Steinbach

A familiar spring tradition returned to Steinbach Saturday morning, as families gathered at the Mennonite Heritage Village for the 4th annual Great Easter Egg Hunt, hosted in partnership with A&W Steinbach. 

Last year’s event saw around 1,100 participants, but organizers say this year’s turnout was even higher.

Scramble brings smiles, sunshine, and sweet treats 

Concert season is heating up, and Mix 96 listeners are scoring big on the Morning Show fuelled by Clearview Co-op! 

We've been giving away tons of concert tickets lately — and this is only the beginning. With summer festivals, outdoor shows and big-name acts rolling into Manitoba, you better believe there are many more chances to win on the way. 

One lucky listener, Theresa, recently beat the box office to land herself tickets to the Burt Block Party on August 17 featuring Harlequin, Chilliwack and the one-and-only Kim Mitchell. 

Easter is here, and for kids across the region, that means one thing — time to grab the baskets and get hunting! 

Radio host Corny Rempel met some local students and heard their favourite Easter egg hunt memories and traditions. And these stories? Absolutely eggstraordinary. 

Annika’s epic treasure map adventure 

Annika kicked things off with a hunt that goes way beyond chocolate. 

The City of Steinbach has received partial funding from the Manitoba government to continue its annual Dutch elm disease (DED) management program. 

In a letter to the City, Minister of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures Ian Bushie confirmed an advance payment for the program. 

The Local Urban District (LUD) committee of Blumenort is lowering its mill rate for 2025.

However, Chair Kevin Medeiros says taxes will still be going up on the LUD portion of their tax bill.

"The bill is going to increase because of assessment this year," he explains. "We knew the assessment was going to be going up this year for everyone. That was one of the reasons why we wanted to drop our mill rate."

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to strike down a key element of the Liberal government's environmental policy Friday as he and other party leaders got back on the campaign trail following the national leaders' debates in Montreal.

The campaigning Friday also coincided with the opening of the first of four days of advance polling across the country.

Both Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stayed in Quebec to make announcements Friday morning, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney made his way to Niagara Falls, Ont.

Long-time broadcaster Paul Edmonds believes this Winnipeg Jets team is built different from years past and that this group could be on a special path as they get ready to start the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight against the St. Louis Blues.

'White Out' a special thing for fans and the team

The City of Steinbach approved over $16.6 million in building permits in March, including several large multi-family residential developments that signal strong local growth and developer confidence. 

In total, permits were issued for 72 new residential units: five single or two-family homes and 67 units across multiple multi-family projects. The total residential project value for March came in at $13,324,892.50. 

Dolly the chicken wins hearts (and treats!) as Country 107's Pet of the Day 

We put the call out for cute, quirky, and lovable pets—and you delivered! 

The Rural Municipality of Ritchot is exploring the idea of introducing a community mascot to bring more spirit and identity to local events. 

Danielle Peters from the Recreation Department says the idea came from a realization that something was missing at their programs. 

“We were like ‘What could this missing piece be?’ And it's that piece of identity and we're like, ‘That would be kind of cool if we got a mascot’.”