Winkler a city of dreams: Mayor   
Posted 5 days ago
By Ashleigh Viveiros Winkler is a city of entrepreneurial dreamers, Mayor Martin Harder told the Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce at its annual general meeting last week. "One of the things we do in this city is we dream," he said. [more]

Global blockbuster, local ties    
Posted 5 days ago
By Ashleigh Viveiros One former Winkler resident may be paying a bit more attention than the average viewer to the 82nd Academy Awards this weekend. [more]

Festival turns 25   
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By Ashleigh Viveiros The Winkler Harvest Festival and Exhibition celebrates 25 years of family entertainment this summer. The organizing committee kicked off work on the annual community celebration last week with its first planning meeting of the year. [more]

Adam Gregory to headline festival    
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There may be five whole months to go until the 2010 edition of the Winkler Harvest Festival and Exhibition, but organizers already have some of the major acts lined up for the stage shows. [more]

Help build a shoe mountain   
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By Ashleigh Viveiros Ruth Tyler wants you to get an early start on your spring cleaning this year. Horrified by the idea of poverty-stricken, barefoot Haitians navigating the debris left behind by the Jan. [more]

Lending a helping hand    
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By Ashleigh Viveiros A local family got a glimpse at the Haiti relief efforts first-hand last month. [more]

Senior publisher named   
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Sun Media has appointed current Winnipeg Sun publisher/CEO Kevin Klein to the role of senior group publisher of Manitoba. [more]

Off to Washington   
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By Ashleigh Viveiros A local musical duo are off to Washington, D.C. next week. Tom and Lori Neufeld of Roland have been invited to perform at the Canadian Embassy in the American capital on March 8. [more]

Program growth means more space needed   
Posted 5 days ago
Two of the newest programs of Eden Health Care Services have grown so rapidly in the last three years that additional space is being built to accommodate the increased activity. [more]

Wanted: female politicians   
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By Glen Hallick Sun Media The Association of Manitoba Municipalities wants more women on town and municipal councils. AMM President Doug Dobrowolski noted that while 23 per cent of councillors across Canada are women, that number is lower in Manitoba. [more]

Passport Adventure expands   
Posted 5 days ago
The Pembina Valley Passport Adventure partners have begun to organize for the summer. The program, which began two years ago, encourages people to pick up a passport listing all participating museums and galleries in the region, and have the passport stamped at each attraction they visit. [more]

Author talks with kids about writing    
Posted 5 days ago
By Cleo Heinrichs Canada's great mystery author recently visited Plum Coulee Elementary School. [more]

Plum Coulee News   
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By Cleo Heinrichs It's another month until the Bergie Church Senior Youth group leaves for Mexico! And these young people are getting pretty excited about the missions trip during Spring Break. Many of the youth have worked diligently to raise money for their travel expenses. [more]

Snowmobile destruction    
Posted 5 days ago
By Greg Vandermeulen When Berry Hill Farm owner Waldo Thiessen came back from town on Feb. 27, snowmobile tracks crisscrossing his field were the last things he wanted to see. "I was physically sick," he said after viewing what could become severe crop damage. [more]

Lake plan panned   
Posted 5 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach Hank Unrau is among a core group of area residents who often escape to the scenic natural habitat and trails along the shore of Lake Minnewasta. But Unrau and others fear that will end if a concept plan for a residential development near the lake becomes a reality. [more]

Plenty of warm fuzzies   
Posted 5 days ago
Well, they're over and, quite frankly, it was pretty impressive. For the Vancouver Winter Olympics, it really all came down to "all's well that ends well' and not "something that starts badly will end badly". [more]

Our roles and how we play them   
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By Lori Penner A little boy was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother, wanting to protect him from disappointment, told him not to set his heart on being chosen, since there were so many other children who were also auditioning. [more]

Canada redefines itself with the Olympics   
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By Doug Firby Ladies and gentleman, meet the new Canada. No longer the humble also-rans, in two short weeks Canada redefined itself as brash, pushy, boisterous - and not afraid to put everything on the line. [more]

Letters to the Editor   
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GAMES A GOOD INVESTMENT While shopping the other day, I overheard some people complaining about the expense Canada is going through to host the Olympics. While I don't have the exact figures, I'm sure the economic spinoff for Canada will reach far beyond the Olympic games. [more]

Flyers looking to even series with Steelers    
Posted 5 days ago
By Donald McLeod The Winkler Flyers will be taking to the ice tonight looking to prevent the Selkirk Steelers from taking a stranglehold in their Addison Division semi-final. The Flyers find themselves down 2-1 in the series after dropping a 6-5 decision in Selkirk Tuesday night. [more]

Xpress down two in SEMHL semis   
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By Donald McLeod The Plum Coulee Xpress were down 2-0 in their SEMHL semi-final series with the Warren Mercs going into last night's third game. On Tuesday, Warren's Justin Crockett got the overtime winner in a 3-2 Mercs' win. [more]

Female Hawks claim AA title   
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The Pembina Valley Female Hawks went undefeated in winning the Female Midget AA provincial championships in St. Anne last weekend. [more]

Hawks face Cougars in AAA midget semis   
Posted 5 days ago
By Donald McLeod The rivalry continues to grow between the Pembina Valley Hawks and Southwest Cougars. They met at the end of the season to decide first spot in the West Division of the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League and now will continue their battle in one of the league semi-final matchups. [more]

Winkler Rec Report   
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LIONS PUBLIC SKATING Fri., March 5 from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Sun., March 7 from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. Fri., March 12 from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Parent & Tot Skating: Tuesdays - 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.; 1:45 - 2:45 p. [more]