Steinbach

Funeral For:  David H. Wiens 
Funeral Date: July 7, 2025 
David H. Wiens, 80, of Winnipeg formerly of Winkler and Carman, passed away Thursday, July 3rd at Winnipeg. He is survived by his loving wife Pat, bonus children Trish (Doug) with grandchildren Levi and Jayne (Nick); Sandra (Peter) with grandson Nathan; Junior (Linda) with grandchildren Hanna and Marcus; and daughters Angela and Terri. He also leaves his siblings John, Sarah (Penner), Mary (Dyck) and their families.

Funeral For:  Agatha Harms 
Funeral Date: July 7, 2025 
Agatha Harms, 92, of Winkler passed away Thursday, July 3rd at Salem Home. She is survived by 1 daughter. 
The funeral service for Agatha Harms will be held Monday, July 7th at 2pm at Chortitz Old Colony Church with burial at the church cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Sunday, July 6th from 1 to 7pm and at the church prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler. 

It has been a soggy morning for parts of Southern Manitoba. The hot and humid air moving through our province brought some intense thunderstorms overnight.

According to Manitoba Agriculture, these are the rain totals for Friday, as of 7 am:

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers came into the inaugural Stampede Bowl unbeaten and riding high in the saddle after being pegged — once again — as Canadian Football League contenders.

They are now exiting Cowtown after being thrown from their steed and then lassoed, hogtied and branded by the Calgary Stampeders in sloppy, mistake-filled 37-16 loss in front of 22,485 at McMahon Stadium, a result which drops them to 3-1 — ditto for the Stamps — and takes a whole pile of shine off what had been an impressive unbeaten start to the season.

With the grazing season underway there are some things producers can look at to help gauge the health of their rangelands. One indicator is the species composition; this includes which species and types of plants you are seeing as well as amount of each species. 3 terms that we often hear when talking about range health are decreaser, increaser, and invader which can be used to describe how plants respond to grazing pressure.

The Old West will be on full display as thousands clad in tassels, boots and buckles march through city streets today to kick off the Calgary Stampede.

Country superstar Shania Twain will saddle up and lead the parade on horseback before performing Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stampede runs until July 13.

The “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” singer, who was raised in Timmins, Ont., last took the stage at the Stampede in 2014.

The 600 residents of Lynn Lake in northern Manitoba are being told to leave town for the second time this year due to wildfires.

Town officials say a fire is threatening Manitoba Hydro transmission lines and, if those lines are damaged, the community could be without power for a month.

The town is offering transportation for evacuees and a reception centre has been set up in Brandon, about 1,100 kilometres by road to the south.

Adult and Teen Challenge has received the green light from Steinbach City Council to relocate its thrift store and offices into the city’s industrial park on the west side — a decision council supported unanimously.

The organization applied for a conditional use permit to operate at 16 Pioneer Road, within the M1 Light Industrial Zone. That zoning does not normally allow retail operations, but council made an exception based on the nature of the project and the existing structure on the site.

The Southeast Equity Coalition (SEEC) set up a small booth during Steinbach’s “Summer in the City” street festival in the middle of June, in order to gather information in the form of a survey from those attending the festival. 

Motorists of all kinds in the southeast are being urged to stay cautious following a spike in collisions this week. This includes staying on the lookout for motorcyclists.

Tara Seel, media and public relations lead with Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI), says warmer weather brings more two-wheeled drivers out on the roads.