Judy Peters

A new year has arrived and if you're looking to set a New Year's resolution, life coach, Nancy McNaughton has some advice. 

Former MacGregor area resident Shyla Fuchs took her rodeo skills to Vegas where she placed in the Top 30 at the 5th annual Rope for the Crown Breakaway Championship. 

A local actor and radio host is excited to have one of the lead roles for a sitcom that will be filmed in the new year. 

Kenton Dyck first heard about the upcoming series, Maria and the Mennos, during the summer and reported on the latest project of producer Paul Peters. 

Minimum wage earners in Manitoba received an increase in October and another increase is expected in spring. 

Our province's hourly minimum wage increased this fall from $11.95 to $13.50. A further increase of 65 cents per hour will happen on April 1st, raising the minimum wage to $14.15. With the expected consumer price index increase for 2022, the next indexed adjustment will bring Manitoba's minimum wage to around $15 per hour in October of 2023. 

This past year's announcement of an increase in the minimum wage in Manitoba stated that it would take place in increments, and the next increase is expected in spring. 

Margruite Krahn got a close look at the floor pattern in the summer kitchen at Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach. She was asked to recreate the colourful floor pattern in September and managed to get a lot of the work completed before the weather turned too cold to continue. 

Senior Curator Andrea Klassen says that was a big task and an important one. 

Margruite Krahn got a close look at the floor pattern in the summer kitchen at Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach. She was asked to recreate the colourful floor pattern in September and managed to get a lot of the work completed before the weather turned too cold to continue. 

Senior Curator Andrea Klassen says that was a big task, and an important one. 

When vehicles are parked on the street after a heavy snowfall, Steinbach’s head of Public Works says it’s quite a nuisance to deal with.

Randy Reimer says encountering vehicles parked on city streets after a snowstorm is not uncommon.

This has been a very difficult weekend for the families and friends of two men from Steinbach, Man. after they were killed in a collision Friday afternoon.

The collision occurred early Friday afternoon west of Kenora, Ont., on the Trans-Canada Highway near McCallum Point Road.

While food prices continue to rise, local producers and business owners are trying to keep costs as low as possible. 

Michael Schriemer, president at Schriemers Family Farm in Otterburne, says their input costs are increasing and that is having an impact on consumers.