Steinbach

Physiological Leaf Spot is suspected in a number of winter wheat fields in Southern Alberta.

Physiological leaf spot (PLS) appears as round or oval lesions that may be yellow or bleached white to gray in color. Lesions may also have a dark center with a narrow chlorotic (yellow) halos and tend to be more numerous toward the tip of the leaf blade. PLS lesions are often found in the upper canopy, and missing or rare on lower leaves.

Three Factors Favoring Physiological Leaf Spot (PLS):

The Canadian citizen believed to be on an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff is a dentist from Mississauga, Ont., her family has confirmed.

The husband of Nirali Sureshkumar Patel said she was on board the London-bound flight that crashed Thursday, killing at least 240 people.

Patel's dental clinic referred The Canadian Press to the husband, who said that he was in the process of booking travel to India for himself and the couple's one-year-old child.

A church in Hanover has been given municipal approval to run a private school. 

Peace River Gospel Church, located southeast of Mitchell needed conditional use approval in order to establish the school on their property. The church is located along Road 35 North, north of Homestead Crescent. 

Herbert Unrau appeared before Hanover Council Wednesday morning. Unrau told Council that they want to run the school within their existing church building. An expansion of the building or construction of a new building is something they may consider in the future.

A new event aimed at bringing people together is coming to Giroux in just over one week.

Organizer Rebecca Waczko says the gathering will be a picnic and market, taking place at the community’s picnic shelter on June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

"We are going to have a barbecue, live music, (and) we're going to have Steinbach Animal and Area Rescue come with some adoptables. ROC Eastman will be there collecting used sports goods," she says.

U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry

A Canadian food industry executive is telling pulse companies to stick with their sustainability messaging despite attempts by powerful people to undermine the movement.

Murad Al-Katib, president of AGT Food and Ingredients, said U.S. president Donald Trump has been very vocal about his disdain for the green movement.

When High Valley hits the stage Friday night at Summer in the City in Steinbach, fans can expect more than just great music—expect a full-on, family-style sing-along. Lead singer Brad Rempel says it’s going to be a lot of fun, describing the show as “kind of a big group karaoke session.”

Max Murphy clubbed his 93rd and 94th home runs in a Winnipeg Goldeyes uniform Wednesday evening, surpassing franchise legend Reggie Abercrombie to become the team’s all-time home run leader.
 
Winnipeg (13-16) secured the series win with an 11-2 victory over the Chicago Dogs (14-16) at Impact Field.

Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States.

A University of Toronto research group that has been monitoring the meetings of world leaders since 1998 says its analysis shows Canadian protests are more peaceful and smaller.

But similar to the recent demonstrations in Los Angeles, they're likely to be against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Another change in traffic flow will start Thursday morning in Steinbach. This is to accommodate the work being done at the Highway 12 and Loewen Boulevard intersection.

The Southeast Event Centre is getting closer to the full grand opening and progress continues on completing the facility.

While the building has been in use for several months, several key amenities remain under construction. That includes the children’s play zone, the walking track, and the gymnasium — all of which are now expected to open before the end of summer.

A few delays, but progress is steady

Michelle Sawatzky-Koop, Director of Communications, Marketing and Sales for the Southeast Event Centre, says they had hoped to open the children’s area sooner.