PembinaValley

Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar have reached a new 5-year agreement.

The new supply agreement was announced in a press release on Friday.

Roger's Taber location is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada. Established almost 75 years ago, the Taber facility is supported by approximately 200 Southern Alberta farm families, which supply the refinery with sugar beets. 

According to the ASBG website, those farms harvest about 900,000 tonnes of sugar beets annually, which are turned into 125,000 tonnes of sugar or nearly 2 million cups!

130 Altona-area grade 6 students took their education outdoors on Thursday to learn more about the eco-system and sustainability.
    
It was all for Border Land School Division's (BLSD) inaugural ECO EXPO that saw the kids from area schools cycle through a series of workshops that included gardening, sewing, an outdoor scavenger hunt and more, all at the local park, Buffalo Creek Nature Park and the Rhineland Pioneer Centre.

An opportunity to celebrate and share the stories of those being supported, that was the focus of Thursday night's sold-out Gateway Resources fundraising Gala at Buttercup Celebration Hall just north of Winkler. More than 200 people attended.

The Under 18 Ice Time pilot program at Altona's Sunflower Gardens this past winter was well-received by the public, according to the town's Recreation Manager. 

Collaboratively developed with Altona Minor Hockey and the Altona Skating Club, the program offered additional ice time, free-of-charge, when the rink wasn't booked, giving youth more opportunities to hone their hockey and figure skating skills. In exchange, Altona Minor Hockey provided $2,500 to help offset some of the related expenses.

If you’ve wandered through Forest Books and Media in Winkler, Morklers in Morden, or found yourself in the Home Hardware in Holland, you may have spotted a pixel-art duck staring up at you from a bright little card box.  

You’ve just encountered DuckShot: a homemade card game designed and produced by 14-year-old Caleb Giesbrecht. 

Yes, 14. 

On May 8th, McDonald’s restaurants in Morden and Winkler were buzzing with excitement and generosity as the community came together for McHappy Day, an annual event where a portion of proceeds from every food and beverage item sold is donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and other local children’s organizations.

Lack of progress means time is growing short to get a successfull crop into the ground in Southern Alberta.

Contract negotiations are dragging on for Alberta sugar beet producers.

It’s already early May, and Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar, the sole sugar-beet processing plant left in Canada, still haven’t hammered out a deal.

Jennifer Crowson, executive director with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, cautioned the Western Producer in an email that she was limited in what she can share, other than that they are still in active negotiations.

The Winnipeg Jets responded with urgency in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series, taking an early lead and maintaining control throughout a 4–0 win over the Dallas Stars to even the series at one game apiece.

The Jets played much more like the Jets of the regular season, and that goes for Connor Hellebuyck as well. He would end up stopping 21 shots on his way to a shutout. It's his fourth playoff shutout of his career, and his first since 2021. Hellebuyck now has a record of 18-1-1 in the last 20 home games.

The Morris Advanced Robotics team closed out the VEX World Championships in Dallas, Texas with a 3-7 record. 

In the final update, leader, JP Jamieson, noted the team (88875M) lost its final two matches (the last by only one point).

We've arrived at another Made in Manitoba, and this weekend we are thrilled to introduce you to the Ontario based group Boreal, and music from their latest album "Winterbirds".

The group is comprised of Katherine Wheatley, Angie Nussey and Tannis Slimmon, and it's because of Tannis that Boreal is our guest this evening. Tannis grew up on a farm north of Oak Lake in Western Manitoba, attended high school in Virden and spent time living in Winnipeg before moving to Ontario.