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Corny Rempel took Feel Good Fridays to the splash park at EA Friesen Park in Steinbach. This week, two lucky families will be enjoying some free food thanks to the generosity and community spirit of the Steinbach Auto Dealers.

Watch the video to see what happens when one mom pays it forward to another. 

AD Penner Park in Steinbach was a colourful sight on Friday evening as people came out for the first ever IRAL Colour Fest. 

IRAL stands for International Reggae Afro Latin. 

The festival was put on by Nevillle Hamilton, a local musician, and one of the owners of Di Reggae Grill. 

He says this event was a great way to bring people together with music and fun activities. 

For all cellular users on the Rogers network, the only calls out that can be made are for emergencies. 

The issue seems to span across a few Canadian provinces as customers start the day. The issue started in the middle of the night.

According to a website that tracks outages, it says that 'Rogers is having issues since 02:20 AM EST.'

Rogers tweeted just before 8 AM that they were aware of the issues.

One person was taken to hospital following a collision near Oakwood Golf Course. 

Emergency crews responded to the single vehicle crash at around 6:45 pm on Dawson Road. 

The Richer Fire Department reports the driver of the motorcycle was taken to hospital by ambulance. 

Further details are not available. 

Sponsored by IRAL Colour Fest

A new festival is coming to Steinbach this summer, and it’ll be the most colourful the Southeast has ever seen.

IRAL Colour Fest will be taking place at Steinbach’s A.D. Penner Park on Friday, July 8th.

IRAL stands for International Reggae Afro Latin. The festival is being put on by Nevillle Hamilton, a local musician, and one of the owners of Di Reggae Grill.

Manitoba RCMP report that a 19-year-old driver, with an Intermediate licence, was caught going 170 km/h on Highway 1, near the Highway 12 overpass, at 6:47pm on July 1.  
 

A roadside breath demand was requested and the driver blew a 32, which is a FAIL, as Intermediate licence holders have a ZERO Blood Alcohol Content requirement.

RCMP report that the driver claimed she was on her way home from Reynold’s pond and “was just slowing down to pass a semi”  

It will be a busy long weekend in our communities and across the province as we celebrate Canada Day and the start of summer vacation for students. 

Canada Day Events in the Southeast:

RocketRez Canada Day Celebration in Steinbach

Sponsored by A&W Steinbach

It’s a story 60 years in the making, and A&W in Steinbach wants to join in the celebration of old and new!

A&W in Steinbach celebrates six decades on June 23rd. In preparation for the celebration, owner Tamara Williamson has displayed a lot of research thanks to the expertise of Wes Keating.

"Wes looked into the newspaper archives and dug up some information and history. He actually found the original grand opening ad in the paper. So, we copied the date, June 23rd, for our grand opening."

Sponsored by Steinbach Dodge

To say Dom Trotta is happy about his recent move to Steinbach would be something of an understatement.

"I’d always heard great things,” he says. “I like the idea of smaller city living. My wife is from a small town and she always wanted to go back to small-town or city living. So when the opportunity came up, we jumped all over it. It’s exciting!"

Summer In The City made its return to downtown Steinbach. The weekend began with the Steinbach Credit Union pancake breakfast and continues with Mainstage shows, Wonder Shows midway, Cultures In The City, Kids In The City, Worship In The City and more.