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Ranchers have observed an increase in woody species, such as western snowberry (or buckbrush) and wolf willow in their pasturelands. With the increase of woody species or brush density; comes reduced acres for livestock grazing.  With the loss of grazing acres, comes a large economic cost. With the increased density of woody species, the grassland is also negatively impacted through a shift in the desired plant community. Major barriers to addressing woody encroachment are, that it is time consuming and costly.

The number and value of building permits issued through the RPGA Planning District is on the rise. 

According to figures for the first six months of the year, 55 building permits worth $12.4 million dollars have been issued so far. That's up from 36 permits worth $9.6 million for the same period in 2023.

Lucie Maynard, General Manager for the planning district, can only assume the increase is thanks to changes in the market.

"Interest rates going down. Lumber prices finally, slowly coming down. I'm thinking there's just more appetite to start building."

For the second time in as many games, the Sioux Falls Canaries (43-30) took advantage of a five-run inning to defeat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 6-5 at Blue Cross Park Sunday afternoon.

Sioux Falls trailed 4-1 in the top of the fourth inning when third baseman Ernny Ordoñez came in on left fielder Liam Spence’s sacrifice fly to left field. Then, with two-out, right fielder Wyatt Ulrich sprinted home on a wild pitch to pull the Canaries within one. Two pitches later, designated hitter Jabari Henry hit a three-run home run to left field to give the visitors a 6-4 lead.

A weak disturbance sliding through Southern Manitoba Sunday morning and into the afternoon led to many PembinaValleyOnline Rainwatchers seeing something in their gauges by last night.

Pembina Valley Humane Society is helping the community lower the cost of responsible pet ownership with a spay/neuter program.  

Jennifer Young, the shelter manager at Pembina Valley Humane Society, says that the low-cost spay/neuter program reduces the price of the procedure by $100. The program, which is open to both dogs and cats, has 25 spots at the Winkler and Morden veterinary clinics. At the time of publishing, 6 spots are available. 

The City of Morden is partnering with Hive Development Group to revitalize a piece of the city's heritage.
    
Council has awarded the Option to Purchase the former Land Titles building, at 351 Stephen Street, to the local firm, marking the beginning of a project that promises to breathe new life into the landmark.

Mayor Nancy Penner explained, the City purchased the building from the Province of Manitoba after the Land Titles branch was privatized and relocated to a different part of the city. 

With Garden Valley School Division students learning and working inside of school buildings from the fall through to the spring; summer is the time to upkeep the buildings themselves.  

The Central Charge U13, U15 & U17 teams brought home medals from Softball Manitoba AA Provincial Championships in late July.

“Overall, I’m very happy and proud of how much time and effort these teams put in,” texted Central Charge president Keith Graham. “It’s a bit of a short season, so coaches and players put a lot of work into making sure they are ready to go by provincials. To be able to medal in three out of four age categories is something very special and that show how strong our Central region is as a whole.”

Morden's Canada Day Beach Blast at Lake Minnewasta, rescheduled to August 4, 2024, was an exciting celebration despite earlier rain. The event attracted a crowd, happy to join in the day's festivities.

The Winkler Diamonds hosted an exciting weekend softball tournament for the Children's Camps International (CCI). The event, which ran from Friday through Sunday, saw energetic participation from 12 local teams competing to raise funds to send kids to camp.