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A $1.5 million project will double Buffalo Creek Mills' capacity to produce oat flakes for human edible consumption.
    
CEO Ryan Penner says they'll be installing additional state of the art equipment to get the job done in November and December, with hopes it will be ready to go in the new year.

"We process four thousand metric tonnes of raw oats every month, of which a portion of that moves toward a direct human edible consumption product. So, it (the project) doesn't change what we do at the plant but it does change what we produce."

The Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Morden Chapter is inviting the community to a free movie night later this month. 

Melanie Howe, president of the CPF Morden Chapter, says their role is to help promote bilingualism outside the classroom. 

The dream of every young ballplayer in Winkler just got a little more real. Over the weekend, 25-year-old Tristan Peters stepped onto a Major League Baseball field for the first time, making his debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in Seattle, with his parents, Jake and Gabi, along with family and friends, in the stands to see it happen.

For his parents, it was the culmination of years of hard work, long drives to ballparks, and countless games of catch in their backyard.

In 2010, at the age of 13, Kaitlyn Reimer, a teenager from the Pembina Valley, was diagnosed with cancer.  

Throughout her onerous experience that included a 7-week hospital stay, four Intensive Care Unit admissions, two ambulance trips to Winnipeg, and more, Kaitlyn, rather than focussing on her own challenges, turned to those of others.  

The Peace Trail, which traces the route of the first Mennonites to settle in Manitoba, is described as a “pilgrimage across time” on its website.  

The 55-kilometre trail runs from St. Agathe to Steinbach, marked by waypoints and historic sites that invite visitors to learn about another era while gaining a glimpse into what it might have felt like to be a part of it. 

Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on Wednesday.

The report said the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13 per cent to 27 per cent between 1992 and 2021.

Lung cancer is still responsible for almost a quarter of all cancer deaths in Canada, it said.

Farmer Bill Prybylski says China’s planned tariff on canola seed wasn’t factored into his business equations this year.

The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says the 75.8 per cent preliminary duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused canola prices to fall by $1 per bushel.

That translates to a loss of about $200,000 for his farm. 

“That’s a pretty significant financial hit,” said Prybylski, who farms northeast of Regina near Yorkton.

Hosting nationals has proven not to be a distraction, as the U15 AAA Central Energy won both their games on Wednesday, a resounding 12-0 victory over BC3, and a hard, tough battle against a scrappy PEI team, claiming the win 2-1.

"The day was really, really great for our team, and our organization," coach Kevin Convery says with a smile. "The kids did well in both games, getting two victories, including that tight win over a solid PEI team, under the lights and in front of a lot of local fans."

Altona's Gospel Festival was created three years ago by a committee of seven people who had a vision of bringing gospel music to town with an inviting outdoor setting and now, they are prepped and ready to bring us the third annual gospel music concert this Saturday (Aug 16th) at Altona's Centennial Park!

Well attended

Larry Wiebe is one of seven committee members who came together to bring the Altona Gospel Festival to life and touched on the first two concerts being well attended, "

Editor's Note - a previous version of this story, based on information from Manitoba RCMP, incorrectly identified which driver was involved in what aspect of the collision. Manitoba RCMP has corrected and updated the information provided to PembinaValleyOnline, and we have revised the story accordingly, below.

RCMP have released more information from Wednesday morning's collision involving a train near Dufrost.

At 7:28 am, St. Pierre RCMP responded to the crash along Highway 23 at Road 18E.