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The Morden Christian Programs Committee is inviting the whole community to a weekend of worship, teaching, and music at the Corn & Apple Festival, culminating in a Sunday gathering that intentionally welcomes Morden’s many languages and church traditions.

Dwight Martens is chair of the Morden Christian Programs Committee that has been organizing the Christian programming at the Corn Apple Festival since 1990.

From Friday, August 1, 2025 to Saturday, November 15, 2025 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED, except by permit, in the municipalities of Rosser, Headingley, St. François Xavier, Cartier, Macdonald, Ritchot, Taché, Springfield, East St. Paul and West St. Paul.

For Friday, August 22, 2025 through Sunday, August 24, 2025 crop residue burning is NOT AUTHORIZED except by permit in all municipalities and zones in Manitoba due to windy conditions.

The Morden Corn & Apple Festival, a three-day event that draws in visitors from all over the province each August and marks the close of summer for many people, is just around the corner. 

Funeral For:  Alvina Doerksen nee Dueck 
Funeral Date: August 24, 2025 
Alvina Doerksen nee Dueck, 80, of Winkler passed away Tuesday, August 19th at Winnipeg. She is survived by 1 daughter, 2 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Jake. 
A memorial service for Alvina Doerksen nee Dueck will be held Sunday, August 24th at 3pm at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church with burial prior to the service at 2pm at Westridge Memorial Gardens. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Saturday, August 23rd from 1 to 6:30pm. 

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises there is a low fire danger in the majority of the province today and the status of five fires of note (EA061, NO005, NO026, NO042 and NO047) has changed from out of control to being held and fire NO002 is now under control.

When it comes to restoring our canola trade with China, the Canadian canola industry wants to see action and engagement from all levels of government with everyone working together to protect our market share.

Premier Scott Moe along with his Agriculture Minister Darryl Harrison and Trade and Export Minister Warren Kaeding met with federal/provincial canola groups, as well as exporters, canola crush and value-added companies.

The Crown will not appeal the acquittals of five former world junior hockey players after their high-profile sexual assault trial, one of the defence lawyers in the case said Thursday.

Daniel Brown, who represented Alex Formenton, said he has been informed of the prosecutors' decision. The Ministry of the Attorney General did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Formenton, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were all acquitted of sexual assault, and McLeod of a separate charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.

Air Canada says it expects to be operating close to its full network schedule by Friday. 

The airline says it is continuing to ramp up its operations in a press release Thursday. 

This comes after the airline reached a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants on Tuesday to end a strike that began on Saturday. 

The strike disrupted the airline's operations, resulting in the cancellation of flights. 

Mark Nasr, Air Canada's chief operations officer, said in the release that the airline is restoring operations ahead of its plan. 

As the wildfires raged all around Flin Flon at the end of May, evacuees left their homes and belongings behind as they headed to central and southern Manitoba for safety.   Among those evacuees were former Killarney pastor and his wife, Darryl and Cindy Hartwig.  The Hartwigs are members of the Adult and Teen Challenge team at Denare Beach, located just 20 km southwest of Flin Flon where Darryl is campus manager.  The Teen Challenge students and the staff were directed to Steinbach in early June where their students could continue their program in Steinbach.

Manitoba potato growers have officially started harvesting this year’s crop, with early reports indicating healthy yields across the province.

Susan Ainsworth, general manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association, says conditions have been favourable for farmers.

“It’s been a really good season. We had good temperatures and moisture to get the crop off to a good start,” Ainsworth notes. “The quicker we can get that crop established, the better the yields, and that’s why the crop looks really good.”