Steinbach

Steinbach’s summer street festival is officially underway as Summer in the City takes over Main Street for a weekend full of music, food, fun, and community connection. 

The celebration launched Friday morning with the Steinbach Credit Union pancake breakfast, marking the start of a three-day festival that runs through to Sunday — which also happens to be Father’s Day. 

An altercation Friday evening at Summer in the City in downtown Steinbach prompted a police response, and organizers say safety remains a top priority. 

Graham Pollock, operations chair for the annual festival, says he was made aware that someone had been arrested following the incident, which happened at the intersection of Main Street and Reimer Avenue at around 8:40pm. 

Funeral For:  Fred Wanke 
Funeral Date: June 21, 2025 
Fred Wanke, 90, of Menisino passed away Sunday, January 26th at Vita Personal Care Home. He is survived by his wife Margit, 5 sons, 2 sisters, 1 brother, and their families. He was predeceased by 1 son, 1 brother, and 2 brothers-in-law. 
A memorial service for Fred Wanke will be held Saturday, June 21st at 11am at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  

Public health officials are alerting the public to four new measles exposure sites in Manitoba, including a location in Steinbach. 

According to Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care, individuals who visited the Steinbach QuickCare Clinic at 381 Stone Bridge Crossing on June 10 between 12:50 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. may have been exposed to measles. Those affected are asked to monitor for symptoms until July 2. 

Manitoba star defender Ashton Bell was the first player selected in the PWHL's expansion draft and the Deloraine product will now join a stacked Vancouver team that's looking to make an instant impact on the league. 

The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees.

The last time the public service contracted was in 2015, when the number of people employed dropped just slightly from 257,138 to 257,034.

The number of public servants employed by the federal government fell from 367,772 to 357,965 over the last year.

Canada's fentanyl czar says the fight against the deadly opioid would get a boost from proposed new tools for law enforcement in the Liberal government's recently tabled border bill.

Kevin Brosseau, the federal point person on fentanyl, welcomes provisions in the Strong Borders Act to increase inspection powers, give police easier access to information, crack down on money laundering and improve control of chemicals used to make the drug.

It was a night to remember inside the Southeast Events Centre in Steinbach as the 9th Annual Manitoba Economic Development Awards handed out provincial honours for outstanding community growth projects and leadership.

Council for the Rural Municipality of Hanover has denied a request for a basement suite in Blumenort. 

Tommy Holstein appeared before Council Wednesday morning. Holstein wants to build a house at 62 Harvest Bay. He told Council that within this house he would like to include a basement suite for his parents. Holstein needed conditional use approval, as the neighbourhood is zoned R1 or single-family residential. 

Local hiker and traveler Bailey Braun decided to take on the base camp Everest as her next adventure.   

“I previously backpacked South America for three months. I did some trekking in Peru, in Chile, and in Argentina, which was quite phenomenal, to say the least.”  

Braun says that during her travels she met an old man who encouraged her to go to Nepal and take on Everest.