Robyn Wiebe

Last week, Manitoba artist, Helen Granger-Young, passed away at the age of 100. She is best known throughout the province for her bronze sculpture, unveiled in 2010, of the "Famous Five" located on the Manitoba Legislative grounds. She also has art displayed in the White House, Vatican, Kremlin, and Rideau Hall. 

Co-Chair of the Nellie McClung Heritage Site, Barbara Biggar, commented on the death of the artist. 

Manitou's Lexi Hacault, her brother Jackson and cousin Sarah Sharpe just came back from a rare opportunity with their Westman choir Konektis, made up of singers from 9 different Manitoba communities.

Lexi shared the exciting experience.

"So, we were one of six choirs that were invited to sing at Carnegie Hall in a mass Canadian choir. So, all the choirs joined together to sing. We got to sing 6 pieces that were all written by Canadian composers. So, it was very national and patriotic."

Morden Menzies Medical Centre (MMC) is responding to a need in the community, offering a full day of PAP (Papanicolaou) Tests for patients who are eligible for one and haven’t had one for some time. 

Nurse Practitioner Caroline Bitton explained further. 

The first steps to rebuilding two bridges in Morden are nearing completion. Parkhill Drive Bridge work has been completed, and the Alvey Street Bridge work should have been completed on Tuesday, according to Deputy City Manager of Operations Santokh Randawa. Precast concrete panels and guarders are on order, and are scheduled to arrive in a month. The contractor will then resume working to complete the two bridges destroyed by flooding a year ago. 

Randawa is hoping the work will take two months to complete, and says the goal is for them to be functional by mid-June to July. 

The Board Chair of the Garden Valley School Division (GVSD) was recently elected Manitoba School Boards Association (MSBA) Vice-President (<6000) students in the division.

Leah Klassen was chosen for the role during MSBA's March convention.

Morden Collegiate's Junior Achievement team was among 150 talented young entrepreneurs, aged 15-18, who showcased their business ideas and shared their products/services with shoppers at the St. Vital Mall in Winnipeg on Saturday.

Multiple resignations at the Sexual Assault Nurse Examination (SANE) Unit at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) in Winnipeg reduced the trained nursing casual staff from thirteen to six in recent weeks. In late March, a spokesperson at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre stated doctors and nurse practitioners are pitching in to fill the gap while new permanent nurses are being trained. Those individuals should be in place by June, 

Morden's Homebuyers Assistance Program had the first family move into their first home of their own, through a Morden's Community Development Corporation (MCDC) program, funded through a provincial Creating Opportunities for Affordable Homeownership Grant. The program gives first time homeowners up to $15, 500 for a down payment on a home less than $275, 000. 

MCDC Business Development Specialist Liz Reimer shared why the David family were successful applicants.

Have fun, celebrate the dancers and Irish culture were the goals of the Irish Ceili put on by Danceworks Instructor Cathy Savage last Friday night at the Kenmor theatre in Morden.  

According to Savage, 30 students from 5 different classes performed a variety jig and reels on stage, ranging in age and ability. 

TedX Morden is an event locally organized by the Morden Chamber of Commerce with local speakers presenting their stories at the Kenmor Theatre, Thursday March 30th.

Chamber Executive Director Clare Agnew described the theme of their event.

"The theme Morden has is the 'Wind of Change.' We have five different speakers that are going to be talking in their area of expertise on how things are going now and wind of change and they have their talks prepared to share with the audience."