PembinaValley

 Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.”

Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd.

“The news of the day is the Mann vs. Mann is ending and Jim and I are burying the hatchet,” said Jason.

Highway 3 east of Carman has re-opened to traffic after a crash this morning.
    
According to Pembina Valley RCMP, a westbound van veered into the eastbound lane. It missed a first oncoming pickup truck but crashed into a second pickup truck, near Road 21 West.

In a social media post, Carman-Dufferin Fire Department says the truck flipped onto its roof and slid into the north ditch of the highway.
    
One person from each vehicle was brought to hospital by paramedics, with undetermined injuries.
    
Investigation is ongoing.

It was a Canada Day to remember as the community came together in a vibrant display of cultures at this year’s Culture Fest, hosted in conjunction with July 1st celebrations near the Meridian Exhibition Centre at Parkland Stage in Winkler. 

The afternoon event was spearheaded in part by Regional Connections, whose settlement workers and staff were on site showcasing their cultures alongside dozens of other booths, activities, and stage performances. 

Young people across southern Manitoba have access to a free support program this summer through the Manitoba Youth Job Centre (MYJC) operating in Morden, Winkler, Carman, and Portage la Prairie. 

Youth Engagement Leader Anna Nikkel serves youth aged 13 to 29 with job-related tools and services from resume preparation to interview coaching. 

The former head of Manitoba Hydro was paid just over $881,000 last year, despite being dismissed six weeks into the year.

Jay Grewal's earnings in previous years, where she had worked a full year, ranged from $500,000 to $546,000.

The amount last year, revealed in an annual Manitoba Hydro compensation report, suggests a large lump sum payment when Grewal was let go as president and chief executive officer.

It may have been a once in a lifetime opportunity for the hundreds of people who watched the fireworks at the end of the night at Morden's Canada Day Beach Blast and Altona's Canada Day celebration. As a line of thunderstorms rolled through the region, their arrival lined up perfectly with the timing of the fireworks going off in both communities.

Daisy Ann Kauenhofen captured the below video of the display in Morden, as bolts and sheets of lightning cascaded in the background.

Fire fighters spent over four hours putting out yet another fire at the Altona/Rhineland Landfill last night. The call came in shortly after 8:30 p.m. 
    
According to Altona/Rhineland fire chief, Greg Zimmerman, some extra equipment was needed to help in the fight. The landfill's loader and compactor were called to duty, and a backhoe was brought in to dig out the site.
    
Zimmerman says the department used 14,000 gallons of water and foam to extinguish the flames.
    
No cause of the blaze has yet been identified.

Funeral For: Walter Thiessen 
Funeral Date: July 4, 2025 
Walter Thiessen, 86, of Winnipeg formerly of Steinbach, passed away Friday, June 27th at St. Boniface. He is survived by his wife Hildegard, 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 brother, 2 sisters-in-law and their families. He was predeceased by 5 siblings. 
The funeral service for Walter Thiessen will be held Friday, July 4th at 11am at North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren Church, 1315 Gateway Road, with burial at St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, West St. Paul. 
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service. 

Jacob Robson hit a pair of home runs and Mitchell Lambson twirled his second consecutive complete game as the Winnipeg Goldeyes (23-23) defeated the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (23-25) 8–5 Tuesday afternoon at Blue Cross Park.

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Multiple rounds of thunderstorms, some severe, rolled through parts of the Pembina and Red River Valleys beginning late Canada Day evening.