Robyn Wiebe

Morden's co-owner of Deasil Custom Sewing Inc (DCS) Cheryl Digby was thrilled to be asked by the Red Cross to sew some fire-resistant blankets to send to Ukraine for civilian volunteers. A company in Winnipeg, Ptex, was willing to give a "steeply discounted rate" (according to an email sent to Paul, the owner of Ptex) on 1200 yards of fire-resistant black fleece fabric for the project, for Deasil staff and local volunteers from Morden, to make the blankets. 

Saturday December 11th, 2021, Roseisle's Cindy McDonald's house burned to the ground, leaving her with nothing but the clothes on her back and one Rubbermaid container of pictures of her late mother. She had left the house for a few minutes to go to the neighbours, and while away, her brand-new stove, a gift from her three children, caught fire. By the time she returned, she was only able to get her animals out before she ran back to the neighbour's house to call 911. 

Winkler Wizzard Special Olympics Athlete Colleen Mourant says, "It feels amazing, but definitely unexpected and overwhelming," to be one of two athletes with Special Olympics Manitoba (SOM) to be named Athlete of the Year for 2022-23. 

She added, "I always bring a good positive attitude and try my best for all events and apparently I did a good job this past year to win this award." 

She has been in the SOM program for over10 years. 

Sunday morning swim teams from across Manitoba gathered at the Winkler Aquatic Centre for the Winkler Barracuda hosted a swim meet, featuring a variety of events and heats for swimmers of all ages to compete and showcase their abilities. 

Winkler Barracuda parent organizer Rhonda Rempel described the day. 

"Today we hosted about 95 swimmers from all over southern Manitoba and we had our second meet of the season. It was a great event." 

She explained why a day like this is important for kids. 

Morden Community Handivan (MCH) Board Chair Brian Nedohin was proud to dedicate the new 10 passenger, accessible vehicle now in use to service Morden and surrounding communities to a founding member of the service back in 1984, Wilf Warkentin. On Tuesday, board members, executive director and driver of the van met at Morden Park to dedicate the new vehicle to Warkentin, who passed away in February of this year. The new vehicle services areas beyond Morden, including Manitou, RM of Stanley and Winkler.  

Morden City Council approved a new four way stop on Stephen Street in Morden. Last month, a four-way stop was created at the 7th and Stephen Street intersection.  

Morden Police Service (MPS) Chief Brad Neduzak they have been getting feedback about the decision.  

Morden's Glenda Schwarz has been a chaplain with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) since 2009. She has just arrived back from serving in the community of Dauphin, following the horrific bus crash on Hwy 5 and 1 June 15th, which claimed the lives of 16 people and injured 9 more.  

Regional Connections (RC) gathered last week for the Annual General Meeting sharing reports from the various areas of support provided by the non-profit settlement services organization with offices in Altona, Winkler, Morden and Dauphin.  

In the past, 1000-1200 new clients were considered a high number, but Executive Director noted, last year, the number was around 1900 across the organization. 

According to the City of Morden social media page, part of 7th Street will be closed to remove a sign from Thornview Grocery today. The gas station and convenience store is located on the corner of 7th Street and Thornhill Street.

The closure will be from noon to approximately 4pm today to ensure everyone's safety. 

The city apologized for any inconvenience caused by this and is grateful for the community's patience and cooperation.    

While there is no threat of a drought at Lake Minnewasta, the City of Morden has put out a call for residents to find ways to reduce their water usage.  

Director of Operations Tim Reimer explained.