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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.

After being dispatched to a landfill fire in Altona for mutual aid just one day prior, the Winkler Fire Department responded to a small structure fire on Thursday morning on 7th Street. This adds yet another call to what’s already been a busy few weeks for the department.  

Crews were dispatched at 11:47 a.m. on May 8 after reports of an exterior fire at a home. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the outside of the building, and no injuries were reported. 

New mandate called good time to overhaul business risk management programs and other policies that could help agriculture

Prime minister Mark Carney will name his cabinet May 12, and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has some advice for the incoming agriculture minister.

Kody Blois from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants served briefly after Carney replaced Justin Trudeau and is a strong candidate to continue.

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The Food for All fundraiser wrapped up this week with its final stop at Gardenland Co-op in Winkler, where the community once again showed up in a big way. The event, presented by Rede-Made Noodles and supported by local business sponsors, brought in a total of $5,853.13 in support of the Winkler & District Food Cupboard.

CANTERRA SEEDS recently announced it would be acquiring Alliance Seed, saying the move would strengthen their seed business and expand distribution across Western Canada.

The pedigreed seed operation will continue to operate as a standalone brand under CANTERRA SEEDS’s umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships.

Brent Derkatch, CEO of CANTERRA SEEDS says Alliance Seed has built an impressive portfolio and a network supported by committed seed growers.