Portage

UPDATE:

Kenzie Demach has been safely located. The RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance.

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A 14-year-old girl from Long Plain First Nation is reported missing since September 30, 2024, at about 11:25 a.m.

Kenzie Demach is believed to be in Portage la Prairie. Police and family are concerned for her well-being. 

She's described as 5’6” tall, 100 pounds, with black, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.

One of the Rotary Club of Portage la Prairie's largest fundraising efforts is underway.

The annual Rotary Veggie Sale starts on October 2, and continues through October 5. Press Relations Director Preston Meier says it's been a longstanding tradition for the club, as this is the 46th veggie sale the club has put on, not missing a year in the process.

Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) is seeking the public's help locating  13-year-old Cameron Joshua Bone from Long Plain First Nation.

His family reported him missing on September 28th, stating that they hadn't seen him in about two weeks. Although Bone has been in contact with his girlfriend via Snapchat, he has not disclosed his whereabouts. Family members are worried about his safety and have been informed that he may be in Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg, Brandon, or Thompson.

Westpark School is hitting all the right notes when it comes to its music program, attracting students eager to express themselves through music and worship. Joshua Bater, the school's Grade 5 to 12 music teacher, leads the program with passion and dedication.

"The worship band is a great opportunity for students in Grades 9 to 12. They audition for a chance to join where they can play instruments like drums, guitar, and keys, or sing. We rehearse every other day and perform at monthly chapels, plus we host two concerts a year."

As war spread in the Middle East on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly "unequivocally" condemned Iran's move to fire dozens of missiles into Israel and called for no further escalation in the war from all sides.

Joly also begged Canadians in Lebanon to leave immediately as Israel began what it is calling a limited ground operation against Hezbollah targets in the southern part of that country.

"I don't want to stand on the blood of our residents and say I'm sorry."

St. François Xavier Reeve Delmer Nott is speaking about the intersection at the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 26. He notes it's treacherous.

Nott explains that during Grantown's 200th anniversary, among the hundreds who celebrated with the community, visitors expressed concerns over something the residents are all too familiar with. They asked how nobody had been killed yet among those travelling from Portage to the town.

Cereals Canada recently released their 2024 Canadian Wheat Crop Progress and Harvest Assessment Update.

Harvest operations are still underway in many areas of the Prairies.

Stats Canada surveyed farmers in June with estimates showing Canadian farmers planted over 8.2 million hectares of non durum wheat this year, a 3% decrease from last year, while durum acreage showed a 5 per cent increase to nearly 2.6 million acres.

Non-durum wheat is grown across the country in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and in southern Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.

Tuesday, October 1st

MJHL
Winkler 2 Dauphin 0
Selkirk 3 Wpg Blues 2 (SO)

Major League Baseball
American League
Wild Card
Detroit 3 Houston 1
Kansas City 1 Baltimore 0
(1st games in best of 3 series)
National League 
Wild Card
New York 8 Milwaukee 4
San Diego 4 Atlanta 0
(1st games in series)

Wednesday, October 2nd

Tristan Gravenor and Emrick Paradis travelled from Quebec to Manitoba in September to test their chops against junior hockey talent in the province. The two players have found a place on the roster in Portage, each getting into action in the early going of the regular season.

Gravenor hails from Montréal and says the adjustment has gone pretty well.

Three agents, traditionally considered to be competitors, are working together for the benefit of their clientele.

Rhonda Lodwick from Century 21 Foxx Realty, Warren Neufeld from Royal LePage Portage Realty, and Peter Bracken from RE/MAX ValleyView Realty may represent different agencies, but communication flows seamlessly between the three, in favour of buyers and sellers who want the advantage of working with a local Realtor.