Robyn Wiebe

In 1977, The City of Morden set land aside for green spaces, one of them has been maintained but not developed until this year. Last week, the City of Morden held a grand opening ceremony for the Conner Hill Park.  

Morden Parks And Urban Forestry Director Shawn Dias explained what led to the development of this park. 

Genesis House is a place where women and children who are victims of domestic violence have gone to find safety and support, it is now the umbrella organization for the Men's Family Violence Intervention Program (MFVIP).  

Nancy Dueck met Tina Waldner, both residents of Miami, about a year ago. Tina and her husband Bernie are longtime residents and Nancy and her husband Barry moved there five years ago. They quickly found they had something in common. They both saw a need in the community for a place for youth to go and have something to do. 

Tina Waldner explained what brought their ideas together. 

The City of Morden gave an update on two bridges closed to traffic since spring of this year due to damage caused by overland flooding.  The Alvey Street and Parkhill Drive bridges were closed at that time.  

Deputy City Manager of Operations, Santokh Randawa, explained what has happened since then.  

"The DFA program (Disaster Financial Assistance) approved the reconstruction of Alvey Bridge in July and we have awarded the pre-design work for those to WSP, after the confirmation from the DFA program." 

A beautiful display of 78 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Lanterns shines in the night in Morden's Suncatch Stage area, beside the clock tower building, as part the Pembina Hills Art Council's (PHAC) participation in Canada's Culture Days. 

Programs Outreach and Exhibitions Coordinator at PHAC, Tye Dandridge-Evancio, explained how the project came about.  

Ashley Nemeth, Provincial Director for Canadian National Institute for the Blind Manitoba and Saskatchewan said they were in Morden this week to pilot their Mobile Hub, bringing their quality-of-life programming to the city. 

Morden Menzies Medical Centre (MMC) welcomed four new doctors to the clinic in a social media post recently. 

MMC Executive Director Nicole Walske was happy to share about the new physicians serving Morden residents. 

Laughter, food and winning were a part of this year's full scale comedy fundraiser in support of the Pembina Valley Humane Society (PVHS) Saturday night at the Days Inn Conference Centre. 

Fundraising Chair Caitlyn Parr shared how the night played out. 

Morden's Rachelle Fehr, an Anishinaabe and Indian woman, shared her lived experience from the effects of Residential Schools and the 60's Scoop on her life in Morden on Friday.  

She shared why today people are stopping their regular daily activities to observe this important day in Canadian history.  

A crowd of concerned citizens gathered in and outside of the South Central Regional Library (SCRL) branch in Winkler last Thursday night at the board's monthly meeting, with a delegation of six people presenting its concerns based on a complaint made previously. 

Spokesperson for the delegation, Karin Banman, is a mother of two school aged boys, and has served as an educator in the Pembina Valley for ten years.