Steinbach

Funeral For:  Helen Reddekop 
Funeral Date: May 23, 2025 
Helen Reddekop, 87, of Steinbach passed away Monday, May 19th at Bethesda Place. She is survived by her husband Gerald, 3 daughters, 1 son, and their families.  
The funeral service for Helen Reddekop will be held Friday, May 23rd at 5pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel with burial at Heritage Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the chapel prior to the service.  
Donations may be made to Southern Health Bethesda Place. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  

A cottage at Falcon Lake went up in flames Tuesday evening. Locals say the cottage was formerly owned by Peter Nygard. 

At approximately 8:50 pm, Falcon Lake RCMP received a report of a structure fire in Block 11 at Falcon Lake.

Officers attended the scene and saw the cottage engulfed in flames. 

The local fire department, with assistance from the Province of Manitoba Wildfire Service, attended and extinguished the blaze.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

Drake Meats has announced a significant expansion with the construction of a new federally inspected plant in Saskatoon. This marks the first major expansion for the company, which has been operating out of its original plant in Drake, Saskatchewan.

Funeral For:  John B. Sawatzky 
Funeral Date: May 23, 2025 
John B. Sawatzky, 87, of Winnipeg passed away Sunday, May 18th at his home. He is survived by his wife Sara, 1 daughter, 2 sons, 3 sisters, 5 brothers and their families. He was predeceased by 2 sisters. 
A memorial service for John B. Sawatzky will be held Friday, May 23rd at 11am at Portage Avenue Church, 1420 Portage Avenue. 
Donations may be made to Square One World Media or MCC. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  
 

Funeral For:  Helena Wiebe nee Loewen 
Funeral Date: May 23, 2025 
Helena Wiebe nee Loewen, 60, of Winkler passed away Sunday, May 18th at Boundary Trails Health Centre. She is survived by her husband Peter, 4 daughters, 1 son, and their families.  
The funeral service for Helena Wiebe nee Loewen will be held Friday, May 23rd at 2pm at Winkler Sommerfeld Mennonite Church with burial at Rosenbach Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Thursday, May 22nd from 1 to 6pm and at the church prior to the service. 

Steinbach RCMP are asking the public to help identify a woman wanted in connection to a theft at Good n' Natural.

The incident happened on Saturday, May 3rd at approximately 2:30 pm. 

Police allege that the female arrived at the store on foot and then stole makeup products. She then left on foot.

She is described as wearing a white tank top and blue jeans with pink-coloured hair.

Volunteers were on hand, Tuesday evening, to welcome home residents from the RM of Lac du Bonnet and the RM of Alexander who had been evacuated last week, due to the wildfires.  

The Lac du Bonnet Emergency Coordinator sent a notice at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday to all residents from the junction of PR 313 and Belluk Road to the junction of PR 313 and PR 315 that they may return home.   

The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management.

Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, said this is a "delicate moment" and that new Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has his work cut out for him.

Prier said the Trudeau government made several questionable decisions that eroded trust among workers. They included a messy return-to-office rollout that was conducted without consulting employees, he said.

The Manitoba government faced more questions about its property tax reforms Tuesday after some homeowners did not receive a promised $1,500 credit on their annual bill.

Finance Minister Adrien Sala said there was a problem with some homeowners not registering their properties as their primary residence, which is a condition to get the credit. He put part of the blame on municipal governments.

Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of Canada in a tricky position ahead of its June interest rate decision, with some economists arguing a second straight pause is now more likely.

"It is going to make it a much more challenging backdrop for the Bank of Canada to continue cutting rates, at least in the near term," said Benjamin Reitzes, managing director of Canadian rates and macro strategist at BMO Capital Markets.