundred feet in such bad shape that he says vehicles are sinking and needing to be towed.

Disbelief at the thought of evacuation

Guy and Jo Werry have lived in Flin Flon for 44 years. They are grateful to have arrived in the Pembina Valley after the mandatory evacuation order came out last Wednesday, giving all residents of Flin Flon an hour and a half to evacuate the Northern community. 

Guy said he sort of had his head buried in the sand regarding the wildfires that were heading towards his home community.  

The annual Teddy Bear Picnic is back in Winkler on Saturday, June 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., offering a unique, free event for families at Winkler Park (by the pool). Hosted by the Winkler Family Resource Centre, the event is open to children of all ages — and their beloved stuffed animals.

RM of Stanley Reeve Ike Friesen, along with other Stanley representatives, recently returned from a trip to Ottawa, where they joined municipal leaders from across the country at the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference. The event, held at the federal level, gives municipal officials a chance to lobby the federal government, connect with each other, and talk through shared challenges. 

His name is Steve Peters, but to those who know him personally, he is affectionately known as “Bubba.” 

This is also the name that has been appearing on signs around Morden and Winkler. 

The mysterious signs materialize now and again — always worded differently — but what remains consistent is that they poke a little fun at Peters for a particular reason: his fishing ability.  

Safeguards have been written into the government's border bill to ensure civil rights and due process are upheld in proposed immigration regulations, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Wednesday.

Critics and advocacy groups are calling the wide-ranging border security legislation a threat to civil liberties in the immigration and asylum system.

One proposed change in the legislation would prevent people from making asylum claims if they've been in Canada for more than a year.

The Pilot Mound Pilots are off to a great start to their season in the Border Baseball League and player Clint Maxwell believes the best is still to come. 

"We're definitely happy with how things have started off for us," Maxwell says after his team has come out of the gate with a 4-1 record. "We're hoping we can keep it up for the rest of the year. So far, things have been rolling, we've been hitting the ball wall, pitching well, playing defense well and running the bases. All that stuff adds up to wins."