Roblin Review
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 15:30
GoFundMe page set up
Wendell Estate Honey has set up a GoFundMe page to raise $18,000 for three of its temporary foreign workers who were robbed at gunpoint in Mexico. On Sept. 8, eight Wendell employees boarded a plane to return to their homes in Mexico. Three of those eight were women (Isa, Jacque…
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 15:29
Father and son up for MCMA awards
Ryan Keown and son Austin Ryder are both up for MCMA awards this year. Ryder is breaking ground on the music scene with his latest release Spin. He recently released a music video for the song and it’s gained popularity with listeners all over. His musical talents have certainly caught…
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 15:28
High tech butcher shop opens in Russell
It’s farm to table – with first of its kind in Canada technology mixed in. And Nerbas Bros. Angus have brought it to Russell’s Main Street. “In plain terms, it is a self-serve automated retail location,” Arron Nerbas explained. Want to know more? Check out this week’s Review.
Sunday, 15 September 2024 17:15
75 years of service
The Roblin & District Health Care Auxiliary is celebrating a major milestone in October. The auxiliary is celebrating its 75th year of dedicated volunteer service to the community and is holding a fundraising luncheon Oct. 25. Read all about it in this week’s Review.
Sunday, 15 September 2024 17:14
Harvest progessing
A mix of weather this week still allowed for good harvest progress in Manitoba Agriculture’s Northwest region. Unsettled weather events did bring thunderstorms to parts of the region, including hail in the Swan Valley area. There was varying degrees of damage to some crops. Find out more in this week’s…
Sunday, 15 September 2024 17:12
Busy weekend
A constable with Manitoba RCMP Eastman Traffic Services took multiple drivers off the road during a weekend shift. The officer began the weekend shift out of the East St. Paul RCMP Detachment on Sept. 6. and began patrolling on Wenzel Street in East St. Paul. Read the rest of the…
Sunday, 08 September 2024 11:07
It's back to school
The first day of school after summer holidays looked a little different at Roblin Elementary School this year. “We don’t have kids here all day today, we did opening day conferences,” noted RES principal Mark Rathgeber during the noon hour Wednesday. Read all about it in this week’s Review.
Sunday, 08 September 2024 11:07
New doc in Grandview
Grandview has welcomed a new doctor. Dr. Assadullah Sayed is a medical graduate from Windsor University School of Medicine in Cayon, St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. Find out more in this week’s Review.
Sunday, 08 September 2024 11:06
Fall festival this Saturday
The Municipality of Roblin Recreation Department and the Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce have been working hard to bring a traditional Fall Harvest Festival to our community for a second year! The event takes place this Saturday, Sept. 14. Want to know more? Read this week’s Rec Report.
Sunday, 08 September 2024 11:05
Trustee byelection coming
A byelection has been set for Oct. 30 to fill four vacant positions on the Mountain View School Division board of trustees. The polling will seek to identify two trustees in Ward 1, which covers the Municipality of Roblin, and one trustee for Wards 2 and 4. Check out this…
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:47
Shopping tourists visit the area
It wasn’t exactly the Magical Mystery Tour but there was some mystery and some magic so it came pretty close. On Wednesday, a group of 19 people boarded a bus from Shuttle Bug Tours & Charter Services based at Onanole for a day-long guided retail tourism experience in the Roblin-Russell…
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:46
New tipping fees at the Roblin WDS
Municipality of Roblin council discussed a new bylaw setting new “tipping” fees at the Roblin Waste Disposal Site. The fees for residents and non-residents are effective Aug. 27. To find out how much it will cost to dump a mattress and more, check out this week’s Review.
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:44
Andrews making her mark
Roblin has been the hometown for its fair share of successful journalists. There is another one who is making her mark in the field of Indigenous reporting. Beverly Andrews was a former Roblin resident who left the community after graduating from high school and pursued an education in media. Read…
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:44
A love and hate relationship with the hazelnut
Hazel shrubs and the nuts they produce have been a long-standing theme in my writings over the past 25 years. As we watch this year’s crop of nuts ripen, I have decided to revise and update an article I wrote in 2013. Hope you enjoy it. Check out Moments in…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 13:14
Parkland Psychology thriving and growing
It has been five years since Parkland Psychology & Wellness opened its doors in Russell and owner Amy Wendell thought it would be a good time to re-introduce herself to the area. “I hope to give you a sense of who I am, what my practice offers, and also shed…