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“Our job as a private treatment center is to eliminate as many hoops as we possibly can.”

Jacqueline Hoffman, CEO and co-owner of Prairie Sky Recovery Centre, is working hard to get the word out about their 21-day Emotional Health & Wellness Program.

“Our job as a private treatment center is to eliminate as many hoops as we possibly can.”

Jacqueline Hoffman, CEO and co-owner of Prairie Sky Recovery Centre, is working hard to get the word out about their 21-day Emotional Health & Wellness Program.

Anyone who has undergone a home or cottage building project will know first-hand the sometimes considerable wait times associated with the design phase. It’s a province-wide issue, and one Marshall Drafting & Design was established to help address.

After opening in July 2023, Boyne River Bistro has been serving food in Carman for almost a year now and has seen much success doing so. 

For every childcare space in Steinbach and the surrounding area, three or four children are currently in need of one. Kinder Korner, for example, has a preschool waiting list that recently surpassed 400.

“Steinbach is a bit of a childcare desert,” says Dana Cyrenne. “The need is so great that we thought it was time for us to be proactive and start looking at what we can do to offer the community some more spaces.”

When Jo Unger opened Steinbach’s Dairy Queen on June 5, 1989, she instantly became a plumber, electrician and mechanic.

“I couldn’t afford to hire people to do that work for me,” she recalls. “I had to do that myself.”

Unger, who was enrolled in the University of Manitoba’s Certified General Accounting program at the time, paused her studies to open the Dairy Queen. For three years she worked every day, open to close, and frequently dipped into her savings account to keep the business afloat.

Tick season has begun. And the mosquitoes are coming. Yes, the warmer weather is pleasant, and most Manitobans understand the importance of enjoying it with applications such as bug repellent and sunscreen.

But what about our pets? What is parasite season?

“Basically, anytime the temperature goes above freezing, it’s parasite season,” says veterinarian Amritpal Baath. “Along with the ticks, fleas can be out when the temperature becomes more favourable, and as the temperature warms up further, like above 14℃, the mosquito activity also increases.”

Our final total for 2024 is: $99,832.95

Thank you to the CHVN family for your generosity in this year's Nobody But Jesus Radiothon! Thanks to your generosity, and the generosity of anonymous sponsors who provided matching funds, we raised just shy of $100,000 for Union Gospel Mission.

Not only that, but operators prayed with 35 individuals, and the staff and volunteers at UGM will continue to pray over those requests.

Whether it’s the music, rides, food, or free activities for the kids, Summer in the City (June 14-16 in Steinbach) truly has something for everyone – and the festival continues to grow year over year.

Festival Coordinator Carla Campbell is enthusiastic about all the new ways the festival is drawing in the community: Market in the City, Paddles in the City, Race in the City, and Cornhole!

“We’re a celebration of arts, culture, and heritage on Main Street in Steinbach,” says Campell. “And it all kicks off Friday celebrating Steinbach’s 150th birthday!”

Have you ever heard that expression or told that to someone else? We have all watched a movie in which the main character stumbles along making decisions that make us cringe. We know what the person needs to do - has to do - but somehow doesn’t do. Then, at some point in the movie when everything seems hopeless, someone trustworthy tells the main character to just follow his or her heart and then when he does do that, everything turns out in a way that makes us sigh and tell everyone what a great movie it was.