Chris Sumner

The 14th annual CAA Manitoba Worst Roads Campaign is now underway, and we are again being asked to nominate a road anywhere in the province we want fixed.

“Our research shows that 96 per cent of Manitobans are concerned about the state of our roads,” says Ewald Friesen, manager government relations at CAA Manitoba, “the CAA Worst Roads campaign gives Manitobans a voice in highlighting the roads they believe are in need of repair which provides a valuable snapshot to decision-makers.”

The country is starting the week with a new political era underway in Ottawa, with Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s new Prime Minister after the Liberal leadership race.

“It is good Canada finally has a Prime Minister,” said Portage-Lisgar M.P. Branden Leslie. “The lame duck Prime Minister Trudeau we've had in place for the past two months during incredibly tumultuous times for Canada has been, I think, a poor partisan decision that put the interests of the Liberal Party of Canada over that of Canada.”

The U.S. National Weather Service out of Grand Forks has released its final Spring flood forecast for the Red River this year.

The risk for significant flooding remains low, running below long-term historical averages for the U.S. portion of the Red River Basin.

Isolated minor Spring flooding is possible for some locations, with the Red at Pembina indicated as having a 50% exceedance probability of reaching that level.

With temperatures consistently near freezing or warmer, and the snowpack melting, thoughts are quickly turning to another gardening season. Carla Hrycyna from St. Mary's Nursery and Garden Centre is getting ready for the return of the Lawn and Garden Journal tomorrow morning (March 8th) at 9:15am. The weekly call in show on 920 CFRY gives you the opportunity to speak with Carla directly about any and all questions related to gardening and landscaping.

Eden Foundation, the fundraising arm of Eden Health Care Services, is looking ahead to Saturday, March 8th and a Night of Music to Support Mental Health. Doors will open at 630pm at Christian Fellowship Church in Steinbach for an evening of lifting our voices together alongside the wonderful sounds of the Winnipeg Singers and the Steinbach Youth Chorus. 

A 52-year-old man from Stuartburn has been arrested after a two-vehicle collision Saturday afternoon just east of Dominion City. The collision occurred on Provincial Road 201, near Road 15 East around 3p.m.

According to RCMP, a pickup truck and a SUV collided when the truck veered into the oncoming lane.

The driver of the pickup truck, the 52-year-old male, was arrested on scene for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Bodily Harm. He was taken back to the detachment where he provided breath samples which were three times the legal limit.

Charges are pending against a 17-year-old male after a pick-up truck collided with a school bus transporting students Thursday morning in the R.M. of Lorne. The incident occurred at the intersection of two gravel roads northeast of Mariapolis, and just north of Highway 23 (Road 28 North and Road 66 West).

According to Pembina Valley RCMP, when they arrived on scene, they found the bus on its side in the southeast ditch of the intersection, along with the pick-up truck. Emergency Medical Responders and the local fire department also responded to the collision.

A collision early Tuesday evening involving an unknown number of vehicles has closed Highway 75 in the Ste. Agathe area. The incident occurred some time between 6pm and 7pm.

According to Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's road conditions map, the collision occurred on the southbound lanes, near the junction of PR 305.

The site also indicated the closure was in part to allow STARS Air Ambulance to land. Eyewitnesses say STARS did land near the Flying J Truck Stop on the west side of Highway 75.

Federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Terry Duguid, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, joined Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew at the Emerson Port of Entry Tuesday morning to review strengthened border security measures recently put in place.

While meeting with reporters after the tour, McGuinty noted the visit was all about seeing firsthand the multiagency approach being deployed at the border.

The Morris School Advanced Robotics Team is celebrating a successful effort at the Red River Valley Regional VEX Robotics Tournament held January 24th in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Sixty teams from the U.S. and Canada entered the event.

This is the second school year for the Club, which is led by Technology Teacher, J.P. Jamieson.