Judy Peters

It appears the cold snap is over for southern Manitoba as daytime temperatures are warming up.

"The transition started Sunday, and we're seeing a lot of the upper atmosphere starting to shift to allow more of a westerly flow aloft, bringing in all that mild Pacific air in from Vancouver Island,” explains Eric Dykes, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

It appears the cold snap is over for southern Manitoba as daytime temperatures are warming up. 

“Today is actually the transition day in which we're seeing a lot of the upper atmosphere starting to shift and allow more of a westerly flow aloft, bringing in all that mild Pacific air in from Vancouver Island,” explains Eric Dykes, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.  

Whether you find yourself in a full house after the holidays or are getting ready to sell your home, here are some tips on making it easier to organize your surroundings. 

Candace Wiebe from Candace Wiebe Household Assistance has been in your shoes and has found a few rules she likes to follow that make it easier to organize the house, even with young children at home. 

Her first tip is to “Guard the door to your home.” 

The holidays can be a difficult time for people living with a problem drinker and it may bring a variety of feelings such as anxiety, confusion, disappointment, embarrassment, shame or anger. 

Al-Anon is a support group for families and friends affected by someone else's drinking (and/or drug abuse). Members learn about the family disease of alcoholism and how to cope with a problem drinker.  

A 50-year-old man from the RM of Hanover has been fined in connection to the shooting of a bald eagle, which is a protected species. 

On Friday, December 8th, Manitoba’s Conservation Officer Service received a TIP (Turn In Poacher) regarding a bald eagle that had been shot and wounded near Grunthal earlier in the day. 

Two missionaries with strong ties to southern Manitoba are facing long jail sentences after being convicted of sex crimes involving children in the Dominican Republic (DR)

If you’re looking to bring in a natural Christmas tree that gives the greatest evergreen smell, Cliff Freund at CD Trees says there is one type that stands out when it comes to fragrance. 

“Probably the balsam fir is the one that is most fragrant, albeit all the trees, they give you a real nice strong smell for the first couple of days and then after that you don't notice it very much,” he says. 

There is extra gratitude and kindness happening these days at Shevchenko School in Vita. 

This is part of a 30-day challenge, organized by teacher Mary Chalmers. 

“So, we make an announcement every morning and we remind people to practice either some gratitude or to practice kindness within our school for each and every day as they go out into the world, hopefully encouraging our students to be more kind, more grateful, and more empathetic,” she says. 

Mennonite wall clocks from the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach are now on display at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. 

Andrea Klassen is the senior curator of M.H.V. and she tells us how this partnership came about. 

Past Made in Manitoba and Christmas Cafe guest, Steinbach singer-song writer Danny Plett, is getting ready for a European concert tour to celebrate 30 years in the music industry. 

He will be leaving on Tuesday (November 14th) with Budapest as his first stop.