Summer reading program begins   
Posted 23 hours ago
School’s out and the lazy, hazy days of summer have begun! The staff at the Altona Library wants to do all they can to make your holidays even better. Once again, they have launched their annual summer reading program. [more]

Raising funds for a natural playground    
Posted 23 hours ago
Lowe Farm School began to dismantle their playground last week after donations reached the $10,000 mark towards their new natural playground. Principal Brad Wainikka said they recently were presented with a $3,500 donation from Rempel Insurance Brokers Ltd. [more]

Lowe Farm Credit Union vows to join Access   
Posted 23 hours ago
Members of the Lowe Farm Credit Union made their opinion on amalgamation glaringly clear on June 17. Of the 147 members who attended the special meeting, 94.7 per cent voted in favour of joining the newly-established Access Credit Union. [more]

Montcalm Heritage Festival deals with record rain    
Posted 23 hours ago
Following the schedule at the Montcalm Heritage Festival was hardly possible after events were moved and rescheduled following at least three inches of rain in the region. But that didn’t stop crowds of people from enjoying the festivities of the two day event in St. [more]

Grads enter real world   
Posted 23 hours ago
Tis the season of grandiose predictions, fairy tale remembrances, and every cliche one can think of. And if you haven’t heard at least one well meaning person refer to life as a book, and graduation as the close of a chapter, you just haven’t taken part in graduation season. [more]

Scandal shows it’s time for the NDP to go   
Posted 23 hours ago
Following the 1999 election, the NDP received $76,000 in unlawful taxpayer funded rebates. They produced phony invoices and swapped cheques to unlawfully take the money from Manitoba taxpayers. [more]

West Nile Virus risk increases   
Posted 23 hours ago
Town crews were set to do more larviciding this week as mosquito levels begin to rise throughout the region. Manitoba Health reports that the familiar Culex tarsalis mosquitoes are already present in many communities, but the numbers are still low. [more]

Funding Canada Day   
Posted 23 hours ago
It appears the federal government wants you to enjoy your Canada Day. Portage-Lisgar MP, Candice Hoeppner announced close to $16,000 in “Celebrate Canada” grants from Canadian Heritage to be used in hosting Canada Day Celebrations. [more]

Harnessing the wind in the R.M. of Morris    
Posted 23 hours ago
The R.M. of Morris has become the front line in the battle against greenhouse gases. Dignitaries gathered at the municipal public service garage in Rosenort on June 24 to unveil a new vertical axis wind turbine installation. [more]

New doctor calls Altona home    
Posted 23 hours ago
After spending weekends working emergency at the Altona Hospital, Dr. Osama Harati has decided to stay. He is the newest member of the medical team in Altona, and said the attitude of the hospital staff was a major reason for moving to Altona and starting a practice. [more]

Demonstrating cymbals of excellence    
Posted 23 hours ago
It’s nice when your talent is recognized. A W.C. Miller student was recently selected to be part of the Manitoba High School Senior Jazz Band. The band will play as an opening act to one of the featured performers at the Winnipeg Jazz Festival which runs from June 26 to July 5. [more]

Altona Motor Inn hosts grand opening.    
Posted 23 hours ago
The Altona Motor Inn had a packed house as they hosted their grand opening. And it was fair to say, it wasn’t their usual crowd filling the bar area of the establishment. In fact Altona residents of every age and background came out to take part in the feast that followed the ribbon cutting. [more]

Athletic Camp takes applications    
Posted 23 hours ago
There’s still time to enrol in the 48th annual Legion Athletic Camp, which accepts registration for summer sports camps in basketball, elementary, equestrian, gymnastics, judo, sailing, soccer, track and field, volleyball and wilderness. [more]

Altona schools earn credits   
Posted 23 hours ago
Two Altona elementary schools have successfully completed the “Go Active! Fitness Challenge”, earning $500 in Wintergreen phys-ed credits to use towards new gym equipment. More than 890 students from 50 schools across Manitoba have successfully completed the challenge. [more]