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Morden’s Access Event Centre was packed Saturday night for the 2025 Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. In total there were nine individuals, one family, one in the builders category, three teams and three honourary life members inducted Saturday night. 

As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets ready to host U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders at the G7 summit in Alberta, analysts say Canada's most important goal will be to keep the G7 from falling apart — even if that means not issuing a joint statement.

"Keeping this informal international organization together will, I think, be a mark of success," said Sen. Peter Boehm, a former diplomat who played a central role in Canada’s participation in the G7 for decades.

Over the weekend, longtime broadcaster Clayton Dreger was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dreger retired in January of this year and he says it's been everything he thought it would be. "Awesome," he says with that well known smile. "That's the word I've told everybody who's asked, it really is. When 7:30 p.m. rolled around and you knew that it was time to go to bed because the alarm goes off at 2:00 a.m. No, it's just so amazing to stay up till 11:30 and wake up at 6:50, plan your day, do whatever, yeah, it's been pretty special."

The historic ties and long-standing working relationship between the United Kingdom and Canada are not just reflections of the past, but are very much needed "in the here and now," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday. 

Starmer said the two Commonwealth members think and work alike, having collaborated for years on issues of security, defence, trade and the economy.

Starmer met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Sunday before the two leaders headed for the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta.

Former Foodgrains rep for Manitoba, Gordon Janzen, has been tapping into his adventure spirit challenging himself to tackle those things on his bucket list.

'Hello to the Manitoba Foodgrains community. It feels like a while since I finished my work at Foodgrains Bank in March, and it is good to see Dale connecting so well with communities across the region.

Manitoba and northern Ontario rep (all the way to Thunder Bay) for Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Dale Friesen, has been making the rounds, touring across his region to meet and greet partner Foodgrains communities and learn more about their projects.

Friesen stepped into the role upon the retirement of former rep, Gordon Janzen.  He says the first 5 months of this new position has been great in getting to know the folks behind the projects.

This past Friday, 32 people graduated from the Safety Officer 1 program at Assiniboine College - 'a proud milestone on their journey to serve and protect,' shared Brandon Police Services.

'We're especially excited to welcome seven of these grads as the newest cadets joining the Brandon Police Service family.  With over 300 years of combined policing experience guiding their training, these graduates are stepping into their roles with knowledge, courage and a strong desire to help their communities.'

The Oak Lake-Sifton Fire Department recently deployed a team of four, consisting of David Houston, Justin Decroliere, Cody Davies from Whitehead Fire Dept - EST 2005 and Joel Neumier (not pictured) from 

Sometimes I don't think our dad's get enough recognition for all the things they do to help our families do all the things they do; from coaching kids' hockey to building a deck to putting in the crop, we sometimes expect the men in our lives are superheroes who can do everything they like to do, as well as everything we ask of them!

Today, on Father's Day I wish to recognize our dads, husbands and grandpas for all the many ways they bless our families.

Hat's off to the Men in our Lives!

A local wood systems manufacturing company in Boissevain is helping the Boissevain school playground committee raise money to replace the aging school playground equipment. 

Western Archrib is challenging the businesses and producers in Boissevain to make a donation to the Boissevain School Playground Project, and they will match donations up to a total of $20,000!!

"We are very excited for this new partnership and have created a new "Wood" Partner category in recognition of their contribution and product," shares committee co-chair Susan Jackon.