Candace Derksen

The semi driver charged in last November's fatal crash at highways 201 and 306 south of Plum Coulee has been taken into custody.
    
RCMP say 25-year-old Navjeet Singh was arrested by Peel Regional Police and CBSA agents at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Thursday shortly before 9 a.m., after arriving back in Canada on an Ethiopian Airlines flight. 
    
Police had been unable to locate Singh since his release from hospital after the crash and was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest for the last nine months. 
    

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and the folks at YFC Morden want to help get your Saturday off to a good start before heading out for a full day activities at the Morden Corn & Apple Festival.

RCMP are investigating a series of break and enters that happened in Morris.
    
Around 8 a.m. on August 11th, police were notified that at earlier in the morning, around 1:30 a.m., three people entered a building on Charles Street West and stole about $2,000 worth of merchandise. 
    
Then at 4 a.m., a woman was seen stealing from a shed. Police say nothing of value was taken from the shed but note the building will need to be fixed.
    
It's unknown if the two incidents are related. 

No one was physically injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night east of Carman.
    
According to Carman Dufferin Fire Department, a tractor pulling a baler was heading down the side of Highway 3 when a westbound SUV collided with the back end of the baler, causing it to flip onto its side before stopping on the highway.
    
The department stressed on social media that farm equipment being moved along roadways during the night should be outfitted with proper lighting and warning devices.

The Rhineland and Area Foodbank needs our help once again but this time, it isn't for food or financial contributions.

Just over three years after relocating to a building on 4th Street SE., Ang Stoesz says they have six months to find a new home.

It's been 10 years since the Gardens on Tenth four-storey residence, The Gardens, opened its doors and, since then, it has grown into a vibrant cornerstone of senior living in Altona.

Taking shape

In 1999, David Wiebe became the organization's Board Chair, a time when the vision for an independent seniors living facility started to take shape. 

Refurbishment efforts at Carman's Ryall Park have been given a boost, thanks to a decked out night of costumes, lights, decorations and - aliens?! 
    
The second annual 'Table for 300: A Charlie Redstar Dinner', hosted by Boyne River Keepers and Carman Dufferin Communities in Bloom last week Friday, was a huge hit. Ninety per cent of the available tables sold out within the first week that tickets were available, noted spokesperson, Tracy Enns.

Altona's signature giant Van Gogh painting, Sunflowers, is getting redone. Town council made the decision earlier this week.

"With the funds that have been dedicated (through fund raising) and some of the insurance money that's come in, we advised administration to move forward," explained Mayor Harv Schroeder.

A $1.5 million project will double Buffalo Creek Mills' capacity to produce oat flakes for human edible consumption.
    
CEO Ryan Penner says they'll be installing additional state of the art equipment to get the job done in November and December, with hopes it will be ready to go in the new year.

"We process four thousand metric tonnes of raw oats every month, of which a portion of that moves toward a direct human edible consumption product. So, it (the project) doesn't change what we do at the plant but it does change what we produce."

Altona/Rhineland Emergency Services (ARES) has a new piece of equipment and it'll help crews fight grass fires. 

The department was gifted a fire skid by Global Medical, a non-profit agency based in Alberta, earlier this summer. It's one of 32 donated to fire departments across Manitoba to help in the fight against the wildfires. 

As Fire Chief Greg Zimmerman explained, it's a 250 gallon tank equipped with a small pump and a hose reel that fits in the back of a pick up truck.