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If you hear the sound of blue shells flying, Smash attacks landing, and someone yelling “I just got Catan’d!”—follow the noise. This weekend at the Winkler Harvest Festival, EtherLAN is turning the Best Western Conference Room of the Meridian Exhibition Centre into a gamer's paradise.

Morgan Wiebe is part of organizing this event, and when it comes to a favourite game? Wiebe says Mario Kart still stands the test of time. “It’s probably the one that’s the most accessible and the one I can convince most people to play with me.”

A Manitoba advocacy group is putting on a family-friendly motorcycle ride event to help empower children who have been abused. 

"We're a child advocacy group that's focused around motorcycles," says Toaster, the treasurer with Guardians of the Children (GOC) in the Winnipeg and Steinbach area. "Anytime there's a child who's been abused and in the court system, we're able to surround them and accompany them to court."

On top of this, GOC spends time with the children and their families doing fun activities to bring a sense of normalcy through it all. 

Five years after suffering a life-altering stroke at just 27 years old, Sara Le Lievre is hoping and preparing to rappel down the 19-storey Manitoba Hydro building in downtown Winnipeg, all to mark her milestone of recovery and raise awareness about strokes in young people.

It was a dark, rainy day when a local woman found herself needing a helping hand and got more than she bargained for—in the best way.

Before 11 a.m. on July 22, Steinbach received 38.6 millimetres of rain, flooding various areas.

Carrie from Lorette happened to be in the area during the storm, and found herself and her vehicle swamped in a Steinbach parking lot.

The CHVN Cruiser visited the Tamil Pavilion at the Burton Cummings Community Centre, 960 Arlington Street, on Wednesday evening for the 6:45 p.m. show. 

The show was dynamic and exhilarating, featuring dances rich with history and culture. The cultural display showcased traditional artifacts and explained the history behind each dance.

After the Tamil Pavilion, the Cruiser jetted off to the Pavilion of Portugal at the Portuguese Association of Manitoba, 659 Young Street, for the 8:15 p.m.

The Altona Angels softball association has officially wrapped up their 2025 Dollars for Diamonds 50/50 campaign and it is now time to put that money raised to work!

Although the weather in southeast Saskatchewan is rarely co-operative and rain is expected this weekend, that’s not going to stop the Special Olympics Weyburn from hosting a fun day helping kids with intellectual disabilities from trying sports with their first-ever Try It Day since 2019. Tara Meier, youth and health coordinator with Special Olympics, explains the fun happening this weekend.  

Youth for Christ raised $16,485.74 at the KMPG Taste of Summer Charity Barbeque this week, supporting the youth of the community.   

YFC’s Steinbach Ministry Director, Ashley Reimer, is excited about this impact on their organization and their youth.   

“Now that's a huge number, and we're just so excited to be able to serve in this community and share with our youth.”  

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Here's where the CHVN Summer Cruiser will be.

Saturday

Grace Communion Church, 50 Barnes Street, is hosting a Community Barbecue and Soccer game from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

It'll be a fun evening open to all with food, bouncy castles for children, and community fellowship.

Come enter our 25th Birthday Bash Draw for a chance to win a $10,000 prize!

As summer winds down, the Estevan Chamber of Commerce is wrapping up a season of signature events — from riding the rails with Long Creek Railroad to teeing off at Networking on the Green. But before fall arrives, there’s one more key item on the calendar: nominations are now in the final stretch for the 2025 EBEX Awards.