Portage

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) wrapped up their inaugural cow-calf survey and is sharing some of the results with people around the country.

The BCRC, funded thanks to check-offs from cattle sales in Canada, put on the survey to find how producers are working with their cattle and what practices could be adopted in the future.

Steve Bergson

Peacefully, Steve Bergson of Portage la Prairie passed away on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at Portage District General Hospital at the age of 82 years.

The long-time ownership group of Portage la Prairie’s Rona, has officially announced they have sold, marking the end of a two-decade journey in the community’s home improvement scene.

Wayne Klippenstein, CEO of Newton Enterprises/RONA Portage has led the Rona franchise from its early days in 2004, reflected on the success and growth of the business as it transitions ownership to Josh and Joel McPhail, a pair of new but familiar faces to the area.

The smell of smoke in the region early this morning had many people wondering if there was some type of large fire in near the community. While there is a fire, it is no cause for concern as the city of Portage cleans up the tree disposal site located behind the Water Pollution Control Facility on the southeastern edge of the city.

The varsity boy's volleyball team at Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI) has made significant strides this season, according to head coach Stephanie Brown. After facing early challenges in the competitive Tier One division of the Winnipeg Athletic Conference, the team has begun to gel, culminating in a remarkable victory over league rival Fort Richmond Collegiate (FRC) at a recent tournament held at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate in Winnipeg.

Brown, expressed pride in her players’ resilience this season.

Former Member of Parliament Robert "Bob" Sopuck was known as a tireless advocate for rural communities and a valued friend and mentor. he passed away on Wednesday, October 23, at his residence near Sandy Lake. 

Sopuck served as MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa from 2010 to 2019, in representation of rural Manitobans with dedication and 

Portage-Lisgar MP Branden Leslie was give the privilege Monday in the House of Commons to honour the man whom he called his former boss, mentor, and friend. 

Josephine Sindani’s first memory of using a food bank is a happy one. 

She was eight years old and still adjusting to the shock of an Ottawa winter after recently moving from Halifax, where she and her mom arrived in Canada from Sudan about two years earlier. One day she saw her pregnant mother approaching their home, trudging through snow and carrying a “big bag of toys.”

Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party won a fifth consecutive majority government Monday, losing in the big cities but retaining its iron grip on rural areas to secure victory.

Moe’s party was shut out by Carla Beck’s NDP in Regina and lost all but two seats in Saskatoon.

But it found enough support everywhere else to be elected in 35 seats in the 61-seat legislature, compared with 26 for the NDP.

"Thank you once again, Saskatchewan for placing your trust in our party, the Saskatchewan Party," Moe said as supporters in Shellbrook clapped and whooped.

The Bloc Québécois is poised to begin talks with other parties to bring down the minority Liberal government, which has not met its deadline to pass two key bills.

Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet set the deadline last month, putting the Liberals on notice that to avoid an election "before Christmas" they must adopt a pair of private member's bills.

One of the Bloc bills aimed at safeguarding supply management in trade negotiations has the support of the government and is being studied by the Senate.

Monday, October 28th

MWHSHL
Portage Collegiate 4 Edward Schreyer 0

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Morden 7 Garden Valley 0
Carman 3 Pembina 2 (OT)