WWW heats up winter    
Posted 14 days ago
WINNIPEG BEACH — The 44th annual winter carnival here attracted hundreds of participants and festival-goers during its run last weekend, Feb. 19-21. [more]

Peguis Central honours brothers    
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While serving in Afghanistan, military policeman Capt. Robert Wuskynyk has seen how the last 30 years of conflict has affected the country. "There's a place called Pool Hill, where the Russians built a pool," said Wuskynyk. [more]

Baldwin victorious in and out of the ring    
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Alec Baldwin has come a long way since he was first diagnosed with autism as a young child. Now, 16 years later, Baldwin has discovered his passion lies within the competitive world of show dogs. [more]

Multiplex committee awaits word on funding    
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Eric Stefanson says the committee he leads is in limbo, pending a pivotal — arguably historic — decision by members of Gimli council. Stefanson is chairman of the Gimli Multiplex Steering Committee. [more]

Beach moving toward out-and-out ban of guest cottages   
Posted 14 days ago
WINNIPEG BEACH — Full-fledged guest cottages, with accommodation and bathroom facilities, may be banned in this resort town of 1,000. But don't expect councillors to be peering through the windows of your outbuildings to ensure conformity. [more]

Beach considers Facebook to connect with youth   
Posted 14 days ago
WINNIPEG BEACH — Council youth representative Lyall Capuska thinks the town should consider having a Facebook page to generate interest among youth. Capuska was speaking to the issue of raising the profile of the rec centre. [more]

Gateway assisted living on schedule    
Posted 14 days ago
WINNIPEG BEACH — Construction of a 32-unit, $3.7-million assisted living complex in this resort town is on time and on budget. Occupancy is expected to be November. "It's all on schedule," Sonya Dodd said Monday at the site south of Lady of the Lake Church. [more]

Peguis prepared for potential flood outcomes   
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Peguis's past flood coordinator says the reserve is prepared for any potential spring flooding. Colin Williams said all necessary flood fighting equipment, such as sand bags, is ready for use in an emergency. [more]

Volunteer actors score in Monologues    
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The programs and services offered by the Interlake Women's Resource Centre received a significant boost last Saturday night from a fundraising performance of "The Vagina Monologues" at Misty Lake Lodge. [more]

Council must decide multiplex    
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Sustained growth over many years to come will be needed to support infrastructure, health and recreation services for residents of and visitors to Gimli. That may a truism for all Manitoba municipalities. [more]

Harper works for us    
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Re. Conservatives "defending" democracy How ironic for our MP James Bezan to have gone to the Ukraine to observe their elections. To observe how THEIR democracy works and is adhered to during their past election. [more]

Expanding women’s hockey   
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I agree with Mr. Ridgley's piece about the competitive imbalance in international women's hockey. Eventually, other countries should improve in women's hockey, but they need their sports federations to actually care about women's hockey first. [more]

Future of Winnipeg Beach Fire Department hangs in balance   
Posted 14 days ago
Rural firefighting is a gritty business. You chew ash, deal with flame, douse grass and bush. It's not pretty but it is rewarding work. The reward for a rural firefighter is giving back to her home community. [more]

Thomas Sill supports skateboard park    
Posted 14 days ago
The Thomas Sill Foundation has joined the growing number of organizations and individual businesses in and around the Gimli area that are lending their expertise and dollars to see a successful completion of Gimli Skateboard Park. [more]

New boss at East Interlake Conservation District    
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Armand Belanger took the reins of the East Interlake Conservation District (EICD) this fall after former manager Stephen Carlyle left the organization. Belanger, who has his roots in Dunnottar, takes over the post after spending two years with the EICD as its second-in-command. [more]

Dunnottar eyes healthy surplus    
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DUNNOTTAR — The year-end preliminary budget figures are in and it looks like the village could end up with a healthy surplus. A $73,000 is projected. Coun. Dave Oberding, who sits on the finance committee, said at the regular monthly meeting Feb. [more]

Palssons host ‘proroguy lunch’ at Minerva    
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Sean Palsson is a paragon of political passion. Politics is visceral. It's democracy, it's C-PAC, it's the air he breathes. Palsson, 36, says he's touched all poles of the political spectrum. Lately, though, he's NDP orange — big time. [more]

Final elements of upscale RV park agreement endorsed   
Posted 14 days ago
GIMLI — Work on a 225-site, upscale RV park off Spruce Sands Rd. may begin soon, after council put the finishing touches on a development agreement. [more]

Forty-two lot housing subdivision can now move forward   
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GIMLI — It appears council has completed all the planning matters required to pave the way for a 42-lot residential subdivision on PR 222, north of Distillery Rd. At its regular meeting Feb. [more]

Eriksdale receives federal funds for new artificial ice plant    
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The Eriksdale Curling Club will receive more than $14,000 from the federal Recreational Infrastructure Canada program for a new artificial ice plant, according to a Tuesday announcement by Selkirk-Interlake MP James Bezan and Dale Lloyd, Eriksdale Community Club president. [more]

Tory ag critic in Ashern Monday   
Posted 14 days ago
Cliff Graydon is all ears. The MLA for Emerson since 2007, Graydon was recently appointed agriculture critic for the Tory opposition. He'll be at the Ashern Auction Mart Monday at 10 a.m. to meet with anyone who wants to bend his ear. [more]

Wolves looking for new start in playoffs     
Posted 14 days ago
The struggling Gimli Wolves hope to forget the immediate past and start anew when they begin the playoffs tonight at the Gimli Rec Centre. Wolves meet Fisher River Terriers at 8 p.m. in the opening game of a best-of-five quarter-final series in the Manitoba East Senior Hockey League (MEHL). [more]

Man worried about hydrants    
Posted 14 days ago
A Fisher Branch resident is worried about snow buildup around two local fire hydrants. Albert Ferris said, as of last Wednesday, access to a fire hydrant in front of the Fisher Branch Early Years playground and a hydrant one block northeast on the post office road was obstructed by snowbanks. [more]

Into the Dragon’s Den    
Posted 14 days ago
Friends of Liz Hibbert, a Winnipeg Beach entrepreneur, have been anxiously waiting to see the results of her appearance on the CBC television show "The Dragons Den" that was recorded last May and is scheduled to be aired on Wednesday night, Mar. [more]

Gas bar, restaurant revived   
Posted 14 days ago
The Highway 8 restaurant and gas bar is back in business. The Island Lake Tribal Council of Winnipeg is the new owner of the seven days-a-week operation on the west side of the highway just south of the Whytewold turn-off. [more]

Dawgs back on track after Game 2 loss   
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ARBORG — Arborg Ice Dawgs shook off a 4-3 loss in Game 2 of their best-of-five quarter-final series against the Sanford Titans with a convincing 6-1 win in Arborg Wednesday night. The win gives the Ice Dawgs a 2-1 series edge heading into Game 4. [more]

RONA development agreement approved   
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GIMLI — It may have seemed a long time to get there but the final deal between Gimli RONA owner Marc Palsson and the municipality was approved Feb. 17. [more]