Steinbach

An evacuation order has been issued for Nopiming Provincial Park as wildfire conditions continue to escalate. Our province has also declared a state of local emergency for Nopiming, Wallace Lake, South Atikaki, and Manigotagan River provincial parks. These parks will remain closed to the public until conditions improve.

The following areas are affected by the evacuation order:

Prime Minister Mark Carney is giving his cabinet a major shakeup, moving several key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces to the front bench.

Carney's cabinet — 28 full ministers and 10 secretaries of state — retains prominent figures from former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government, including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne.

For the second straight day, temperature records were shattered across southern Manitoba on Monday. 

Steinbach broke a 67-year-old record when the temperature hit 34.7 degrees Celsius. That breaks the previous record for May 12th of 32.8 degrees, set in 1958.

Ten other locations also broke daily records on Monday, including:

Altona
New record of 34.8 
Old record of 32.8 set in 1958 

Carberry
New record of 33.3 
Old record of 31.1 set in 1977 

Carman
New record of 36.2 
Old record of 33.5 set in 1987 

UPDATE May 13, 11:00 am 

The office of the RM of Piney reported Tuesday morning that the State of Local Emergency order will remain in effect until conditions warrant lifting the order.

As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire is now covering 1,000 hectares and is labelled "out of control".

PR 203 from Badger to Carrick remains closed until further notice. 

The cautionary evacuation order for the south side of Whitemouth Lake Road near the townsite of Florze, which runs from Rd 65E to Rd 68E is still in effect. 

Some cottage owners at West Hawk Lake have been advised to be prepared for a possible evacuation. This is the result of an active wildfire near Ingolf, Ontario. 

According to Whiteshell Cottagers Association, the advisory was issued by Manitoba Parks. It says that due to the evolving nature of this wildfire, cottagers on the north side of West Hawk Lake are being advised to take precautionary steps and prepare for a possible evacuation.

This is not an evacuation order, but residents should have a plan in place, including:

Smile Cookie Week has wrapped up across Canada, and the results in Steinbach are nothing short of incredible. 

Tim Hortons' annual campaign sold more than 24,500 cookies in the city, raising $49,092 for ROC (Recreation Opportunities for Children) Eastman, a local non-profit organization dedicated to reducing barriers to recreation for children and families across the Eastman region. 

From April 28 to May 4, every dollar raised through Smile Cookie sales was donated directly to ROC, and the team is grateful to Tim’s for selecting them as this year’s recipient. 

Two vehicles were involved in a collision at the intersection of Brandt Street and Reimer Avenue.

Motorists should drive with caution through the area as crews work to clear the intersection. 

No further information is available at this time. 

Gregory John Gerolamy
December 16, 1952 – May 6, 2025

Early on May 6th, 2025, Gregory John Gerolamy, aged 72 years, passed away in the Palliative Care ward of Boundary Trails Health Center in Morden, MB. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ruth (nee Loewen), daughters Tanya (Mike) and Tenille (Ashley), all those to whom he was a brother-in-law, uncle & great-uncle and his four-legged buddy Tucker. He was predeceased by his parents Jerry & Leona Gerolamy, his sister Lynne Cox and parents-in-law Henry & Betty Loewen.

Funeral For:  Dan Thiessen 
Funeral Date: May 15, 2025 
Dan Thiessen, 71, of Altona formerly of Rosenfeld, passed away Saturday, May 10th in the RM of Emerson Franklin. He is survived by his wife Elsie, 2 daughters, 1 son, and their families. He was predeceased by 1 daughter in infancy. 
The celebration of life for Dan Thiessen will be held Thursday, May 15th at 2:07pm at Altona EMMC. Dan was known for setting odd times, never exactly on the hour. Burial will take place prior to the service at 1pm at Altona Cemetery. 

Travel to the United States took another hit in April with booking agents saying an "elbows up" attitude over the trade war has Canadians pulling back. 

Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S. in April fell on a year-over-year basis for the fourth consecutive month, preliminary numbers released by Statistics Canada showed Monday. The 1.2 million trips represented a 35.2 per cent drop from the same month in 2024 and 45.1 per cent lower than April 2019, before the pandemic.