Roblin Review
Sunday, 07 August 2022 12:32
Successful season
Three local ball players have enjoyed a very successful season suiting up for Midwest in Baseball Manitoba’s province-wide, high performance AAA League. Maddox Andres, Reese Andres, and Carter Johnston all came home with hardware from their respective provincial championships including the gold for Johnston. Get more details in this week's…
Sunday, 31 July 2022 13:23
Near miss with ER closure
More and more stories are coming out about peoples’ potentially dangerous experiences with ER closures in rural and northern communities. Many people are thinking that there’s no other choice than to accept emergency room closures in rural communities as the new normal. Most think that way, until they experience an…
Sunday, 31 July 2022 13:25
RAS gearing up for fair and rodeo
The dedicated members of the Roblin Agricultural Society are more than a little excited to be hosting the fair and rodeo after a two-year break. And while all the volunteers definitely benefitted from some time off, society president Ellen Arnott says they’re always looking for more. Get this week's Roblin…
Sunday, 31 July 2022 13:26
Scenes from the street festival
Most of Main Street was transformed into a pedestrian mall Saturday as the local chamber of commerce hosted its much-anticipated Street Fair and Summer Sidewalk Sale. The event featured plenty of attractions including craft vendors and artisans, a farmers’ market, food vendors, plenty of activities for the kiddies, live music…
Sunday, 31 July 2022 13:27
Hawryluk signs with the Sens again
Jayce Hawryluk is getting another shot in the big league. After playing last season in the Swedish Hockey League and signing with the new 3ICE league in 2022, the talented and gritty forward has signed a two-way contract with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, the same team that had picked him…
Sunday, 24 July 2022 14:09
Province hopes programs will help
The Manitoba government is investing more than $5.2 million in two programs that will help address the overall staffing shortages in the province’s health-care sector as well as increase the representation of Indigenous people in this field. The programs were announced Thursday in Portage la Prairie by economic development, investment…
Sunday, 24 July 2022 14:06
He survived but Leland’s unsure others will
Many people and hospital staff are frustrated beyond belief at the restrictions and closures surrounding rural hospital emergency rooms. Both Roblin and Grandview have been hit the hardest the last go round, meanwhile other hospitals in the area are being stretched thin as they accommodate the influx of patients. There's…
Sunday, 24 July 2022 14:07
PCDF having a field day
A large gathering of farmers are expected to be out standing in the field tomorrow (July 27) as the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation (PCDF) hosts its annual Field Day. The day begins at 10:30 a.m. at the PCDF site south of town and this year’s presentations cover a wide spectrum…
Sunday, 24 July 2022 14:08
Vet retires after 38 years
Finding a career that is linked directly to something a person loves doing, will always result in success. For the recently retired Dr. Marianne Hunter, her love of animals and being on the farm was the natural draw to her working in this field. Get the full story in this…
Sunday, 17 July 2022 10:50
RCMP had a busy month
Prairie Mountain RCMP have been quite busy over the last month. In the month of June, RCMP responded to 117 calls in the Roblin area alone. That does not include the calls in the Russell and Rossburn areas that were responded to also. For June, RCMP responded to 229 calls…
Sunday, 17 July 2022 10:51
Jerome revives art of cart building
The Red River cart is a historic and symbolic representation of the Métis people’s journey, trials and tribulations. Former Roblinite, Armand Jerome, became intrigued with his culture and wanted to preserve the essence of the Red River cart, and what it means to the Métis. Jerome grew up not knowing…
Sunday, 17 July 2022 10:52
You can check out an archaeological dig
Archaeologists from Brandon University (BU) and the Manitoba Archaeological Society (MAS) are continuing their multi-year investigation of how Indigenous people lived in southwestern Manitoba before the arrival of Europeans.In 2018, Eric Olson found scapula hoes (made from bison shoulder blades) along a creek bank in the Pierson WMA south of…
Sunday, 17 July 2022 10:48
Street fair Saturday
If you’re thinking of heading to lake this weekend you might want to wait until Saturday afternoon to leave. The Roblin District Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Street Fair & Sidewalk Sale is coming up this Saturday, July 23, and is promising to be a fantastic event.
Monday, 11 July 2022 09:37
Mayhem in Merridale
The roar of engines and the smell of burnt tires and clutch wafted through the grounds of the Merridale Community Centre July 1 as the Merridale Community Club hosted its first mud bog in three years. The day featured some great action which included a smoke show.
Monday, 11 July 2022 09:30
Province expands CWD detection efforts
Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development is advising of additional management actions to help prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD was first detected in Manitoba in 2021 in five mule deer along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. If the disease spreads and becomes endemic to Manitoba, there is a…