Steinbach

Plant 2025 is well underway across the prairies and generally ahead of the seasonal averages.

Canada's Outlook for Principal Field Crops came out yesterday.

Some of the highlights for the 2025-26 growing season:

As farmers continue their seeding operations, the latest crop report brings a mix of optimism and caution. 

Crop Extension Specialist Tyce Masich says at this point 72 per cent of the provincial crop is now planted; that's an increase of 23 per cent from last week. 

He notes it's a smaller increase than the week before, largely due to rain delays in parts of the south and east regions of the province. 

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline.

Canada Post meanwhile said Thursday it's already seeing mail volumes decline ahead of another possible labour disruption and is pushing for an urgent resolution.

Spokesperson Lisa Liu said Canada Post hasn't yet received a response from the union about its proposals issued a day earlier.

The postal service is ready to resume bargaining "as soon as possible" with a mediator at the table, she said.

If you thought wildlife rehabilitation was all syringes and serious faces, Zoe Nakata is here to prove otherwise.

The Executive Director of Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre dropped by the Country 107 studio this morning, where she joined Carly Koop for a round of rapid-fire Q&A—and let’s just say, we covered everything from blanket snuggles to diva swans, with a healthy dose of owl obsession thrown in for good measure. The Centre is hosting a baby Shower on Saturday and questions asked were all about baby animals that visit the crew at Wildlife Haven. 

Road resurfacing work, which began on Tuesday along Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 12 in Steinbach, will cost the province $24 million.  

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor says that their goal is to keep people and goods moving on safe roadways.  

Our province is toughening burn restrictions today.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service says changes took effect at 8 am. This is due to wildfire danger levels and ongoing human-caused wildfires across the province. 

According to the Manitoba Wildfire Service, the wildfire danger is moderate throughout our province, however, the southeast corner and northwest remain dry. 

Funeral For:  Annie Plett 
Funeral Date: May 24, 2025 
Annie Plett, 84, of Winnipeg passed away Saturday, May 17th at her residence. She is survived by 1 daughter, 2 sons, 2 sisters, 1 sister-in-law and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph, 4 sisters, 2 brothers, 4 brothers-in-law and 1 sister-in-law. 
The funeral service for Annie Plett will be held Saturday, May 24th at 2pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 
Donations may be made to Operation Smile Canada. 

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (6-6) erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the third inning en route to an 11-6 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen (4-6) on a pleasant Wednesday evening at Blue Cross Park. The win marks the Goldeyes’ third straight, bringing them back to .500 on the season.
 
Milwaukee opened the scoring early, as Micker Adolfo delivered run-scoring single in the top of the first to give the visitors a 1-0 edge. Winnipeg responded in the bottom of the second when Gustavo Sosa lined a single up the middle to score Tanner O’Tremba and tie the game at 1-1.

Efforts are being made to preserve a historical building in your community.

The St. Joachim Parish in La Broquerie received historical status in 2000. While there are many older structures across Manitoba, very few have historical status, especially in the southeast. Lucien Grenier, a member of the church’s financial committee, shares that such status is remarkable not only to the people in the municipality or town of La Broquerie, but to anyone with a family history of immigration to Canada.

It was a full house at Tuesday night’s Niverville Town Council meeting, as residents, business owners, and supporters filled the room to weigh in on eight public hearings, six of which focused on a new commercial development at 300 Drovers Run, on the west side of Niverville.