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Meeting a dragon in Steinbach
1 minute read 8:38 AM CDTPeople took advantage of a chance to meet some unique creatures at Prairie Exotics' interactive animal experience at the Mennonite Heritage Village, April 13.
Prairie Exotics is an exotic animal sanctuary based in Ste Genevieve and can be found at birthday parties, schools and summer festivals.
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Ste Anne Aces fall in provincial finals
1 minute read Preview Yesterday at 1:47 PM CDTRitchot looking to reduce food waste with pilot project
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 9:37 AM CDTAddressing traffic concerns at Mitchell Elementary School
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:49 PM CDTSpeaker to discuss perimenopause, women’s health
3 minute read Preview Friday, Apr. 12, 2024Guilty plea for midnight Main Street crash into parked vehicle
3 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024A Ste Anne woman who drove into the back of a Jeep parked on Main Street in Steinbach pleaded guilty to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
A charge of impaired driving was stayed by Crown attorney Jonathan Mayes in the partial plea deal. The impaired charge was set for trial, but Mayes said there were potential Charter issues and challenges getting a conviction in the way the driver was identified after she left the scene.
“Suffice to say from the Crown’s perspective the Charter application wouldn’t have succeeded, but no doubt it spares two days of court time actually by her early guilty plea in not pursuing that,” Mayes told the judge.
Alexis Armstrong, 21, did not have a prior criminal record before the guilty plea in Steinbach court last Thursday.
SAC marks 45 years with gala
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 5:36 PM CDTEpic/Smile of St Malo celebrating 50 years with fundraiser
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 4:08 PM CDTBadminton season reaching crescendo
1 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:00 AM CDTSteinbach punch ticket to MJHL finals with 2-0 game 7 win
5 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024It wasn't easy, but the Steinbach Pistons will be playing in their third consecutive Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Championship.
The Pistons took down the Blizzard in game seven of their semi-final series with a pair of second period goals the difference in a hotly contested series.
Cole Plowman, who started all seven games of the series for Steinbach recorded his first career MJHL shutout in the victory. It was a redemptive performance for the netminder, who let in two last-minute go-ahead goals on home ice earlier in the series.
"I wasn't really happy with my full performance over the series so it's really huge to get a game seven shutout," Plowman said after the game.
RM of Ste Anne bans trucks permanently on 50 routes
1 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024Transport truck drivers will lose some shortcuts and must heed new route restrictions in the RM of Ste Anne if they wish to avoid a fine of up to $1,000 plus road repair costs.
The new restrictions passed by council apply year-round to 50 routes listed on the RM’s website. This is up from 19 routes in the old bylaw from 2009.
The routes are found throughout the RM, including in the Giroux, Town of Ste Anne, La Coulee, and Richer areas.
There are also 52 seasonal no truck routes in the new bylaw. They follow the provincial spring road restrictions, are in effect right now and can last until May 29.
Taking on crime with a helping hand
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024COLUMN: Report from the Legislature – Keeping others in our thoughts while we count our blessings
3 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024The month of April brings the hope of the arrival of Spring! This year, the end of March and beginning of April was when we could celebrate Easter and all the blessings that are in our lives.
For the Christian community, it is a time to commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ dying on the cross and rising again for the forgiveness of our sins. We gather together to share traditional food, Easter paska bread, pysanka decorated eggs, many other traditional foods.
The children enjoy the Easter egg hunt and hope that their Easter baskets are full of chocolate treats. We gather together as families to celebrate this joyous time of Jesus’s resurrection.
Unfortunately, there are others who cannot afford the family feasts and have to depend on community food banks.
Sweet turnout for Sugaring Off Festival
1 minute read Preview Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024COLUMN: On Parliament Hill – Fix the budget
4 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table their 2024 federal budget.
Based on the recent flurry of multi-billion-dollar pre-budget announcements, the Liberals plan to continue their reckless spending ways.
As budget day approaches, Conservatives have a clear message for the Government: Fix the budget.
After the last Trudeau racked up record debt and set off record inflation only Jean Chretien and Paul Martin in the late 1990s managed to produce balanced budgets. In 2015, our former Conservative Government also succeeded in delivering a balanced budget for Canadians—this despite a once in a generation financial crisis in 2008/09.
Former Eastman Raider Harris will retire as a Bomber
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