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On Sunday, July 6th Manitoba said farewell to one of our province's true leaders in the ag industry.  Founder, President and CEO of Mazergroup, Bob Mazer, passed away quietly surrounded by his family after what seems an all-too short battle with cancer. 

After last week’s tropical heat wave southwest Manitoba is enjoying more moderate temperatures this week. 

Applied Research Analyst with Manitoba Agriculture, Scott Chalmers, says overall we’re 100% of normal with crop heat units – but still below normal rainfall. 

It was another good year for the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association and President Trevor Gompf is quite happy with where things are and excited for where they're going.

Looking back, there's a highlight in particular that Gompf is proud of. "The last few years, our association has hosted the Canadian High School Rodeo Association Finals. That's where the top six in the high school and top five in the junior high in each province come to Brandon for the Canadian Finals."

Summer brings with it the smells and sights of outdoor cooking, but it is also necessary to ensure that the practice is done safely.  

Important distance  

Captain Jonathan Baumgart of Morden Fire & Rescue reminds the community that when it comes to barbecuing, keeping a safe distance from the house is important.  

“If you have your barbecue too close to the home, that radiant heat from the grill can transfer to the home,” he said.  

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India.

Anand was in Japan and Malaysia this week for her first trip to the region since taking over as foreign minister in May. Her message coming out of that trip was that Canada's foreign policy is shifting — though not abandoning — the priorities set by the previous Liberal government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

The Canadian Armed Forces says it's evacuated over a thousand residents of a northern Manitoba community threatened by a wildfire, while towns and villages in the province are welcoming cooler weather they say is helping firefighters.

The military began removing people from Garden Hill First Nation on CC-130 Hercules transport airplanes on Friday, and it says that as of Sunday afternoon, over 1,550 have been flown to Winnipeg.

It's the perfect weekend for the Annual Peacock Days and Fair, with one more day of festivities to get in on!

Yesterday saw participants in the Garden Tractor Pull and the Antique Tractor Pull, Corn Hole Tournament and the Peacock Calling Contest. 

The Souris & Glenwood 4H Beef Club Team participated in the Grooming and Judging event and afternoon cattle show, ending with the 4H Club Steer Auction Sale.   

And the Souris & Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department entertained the crowd at the Firefighters Rodeo!

The 49th Annual Prairie Pioneer Days is being held at the Killarney Ag Grounds this weekend, with the Turtle Mountain Flywheel Club giving visitors a glimpse of what farming life was like back in the day.

The highlight of Saturday was the Antique Tractor Pull where tractor collectors' favorite rides gave it their all to out-power and out-maneuver each other to pull a weighted platform.

NEW OUTDOOR ART PROGRAM IN DOWNTOWN BRANDON

Media Release

The City of Brandon and Brandon Downtown BIZ are excited to announce the launch of a new outdoor art program in downtown Brandon. Funded by the City of Brandon and administered by the Brandon Downtown BIZ, this public art initiative will operate through an open granting process with the goal of enhancing the vibrancy and visual appeal of the city’s downtown core.

The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of complementing its incoming F-35 fleet with uncrewed combat aircraft.

Unclassified documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the department is researching various options for acquiring the emerging technology.

The documents suggest that purchasing a fleet of aerial combat drones that could fly alongside fighter jets could cost as much as $16 billion and would require hundreds of staff.