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Daycares seek Seine River school space
3 minute read Yesterday at 5:49 PM CDTDaycares are trying to help fill the need for more childcare after Seine River School Division (SRSD) voted to end the Kids at Play Program (KAP) for kindergarten students at the end of this school year as a part of its effort to erase its $5.8-million deficit.
“Since the board made the decision on Feb. 27, we’ve received several licensed facilities reach out, as well as some members of our current KAP staff with intention to license requesting that we lease them space within our schools.
“And in consultation with the principals, we should be able to meet those needs, meet those requests,” said secretary treasurer Amanda Senkowski.
She requested at the March 12 school board meeting that trustees approve administration working on leasing agreements with licensed daycares, subject to enrolment numbers and space availability in September.
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3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:23 PM CDTCOLUMN: Carillon Flashback, April 8, 1981 – Tansley of Tourond builds model of K-Cycle engine
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:19 PM CDTLooking for artists for K.R. Barkman Concerts in the Park
2 minute read Preview Yesterday at 11:45 AM CDTBorder Land SD sees $3.1-M surplus for 2024/25 budget
2 minute read Yesterday at 8:10 AM CDTBorderland School Division has a surplus to work with for the 2024/25 school year, which the division will pass on to taxpayers.
The school division has a $3.1 million surplus, which secretary treasurer Rachel Geirnaert said was due to funding and “the way the expenses went in the last year.”
“We were in a very fortunate position to have a surplus and we actually passed that surplus on to our constituents and our taxpayers so that we could keep our tax increases to a minimal amount,” she said.
The division will levy a 12.19 mill rate which is a 0.33 point increase, or 2.278 percent. A homeowner with a house valued at $200,000 can expect to pay an increase in property taxes totaling $29.70, before the provincial education property tax credit of $350 is applied.
Measles vaccinations encouraged
3 minute read Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long Term Care are adding their voice to a message first delivered by the Public Health Agency of Canada on Feb. 23.
Last week, provincial officials issued a release urging Manitobans to stay up to date on their vaccinations as a way to avoid the risk of measles and other serious illnesses.
“This is especially important as cases of measles are increasing in other parts of Canada and around the world,” they stated in the press release. “To date, there have been no recent confirmed cases of measles in Manitoba. The last confirmed case of measles in Manitoba was in 2019.”
Measles is very contagious. The most recognized symptom of measles is a red, blotchy rash, which often begins on the face and spreads down the body. Other common symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough, drowsiness, irritability and red eyes. Measles is a serious illness, especially for young children, and can result in lung and brain infections and other conditions that lead to serious complications or death.
SPORTS FLASHBACK 2013: Prairie Fire sweep NRL rivals at Steinbach ringette tourney
3 minute read Preview Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024Summer in the City gears up for 2024
3 minute read Preview Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024Local developers make good on high school promise
4 minute read Preview Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who should pay for new water system?
3 minute read Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024As a rural resident of Springfield, I would like to point out some key issues about the proposed Dugald Oakbank Water System (DOWS).
We are in need of a new source of water for future growth, but the question is, who will be responsible to pay for it? We have roughly 4,500 people living in urban areas and about 12,000 people living in rural areas. As a member of the Springfield community, I am happy to contribute if the new water system supplies schools, public facilities and emergency response, but why should the rural residents have to contribute to the water needs of urban residents?
When rural residents build their homes they don’t ask the municipality for any subsidies for well water and septic systems. Rural residents pay for their own water well. So why should urban residents be any different? If an urban resident wants water and sewer it should be their responsibility. Previously, urban residents have been offered grants from the provincial government to subsidize the cost of piped water. A majority of residents in old Oakbank did not accept the grants, as even with the grant money, the cost was too great for them to switch from well to piped water.
Keep in mind that the new water treatment plant proposal is just that - the plant only. Cost of main water lines and hook up to houses is a separate and additional cost not included in the DOWS proposal.
COLUMN: Tales from the Gravel Ridge – Being bearers of gratitude
4 minute read Preview Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024AS I SEE IT COLUMN: Vic Peters’ legacy lives on
5 minute read Preview Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024Native plants to highlight event in Ritchot
3 minute read Preview Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024Added responsibilities for Southeast MLAs
2 minute read Preview Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024COLUMN: On Parliament Hill – Provencher remains the most generous riding in Canada
3 minute read Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024In one of the most sobering passages in the Bible, Jesus says the following:
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ … ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Charitable giving is so important.
There are so many in need around the world including in our own backyard.
COLUMN: Viewpoint – Recognizing the contributions of Mintie L. Reimer
4 minute read Friday, Mar. 15, 2024I have long been intrigued by a November 1946 photo I discovered in Gerald Wright’s book Steinbach. Is There Any Place Like It? It’s a picture of local politicians marking an important occasion. Steinbach has officially become a town. The community had been part of the Hanover municipality until that point. Now it would be recognized as a town in its own right.
What caught my attention about the historic photograph was the fact that it included a woman. According to the caption she was Mintie L. Reimer. In the 1940s politics was pretty much a man’s world in southern Manitoba. A woman with a role in local government would have been unique. Who was Mintie L. Reimer?
Abe Warkentin’s book Reflections on our Heritage offered additional information about her. Mintie was the granddaughter of Klaas Reimer and Katherina Willms who immigrated to Steinbach in 1874 from the Molotschna Colony in Ukraine.
Klaas Reimer, Mintie’s grandfather, opened a store in his Steinbach log house in 1877. Just eight years later Klaas owned a flour mill, lumberyard, three general stores, four cheese factories, a sawmill, and a greenhouse.
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