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While a few games have had to be moved, the Morden Mud Hens are picking up steam as the Border Baseball League season continues and player/coach Derek Holenski believes good things are coming their way. 

"It's always exciting to get back out there," Holenski says. "It's been a struggle with the weather, I think we've rescheduled more game then we've played at this point, but that's the nature of playing ball this time of year in this part of the world. We take any chance we can and it's been fun so far."

The BIG announcement

On the heels of his 30th anniversary celebration as Chief for the City of Morden with Morden Fire and Rescue (MFR), Chief Andy Thiessen announced his retirement.  

"My last day will be the end of September. So yeah, it's going to be an interesting summer." 

When talking about what finalized the decision for him, he responded, "The grandkids and other things that I'd like to do have taken over. It's funny how that works. All these little ones can change your life, but they do. And so, we're going to try to adapt."  

A roadside jab at Winkler's Steve “Bubba” Peters has turned into a catch of the day—nearly $2,000 raised to buy fishing gear for kids.

It all started when a now-infamous sign popped up: “Bubba Sucks at Fishing.” Then came two more. Instead of getting riled up, Peters leaned in.

“I said for every like and share on my Facebook page, I’d donate a dollar to get fishing gear for a local kid,” he said. “Two of my buddies said they’d match.”

The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.

Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday.

Roughly one in five returning students aged 15 to 24 was unemployed in May, the agency said. The last time the jobless rate for students was this high outside the pandemic was in May 2009.

Content warning: This article includes discussion of child sexual exploitation and trafficking. 

A growing global crisis 

The online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) is an alarming crime that sees adults in one country paying adults in another to livestream the abuse of children. Lorianne Dueck Rebello, Advocacy and Public Engagement Lead at International Justice Mission Canada (IJM), says it’s a crime that tragically implicates Canadians. (see report/research https://www.ijm.ca/scaleofharm)  

Summer just isn’t summer without getting wet — and Splish Splash Water Park in Morden delivers plenty of ways to do just that.

Overseeing the action is Marshall, who wears many hats: “I’m the rule-giver, the life jacket giver, and sometimes a lifeguard,” he says with a laugh. “I get in the water too — sometimes on purpose.”

Splish Splash is a giant inflatable park set on Colert Beach at Lake Minnewasta. It’s the perfect place to climb, bounce, slide, and cool off — while testing your balance and having a blast.

Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to the company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.

The report on GCStrategies — one of several audits tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday — says the company was awarded 106 contracts by 31 federal organizations between 2015 and 2024.

The maximum value of those contracts was more than $90 million but only $65 million was paid out.

Four people from the Pembina Valley were involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash in southwest Manitoba late Monday afternoon.
    
According to RCMP, an SUV travelling west on PR 257 in the R.M. of Wallace-Woodworth stopped at a stop sign as it approached Highway 83. It then proceeded across the highway when it was struck on the rear driver's side by a truck.
    

The annual Montcalm Heritage Festival took place June 7th and 8th at the Musée Saint-Joseph Museum grounds. While the weather was dreary, the energy was delightful as the community gathered to celebrate its heritage.  

On Saturday, June 7th, joy and celebration were at the core of a first in the Pembina Valley. 

Carman hosted the region’s fifth annual Pride.  

From town to town  

Pauline Emerson-Froebe, the president of Pembina Valley Pride, says that because the organization covers such a “wide swath” of land, it rotates its pride marches through different towns.