PembinaValley

Held at a packed Buttercup Celebration Hall north of the city, the Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual P.W. Enns Business Awards Gala Wednesday evening. Four businesses and a non-profit organization were recognized for their respective impact on the community and its residents.

The winners were:

Business Excellence Award - Tri Koating

Community Builder Award - The Property Brokers

It's been going strong for 35 years, the Ecole West Park School Clean-a-Thon in conjunction with Blue Sky Opportunities. The next one is coming up tomorrow! (May 16th).

It's been a busy week out in the field as farmers continue to work on getting this year's crop in the ground.

Manitoba's weekly crop report shows the provincial crop is now 32 per cent seeded.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson puts together the weekly crop report, updating seeding progress around the province. 

Funeral For: Ruth Guenther nee Hamm 
Funeral Date: May 24, 2025 
Ruth Guenther nee Hamm, 87, of Winnipeg formerly of Morden, passed away Sunday, May 11th at Grace Hospital. She is survived by her husband David and 2 daughters. She was predeceased by her parents Henry and Tena Hamm, and 4 brothers. 
A memorial service for Ruth Guenther nee Hamm will be held Saturday, May 24th at 10:30am at Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren Church, 1771 Pembina Highway. 
Donations may be made to Simonhouse Bible Camp. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  
 

Livestock producers are being reminded to stay vigilant after lab results confirmed anthrax as the cause of death in two cattle on a farm in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Paynton No. 470. The confirmation came late Tuesday.

Rhineland Municipality's efforts to lobby the provincial government about drain maintenance took a step forward last week through an on the ground and in-person opportunity.

Border Land School Division (BLSD) officials are keeping an eye on the wildfire burning in the Carrick/Badger area.

While none of the people evacuated from Carrick or Badger are students or staff from the division, that is not the case for staff living in Woodridge who were evacuated Wednesday evening, noted Superintendent Krista Curry. She says the division has told staff and families to stay safe and follow evacuation orders, adding they'll be checking in with those affected to see how they can be supported.

A man from Zhoda was arrested after a side-by-side rollover late Saturday night, into Sunday.
    
Officers with Emerson RCMP, along with emergency medical and local fire services, responded to the incident at midnight in the R.M. of Stuartburn.
    
Authorities say the 19-year-old passenger in the side-by-side, from the R.M. of St. Andrews, was ejected from the vehicle and brought to hospital via STARS with non-life-threatening injuries.
    

Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.

Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after days of talks between the parties bore little fruit.

Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.

Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said instead of a spring budget, the government will put forward an economic statement in the fall.