Candace Derksen

Kindergarten registration for the 2024/25 school year opens Friday in the Western School Division and all the details about the process will be shared at public information meeting tonight. It all kicks off at 7 p.m. at Maple Leaf Elementary School. 

A 30-year-old man from Winnipeg was arrested by Morden police late Sunday afternoon after he was reported to have been threatening people at a home in Morden.

According to police, the caller also indicated the man had pointed a firearm at one of the residents. At the time, the man had left the home, but returned shortly after police arrived.

He was arrested and charged with Pointing a Firearm, Possessing a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Using an Imitation Firearm while Committing an Offence, Uttering Threats and Disobeying a Court Order.

Manitoba RCMP is once again underscoring the potentially deadly effects of winter weather after four people were caught illegally crossing the Canada/U.S. border near Emerson during Saturday morning's stormy conditions. 
    
Police got the call around 7:15 am and found all four men they say had been attempting to cross north into Canada. One of the men was brought to hospital with serious injuries related to the weather.
    
Officers completed additional patrols along the border and no one else was located. 
    

One person has died following the two-vehicle crash on Highway 75, 1 km north of Letellier, this morning. 

According to Manitoba RCMP, investigators have determined that a southbound vehicle entered the ditch between the north and south bound lanes of the highway and came out in the north lane where it collided head-on with a northbound semi.

The driver of the southbound vehicle, whom RCMP have yet to identify, was pronounced deceased on scene. 

Reimagining was the theme of Southern Health-Santé Sud's 11th annual general meeting held virtually on Wednesday. 

2022/23 was a year marked with highlights and challenges for the health region, and officials are moving beyond the extraordinary challenges of recent times to reimagine what can be for all to thrive and flourish.

Ash fell across the town of St. Jean as a grain elevator in the community went up in flames early in Saturday morning.  

Andrew Dixon is the Fire Chief of the Letellier Fire Department which responded to the mutual aid call at 3 a.m. for assistance from the St. Jean department. He acted as one of the Incident Commanders for the situation that required around 70 firefighters from departments across the Red River and Pembina valleys. 

The new MLA for Midland is eager to get to work and is excited to advocate for a positive vision for the constituency.
    
Progressive Conservative, Lauren Stone, scored over half of the 9,001 votes cast in the constituency in Tuesday's election with 6,228 votes. 

"I'm so excited and you know, just really incredibly honoured to the voters of Midland for placing their trust and their faith in me as their MLA," said Stone in a post-election interview. 

2023/24 student enrollment in the Border Land School Division (BLSD) is spot-on with predictions, so far. 
    
Expectations heading into the year pegged enrollment at 2,076.

Superintendent, Krista Curry, reported at the board's last meeting that BLSD had registered 2,076.5 full time equivalent students. Because kindergarten students attend classes part-time, each is considered a half time equivalent. 

Southern Health has confirmed the emergency department at Morris General Hospital will remain closed until further notice. The department was temporarily closed on September 1st following the sudden death of Dr. Anna Kolakowski to ensure the most pressing primary care needs were met. 

Southern Health-Sante Sud has confirmed the emergency department at Morris General Hospital will remain closed until further notice. The department was temporarily closed on September 1st following the sudden death of Dr. Anna Kolakowski to ensure the most pressing primary care needs were met.