Steinbach

Funeral For:  Ronald Ron Heinrichs 
Funeral Date: July 28, 2025 
Ronald Ron Heinrichs, 82, of Morden passed away Monday, July 21st at Tabor Home. He is survived by 2 sons and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Mary. 
A memorial service for Ronald Ron Heinrichs will be held Monday, July 28th at 2pm at Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden. 
Donations may be made to Tabor Home Foundation. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden. 

The Manitoba government says it has settled a lawsuit with the family of a woman who died during the COVID-19 pandemic while in the process of being transferred out of province due to a shortage of hospital beds.

Matt Wiebe, minister of justice and the province's attorney general, confirmed a settlement was recently reached with the family of Krystal Mousseau more than two years after Mousseau's mother first sued the provincial government and health agencies. 

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to identify cuts to program spending at their departments of 15 per cent by 2028-29.

The report, written by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives senior economist David Macdonald, says the federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada's new Arctic ambassador will play a key role in preserving sovereignty in the region as the military closely watches the movements of a Chinese icebreaker.

Iqaluit resident Virginia Mearns will be Canada's senior Arctic official on the world stage, following a career with local Inuit governments.

"Canada's Arctic ambassador is going to advance Canada's polar interests in multilateral forums," Anand told The Canadian Press in an interview from Inuvik, N.W.T.

The Island Breeze International Conference has come to a close, following six days filled with worship, music, cultural exchange, and meaningful connection. 

Isi Masi with Island Breeze Manitoba says it was an incredible experience to welcome people from all over the world, including the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, the United States, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji, the Caribbean, South Africa, and Samoa. 

"Astronomical numbers."

That is how Ritchot Mayor Chris Ewen is describing what he witnessed during the first six months of the construction season in his municipality.

Ewen says they got off to a bit of a slow start in 2025, after what he predicted would be a strong year. But then things changed. At the midway point of 2025, Ritchot was head and shoulders above 2024 in terms of building permits.

Roughly six generations ago, Mennonite families began arriving on the prairies — bringing them a life full of uncertainty.   

Two groups of Mennonites came to Manitoba. The first group settled in the East Reserve — now Steinbach, while the next settled one year later in the West Reserve — now Winkler and Altona.  

Seven years, 2,779 kilometres, and nearly $100,000 later, a La Broquerie man isn’t putting the brakes on his mission to help end childhood cancer.

Jean Gagnon, 60, has been participating in the Great Cycle Challenge (GCC) since 2019——a fundraiser that challenges Canadians to ride throughout the month of August and raise money in the fight against kids' cancer.

Community spirit is high at the Landmark Friendship Festival, through rain and shine.   

Though the evening started off with an intense spurt of rain, community members were quick to help attach walls to the tent and stick around for an evening of fun.   

Organizers Aleah and Pam say that as new members to Landmark, it is great to see the sense of community at this event.  

Welcome to another episode of Made in Manitoba, one we're particularly excited about because it's a debut. Altona based singer, songwriter and music producer Daggerss is joining us for the first time.