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Feuding families see arrests and hospital visit
3 minute read Yesterday at 8:47 AM CDTA long standing feud between the Funks and the Tetreaults has resulted in a hospital visit and three arrests.
According to an agreed statement of facts presented in provincial court in Steinbach, it was Jan. 15, 2023, when Guy Tetreault got into a fight with his daughter’s boyfriend of seven years, Darcy Funk. Funk had been fighting through text with Tetreault’s daughter, Harlee, 26, and texted her he was coming to pick up his dog, which he shared with Harlee. He also texted Tetreault that he was coming down to the house whereupon Tetreault told Funk not to come, that he was not welcomed.
Funk arrived at the Tetreault’s trailer in the RM of Ste Anne with his brother Dallas. Funk got out of his truck and walked towards the front door where he was met by Tetreault. Tetreault cautioned Funk not to come closer to the home or he was going to punch him. Funk’s demeaner was calm and polite and he continued to come closer to the home. When he approached Tetreault, Tetreault punched him in the face, grazing him.
Tetreault lost his balance and both men fell to the ground on the icy deck. A scuffle occurred and Funk called on his brother Dallas to come and help him. Dallas got out of the truck and began kicking at Tetreault’s right ribs. Harlee and her mother, Suzanne, both witnessed Funk and Dallas kicking Tetreault as he lay on the ground. When Harlee saw what was happening to her father she went and got an aluminum bat that was close to the front door.
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Woman found dead in Stuartburn
1 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024A woman was found dead in a wooded area in Stuartburn on March 16.
At about 3:45 p.m., Emerson RCMP received a report of a missing 44-year-old woman from the RM of Stuartburn. She was last seen leaving her residence in a vehicle at about 4:50 a.m.
Officers came to the home of the missing woman and were told by her family that her vehicle had been located in the ditch, about one kilometre away, and that they had searched the immediate area earlier in the day without success.
Emerson RCMP, along with units including Search and Rescue (SAR), Police Dog Services (PDS) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), attended to the scene and located the body of the missing woman.
Steinbach Huskies celebrate historic 10th HTJHL title
4 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024COLUMN: Eye on the Arts – Buzz Brass comes to Steinbach
4 minute read Yesterday at 5:45 PM CDTKnown for their ability to infuse classics with a fresh vibrancy, Buzz Brass reinterprets beloved compositions through trumpet, horn, and trombone. From timeless classical masterpieces to lively ragtime-era tunes and jazz, Buzz Brass’s repertoire truly offers something for everyone. For over two decades, Buzz Brass quintet has been travelling the globe to captivate classical music lovers and is featured among the most reputable brass quintets in Canada. Buzz Brass is brass at its best, delivered with intelligence, whimsy, and skill.
Join the Steinbach Arts council and Buzz Brass at the Grace Mennonite Church (430 3rd Street) on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. Don’t miss this evening of brass brilliance - for tickets visit steinbacharts.ca or call Tara at 204-346-1077.
Steinbach Arts Council Fundraising Gala
After 45 years, the Steinbach Arts Council has grown to offer nearly 100 subsidized concerts and programs each year, bursaries for those in need, and free youth programming in our community.
Steinbach approves apartment building despite opposition
7 minute read Preview Monday, Mar. 25, 2024St Malo School expansion opening target April 15
2 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:17 PM CDTCOLUMN: Report from the Legislature – Wrong priorities for NDP spending
5 minute read 9:57 AM CDTI would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Blessed and Happy Easter. For Manitoba families who are able to enjoy a spring break, hopefully the weather allows the opportunity for you to get outdoors and enjoy our beautiful Lac du Bonnet constituency.
At the Manitoba Legislature we are well into the spring session where debate in the legislature is heating up. Despite it being six months after the election, the NDP have forgotten to do their homework and have been slow to get their legislation tabled in time to be debated. However, we were able to debate my private member’s bill to designate Tyndall stone as the official stone of the province under The Manitoba Emblems Act. Unfortunately, the NDP don’t seem to support this designation and continue to delay a vote on the bill.
The assembly did allow the NDP to pass a bill that allows the government to have the necessary funds to keep paying the bills and keep the government’s lights on until a full budget can be passed later this year. So far, the NDP spending plans are piling up which is why they have made numerous cabinet orders authorizing them to borrow more and more money totaling $9.25 billion. This is on top of the $1.6 billion deficit they have decided to run over the last six months since being elected. $710 million more new spending was ordered up by the NDP cabinet just a few weeks ago to begin the $3 billion spending spree they promised during their campaign. The NDP’s borrowing and spending will lead to an additional half a billion dollars a year in interest costs for Manitobans.
In the meantime, Premier Wab Kinew and his NDP government have been cancelling surgeries, delaying daycare spaces, pausing nine new schools, and until I pressed them in the legislature last week, they were stalling personal care homes approved last year by our PC government.
St Malo in trouble through two games of CRJHL finals
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:03 PM CDTParents play key role in faith transmission
4 minute read Preview Yesterday at 11:02 AM CDTClearview Co-op reports $141.9 million in assets
3 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024James Barker Band and Titans of Rock to headline Summer in the City
2 minute read Preview Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024COLUMN: Let’s Talk Mental Health – Take a holistic approach to mental health
4 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024Let’s talk again about basics of mental health. Mental health is an integral part of our total health. We all experience occasions of feeling low, frightened, or stressed. Usually these feelings pass after a brief time but sometimes they can become more serious. This could happen to any one of us.
Mental illness results from complex interactions between our minds, bodies, and our environment. Some factors which might contribute are biological causes such as genetics, brain chemistry, and hormones; use of alcohol, drugs, or other substances; acute or long-term stress; social factors such as finances, isolation, violence, or family breakdown; and thinking patterns such as constant negativity or low self-esteem.
In our modern health-care systems we see our physicians when the most noticeable symptoms are physical, our pastors when spiritual symptoms are most pressing, and mental health professionals when thoughts or feelings trouble us most. Ideally, one professional should be able to address symptoms by helping us examine our lives on all planes to identify where the trouble originates and what the best remedy might be.
Such a health-care model would offer a holistic approach to wellness and illness. It would look at the role our minds, bodies, emotions and spirits play in our general wellbeing. A holistic approach may mean we would re-evaluate our lifestyle, diet and exercise, and examine the role of stress in our daily lives.
Prairie Basketball League travel teams enjoy rare home games
2 minute read Preview Monday, Mar. 25, 2024Access Credit Union one of Manitoba’s top employers
1 minute read Monday, Mar. 25, 2024Access Credit Union was named one of Manitoba’s top employers thanks to a selection process done by Mediacorp. Canada Inc.
Judges highlighted the full suite of financial benefits including a defined contribution pension plan, year-end bonuses, and preferred mortgage and loan rates as reasons for the decision.
Thanks to multiple mergers over the years, Access Credit Union is the largest credit union in Manitoba and the sixth largest in Canada, with more than 60 branches, more than 203,000 members, more than 925 employees and $12.3 billion in balance sheet assets.
Manitoba employers were ranked in the same way as those chosen by editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Judges looked at workplace, work atmosphere and social, health, financial and family benefits, vacation and time off, employee communications, performance management, training and skills development and community involvement. They are compared to other organizations in their field.
Dangerous driver with car full of drugs gets curfew
5 minute read Monday, Mar. 25, 2024Kassius Jewar-Tessier was sentenced to serve his time in the community in St Pierre court Tuesday. He had earlier pleaded guilty to dangerous driving for slamming his vehicle full of drugs into the car of a family who pulled over to help him, and for failing to attend court by skipping the province on his trial date.
Jewar-Tessier received a nine-month conditional sentence to be served outside of jail for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle with a long list of conditions that include allowing him to continue traveling for work. For skipping out on his March 2022 court date and moving to BC, he received 27 days enhanced credit for the 18 days he was behind bars after his May 2023 arrest.
Crown attorney Valerie Hebert said the 30-year-old Winnipeg man was dangerous and consistently refused help while in the justice system, including after two youth convictions of second-degree murder.
Hebert described the dangerous driving series of events as bizarre and not something she has seen before in her career.
COLUMN: Think Again – Graduation ceremonies are for graduates
4 minute read Monday, Mar. 25, 2024Who should walk across the stage in a high school graduation ceremony? If you said, “students who have graduated,” then you live in the world of common sense.
However, some school administrators think traditional graduation ceremonies aren’t inclusive enough. Why? Because they exclude the students who didn’t complete all their high school credits.
Sadly, this isn’t a parody—it’s reality.
The Ottawa Carlton District School Board (OCDSB) plans to replace high school graduation ceremonies with “commencement” ceremonies open to all students, including those who haven’t completed their high school credits and aren’t graduating. In other words, students who failed their courses will get to walk across the stage just like their peers who worked hard to earn their diplomas.
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