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DAR R E L L N E SBIT T / SO U T H M O U N T AIN PR E SS Thanks to the splendid weather on Friday, Aug. 21, it was extremely difficult to find a parking spot on Wasagaming Drive, as beach and park enhancements of Wasagaming were front and center for a large variety of tourists. With background views of Clear Lake and nearby shore attractions, this was the scene at an intersection as the hustle and bustle of various modes of exercise was showcased.
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A warm winter? Did we all hear that right? A strengthening El Nino has weather watchers leaning toward a milder winter across the prairies, but Manitoba’s own forecasters have not confirmed what that means for the region, and other long-range predictors are not convinced this winter will be that simple either.
Environment and Climate Change Canada stated that they update their seasonal models monthly. Positive news… current models are favouring abovenormal temperatures across the prairies heading into early winter, in line with the strengthening El Nino building in the Pacific Ocean. El Nino winters have historically tended to bring warmer, less snowy conditions to western Canada. But that is an early signal, not
a forecast. Environment Canada’s full, detailed winter outlook for Manitoba is not expected until early December, as it was last year. Until then, the specific odds for the readership areas are not yet confirmed. The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s 2027 Canadian edition similarly landed in stores this month, and its authors also point to the same El Nino pattern shaping their predictions. But the almanac’s detailed month-by-month breakdown
for the prairies is not yet available, leaving the upcoming winter to speculation as of current predictions. Not every long-range forecaster is expecting a straightforward mild season. Agricultural meteorologist Matt Makens told RealAgriculture this winter is shaping up with sharp regional contrasts across western Canada rather than one steady pattern. That is the uncertainty most across the region are hearing. A
mild winter means lower heating and fuel costs, easier roads, and lighter municipal snow-clearing budgets. A winter with sudden cold snaps means the opposite, and less time to prepare. For now, the only sure thing is that nobody, not the federal government and not the almanacs, is ready to make a confident call on what this winter actually holds… After all, who can really predict the weather anyways!
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Council of the Municipality of Harrison Park (MHP) was in favour at the Aug. 12 meeting to contribute $1,000 to the Rogers School Cairn Committee. Funds to be taken from the Special Administration Reserve – Historic Sites will assist with the committee’s teacher and student sign project. Outstanding Accounts Receivable greater than 90 days, totaling $10,290.49 will be added to respective property taxes. Policy AF-002 – Accounts Receivable Policy, dated Aug. 12, 2026 was approved. The Community Events Grant application from Youth Floorball was approved. The Municipality will purchase a 1995 Ford L9000 water / spray bar truck for $12,500, plus applicable taxes. Variation Application 2026 V-10, applied for by Ivan and Rhonda Braschuk was approved, allowing the applicants and owners of the property described as DESC A-53519, SW 8-18-19 to reduce the front (south) property setback from 125’ to 60’ to allow for a new 26’ x 40’ dwelling in the “A80” General Agricultural Zone. Final two readings were given to By-Law No. 181 – Zoning Amendment – 4 Timothy Road, and furthermore it was passed. Daniel and Jennifer Wozney met with council in regards to the undeveloped road allowance at NW 7-19-19 WPM. Council instructed administration to draft and send a letter to Mr. Wozney allowing a temporary lock on the gate into the undeveloped road allowance until further notice. Approval was granted to Harvey and Beverly Van Damme, applicants and owners, to subdivide part of the NE 32-16-20W based on a number of conditions. Council will allow Wanda and Arthur MacPherson to move in a new 720 sq. ft. ready-to-move building onto Lot 4, Block 2, Plan 5941 (16 Matanna Bay). Councillor Langston discussed the assessment class change incorporated by the Province for short-term rental properties. He also reported on the new trail by Foxtail and the Albin Avenue sidewalk being constructed by October.
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M unicipalM inutes Reeve Drul reported a proposed purchase for a new tractor and the condition of the trail after the June storms along with the Rossburn Subdivision Trail. Upon being given third and final reading, By-Law No. 178, a by-law to amend the MHP Development Plan By-Law No. 138, and By-Law No. 177, a by-law to regulate the use and development of land, were passed. All council members were in favour. Tabled – By-Law No. 183 – Close Public Reserve – Autumn Crescent. July 22 m eeting Council of the Municipality of Harrison Park (MHP) was in favour of the request of the owners of 332 Lake Street, approving a secondary access onto Lot 10, Block 9, Plan 541, at the July 22 meeting. The Community Events Grant application from the Tamarack Golf Club Inc. was approved. An open public hearing was held in conjunction with the meeting regarding ByLaw No. 168 (Development Plan amendment). Thirtyeight citizens, along with Robert Ewashko, Development Officer, and Brodie Ball, applicant, attended. Three letters of support were received and 37 letters of objection, and 18 people made representation to council objecting to the redesignation by-law. Resolution 2026/200 Defeated: That By-law No. 168, being a by-law of the Municipality of Harrison Park to amend the Municipality of Harrison Park Development Plan By-law No. 138, be given second reading. The MHP will enter into a Wastewater Lagoon Service Agreement with Rolling River First Nation, dated July 22, 2026. The MHP voiced its support to the project application to the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund – Provincial / Territorial Stream, for the project titled Harrison Park – Onanole Watermain Extensions, for a project cost of $7 million; subject to confirmation of funding approval. The MHP will make application to the Public Utilities Board for an interim la-
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goon tipping fee for the Sandy Lake – LUD No. 2 Utility. In regards to Economic Development, Councillor Steve Langston discussed municipal property along Autumn Crescent. Langston also discussed a trail maintenance plan for the Onanole Trail and proposed A.I. training for the municipal staff.
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Council of the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson (MCE) met with three delegations at the Aug. 12 meeting attended by a full slate of council members. Corey Chabot returned to council to report on the situation with his sewer line, and expressed frustra-
tion that the line has not yet been repaired. While Chabot has insurance for damages in his basement, using insurance would cause him to lose his claims-free status and would see him spend more money that he would gain from insurance. Having experienced loss of use of his basement, anguish, and taking time off work to clean up backups, Chabot requested reimbursement for property damage. Sylvia-Linda Kaktins shared information on a grant opportunity from Age Friendly Manitoba, which must be applied by the MCE. Meetings have been held with Services to Seniors representative and CAO Iain Edye to discuss the grant and milestone pathway, a route which increases odds of receiving grant money. Eric Bjornson also returned to council to discuss the Development Agreement and caveat on 74 Main Street, which was sold by
tender in 2022. Discussion focused on the history of ownership and proposals made to council since 2023, and requested council to grant one further year of extension to build a house. The intention for the lot is to eventually build eight dwelling units, but would start with one to gauge the market. Third and final reading was given to By-Law No. 11426, passing with a 4-1 vote. The by-law is to provide for the regulation and control of animals within the Urban Limits of the MCE. In Favour – Reeve Baraniuk, Councillor Burgess, Councillor Johnson, Councillor Shellborn, Opposed – Councillor Cameron. Upon being given final two readings, By-Law No. 116-26, amending a by-law to create and augment a reserve for upgrades to the curling rink ice plant in the MCE was passed. All council members were in favour. Council will purchase
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An gela Skog a n d Jodi Hrym a k a re a ddin g to their listof m em ories, ta kin g over op era tion s a tthe W a sa ga m in g La w n Bow lin g Green RAC HEAL FLIN TO FT So uth M o unta in Pre ss
Angela Skog and Jodi Hrymak have a lot of memories at the Wasagaming Lawn Bowling Green that don’t involve running it. Latte and pie with her husband after a game of bowls, in Hrymak’s case. Quiet afternoons away from the busier parts of the park, in Skog’s. This year, for the first time, the memories are theirs to make happen for other people too, as Skog and Hrymak are on a new adventure having took over the sublease of the bowling green this year. The clubhouse itself dates back to 1948, tucked seven blocks northeast of the main beach in Wasagaming… both women knew the place well long before it was theirs to run it. Skog lives in Morris now, but she grew up in Onanole with her family still spending summers there. Hrymak is from the Rapid City area and has been coming to the park since she was a kid, too. She and her husband have a cabin nearby. “I have always preferred the quieter spaces of Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP), and the bowling green is spot on. I also feel it is important to preserve
JodiHrym ak and Angela S kog welcom e bow lers at the front counter these local traditions,” Skog said. Adding to this, Hrymak had her own routine at the green long before she ran it. “For years, my husband and I would walk up to the green to have a latte and pie or have a game of lawn bowling,” she smiled. “I love the vibe and ambiance of the green!”
On account, when the sublease opened up, it wasn’t a hard decision. “Jodi and I always thought that working at the bowling green would be an awesome segway to retirement,” Skog chuckled. Right away, the girls noticed that there isn’t much written down about the green’s early days. On ac-
count, Skog and Hrymak have been digging for it themselves. “So far in our searches, we did read that the clubhouse was built in 1948. We are still trying to retrieve more history of the lawn bowling green, but it has been challenging to find specifics,” Skog said. What history does show is
that Wasagaming itself goes back to 1933, one of only five townsites built inside a Canadian national park. Its oldest log buildings went up during the Depression, built by relief work crews. Lawn bowling is older still, a game people have played in one form or another for centuries. The Wasagaming green has just been quietly part of that story since 1948, waiting for someone to write the rest of it down. For now, Skog and Hrymak are more focused on keeping the green what it’s always been. “The green and the clubhouse has remained a place where people can gather, enjoy nature’s charm and experience a sport that has been bringing people together for generations,” Skog said. It helps that most people who find it aren’t looking for it. “We like to refer to the bowling green as a hidden gem because it is nestled in the cottage area surrounded by tall trees and lush greenery,” Skog said. “This quaint location provides visitors a chance to experience nature’s beauty.” You don’t need to know how to bowl, or own equipment to show up. “We have bowlers of all ages! Whether you’re an ex-
perienced bowler or trying the game for the first time, we offer a friendly atmosphere. We are here to support beginners to learn how to bowl. We provide all the equipment you will need to lawn bowl,” Skog said. Ask Skog what she likes best about the job so far, and it’s not the bowling. “We love meeting people!” she exclaimed. “So far, we have met many new faces, engaged in conversations and shared many laughs! Be prepared to fall in love with the green and clubhouse!” There’s also the homemade pie. The clubhouse serves coffee and light fare, pretzels and dip among them… everyone has their favourites. Want to try something new this summer? Check out this classic spot in RMNP! The Wasagaming Lawn Bowling Green is open 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven days a week, until Labour Day. No booking needed to drop in, though groups and special events can be arranged ahead of time. Next time you’re in Wasagaming, skip the beach for an hour. Walk up to the green, pick up a set of bowls you’ve never touched before, and experience for yourself exactly what Skog and Hrymak are talking about.
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W h a t a w onderful m a n a nd grea t m usicia n His name was Gordon Lightfoot. He was born in 1938 in Orillia, ON. He grew up singing in the church choir. He learned guitar as a teenager. He became a folk singer in Toronto in the 1960s. By the 1970s, he was one of the most beloved voices in Canadian music history. On Nov. 10, 1975, an iron ore freighter called the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was sailing across Lake Superior in a brutal November storm. She was the largest ship on the Great Lakes at the time. She was 222 metres long. She had a crew of 29. She broke apart in the storm. She sank in 160 metres of cold black water. All 29 men on board died. The wreck was found weeks later, lying broken on the lake floor. Gordon Lightfoot read about the disaster in Newsweek magazine a few
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one reading the last entries of a logbook. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It became one of the most famous songs ever written by a Canadian. But here is the part that most people do not know. Before he released the song, Gordon Lightfoot travelled to meet with the families of the 29 men who had died. He played the song for them. He asked their permission to release it. He wanted them to hear it first. He wanted to make sure the song honoured the men, not exploited them. The families gave their blessing. Lightfoot did one more thing. He set up a system that, for the rest of his career, sent royalty payments from “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” to the families of the dead crew. He didn’t make a press re-
lease about it. He didn’t tell journalists. He didn’t put it in his liner notes. He just did it. For nearly 50 years. He performed the song at thousands of concerts. He performed it on national television. He performed it for prime ministers and at memorial services on the Great Lakes. He gave the families a small additional thing each year. In 2010, after a forensic study suggested the ship may have sunk because of a different cause than originally reported, Lightfoot quietly rewrote a single line of his lyrics for live performances – to be more historically accurate and respectful to the men who had died. Lightfoot said: “Those families have been listening to me sing about how their fathers died for decades. They deserved the most accurate version I could give
them.” Gordon Lightfoot died in May 2023. He was 84 years old. When the news broke, every radio station in Canada played his songs. There was a national outpouring. The Prime Minister gave a tribute. Other Canadian musicians wrote about him. But on the shores of Lake Superior – in the small towns where some of the 29 crewmen had come from – something else happened. People put flowers in the water. Some of the families’ descendants gathered to share what they had been quietly receiving for decades. A song. A monthly cheque. A musician who had treated the dead – and the dead men’s children and grandchildren – like they mattered. A man from Orillia, ON. A song the whole world
sang. A royalty that arrived in 29 mailboxes for 50 years. A quiet kindness that almost nobody knew about. That is who Gordon Lightfoot was. That is who Canada keeps growing. Same story. Same fire. Same country. Yes – Share! Gordon Lightfoot deserves to be remembered.
Gordon Lightfoot’s single “Sundown” from his album of the same name, was the singer’s only single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada. Inspiration for the song came while he sat at a desk at a rented farmhouse in Ontario, watching the sunset.
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K inew using infla tion to stea lth ily sq ueeze ta xp a yers’ w a llets By GAGE HAU BRIC H About $2,100. That’s how much Premier Wab Kinew’s bracket creep tax hike could cost the average family by 2030. Bracket creep is an income tax hike that happens when the government stops indexing tax brackets to inflation. That means that after getting a cost-of-living raise, a taxpayer can be bumped into a new tax bracket and have their tax bill increased even though they can’t afford to buy more. Think about it this way: A raise that only covers higher grocery prices isn’t a real raise. You’re not richer. Your cart costs the same. But the bigger number on your paycheque bumps you into a higher bracket. That means
Op inion higher taxes on a paycheque that buys the exact same number of groceries as last year. That’s why most provincial governments and the federal government adjust income tax brackets with inflation. They don’t punish their taxpayers for receiving a cost-of-living pay raise. Only Ontario also has some form of bracket creep, but it only applies to high-income earners. British Columbia is imposing bracket creep next year as that province sinks in runaway debt. But Saskatchewan indexes its brackets. So does Alberta. Not Manitoba.
The Manitoba government started indexing its tax brackets in 2017. Kinew brought back bracket creep in 2025. If you made $60,000 and only received cost of living raises since then, bracket creep will have cost you $115 by the end of this year. But that’s only the beginning. Bracket creep doesn’t just take more from taxpayers once, but it increases every year that the government fails to index tax brackets. And the cost compounds. That’s because taxpayers aren’t just paying this year’s bracket creep. They’re also paying the cumulative cost from previous years. That’s why bracket creep can cost taxpayers only a few dollars the first year and then hun-
dreds of dollars a couple of years later. That’s why that same taxpayer, who made $60,000 in 2025, will pay about $1,051 in bracket creep by 2030, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation bracket creep report. Someone making $100,000 will pay about $2,917 and someone earning $30,000 will be on the hook for $684. That’s a month of groceries. That’s a full set of hockey equipment. And it’s all being stealthily plucked out of Manitoba taxpayers’ pockets. Bracket creep is a sneaky tax hike. The government doesn’t tell you how much the tax hike costs every year. Politicians don’t even vote to increase the tax. Kinew simply stopped indexing tax brackets and let inflation do
the dirty work. This year’s budget doesn’t contain a single line on how much extra bracket creep is costing taxpayers this year. The CTF had to calculate it. Instead, Kinew is trying to paper over his bracket creep tax hike with inadequate tax relief. The government took the seven percent provincial sales tax off prepared food on July 1. It estimates this will save families $100 per year. A family with both parents working and earning $70,000 will pay $1,700 more in bracket creep than they will get back from the PST cut by 2030. Cutting the PST was still the right thing to do but cutting a small tax while continuing to hike a big one is
unhelpful at best and deceitful at worst. Manitobans were struggling with the weight of their annual tax bill before Kinew hiked taxes through bracket creep. A Manitoba family making $75,000 a year pays more in provincial taxes than similar families anywhere else in Western Canada. Kinew never announced this tax hike. He never campaigned on it. Provincial politicians have never voted on it. Kinew needs to stop profiting off inflation and start indexing tax brackets again. Manitoba taxpayers simply can’t afford it.
Gage Haubrich is the Prairie Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
CAA s u rve y fin ds ga s p rice s im p a ctin g ho w M a n ito b a n s tra ve l a n d s p e n d this s u m m e r Rising gas prices are having a real impact on how Manitobans manage their daily routines and summer plans, according to a new survey from CAA Manitoba. The survey found that about six in 10 Manitobans say higher fuel costs are affecting their day-to-day lives, with many cutting back on driving and adjusting spending to make ends meet. “Manitobans are making thoughtful choices to stretch their budgets, whether that’s driving a little less, planning trips more carefully or finding ways to save at the pump,‚” says Ewald Friesen, manager, government and
community relations for CAA Manitoba. Many respondents said they begin to rethink their habits when gas prices reach around $2.10 per litre, a point where costs start to influence decisions about how and when they travel. The most common changes include driving less for everyday needs (35 percent), cutting spending in other areas (23 percent), and reducing or eliminating some activities entirely (23 percent). Despite higher fuel costs, road trips remain a popular choice this summer, with more than seven in 10 Mani-
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THE DARK TRADE CLOUD The Ca n a da -US tra de w a r brin gs un certa in ty, butw estern M a n itoba ’s un iq ue p osition in g a lso brin gs op p ortun ity
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A trade war with Canada’s largest customer is hardly something to celebrate. But rural Manitoba may be unusually well positioned to find opportunity amid the uncertainty. The United States (US) imposed 50 percent tariffs on Friday, Aug. 21 covering roughly $20 billion worth of additional Canadian goods after negotiations between the two countries broke down. Prime Minister Mark Carney subsequently announced that new Canadian retaliatory tariffs will take effect on Sept. 8. The latest measures change an economic relationship Canadian businesses, farmers and communities had come to rely upon for generations. But this disruption also exposes weaknesses that were easier to ignore during more predictable times. For our communities, perhaps the most important question is not when Canada can return to the economic relationship it once had with the United States – it is how we can emerge from this period with more customers, more domestic processing, stronger communities and less dependence on any single country. That change in direction presents genuine opportunities, and western Manitoba has many of the ingredients needed to benefit.
DIVE R SIF IE D T R ADE Agriculture gives western Manitoba an important advantage: its customers are already spread around the world. In 2025, the United States accounted for 43.7 percent of Manitoba’s agrifood exports, worth $3.95 billion. But Japan purchased another $1.12 billion, China $1.01 billion, Mexico $648 million and South Korea $219 million. Manitoba food and agricultural products also went to countries including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru and the United Kingdom. That diversity matters because it offers a clearer path to greater stability and future growth. It does not protect farmers from falling commodity prices, tariffs, transportation costs or bad weather. Losing access to a major market can still be painful. And the lesson should certainly not be that America no longer matters. It matters enormously. The lesson is that undiversified dependence carries risk.
China illustrates why a more diversified Canadian trade policy could matter directly to Prairie communities. It was already Manitoba’s third-largest agri-food market in 2025, with soybeans, canola and wheat accounting for much of those exports. A Canada-China agreement reached earlier this year substantially reduced Chinese barriers facing Canadian canola. At the same time, Canada removed its 100 percent surtax on Chinese electric vehicles and established an initial annual quota of 49,000 vehicles entering at the normal 6.1 percent tariff rate. The quota grows annually, with an increasing portion eventually reserved for vehicles priced at $35,000 or less. Those two developments may appear unrelated, but together they demonstrate what diversified trade can look like. Canadian farmers gain better access to one of the world’s largest markets, while Canadian consumers gain greater choice and price competition in one of the fastest-changing industries in the world. That does not mean Canada should simply replace dependence upon the United States with dependence upon China. Nor does it mean abandoning Canadian automotive workers. Quite the opposite. The federal auto strategy is attempting to combine controlled Chinese EV imports with potential jointventure investment, Canadian production and development of a domestic electricvehicle supply chain. For rural Manitobans, affordable electric vehicles could eventually be particularly important. Rural residents drive considerable distances for employment, shopping, education and health services, making fuel costs a significant household expense. Manitoba also has an environmental advantage that many jurisdictions do not. Manitoba Hydro says as much as 97 percent of the electricity it produces comes from water. Replacing imported gasoline with locally produced renewable electricity therefore has the potential both to reduce transportation emissions and keep more energy spending within Manitoba. Electric vehicles still face practical rural challenges – purchase price, charging infrastructure, range and coldweather performance among them. But greater competition among manufacturers
should ultimately be good for consumers, just as competition is in virtually every other market.
GR O W IN G F O O D There is another lesson for communities surrounded by productive farmland. Rather than simply exporting commodities, Manitoba can capture more economic value by processing more of what it produces. Food and beverage processing is already Manitoba’s largest manufacturing sector, representing 35 percent of provincial manufacturing sales in 2025. Sales reached $9.5 billion. Governments have been encouraging that expansion. Federal and provincial funding announced last year invested more than $6 million in 19 Manitoba food processors for equipment, expansion and technology. Federal tariff-response programs are also offering assistance to businesses trying to diversify markets, improve productivity and build more reliable Canadian supply chains. A regional food hub does not necessarily require a giant factory. Shared commercial kitchens, cold storage, food aggregation, small-scale processing, specialty milling, meat processing and distribution networks can help small and medium-sized producers sell something with greater value than the raw commodity leaving the farm. That can connect agriculture with another important part of the local economy: hospitality. More locally processed meat, grains, vegetables and specialty products create opportunities for grocery stores, restaurants, farmers’ markets, caterers and tourism businesses to sell something distinctly Manitoban. For rural economicdevelopment organizations, the obvious question becomes: how much of that investment can we bring here?
O U R N O R T HE R N T R ADE R O U T E Prairie grain began moving by rail to the Port of Churchill again in July, the first grain movement through that northern corridor since 2020. Multiple vessels are expected to carry Prairie grain from Churchill to global markets. Governments are now studying expanded capacity, railway improvements, a longer shipping season and potentially year-round operations through Churchill. Ottawa describes an expanded
Hudson Bay route as a way of increasing and diversifying trade with Europe and other partners. For Prairie agriculture, that matters. The Pacific gateways provide access to China, Japan and other Asian markets. Churchill offers another potential route toward Europe and the Atlantic world. Again, the important word is diversification. More ports. More routes. More customers. More options. Could this strengthen rural communities? For decades, much of rural Canada has watched economic activity, investment and young people gravitate toward larger centres. More agricultural processing, stronger domestic tourism, renewable-energy development, diversified exports and small-business growth could push in the other direction.
Value-added businesses require workers. Tourism requires workers. Restaurants and retailers require workers. Construction requires workers. Those workers require housing, schools, recreation and services. It would be premature to suggest a trade war will reverse rural population trends. But it is reasonable to ask whether Canada’s response to economic disruption could make affordable rural communities increasingly attractive places to invest, work and raise a family. Ultimately, there may be silver linings in a very dark trade cloud. Canada should certainly seek a stable, respectful and mutually beneficial trading relationship with the United States. Geography, history and two deeply integrated economies make that relationship indispensable. But
economic security means being prepared when even an indispensable relationship becomes unpredictable. It means selling Manitoba food at home and in markets from Mexico City to Tokyo and Shanghai. It means processing more of what we grow before it leaves Manitoba. It means using Manitoba electricity to reduce our dependence upon imported fossil fuels. And it means having more than one railway, one port, one customer or one economic strategy upon which our prosperity depends. Ultimately our rural areas cannot control decisions made in Washington, Ottawa or Beijing. But it can help determine how successfully our communities responds to them. And that is the real opportunity now before us.
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R CM P resp ond to fa ta l single-veh icle rollover On Aug. 23, Lundar RCMP responded to a singlevehicle rollover in the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale. The rollover occurred on Highway 6, less than a kilometre from the junction at Highway 237 north of Moosehorn. A southbound truck went off the highway into the ditch and rolled multiple times before coming to a stop. The driver, a 21-yearold Thompson male, died at the scene of his injuries. Six passengers inside the truck sustained non-lifethreatening injuries. Multiple EMS units attended the scene, as did the STARS air ambulance. A portion of Highway 6 was closed for more than three hours while RCMP worked at the scene. The cause of the rollover is being investigated.
On Aug. 23, Selkirk RCMP received a report of a possible assault inside a residence on Dufferin Avenue in Selkirk. Officers responded immediately and arrived to find a number of individuals inside and outside the residence. Inside, they located an adult male who was suffering from a gunshot wound. EMS attended the scene and the victim was pronounced deceased. Through the initial investigation Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services (MCS) determined the death to be a
RCMP Briefs Provincial Roundup homicide. Officers from Selkirk, Oakbank, Red River North RCMP detachments, along with Manitoba RCMP Forensic Identification Services, and Police Dog Services all assisted in the investigation. The suspect, a 30-yearold male of Selkirk, was arrested without incident at the scene, and has been charged with second-degree murder. MCS and Selkirk RCMP continue to investigate.
vive the victim were unsuccessful and she died at the scene. The driver, also from Little Saskatchewan First Nation, was arrested. The 31year-old male of Little Saskatchewan First Nation is charged with: Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death; and Impaired driving causing death. The second collision occurred later that day, when Thompson Rural RCMP were notified of a collision involving two youth and an ATV in Brochet. RCMP were advised there was a 14-year-old male that was already at the nursing station where he was being treated for serious injuries. They learned that a 13year-old male, from South Indian Lake, had been driving an ATV on the street without headlights when he struck the other teen. The injured youth was transported to hospital in Winni-
peg for further treatment and has since been released. Thompson Rural RCMP continue to investigate. Manitoba RCMP is reminding everyone to stay safe when riding in ATVs and off-road vehicles (ORV). To date, six people have died this year in collisions involving ATVs and ORVs. Injuries that require hospitalization have also been a frequent occurrence. ATV and O RV drivers are rem inded to: •Not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs; •Wear a helmet that is securely fastened; •Wear your seat belt if your ORV is equipped; •Learn about the area you’re riding in and ensure you are carrying your cellphone and/or GPS device; •Tell someone where you’re going and when you expect to be back. Better yet,
On Aug. 19, Gypsumville RCMP responded to a report that a passenger had been injured while riding on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on the Little Saskatchewan First Nation. Investigators learned the passenger – a 20year-old female – was riding on an ATV being driven by a 31-year-old male when she fell off of the vehicle and hit the gravel road. She was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident. Efforts to re-
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NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the following days: September 16, 17, 18, 21, and 22, 2026 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson Municipal Office, 45 Main Street, Erickson, MB I will receive nominations for the offices of: Reeve Councillor for Ward I (rural ward)
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Hill Anisininew Nation. Officers attended to the local nursing station where the seriously injured male victim had already been brought and was receiving treatment. The 22-year-old victim was suffering from a lifethreatening stab wound and was later life-flighted to Winnipeg for additional treatment. Further investigation led police to arrest a 27yrear-old male, from Garden Hill Anisininew Nation. He has been charged with Aggravated assault and Assault with a weapon.
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NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the following days: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Monday, Sept. 21, 2026 Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. at the following location: Harrison Park Municipal Office, located at 43 Gateway Street, in Onanole, MB. Nominations will be received for the offices of: Reeve Three (3) Councillors – Ward 1 Three (3) Councillors – Ward 2 Three (3) LUD of Newdale Committee Members
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The nomination deadline is Sept. 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Nominations cannot be accepted after this day. All nominations shall be made in writing and shall be signed by at least twenty-five voters, or NOT less than 1% of the voters (whichever is the lesser) of the authority or ward (as the case may be), but in all cases by at least two voters. Each nomination shall also be accompanied by the candidate’s declaration of qualification. Nominations may be filed in person at the above location, on the date and hours specified, by an agent, or by email. To obtain a nomination paper, and / or candidate’s declaration of qualification, contact the SEO at the telephone number or email address listed below. Nomination papers not accompanied by the required documents and not properly filed shall be rejected. Iain Edye, SEO Ph: 204-636-2431 cao@ericksonmb.ca
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS F our form er Y ellow hea d Chiefs help ed M idla n d Un iversity w om en ’s hockey tea m ca p ture its firstever n a tion a l cha m p ion ship RO BIN W ARK
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Four former U18 AAA Yellowhead Chiefs helped Midland University capture the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I women’s national championship. McAuley’s Darbi Poole, Minnedosa’s Callie Maguire, Kenton’s Natalie Rampton and Rivers’ Kennedy Wood all contributed to the Fremont, Neb., school’s first ACHA Division I women’s national title. It was a fitting way for Poole and Maguire to wrap up their university careers. “Winning a national championship in my senior year was extra special,” Poole said. “After four years of early morning practices, workouts, and long road trips, it felt even more rewarding. It meant a lot to be able to finish college on a high note.” Poole, a forward, ranked fifth on the team with 15 goals in 34 games and was sixth in scoring with 29 points. At the 2026 national tournament in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights, Mo., Poole scored in both the Warriors’ semifinal overtime victory over Maryville University and its triple overtime championship win against Liberty University. “She is the perfect student-athlete that any coach would want,” Midland University head women’s hockey coach Jason White said. “She is a great human being and a wonderful teammate and tops it off with being such a strong student in the classroom. Darbi played a huge role in our program’s success over the last four years and also played a crucial role in the national tournament.” Maguire, a forward, paced the Warriors in goals (23), assists (26), and points (49) in 35 games. At the national tournament, she scored in one of her team’s pool play contests. Maguire assisted on a goal in the semifinals and on the winning goal in the championship game. “It was the third overtime, with just over two minutes left to play,” Maguire said. “We were on a power play and Liberty had us in our end until I got ahold of the puck and passed it up ice to
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our captain, Taylor Bell, where she skated it in, going one-on-one with a defender and she had an initial shot on net that bounced back out to her and she shot it again sending it over the goalie’s left shoulder into the corner of the net! As soon as I saw it hit the netting I threw my stick and gloves so high and all I can remember is skating up to Taylor saying, ‘we actually did it, we just won nationals.’” Coach White praised Maguire for being a big part of the team’s success over the last four years.
“Her ability to score big goals and make big time plays when the game is on the line will definitely be missed,” the coach said. “She is a great student-athlete that leaves Midland University as the most decorated player in program history and she will be someone that can never be replaced.” A second-year goaltender, Rampton had a 7-3-2 record. In the national semifinal, she made 54 saves. “After they scored the five-on-three player advantage goal to tie the game with only 10 seconds left on the
penalties, I kept my composure as I knew there was still a lot of game left to play,” Rampton said of the semifinal contest. “We had 10 penalties, including a five-minute major, giving Maryville many five-on-four and fiveon-three opportunities, but I treated each penalty kill as a challenge. I kept a level head in this very tense overtime winner, which allowed me to perform at my very best, making 54 saves.” Coach White emphasized Rampton’s competitiveness. “She is soft-spoken and very sweet but when she gets
between the pipes she turns into the ultimate competitor,” he said. “Nat has had unbelievable numbers as a goalie at Midland and brings a calmness to the team when she is in net. She is very structured and athletic which has been a big part of her success at Midland.” In year two, Wood, a for-
ward, continued to be a valued contributor for the Warriors. She had four goals and two assists in 28 games. “Kennedy has grown a lot since her first season,” White said. “Her confidence as a player has grown immensely which led to point production increase and overall more success on the ice. Kennedy is a strong leader that shows up every day ready to compete in the gym or on the ice.” Wood has appreciated the relationships she formed with her teammates. “We spent a lot of time on the road this season, so a big highlight was bus trips and getting close with everyone,” she said. Virden-native Robin Wark is a freelance writer who lives in Sooke, BC.
Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson
PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF REVISION Public notice is hereby given that the 2027 Assessment Roll for the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson has been delivered to the Municipal Office at Erickson, MB, 45 Main Street, and is available for inspection during regular business hours. Applications for revision may be made in accordance with sections 42 & 43 of the Municipal Assessment Act. APPLICATION FOR REVISION 42(1) A person in whose name property has been assessed, a mortgagee in possession of property under section 114(1) of The Real Property Act, an occupier of premises who is under the terms of a lease to pay the taxes on the property, or the assessor may make application for the revision of an assessment roll with respect to; a) liability to taxation b) amount of assessed value c) classification of property; or d) a refusal by an assessor to amend the assessment roll under subsection 13(2).
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N eep a w a T ita ns p ost fina ncia l loss for second yea r in a row Paper Clips News from MB/SK weeklies highest selected Canadian in the 2026 draft and highestselected player from Saskatchewan all-time. Beck grew up playing baseball in Carnduff, Alameda, Estevan, and then later in Saskatoon, and college baseball in Bismarck, ND, and for the past two years at Indiana State University. Roblin: The Review – Eight family farm teams competing in 10 different challenges for the King Farmer title, kicked off five days of fair and rodeo action in Roblin. The 107th version of the Roblin Agricultural Society’s two-day event saw 1,400 people pass through the gate to take in the Li’l Britches Rodeo, which had well over 100 entries with 35 riders in mutton busting alone. Dauphin: The Kings – The Dauphin Kings have a new face behind the bench in recently hired assistant coach Kirkland Lycar. Lycar (29) is no stranger to the club, having played for the organization from 2014 to 2016. The Elma, MB native spent last season with the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League’s Eastman Selects. Dauphin: The Herald – The latest addition to the Ukrainian Folk Arts Centre and Museum at Selo Ukraina is a heritage barn, kindly donated by Jason and Lora Beyette, from the former Catherine Ritchie farm situated southeast of Dauphin. The barn professionally moved and placed on a new foundation in the Heritage Village by Anderson Movers will offer visitors a historical glimpse into the area’s agricultural way of life. Virden: The EmpireAdvance – The Department of National Defence has decided to discontinue the Virden Cadet Corps because it couldn’t recruit two qualified cadet instructors willing to operate the program in Virden. Councillor Mark Savvy feels it’s a shame this is happening, but the main hick-up is trying to get two new people recruited and trained now versus later.
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Neepawa: The Banner & Press – Like the edges of an ice skate, the margins for the modern Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club are razor thin. For the second year in a row, the Neepawa Titans posted a $14,504 loss for the year in terms of the 2025-2026 season within the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Russell: The Banner – Hitting the links over the fall season, supporters and friends of the Russell Golf Course, will be marking the 100th anniversary of the nine-hole course designed east of the community on a quarter section of land originally owned by R.M. Anderson and purchased for $6,000. The first incarnation of the Russell Golf Course was situated in the old fairgrounds (now known as the agricultural grounds / ball diamonds) in Russell. That course was 2,208 yards with nine holes and a par of 64. Moosomin: The WorldSpectator – Packed bleachers, thrilling track action, and vibrant community spirit defined the 12th annual Elkhorn Western Weekend held over the August long. Upon the dust settling, Alyssa Lukin from the Riding Mountain area emerged as a major prize winner in the chariot division. On the chuckwagon side, Mike Milford claimed the ultimate ‘Dash for Cash’ victory. The Agricultural Society grounds themselves received high praise; particularly the diverse and mature trees meticulously cared for by long-time Agricultural Society member Ed Clayton. Future plans will see a vibrant wall mural painted on the side of the former kitchen building by a local artist. With 12 years of success in the books and gate numbers on the rise, the Elkhorn Western Weekend firmly secures its spot as a must-visit staple of the Westman summer calendar. Virden: The EmpireAdvance – Twenty athletes proudly represented Team Manitoba at the 2026 National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR), which wrapped up on July 25 at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, NE. Recognized as the world’s largest high school rodeo, the NHSFR welcomed 1,766 contestants from Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico. Ten of the male and female athletes hailed from Kenton, Oak Lake, Rapid City, and Virden. Moosomin: The WorldSpectator – Drafted 26th overall to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball, Carter Beck of Carnduff was the
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Municipality of Clanwilliam Erickson EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT OPERATOR-IN-CHARGE The Municipality of Clanwilliam Erickson is seeking a responsible individual to fill the full time position of Water and Sewage Treatment Operator In Charge. Under minimal supervision, the successful applicant will be expected to perform a variety of duties regarding operations, maintenance, and capital upgrade planning of the water treatment plant system, water distribution, sewage collection, and sewage treatment for four communities in the Municipality of Clanwilliam Erickson and the Municipality of Harrison Park. • Must have grade 12 education or equivalent; • Must have a Class 1 certification in water treatment and distribution, and in wastewater collection and treatment; • Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions; • Ability to work individually and to coordinate other team members and contractors in a collaborative way; • Ability to work overtime and on call as needed; • Must have a Valid Class 5 Driver’s License and private vehicle available for work use (reimbursed on a per kilometer basis). A detailed Job Description and related duties are available upon request from the Municipal Office or by visiting www.ericksonmb.ca Wage is negotiable depending upon experience and qualifications. The Municipality provides a fully employer paid comprehensive health and dental plan, and a defined benefit pension plan. Resume clearly marked as “Water Plant Operator” to be received by the undersigned by 4:00 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2026. Iain Edye, CAO Municipality of Clanwilliam Erickson Box 40, Erickson MB R0J 0P0 Phone: (204) 636 2431 Email: cao@ericksonmb.ca Only those applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. Council takes this opportunity to thank everyone who applied for the position and their interest.
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