Community

Marchand Logging Days brought in a busy crowd through rain and shine this weekend in Marchand Park.  

Though there were spurts of rain throughout the day, members of the community were excited to see the original Mud Bogging.  

With 3 minutes on the clock, riders were meant to see how quickly they could ride their ATV’s through the intense mud bog. 

Over 100 people gathered at the Greendell Community Center, 75 Woodlawn Avenue, on Saturday afternoon for the African Immigrants' Settlement In Canada (AISIC) Seminar.

AISIC is a charitable organization that helps African immigrants navigate a new life in Canada through different avenues.

"We are an organization committed to facilitating the successful settlement of new African immigrants," said Bisola, a Volunteer with AISIC.

DiscoverWeyburn and the City of Weyburn have started a new tradition this summer by teaming up for the Great Plains Taste of Summer Charity Barbecues every other Thursday, offering a hot dog, chips, and a drink for just $3.

Weyburn has responded in support of four local organizations so far, with Inclusion Weyburn, the Royal Canadian Legion #47, the CMHA Weyburn branch, and the Weyburn Humane Society. 

Local healthcare needs more than doctors—it needs community support to keep doctors here. That’s the driving force behind the first-ever Menzies Medical Centre Community Board Golf Tournament, set for Wednesday, September 18th. The event will pair a fun nine-hole round of golf with dinner, prizes, and a bigger purpose: strengthening physician recruitment and retention in the Pembina Valley.

Those looking for something to do this weekend will have limitless choices with a number of events taking place today. 

You can start of the day with breakfast at the Eagles as part of the Rusty Cage Fun taking place from 8am-10am. The bikes will then be heading downtown before traveling to Morse, Hodgeville, Kincaid and Cadillac. Everyone is again invited to join them for a BBQ upon their return to town around 3pm again at the Eagles. 

Portage la Prairie is preparing for its 45th Annual Terry Fox Run, set for Sunday, September 14, at Island Park.

Registration opens at 9:15 a.m., with the run starting at 10:15 a.m. and continuing until noon. Participants are encouraged to preregister online, though on-site registration will also be available.

The starting point is near the tennis and pickleball courts at Island Park.

Portage–Lisgar MP Branden Leslie is hosting a series of community barbecues this week, giving people in smaller towns a chance to connect with him outside of election season. The first takes place Monday in St. Claude, followed by events in Morris, Morden, and Plum Coulee.

Morden’s 58th Corn & Apple Festival wrapped with full streets, happy crowds, and a steady heartbeat of volunteer power. Festival chair Nathan Knight says this year’s edition “was a success” and, from the organizer’s seat, “probably the smoothest festival that I’ve seen happen since I started back in 2019.” He added that while evenings ran a touch lighter because of weather, “the daytime sure didn’t deter anybody… right up until closing on Sunday. The streets were packed. There was no parking to be found anywhere.”

Riding back through Winnipeg on his way back across Canada, a cyclist from B.C. stopped at the CHVN studios on Friday with an update. 

"I did, I cycled across Canada in three months," says Tyler J. Ashton from Port Coquitlam, B.C. "I have an auto immune disease called A.S. or Ankylosing Spondylitis. More people have it than M.S., ALS, or R.A. combined. That's over half a million Canadians."

The biggest music festival in southeast Saskatchewan is coming back for another year - and it's happening fast!

The Coal Creek Festival is happening tomorrow at the Roche Percee Regional Park. You can get directions below with the Google Maps pin attached: