Portage

With fall right around the corner, MacGregor and the Heartland Recreation Commission gave residents another reason to appreciate the warm weather.

The weekend kicked off with their annual Fall Fest on September 14. Karla Gurke, recreation director and facility manager of the Heartland Recreation Commission, says attendance was low to start, but that quickly changed.

P&H Milling Group, a division of Parrish & Heimbecker Limited, have started construction on a new, state-of-the-art flour milling facility in Red Deer County. 

A sod-turning event earlier this month marked the start for the $241 million facility which will have the capacity to mill an estimated 750 metric tonnes of wheat daily from Western Canadian farmers.

More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after an accident at a military base in Quebec.

Capt. Hermione Wilson, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, says the accident took place at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.

Wilson says the accident in the base's training area involved two armoured vehicles.

She says civilian and military emergency services responded immediately to the scene.

Wilson says 16 members of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government next week with a non-confidence motion.

A Conservative spokesperson said the motion will simply say the House has no confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government.

Now that the NDP has ended the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals, the minority government needs to shore up support from opposition parties on a vote-by-vote basis.

Portage la Prairie native Troy Flamand, known for his deep-rooted connection to the area, is celebrating a milestone year in his music career. From his early days with the local band Antic to his current role as a sought-after guitarist, Flamand's journey has been nothing short of remarkable.

Flamand reminisced about how his music career started, describing how his high school band, Antic, made waves in Manitoba and how local support helped pave his way.

Portage la Prairie RCMP are seeking information regarding an assault on Sunday which led the victim to hospital.

The police were notified just after 5:00 a.m. on September 15 about a stabbing victim at a local hospital.

Authorities attended and located the victim, a 26-year-old man who was not forthcoming with police and would not provide any information about the incident.

The RCMP are asking anyone with information about this assault to call the Portage la Prairie RCMP at 204-857-4445.

The Tiger Hills Hockey League will operate with 13 teams this upcoming season and a long-standing franchise in the area will not be one of them. The Gladstone Lakers confirmed they would take a one-year leave of absence at the league's fall meeting Monday night in Wawanesa. Two other league mainstays will do the same, the Pilot Mound Pilots and Wawanesa Jets.

Players who suited up for Gladstone in the past who still want to play will be free to join any team that would want them and geographically, MacGregor and Neepawa would logically be two good options.

Tuesday, September 17th

American Association
Kane County 5 Winnipeg 3
(Cougars win best of 5 Miles Wolff Cup final 3-0)

The Winnipeg Goldeyes’ season came to an end Tuesday night, as the Kane County Cougars (7-0) completed the series sweep, winning 5-3 and capturing the Miles Wolff Cup as champions of the American Association.

Four Provincial grower organizations have announced $13.4 million in funding for the newly launched Gate Capital Campaign.

Led by Cereals Canada, the $102 million Global Agriculture Technology Exchange project (otherwise known as Gate) will be built in downtown Winnipeg.

The new facility will provide office space for Cereals Canada as well as new state-of-the-art technical areas such as analytical labs, pilot processing and research facilities.