Westman

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (31-44) suffered yet another one-run loss Tuesday evening, falling 5-4 to the Sioux Falls Canaries (43-33) in the second game of a four-game set at Sioux Falls Stadium.
 
Jordan Barth delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the ninth, driving a double off the left field wall to bring home Matt Ruíz and send the Canaries faithful home happy.

Farmers and other stakeholders in the Ag industry have been attending Field Days with Manitoba Agriculture across the region, with today's taking place in Carberry with the Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre.  Yesterday, Field Day participants toured test plots in Roblin facilitated by the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation.  Prior to these on July 30th, Arborg hosted their annual Field Day through the Prairie Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Group.

Weather summary for Manitoba issued by Environment Canada at 5:13 a.m. CDT Wednesday 6 August 2025.

Discussion.

Tornado Report Received by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) southeast of Belleview, MB on August 5, 2025.

On the evening of August 5th, ECCC received a report of a likely tornado near Belleview, MB. At this time, this tornado is
unconfirmed; however, meteorologists continue to investigate this event.

Funeral For: Harry Hildebrand 
Funeral Date: August 8, 2025 
Harry Hildebrand, 87, of Winkler passed away Monday, August 4th at Salem Home, Winkler. He is survived by 1 son, 1 daughter and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Esther. 
A celebration of life will be held Friday, August 8th, 2:30pm at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church, with burial at Winkler Cemetery. 
Viewing will be tomorrow, 1-6:30pm at Wiebe Funeral Home Winkler. 
Donations may be made to MCC. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home Winkler. 

Funeral For: Phyllis Senkiw
Funeral Date: August 12, 2025 
Phyllis Senkiw, 88, of Steinbach passed away Monday, August 4th at Bethesda Regional Health Centre, Steinbach. She was survived by her daughter and family. She was predeceased by her husband Boris.  
The memorial service for Phyllis Senkiw will be held Tuesday, August 12th, 1pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, with ash interment at a later date. 
Donations may be made to a charity of one's choice. 
Arrangements by Birchwood Funeral Chapel Co-op. 

The age-old saying, 'many hands make the work light' is thought to have come from medieval England.  Perhaps while they were building a castle, or digging a moat, this catchy but meaningful phrase came to be.

But for the Boissevain School Playground Committee, the saying, 'How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!' might be more fitting. 

The two sayings go hand in hand when describing the community of Boissevain coming together to install the first phase of the playground project two weeks ago.

Severe thunderstorms passed over the northern half of the Westman Region dumping heavy rains.  These are the communities with rainfall amounts over 10 mm

Inglis 16.2 mm

Russell 10.5 mm

Alexander 13.1 mm

Bede 21.4 mm

Birtle 32.7 mm

Erickson 12.1 mm

Hamiota 10.9 mm

Kenton 15.3 mm

Lake Audy 12.4 mm

Oakburn 57.5 mm

Rivers 15.2 mm

Since midnight today as of 8 am:

Ethelbert 37.4 mm

Lake Audy 17.8 mm

Neepawa 42.0 mm

Last Friday, the Toews family and staff at Killarney's Home Hardware celebrated 60 years of serving their community.  The family legacy with the local hardware store started in 1965 when Ron Toews partnered with Norm Lyons, and from there the business grew to be what it is today. 

On July 5, the Valleyview Co-op C-Store/Gas Bar in Virden was buzzing with energy and purpose as 10-year-old Bowen Wolfe hosted his very first lemonade stand fundraiser in partnership with Valleyview Co-op. His goal? To raise money for D-Camps, a specialized summer camp program for children living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Bowen, who was diagnosed with Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 6, has already participated in multiple Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Walk for a Cure fundraisers in both Regina and Winnipeg.

The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada’s softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from the worst of American duties and fees.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the plan Tuesday, promising $700 million in loan guarantees to address what he called "immediate pressures" and $500 million for long-term supports to help companies diversify export markets and develop their products. 

Carney also promised that future projects will "prioritize" Canadian lumber.