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Earlier this week the Province announced its investment of close to $400,000 to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into Manitoba waterways.  Six organizations across Manitoba will receive funding through the new Manitoba Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund. 

The RM of Prairie Lakes is one of those communities, with just over $120,000 coming their way.

Uniting for Nature with a fun scavenger hunt!

Media Release - NCC

From balconies to backwoods, a cross-country nature challenge is calling on people to document the species they encounter and help scientists monitor biodiversity across the country. The Big Backyard BioBlitz, hosted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), returns for its fifth year from July 28th to August 4th, 2025.

Governments Canada and Manitoba Announce Drought Support Measures for Manitoba Livestock Producers

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are announcing support measures to aid Manitoba’s livestock producers affected by drought conditions, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced yesterday.

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) will provide support measures through its AgriInsurance program, improving cash flow for livestock producers needing to secure additional feed.

A lawyer for one of two leaders of the Freedom Convoy facing sentencing told an Ottawa court Wednesday her client should not be left with a criminal record.

Crown prosecutor Siobhain Wetscher said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa's downtown core.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday with a message he admitted he wouldn't have sent over the past decade.

"We can be proud of the work our federal government is doing, in fairness," Moe said.

Moe has been one of the federal Liberal government's most vocal critics in recent years — and criticism of Ottawa is usually guaranteed when provincial leaders gather.

Being born into the world of rodeo, 16-year-old Denver Gompf continues to put in the work, and is looking to see his star continue to rise.

"I'm a team roper, and a calf roper," Gompf says proudly. "In team roping, I rope the feet of the steer and my brother heads the steer for me."

Every summer we see cyclists brave the long stretches of prairie road, and some are biking for the pure pleasure of it, and others are on a mission.

Glenboro resident and Canadian Forces member Major Steve Sloat is tag teaming with retired LCol Robert Poirier to raise funds for the Gunner Peer Support Network, a charity of the Royal Canadian Artillery.

OPERATION GRIND FOR GUNNERS started at the end of June in Victoria, BC and will end in Kenora, ON at the beginning of August if all goes according to plan.

Manitoba is continuing to work on growing the agri-food sector. 

Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced over $6 million in funding from the province and the federal government to increase food processing opportunities.

The announcement was made at Maple Leaf Foods in Brandon, one of the recipients of the funding. 

Maple Leaf's President of Pork Operations Dennis Organ says the investment will help modernize the Brandon pork facility with state-of-the-art equipment, improving reliability, efficiency and production quality. 

Governments of Canada and Manitoba Investing More Than $6 Million to Grow Local Food Processing Economy and Support Jobs

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing more than $6 million to help grow the economy by increasing food production facilities and supporting jobs across Manitoba under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today in Brandon.

Blue Hills RCMP respond to fatal motor vehicle collision

 On July 22, 2025, at approximately 7:30 am, Blue Hills RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 1 and Road 101 West.

Officers arrived on scene and located a gravel truck, that had been struck from behind by a water truck.