PembinaValley

The middle of July started wet, with multiple rounds of shower activity moving across the region Monday.

"The first area of precipitation hugged the international border early Monday morning," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "The second round developed mid-afternoon and lasted into early Monday evening. The rainfall was developing along a frontal boundary that was draped between Southern Manitoba and North Dakota. Areas north of it topped out around 19 to 21 degrees for daytime highs. Meanwhile, Grand Forks landed between 28 and 30 degrees yesterday."

The Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS) says our province remains at a moderate to high fire danger level. Human activity, including arson, is contributing significantly to current wildfire conditions. As a result, critical firefighting resources are being diverted to respond to deliberately set fires, often in or near communities.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.

Carney also convened the group of ministers and senior officials a little over a month ago in response to an earlier wave of wildfires, which peaked in May and June, then receded, and have now flared up again.

More than 6,000 people are currently out of their homes in Manitoba, and the communities of Lynn Lake and Snow Lake ordered residents to flee for the second time in just weeks.

Increased water demands continue to be seen by the Pembina Valley Water Co-op. That from C.E.O. Dale Toews who noted all three water plants in Morris, Letellier and Stephenfield experienced single day production records in both May and June.

Local fire fighters have once again answered the call and have packed up and headed north to help in a new round of wildfire fighting efforts. 
    

The Manitoba government’s all-party committee exploring the future of local journalism concluded a series of province-wide public consultations on Friday. The final stop was held in Winkler, with Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson and Gimli also hosting events previously. The consultations aimed to focus on rural and northern media and cultural media such as French, Filipino, Punjabi and Chinese language publications.

Local coach Al Wirth along with 5 track stars from the Morden/Winkler areas are gearing up to head to Edmonton as part of the Western Canada Track Challenge this upcoming weekend.

Canada Post has confirmed the permanent closure of the Rosenfeld Post Office as of the end of day on Wednesday, July 9th. 

The closure, according to Canada Post, comes after ongoing efforts to fill the vacant postmaster position were unsuccessful. The Crown corporation also said they were unable to find a local business willing to take on hosting the post office. 

As we enter the heart of July and the back half of the 2025 growing season, producers are looking to protect their crops to help ensure they don’t lose any yield come harvest time. That’s especially the case for canola, as plants start heading towards full bloom and will start forming pods and seeds.  

The Pritchard Memorial golf tournament, in its 28th year, has become a thriving annual occurrence in the Pembina Valley.  

Year after year, the Carman-based event has grown in participants, funds raised, and prizes donated.