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Please note the Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress has implemented an immediate fire ban on any open fires today, July 14, 2025 – effective immediately.

** Fires contained within enclosed fire pits are still permitted**

JULY 12 REPORT: 

Warrants Executed 

• On Friday July 11th at 4:55pm, Police conducted a traffic stop in the 1400 block of 13th St. The passenger in the vehicle was found to have an Endorsed Warrant for her arrest for Failing to Comply with her Probation Order. The 27yr old female was arrested and then released on an Appearance Notice with a Court date set in August. 

You can call in to ask host Carla Hrycyna all of your gardening questions live every Saturday morning starting at 9:15am: 1-800-374-3315

Funeral For:  Margaret Harder nee Dueck 
Funeral Date: July 17, 2025 
Margaret Harder nee Dueck, 93, of Altona passed away Saturday, July 12th at Altona Memorial Health Centre. She is survived by 2 daughters, 6 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Ed, 1 daughter, 1 son, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 grandson. 
The funeral service for Margaret Harder nee Dueck will be held Thursday, July 17th at 2pm at South Park Mennonite Brethren Church, Altona with burial at Altona Cemetery. 

The following is the RCMP report to June 23, 2025.  This reporting period, police responded to the following calls for service.

- 55 traffic violations

- 25 provincial statute (Mental Health Act, Fire Prevention Act, Coroner's Act, 911 Act)

- 18 common police activities (alarms, suspicious persons/vehicles, assistance to general public)

- 20 crimes against property 

- 14 other criminal code

- 9 crimes against person

- 3 traffic accidents

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

On Sunday, July 6th Manitoba said farewell to one of our province's true leaders in the ag industry.  Founder, President and CEO of Mazergroup, Bob Mazer, passed away quietly surrounded by his family after what seems an all-too short battle with cancer. 

After last week’s tropical heat wave southwest Manitoba is enjoying more moderate temperatures this week. 

Applied Research Analyst with Manitoba Agriculture, Scott Chalmers, says overall we’re 100% of normal with crop heat units – but still below normal rainfall. 

It was another good year for the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association and President Trevor Gompf is quite happy with where things are and excited for where they're going.

Looking back, there's a highlight in particular that Gompf is proud of. "The last few years, our association has hosted the Canadian High School Rodeo Association Finals. That's where the top six in the high school and top five in the junior high in each province come to Brandon for the Canadian Finals."

Summer brings with it the smells and sights of outdoor cooking, but it is also necessary to ensure that the practice is done safely.  

Important distance  

Captain Jonathan Baumgart of Morden Fire & Rescue reminds the community that when it comes to barbecuing, keeping a safe distance from the house is important.  

“If you have your barbecue too close to the home, that radiant heat from the grill can transfer to the home,” he said.  

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India.

Anand was in Japan and Malaysia this week for her first trip to the region since taking over as foreign minister in May. Her message coming out of that trip was that Canada's foreign policy is shifting — though not abandoning — the priorities set by the previous Liberal government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.