Robyn Wiebe

Police Chief Ryan Hunt said, the Harvest Festival Weekend turned out to be a pretty typical weekend for the Winkler Police Service, with not as many calls as expected at the beginning of the weekend. 

UPDATE: The Morden Spray Park has now reopened. Here is the message posted to social media: 

"We're excited to announce that the Spray Park at Morden Park is now reopened after maintenance. We thank you for your patience during its closure."

The City of Morden has issued a closure notice effective immediately for the Morden Park Spray Park.

It was closed Thursday until further notice for necessary maintenance, according to the mymorden.ca website.

Rochelle Drudge founded the Cadenza Summer Camp program in 2013, running it through the Pembina Hills Arts Council in Morden. She co-founded the Douglas Kuhl School of Music (DKSM) with Wes Hamm a year later, receiving charitable status and non-profit status. It became the umbrella organization for several musical programs running in the area at that time. 

She has been the Artistic Director since then, but recently announced her resignation from the position to focus on teaching music and honing her craft. 

Thanks to an "Arts, Culture and Sport in Community" Small Capital Project provincial grant, the La Riviere CPR Station restoration in Manitou will put the $25, 000 to good use. 

Manitou's Local Heritage Advocate,  Al Thorliefson, explained how it will be used. 

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Support Group (CCCSG) Board Chair Naomi Fehr is pleased with the support received from donors for the summer raffle. The winner of the Grand Prize will win a truck. 

"It's a pretty big deal to us because, in the world of charities, I guess we're kind of really small. And so, when someone came up to us and donated a 1967 Ford F-100, we were pretty shocked and humbled, very humbled, that somebody believes in us so much they would be willing to make such a big donation."  

The announcement was made last week naming 30 students representing student voice across Manitoba on the provincial Student Advisory Council (SAC), who will have the ear of the education minister this year.  

Eight students from last year will continue to serve on the newly formed council derived from the Manitoba's K to 12 Education Action Plan taken from the Commission on K-12 Education in Manitoba, when town hall meetings were held across the province to get a comprehensive look at ways to improve student learning.  

There were big smiles on the faces of two Western School Division (WSD) trustees serving on the Ad Hoc Committee for Discovery Trails School (DTS) full-size track and soccer field, Darcy Wolfe and David Guenther, as they shook hands with Morden Mayor Brandon Burley in front of the new DTS construction site, now a hub of activity with construction in full swing on the K-8 school, at the west end of Parkhill Dr, set to open next school year. 

Wolfe explained why his smile was extra big. 

Monday, Arts, Culture and Sport in Community Grants for 2023-24 were announced with several local projects benefitting in a variety of categories. 

Keith Stoesz from the Altona Curling Club said the 50 to 70-year-old club rocks will be redone for the final time with $10,528 allocated for this project. 

As the Terry Fox long weekend is upon us, a few safety reminders from Morden Police Chief Brad Neduzak while many are travelling on the roads this long weekend. 

"Traditionally, long weekends can be very busy, of course, with people planning annual holidays and getting away for the long weekend. So, we just always want to remind people to be cognizant when traveling to take your time, be aware of your surroundings and the traffic and of course, stay off your cell phones to keep alert and to keep everybody safe on the long weekend." 

Morden City Council passed second and third reading approving a rezoning by-law, which they had defeated earlier this year, under what Mayor Brandon Burley calls, 'duress,' at Monday night's public meeting. 

Several residents attended the public hearing on November 28th, to oppose the zoning change for a large family dwelling unit on Victoria Street in Morden, behind the Coop Gas Station. On December 28, 2022, the by-law went to council for 2nd & 3rd reading, and it was defeated.