Roblin Review
Sunday, 24 March 2024 14:05
Top Manitoba employer again
The editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers have named Fusion Credit Union as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers for 2024. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Fusion has received this recognition, an accolade that CEO Darwin Johns is both excited and honored to have received. “We’re thrilled to be…
Sunday, 24 March 2024 14:04
Stadnyk rink wins Mixed
The final bonspiel of the 2022-23 curling season played out Saturday, March 18 with some familiar names battling it out in the finals of the three events. Taking top spot and winning the Cross Town Motors trophy was the Colton Stadnyk foursome with a 6-2 victory after six ends over…
Friday, 15 March 2024 10:06
School division hosts budget forum
Ratepayers living within the boundaries of Mountain View School Division (MVSD) are preparing for an increase in the education portion of their property taxes. At the division’s 2024-25 public budget forum, Mar. 7, secretary-treasurer Lori Slepicka indicated the mill rate for the special levy will rise to 13.87 in the…
Friday, 15 March 2024 10:05
Great day on Langan Lake
The weather turned out to be nearly perfect – everyone got plenty of Vitamin D – for the San Clara/Boggy Creek Métis Local’s annual Langan Lake fishing derby held March 9. The event drew about 150 anglers Find out who won the top prize in this week’s issue.
Friday, 15 March 2024 10:04
Figure skaters wind up season
Members of the Roblin Skating Club took to the ice at the Centennial Arena Sunday, March 10 to present their season-ending showcase “Under The Sea”. The show featured a guest performance by Blades Unlimited, a regional synchro team. Check out some action shots in this week’s Review.
Friday, 15 March 2024 10:03
Why does it seem like hard times?
The operation was a success, but the patient died. The obvious contradiction in that sentence can be applied to Canada. The much-anticipated recession has not happened. Our economy is growing, not declining. So why does it feel like hard times? Find out why on our Op-Ed page.
Friday, 15 March 2024 10:02
It's Kidney Awareness Month
Prairie Mountain Health is taking additional steps to encourage community members to protect their kidneys. March is kidney awareness month, and PMH encourages everyone to learn more about protecting their ‘beans.’ Check out this week’s issue for some timely information
Sunday, 10 March 2024 13:40
An update from the LAC
The Life and Art Centre has been busy with projects this year. In addition to refinishing the wood floors on the main floor, the outdoor greenspace project is also well underway. Memorial benches will be installed this spring with hopes of an outdoor amphitheatre installation in the near future. Check…
Sunday, 10 March 2024 13:39
Driving on closed roads can net you a fine
With all this snow fall, and all the closed roads lately, figured it was appropriate to talk about closed roads. Did you know it is now illegal to drive on highways that are closed?? Read more in this week’s RCMP report.
Monday, 04 March 2024 09:47
Four decades of firefighting
The Roblin Fire & Rescue department is one of the few in Manitoba that can boast having members who have spent more than half of their lives dedicated to fire protection and emergency response in the area. Recently, RFR Captain Emil Roller celebrated 40 years of dedicated service and it…
Monday, 04 March 2024 09:46
Province hopes to bring nurses back
The Manitoba government is working with three nursing regulatory colleges to create a streamlined path for former nurses to return to work. The interim changes will ensure former licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses who worked in Manitoba’s health-care system in the last five years and were…
Monday, 04 March 2024 09:45
Grandview's Morran wins again
Grandview’s Lindsey Morran went to his first ever Trappers’ Festival in The Pas last year to compete and won first place for his chainsaw carving. He went again this year and took home the top prize in the Brody’s No Frills chainsaw carving competition again. Read all about it in…
Monday, 04 March 2024 09:44
Elite league proposed
The Manitoba U18 AAA League Board of Directors formed a Competition Committee in December 2022 to look at restructuring the league. Last July, the committee provided four recommendations to the board of directors. On Aug. 27, those concepts were voted on for the committee to pursue. Read more in this…
Monday, 26 February 2024 09:12
Even longer wait times for BreastChecks
Women waiting to get checked for breast cancer in the Parkland are facing even longer waiting times. Reports indicate that several women in the region have received anothe phone call to yet again reschedule their BreastCheck appointments to a later date, and this time, a location even farther away and…
Monday, 26 February 2024 09:11
World Day of Prayer service Friday
Local women are gearing up to celebrate with their Christian counterparts in Palestine and all over the world in the 2024 World Day of Prayer service. This year’s service in Roblin, prepared by the Christian women of Palestine, takes place this Friday at the Free Methodist Church Read more about…