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Providing care to those with life-threatening illnesses is an important task. At Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC), the Palliative Care program has this important role. The program consists of volunteers and workers who do their best to ease the journey of navigating final days.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes dropped a 2-1 decision to the Kane County Cougars Saturday night in game one of the American Association’s best-of-five Wolff Cup final. Cornelius Randolph singled home Armond Upshaw with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning. The Goldeyes tied the game at 1-1 when Dayson Croes doubled home pinch runner Evan Alexander all the way from first base with two-out in the top of the ninth. Game two goes Sunday (1 p.m.) in Geneva, Illinois.

Grow project harvest season is well underway as projects in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank are being combined. Tuesday was a particularly busy day with four taken off across the region; Common Ground near Rosenfeld, Hands Harvest Hope by Darlingford, Gardenland near Boundary Trails Health Centre and the SHARE project also near Darlingford.

Funeral For: Julius Bergman 
Funeral Date: September 17, 2024 
Julius Bergman, 91, of Boissevain passed away Wednesday, September 11th at Assiniboine Centre, Brandon. He is survived by 4 children and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Helen.  
A funeral service for Julius Bergman will be held Tuesday, September 17th at 2pm at Living Hope Community Church, formerly Boissevain Mennonite Brethren Church, with burial at Boissevain Cemetery.  

Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline.

After more than 14 months of negotiations, starting Sunday the two sides will be in a position to provide 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout that could disrupt travel for the more than 100,000 passengers who fly the airline daily.

In the days leading up to the deadline, the two sides have said they remain far apart on the central question of pay.

A slow moving line of showers inched across Southern Manitoba Friday, bringing light to moderate accumulations to many regions..

"The area of precipitation was associated with a low that was moving more northerly than easterly, and that's why the general direction of the showers was from south to north, with a very slow progression easterly throughout the day," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "Where embedded thunderstorms developed, higher rainfall totals have been recorded due to how long it took for the area of precipitation to move from any given area."

Autumn is the perfect season to enjoy and celebrate locally grown food. Winkler Arts and Culture (WAC) is providing an opportunity to do just that with its Farm to Table fundraiser. 

“It's all locally sourced [and] locally grown, everything from the produce to the meat,” says Jered Hildebrand, executive director of WAC. “You know what you're getting.” 

It takes a community, and that's what it took to bring new life to the Morris Manor.
    
That from Cindy Conway, who says she couldn't be prouder to be a part of that team that rolled up its sleeves in 2020 to, initially, restore the gardens for the 19 suites.

The discussion continues between council members of the RM of Prairie Lakes and members of the Friends of Pelican Lake as they refine the AIS Mitigation Model to help stop an infestation of Aquatic Invasive Species, specifically zebra mussels, in Pelican Lake.

Last Sunday close to 200 people crowded the Ninette Community Hall to hear the proposed plan and to ask questions.

Work is nearing completion on a new Manitoba Hydro Distribution Supply Station just north of Altona. It's located on Road 9 North approximately one kilometre west of Highway 30. 

A spokesperson indicated the infrastructure is being added to meet increased demand for electricity in the area.