Westman

Theft Under $5000

On March 17, 2025, a homeowner in the 600 block of Percy Street reported that items were stolen from their truck.  The incident was captured on security footage, and the suspect, a 39-year-old male, was identified.  On April 4, 2025, the suspect was arrested and later released to appear in court on April 7, 2025, on a charge of Theft Under $5000.

Breach of the Peace

The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control.

The NDP says housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2015 and the average asking rent hit $2,109 per month in January.

Police say they've charged a 31-year-old Ottawa man with several offences following an incident that placed an area of Parliament Hill under lockdown on Saturday.

Ottawa police said in a media statement Sunday that a man entered East Block in downtown Ottawa at 2:40 p.m. Saturday and started issuing threats to those inside.

Security officials isolated the man in a security screening area while police evacuated the building, which mostly houses offices for senators and their staff.

Police said the man surrendered peacefully after hours of negotiations.

This week Westman saw fun family time at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, and important announcements made.  We also saw a great fundraising opportunity for the Boissevain playground, as well as an upcoming info day on zebra mussels in Killarney!  

Blustery weather didn't keep the smiles away at the Royal Winter Fair!

From the Royal Farmyard to the Royal Courtyard to the main arena and everything in between there were plenty of smiles to go around! 

Tyler J. Ashton is biking across Canada through biting winter winds and freezing rain, turning his daily battle with chronic pain into a beacon of hope for others. The Port Coquitlam, B.C., native, who lives with the autoimmune disease ankylosing spondylitis (AS), rode through Portage la Prairie this week en route to Winnipeg from Brandon. His 11,000-kilometer ride aims to raise awareness and funds for the Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association (CSA) while proving that movement - despite immense physical challenges - can be transformative.

Funeral For:  Annie Kehler nee Thiessen 
Funeral Date: April 8, 2025 
Annie Kehler nee Thiessen, 76, of Winnipeg passed away Sunday, March 23rd at St. Boniface Hospital. She is survived by her husband John, 2 daughters, 1 son, 1 sister, 2 brothers, and their families. She was predeceased by 2 sisters and 4 brothers. 
The celebration of life for Annie Kehler nee Thiessen will be held Tuesday, April 8th at 11am at Springfield Heights Mennonite Church, 570 Sharron Bay, with burial at Sage Creek Cemetery (Mennonite Memorial Gardens). 

Residents and visitors to the town of Melita are noticing the new billboards at the entrances into their community, thanks to the efforts of the local art group, the Prairie Vision Arts Council, and students at Melita School.

The local arts group received a provincial grant through the Arts, Culture and Sports in Community Fund to enhance communities in Manitoba.  The three billboards outside Melita welcoming folks to town was a project that fit the description for the funding, especially since it was Melita and area students who would be partnering with Arts Council.

The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has been celebrating agriculture all week at the Keystone Centre, and the 4-H Manitoba simulation of a cow giving birth has been a fun interactive demonstration for families to experience this wonderful phenomenon that typically takes place out in the pasture in the springtime.

Tuesday of this past week was 4-H Day at the Fair where 4-H members from across the province had free admission, and the members participate in the evening show in the Westoba Place Arena, all to raise awareness to this dynamic youth program that's now around the world.

The Boissevain Playground Project is one of three Manitoba projects contending for the 2025 BASF Growing Home Contest and now it's down to the community vote to determine which community project gets the $25,000 First Place Prize.

Each year BASF accepts donations from across Western Canada for their Growing Home contest for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.  They receive hundreds of community project nominees and narrow it down to three finalists per province for the public to vote on.

Manitoba Agriculture farm management specialist Ben Hamm calls low enrollment in the federal AgriStability program a “missed opportunity” for livestock and crop producers. The income-based risk management tool, he argues, offers broader protection at lower costs than alternatives—yet only 20 per cent of eligible producers use it.