Carillon Sports Second Shots: Oct 23rd edition

Featuring an SRSS Sabres hockey game Oct. 15, a pair of MJHL games in Niverville and Steinbach Oct. 15/18, a Providence women's soccer match Oct. 18, action from the Eastman Selects Weekend in Steinbach and a HTJHL Steinbach Huskies game Oct. 19.

PR 200 bridge closure over floodway triggers worries for businesses, residents

Business owners and residents are raising concerns over extended travel times and potential lost costumers, following a Red River Floodway bridge closing for repairs.

The province closed the Provincial Road 200 bridge for repairs on Oct. 15 and set up a detour on Provincial Road 210, leading to Highway 75.

“That’s going to be a big pain in the ass for us,” said Denis Gobeil.

The 23-year-old and his father operate Good N Tension, a Saint Adolphe auto body shop.

Group photo exhibit looks at photographers’ relationships with nature

The Steinbach Arts Council Photo Club opened their exhibit Elements and Encounters on Oct. 17 in the Hall Gallery at the Steinbach Arts Centre.

Moderator and club leader Jeremy Dueck said the nine members of the club will be showcasing landscapes and wildlife in their images.

“That it is about having the ability as photographers, the skill of learning to see, how to see the world around you, and how to show that beauty. Like, you don’t necessarily need to go to the Grand Canyon to get a fabulous photo,” he said.

The club is relatively new as it’s only been around for three years. It was created by Dan Hewson as a way for photographers to get together and share their knowledge and work with one another.

Winnipeg Jets Town Takeover returning for 2026

For the first time since 2023, the Winnipeg Jets will set up shop in a rural community for a game.

The Jets announced the return of their Town Takeover, where the team sets up a watch party full of activities during one of the team’s away games at a location outside of the city.

The first-ever takeover was hosted at Morris in 2019, with Stonewall and Oakville hosting in the years following the pandemic.

”The Jets Town Takeover initiative aims to celebrate and connect with the team’s many rural fans by bringing the game closer to home and putting a spotlight on the winning community,” a True North press release reads.

SRSD insurance premiums spike unexpected, trustee

Seine River School Division will pay higher insurance premiums than expected across the division, sparking concerns over rising rates, says trustee.

Ward 3 trustee and finance committee chair Robert Rivard said the division could face a 20 percent hike in premiums for 2025, and already had to pay almost $80,000 after the Manitoba School Board Association, which manages insurance for the division, raised rates retroactively for 2024.

“We’re a little concerned about that, where they just come in and say, after the fact, ‘well, now you’re going to owe us more money,’” he said.

Along with the higher insurance rates, Rivard said MSBA told the division it needed to get an evaluation on at least three of its schools, which could cost nearly $20,000.

COLUMN: Grey Matters – Hear, hug and help

When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, “Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it’s like to be me.”- Dr. Carl Rogers

As a hospital spiritual care provider my vocation is to help patients and their loved ones in a time of upheaval. My goal is to help them maintain or find peace, purpose, hope and connection. Sometimes I can help with all four aspects, sometimes it is simply about connection. Patients appreciate having someone from the community come for a visit. Connections strengthen body and spirit.

For some people going to the hospital can be unnerving, but most of us will have loved ones to visit there sometimes. Here are three simple H’s that can guide your next visit: Hear, hug, help.

Hear. The first and more important thing you can provide is to come with a listening heart. To ask caring questions and let the person talk freely. Dr. Carl Rogers describes it as being in a state of “unconditional positive regard.” Unconditional positive regard “means temporarily living in their life, moving about in it delicately without making judgment… to be with another in this way means that for the time being you lay aside the views and values you hold for yourself in order to enter the other’s world without prejudice…a complex, demanding, strong yet subtle and gentle way of being.”

Olympian Jocelyne Larocque gives back to Eastman Selects

Eastman hockey players got the chance to pick the brain of one of Canada’s best during Selects Weekend in Steinbach.

Jocelyne Larocque, who boasts two Olympic Gold Medals along with countless other accomplishments in a Team Canada uniform, was at the Southeast Event Centre Oct. 18, as she hosted a question and answer/autograph session with Eastman Selects players.

“(Hockey has) taught me so many life lessons, I made some amazing friends, and has given me so much love and joy,” Larocque said.

Nearly every regional Eastman Selects team was in action this week at the SEC, as the program gathered for what they hope will become an annual event.

National accreditation boosts Steinbach Chamber of Commerce

A new level of accreditation has put the Steinbach Chamber of Commerce in elite company.

The local chamber announced in their Oct. 16 newsletter that they have received accreditation through the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada (CACC).

The national designation recognizes chambers that meet high standards in policy, governance and operations.

Currently more than 70 chambers from across Canada have achieved that milestone.

SPORTS FLASHBACK 2020: Fly-In season ends on a positive note

For golf courses around the country, and in fact throughout the world, 2020 has been a golf season like no other.

Golf clubs in this area are now closed with the onset of fall. The Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club closed for the season the day after the annual George Pauls Classic. The tournament is held every year in memory of the late George Pauls, an icon at the club for his contributions in so many areas over the years.

Among the Pauls’ legacy is the flourishing Monday afternoon seniors’ league, which he founded. It was the 36th annual George Pauls Classic, a tournament he founded himself to mark the end of another golf season. The Club has carried on the tradition after the passing of Pauls in 2014.

The tournament, with 70 players teeing it up this year, has long had a social aspect to it, as George would have wanted it, and every year includes one hole where participants swing with only one arm, in memory of Pauls, who lost an arm in World War II.

COLUMN: Eye on the Arts – Cello-piano duo Prairie Sons brings Love Letter to the Prairies Concert to Steinbach

SAC is proud to bring Prairie Debut artists Prairie Sons, the acclaimed cello–piano duo of David Liam Roberts and Godwin Friesen, to the SRSS Theatre on Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Their program, A Love Letter to the Prairies, features classical composers such as Rachmaninov and Poulenc alongside more contemporary works by Canadian icons such as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, reimagined and arranged for cello-piano duo.

As part of their visit, Prairie Sons will also share their music with the residents of Fernwood Place in a free afternoon concert. These Steinbach Arts Council seniors outreach performances are generously supported by the Million Dollar Round Table.

Tickets are on sale now at SteinbachArts.ca or by calling 204-346-1077. Don’t miss this chance to experience two of Canada’s brightest young stars live on stage for an evening of music that resonates with both heart and home.

A homegrown night of music, beer, and wings!