Judy Peters

STARS was called to an emergency scene on Monday afternoon on the Mantario Trail near West Hawk Lake.

While there are few details that can be given out at this time, STARS was able to provide a little bit of information about the mission. 

“We transported two patients from Mantario Trail to Big Whiteshell Lodge to rendezvous with EMS,” says a STARS spokesperson. “Both patients were medically stable.” 

Be prepared to deal with extreme heat this long weekend as a hot airmass is moving over Southern Manitoba today, with daytime highs reaching into the mid 30’s. 

Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning Saturday morning for much of southern Manitoba. 

If yellow jackets have become a pest for you, and if history is any indication, you might need to deal with them for a few more weeks. That is because once we get our killing frost, majority of the yellow jacket population will be wiped out. 

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says now is the time of year when yellow jackets have more interaction with humans, and notes there is a good reason for that. 

After the ballots were counted on Sunday, MGEU announced that liquor workers (Locals 56-61) voted to accept the tentative agreement. 

The strike began on July 19th with a full walkout on August 8th. 

After the ballots were counted on Sunday, MGEU announced that liquor workers (Locals 56-61) voted to accept the tentative agreement. 

The strike began on July 19th with a full walkout on August 8th. 

If yellow jackets have become a pest for you, and if history is any indication, you might need to deal with them for a few more weeks. That is because once we get our killing frost, majority of the yellow jacket population will be wiped out. 

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says now is the time of year when yellow jackets have more interaction with humans, and notes there is a good reason for that. 

If yellow jackets have become a pest for you, and if history is any indication, you might need to deal with them for a few more weeks. That is because once we get our killing frost, majority of the yellow jacket population will be wiped out. 

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says now is the time of year when yellow jackets have more interaction with humans, and notes there is a good reason for that. 

While many producers are working to get crops off the fields, a Manitoba Agriculture entomologist reports that it has been quite a year for dealing with various pests. 

“There's certainly been a number of insect issues,” says John Gavloski. “Some of them being things that blew into the province that we don't deal with every year and others being things that do over-winter here. But yeah, it's just been busy.” 

While many producers are working to get crops off the fields, a Manitoba Agriculture entomologist reports that it has been quite a year for dealing with various pests. 

“There's certainly been a number of insect issues,” says John Gavloski. “Some of them being things that blew into the province that we don't deal with every year and others being things that do over-winter here. But yeah, it's just been busy.” 

While many producers are working to get crops off the fields, a Manitoba Agriculture entomologist reports that it has been quite a year for dealing with various pests. 

“There's certainly been a number of insect issues,” says John Gavloski. “Some of them being things that blew into the province that we don't deal with every year and others being things that do over-winter here. But yeah, it's just been busy.”