Community News Archives

Manitoba Sustainable Development advises there is no immediate threat to Manitoba water from an oil spill on the North Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan.

With 2016 already recording higher than normal road fatality counts, Manitoba Public Insurance is putting out a call for road-safety action by all Manitoba motorists, heading into the August long weekend.

The Manitoba government has put a two-year freeze on increases to service fees and Crown land rental fees for cottages in provincial parks.

Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, is pleased with Government of Canada funding for three new infrastructure projects in Southeastern Manitoba through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund.

Kicking off Pioneer Days weekend at the Mennonite Heritage Village is the 48th annual Pioneer Days Parade, happening on Main Street in Steinbach on Friday, July 29, 2016.

Steinbach RCMP were busy this past weekend, arresting four impaired drivers in the Steinbach and Richer areas.

On July 23, 2016, at approximately 7:30am, Steinbach RCMP attended a residence on 4th Street in Steinbach after receiving a distress call from a female advising she had been assaulted.

On July 21, 2016, Sprague and Steinbach RCMP responded to a report of a unresponsive 5-year-old male youth, who had been located in the Vassar Pool by a passerby swimming with their own child.

On July 27, 2016, Ste. Anne Co-op will be presenting The Grande Pointe Homeowners Association with a cheque for $75,000 that will go towards a new four-season community clubhouse.

Manitoba Sustainable Development advises the emerald ash borer is an extremely destructive insect that has destroyed tens of millions of ash trees in North America and has been spreading into the north eastern United States, Quebec and Ontario.