Judy Peters

Artifacts are coming to Steinbach for a special exhibit to commemorate 100 years since the start of the Mennonite migration from Russia to Canada. 

Mennonite Heritage Village is bringing back the Russlaender exhibit, which was on display in 2019. This time around, they are changing some of the artifacts. 

Senior curator Andrea Klassen says a 7-stringed guitar is the most recent item that has been added to the display this year. 

Manitoba Government House Leader, Kelvin Goertzen, is optimistic about legislation being passed this spring that would bring Manitoba closer to ending the seasonal time changes. 

“There is legislation right now that's before the legislature, that I would expect to pass by June,” he says. “It won't end the changing of the time in the spring and the fall unless that's what happens across the border on the US side.” 

Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen is optimistic about legislation being passed this spring that would bring Manitoba closer to ending the seasonal time changes. 

“There is legislation right now that's before the legislature, that I would expect to pass by June,” he says. “It won't end the changing of the time in the spring and the fall unless that's what happens across the border on the US side.” 

The Steinbach Legion is dipping into its Poppy Fund to provide mobility aids to a veteran living in Vita. 

President Bill Richards says the Legion was notified by an occupational therapist that a lift chair and motorized scooter would greatly improve the quality of life for Wayne Malmsten. 

“This gentleman, up until Saturday, was actually using an old lazy boy chair on pieces of two by four,” Richards reports. 

The St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with Major Crime Services, continue to search for 28-year-old Breanna Lee Hudson and 29-year-old Shaquille MacFarlane. 

We can join a free worldwide event this weekend while making a valuable contribution to science with the 26th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count which runs from Friday to Monday. 

Conservation biologist Matt Gasner with Nature Conservancy of Canada says there are some really good reasons we should consider participating in this worldwide bird count. 

The federal government can expect continued pressure from Manitoba’s Justice Minister to make changes to the Criminal Code to keep violent offenders behind bars. 

Kelvin Goertzen, also the MLA for Steinbach, says this concern has also been raised by other provinces. 

The federal government can expect continued pressure from Manitoba’s Justice Minister to make changes to the Criminal Code to keep violent offenders behind bars. 

Kelvin Goertzen says this concern has also been raised by other provinces. 

School divisions will be taking a closer look at the province’s funding announcement that was made this afternoon. 

The Manitoba government is strengthening the province’s education system by increasing funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools by $100 million for the 2023-24 school year, representing an increase of 6.1 percent in operating funding, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko announced today. 

Authorities are dealing with more threats against schools in Steinbach and Kleefeld. 

Another threat was received on Thursday. As a result, all Steinbach schools and the Kleefeld School will be closed on Friday. 

The Hanover School Division has issued a notice on its website. 

It reads as follows: