Westman

At this past week's Tribute to Tourism Awards at the Backyard on Aberdeen in Brandon, Killarney took home two significant wins; Event of the Year over $10K budget, and the Partnership Award.

The annual event is hosted by Tourism Westman and shines a light on the significant events and the volunteers that facilitate them in our Westman communities.

Event of the Year (budget over 10k): Killarney Community Events Committee Outdoor Concert

Funeral For:  Fred Wanke 
Funeral Date: June 21, 2025 
Fred Wanke, 90, of Menisino passed away Sunday, January 26th at Vita Personal Care Home. He is survived by his wife Margit, 5 sons, 2 sisters, 1 brother, and their families. He was predeceased by 1 son, 1 brother, and 2 brothers-in-law. 
A memorial service for Fred Wanke will be held Saturday, June 21st at 11am at Birchwood Funeral Chapel. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach.  

He sold his first million-dollar pre-sort cattle sale in Kelvington, Saskatchewan at just 12 years old and hasn't looked back!

Last week, Branch Manager at Heartland Livestock Services in Brandon, Brennin Jack won the Reserve Champion at the World Livestock Auctioneering Championship in Iowa, placing second in the 30-competitor lineup.  The Livestock Marketing Association convention was held in Omaha, Nebraska with the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship being held at Dunlap Livestock Auction in Dunlap, Iowa.

Manitoba star defender Ashton Bell was the first player selected in the PWHL's expansion draft and the Deloraine product will now join a stacked Vancouver team that's looking to make an instant impact on the league. 

Parks Canada aquatic invasive species inspections are required for all non-motorized watercraft and water-related equipment entering park waters.

Protecting our water bodies is a shared responsibility. Everyone has an important role to play. When accessing any authorized waterbody, follow the Clean, Drain, Dry protocol, have your equipment inspected by Parks Canada staff, and decontaminated as necessary.

A great message from Manitoba Public Insurance as every life on the road matters — let's work together to protect cyclists by staying alert, driving with care, and always sharing the road.

The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees.

The last time the public service contracted was in 2015, when the number of people employed dropped just slightly from 257,138 to 257,034.

The number of public servants employed by the federal government fell from 367,772 to 357,965 over the last year.

Canada's fentanyl czar says the fight against the deadly opioid would get a boost from proposed new tools for law enforcement in the Liberal government's recently tabled border bill.

Kevin Brosseau, the federal point person on fentanyl, welcomes provisions in the Strong Borders Act to increase inspection powers, give police easier access to information, crack down on money laundering and improve control of chemicals used to make the drug.

Made in Manitoba's weekly spotlight continues tonight with a return visit from Aysanabee, who is giving us an early listen to his brand new album that's only coming out June 20th. It's called "Edge of the Earth", and was a different musical journey and creative experience for the two-time Juno award winner.

His first album "Watin" focused on sharing the stories of his late grandfather, his second was "Here and Now" and he describes it as a break-up album.

Applied Research Crop Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Scott Chalmers, calls this spring's seeding season a 'split start', but in the end we're off to a great start!

"So, we had an early start. A lot of people seeded their serials and corn nice and early, and then we had that soggy May long weekend, which was perfect because, you know, when it decided to rain it sure rained and we ended up with 2 1/2 to 3 inches in the area, which laid kind of a really nice foundation for seeding our shallow and expensive crops like canola for example," explains Chalmers.