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Niverville Nighthawks aiming for first playoff round victory
3 minute read 12:00 PM CDTTheir opponent may be familiar, but the Niverville Nighthawks are in a completely different position heading into the 2026 Manitoba Junior Hockey League playoffs.
They’ll once again be taking on the Winkler Flyers in the East Division one versus four best-of-seven series, but this year the Nighthawks had the dominant regular season, with Winkler finishing in fourth.
“There’s no unfamiliar territory,” Nighthawks head coach Dwight Hirst said.
“This year the shoe is on the other foot… Our guys are just as excited to get to the playoffs as anyone else.”
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COLUMN: Grey Matters – Unjust systems
4 minute read 8:39 AM CDT“God is not simply attempting to rescue individuals from their sufferings at the hands of an unjust system, but to transform the system so as to make and keep human life more human.” -Walter Wink
Today I start with a special update on a Middle East politician, whom Prime Minister Carney would consider a middle power. A politician that as March moves along is being talked about more. An astute politician, who likes to work the middle ground in government policy. He is a special envoy to the Middle East who has come under incredible stress and pressure. He moved from his home in a comfortable and affluent part of the world to represent the Western Powers in an inhospitable and hostile land, where people speak a different language. Things are vastly different there. He was hoping he could keep things quiet in the region, prevent trouble, present a good front to the people back home. He had hope that no major disaster would blow up while he completes his term there. That person - is Pontius Pilate.
Easter of 2026 dawns on April 5, shadowed by turmoil in the Middle East. Has the world changed? When shall we grasp that the violence of empires and nations births only more violence? When Jesus was led into Pilate’s palace courtyard, the stage was set for humanity’s great courtroom. Powers of the world, faith, and fear gathered in the cloak of night. Once, Jesus sweated in the garden, hesitant and burdened; now, unwavering, he stands ready to unveil a new path.
The world’s way is oft a choice of fight or flight. We witness this as Jewish leaders thrust Jesus before Pilate, stirring crowds to cry, ‘Crucify him! Crucify him!’ We witness Pilate, perplexed and reluctant, seeking to evade responsibility. Yet Jesus offers a third way - a path that confronts evil without feeding its destruction.
Veterinary hospital opens in Ste Anne
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 4:26 PM CDTSteinbach welcomes community safety and well-being plan
6 minute read Preview Yesterday at 3:04 PM CDTLarocque ready for PWHL to ‘Takeover’ Manitoba
4 minute read Preview Updated: Yesterday at 7:22 PM CDTCatie St. Germain to headline Hanover Ag Fair
2 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026Carillon Sports Second Shots: March 12th edition
1 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026Bullied Indigenous boy still feeling the effects of his school assault
8 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026COLUMN: Village News – Authors, reading and book launch
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026SRSD to gather data, survey residents on French Immersion in La Salle, La Broquerie
5 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2026Gab-Roy/PDC hockey team finishes strong debut season in MWHSHL
2 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 17, 20261946 – 2026 Watching Steinbach Grow: June 17, 1949 – 75th anniversary theme of school picnic parade
2 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2026Team South tops medal standings at Manitoba Games
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 17, 20261946 – 2026 Watching Steinbach Grow: February 13, 1947 Town heeds quiet call from fire department
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2026Finance minister visits Steinbach Chamber, discusses priorities
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2026BLSD runs deficit budget, ‘status quo’ education taxes
4 minute read Monday, Mar. 16, 2026Borderland School Division has proposed a $600,000 deficit budget to fund new equipment and boiler upgrades, while still keeping “status quo” education taxes increases for the 2026-2027 school year.
The $43.2-million budget sets aside $920,000 in funding for a new boiler system at the Roseau Valley School, with $590,000 coming from the operating budget and $330,000 withdrawn from capital spending, said secretary-treasurer Rachel Geirnaert. The province has previously committed $2.7 million toward upgrading the more than 50-year-old boiler.
“To put it into perspective, this boiler project…has been on our books for a good 10 to 15 years,” she said. ” We didn’t know if the project would ever happen with the assistance of the provincial government.”
The upgrades are slated to be completed by September.
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