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After 13 years of dedication, Sheri Derksen is stepping down as the beloved crossing guard supervisor at École Morden Middle School — but she’s not going far. Sheri will continue her role as an Educational Assistant (EA) at the school, leaving behind the flags but carrying on her daily commitment to students.

A morning ritual that’s meant the world

Sheri’s passion for patrolling started with a simple but powerful goal: keeping kids safe and giving them a friendly start to their day.

The United Way Pembina Valley has announced the recipients of its 2025 Youth Scholarship program, recognizing three graduating high school students from Morden and Winkler for their outstanding community service and leadership. 

Work is set to begin on a major infrastructure upgrade at the south end of Winkler, where culverts along Highway 32 took a hit during flooding a few years back. 

City of Winkler Manager Jody Penner says, “A number of years ago, we had a very high water event in Winkler and the culverts along Hwy 32 right at the south limit of Winkler. Along the dike were quite damaged during that event.”  

Winkler’s Aidan Harder is preparing to face off with a bull—and a crowd—this weekend at the Miami Fair & Rodeo, as part of the Heartland Rodeo Association circuit. While relatively new to the sport, Harder has already built a strong foundation and a clear goal: earning his first championship belt buckle.

The Garden Valley School Division (GVSD) has several projects planned across different school sites, set to take place over the course of the summer 

“Our maintenance team is going to be very busy over the summer, as they usually are,” said GVSD Secretary Treasurer Kevin Vovchuk. “We are doing some meeting room renovations at GVC and GVC Tech.”  

Southern Health-Sante Sud is urging families to check their immunization records as measles cases continue to surge across the region.

Dr. Mahmoud Khodaveisi, Medical Officer of Health for Southern Health-Santé Sud, says the outbreak is concentrated in the southern part of the province.

“Since the beginning of this year, 113 cases as of June 14th reported in Manitoba,” notes Khodaveisi. “This is an underestimate of the real number of cases.”

We had a fantastic time celebrating our last classroom of the month for 2024-25, Mrs. Mac's grade 2 class at JR Walkof School in Winkler!

Canada's elections commissioner said Wednesday she has no evidence to suggest the federal election result in April was affected by foreign interference, disinformation or voter intimidation — even though the volume of complaints about the campaign shot way up.

In a preliminary report, Commissioner Caroline Simard said her office received more than 16,000 complaints about the spring campaign that ended on April 28 — seven times the number of complaints received in the 2019 and 2021 elections.

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is said to be recovering after collapsing on the Senate floor on Wednesday in the midst of debate on the federal government's major projects bill.

Brazeau, 50, rose to speak shortly after 4 p.m. before falling over sideways onto the floor.

A Senate spokesman says Brazeau appears to be recovering following an examination by paramedics.

Warning: The following video contains mild foul language and a medical event.

It was an emotional day as family and friends of Eli Jashyn were among the crowd that celebrated the grand opening of the multi-sport court in Morris last week. 
    
Incorporated into the new facility is a bench in memory of Eli, who passed away from cancer in 2022 at the age of 15. He would have graduated high school with his peers this past week.