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Funeral For: Irene Martha Krieger nee Hartwig 
Funeral Date: August 28, 2025 
Irene Martha Krieger nee Hartwig, 86, of Morden passed away Thursday, August 14th at Boundary Trails Health Center. She is survived by 5 daughters, 1 son and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Sam.  
A memorial service for Irene Martha Krieger nee Hartwig will be held Thursday, August 28th at 2pm at Westside Community Church, Morden with ash interment at Hillside Cemetery.  
Donations may be made to Boundary Trails Health Center Palliative Care. 

As global trade dynamics shift and tariffs become more of a concern, Canada’s canola industry is looking inward.

Andre Harpe, chair of the Canadian Canola Growers Association and a farmer from Grand Prairie, Alberta, says the industry needs to focus more on renewable fuel as a strategy to support growers and build long-term resilience.

Every year in mid-September Federated Co-op launches their Fuel Good Day where 5 cents from every purchase of fuel at their C-store gas bowsers go towards an organization or project in that community.  

Each year Boundary Co-op matches that 5 cents with 5 cents of their own!  In addition $1 from every Co-op coffee and slush sold also is added to the pot.

Three communities benefit from these proceeds each year; Boissevain, Deloraine and Killarney.

"We've got three great groups again this year," shares Marketing Manager, Cheryl Rushing. 

Support service agencies, women's shelters and the Brandon Police are seeing an increase in gender-based violence, also known as domestic abuse, in the City of Brandon.

Samaritan House Ministries has multiple programs and supports, including Mary's House, a second-stage women's shelter for women to live, with some services attached to it so they're supported in some capacity.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada could deploy military troops to Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.

Carney made the remarks at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting between the two.leaders in Kyiv, where the prime minister made an unannounced stop Sunday.

When asked what kind of security guarantees Canada could provide to Ukraine, Carney said Ukraine's own military must be supported but that more than that will be required.

"I would not exclude the presence of troops," he said.

Heading into the 2025-26 minor hockey season, Hockey Manitoba has announced they will be launching the 'Green Armband Initiative', a program designed for younger officials, starting in the Pembina Valley with plans for it to expand province wide in the future.

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RCMP say they’ve found the body of a 29-year-old Norwegian hiker who disappeared in northern Manitoba while on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness. 

Mounties from the Gillam RCMP detachment say police, Parks Canada officers and community searchers from Fort Severn, Ont., were on the west side of the Hayes River on Sunday morning when they received a report from a helicopter pilot who believed he'd spotted the missing hiker’s body. 

They say the searchers went to the area and confirmed the body belonged to the overdue man. 

Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal public servants suggests.

The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey asked federal government employees a range of questions about their satisfaction with their workplace, including about their leadership, well-being and compensation.

One question asked public servants if they would recommend their department or agency as a "great place to work."

Access Credit Union is entering a fresh chapter. 

On September 2nd, the province’s largest credit union will welcome a new president and chief executive officer — a community member from the Pembina Valley who is no stranger to the world of banking.  

Witnessing a changing landscape 

Myrna Wiebe will take up the role.  

Southern Manitoba could see a touch of frost overnight, a reminder that summer is winding down as students prepare to return to school next week.

Frost risk tonight only

Environment Canada is calling for clear skies tonight with temperatures dropping to 4 C. With light winds expected overnight, forecasters say there is a risk of frost developing in low-lying areas. Fog patches could also form.

The chilly temperatures will be short-lived. By Monday afternoon, the forecast calls for sunshine and a high of 23 C, with overnight lows around 9 C.