Roblin Review
Sunday, 24 September 2023 14:50
Break in your skates week coming
The week of Monday, Oct. 2 to Friday Oct. 6 is “Break In Your Skates” week at the Roblin Centennial Arena. This week is designed to give everyone young and old, competitive, or not, an opportunity to break in their skates and get a feel for the ice again before…
Sunday, 17 September 2023 12:33
Satellite law office opens
Area residents looking for general legal services have a new option to choose from thanks to a law firm from Swan River. Vessey Law opened its satellite office in Roblin’s Cook and Cooke Financial building Wednesday (Sept. 13) and Devin Vessey is definitely looking forward to serving the community for…
Sunday, 17 September 2023 12:32
Harvest Festival held
The community held its first ever Harvest Festival Saturday with hundreds of people taking in the pancake breakfast, the Craft/Trade Show, the Farmers’ Market and the children’s attractions. There was also a full slate of contestants for the pie eating contest. Check out the photos in this week’s Review to…
Sunday, 17 September 2023 12:31
Perchaluk reflects on his career
If you are big into the theatre scene in Manitoba, chances are you’ve seen a play in which one of Roblin’s former residents has designed the sets for. Brian Perchaluk has been heavily involved in the theatre scene in Manitoba for many years now. His career in set production and…
Sunday, 17 September 2023 12:24
Harvest about half done
Manitoba Agriculture reported Sept. 12 that harvest progress was at 51 per cent complete across the province, which is ahead of the five year average (42 per cent). Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete with yield reports are averaging about 60 bu/acre for winter wheat and 70 bu/acre…
Sunday, 10 September 2023 09:21
Lennard churches hit
On the morning of Sept. 2, Don Kobluk, an elder at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Lennard, noticed that the front door of his church was askew and the handle had been torn off. He went inside and found the entire sanctuary covered in fine dust from a fire…
Sunday, 10 September 2023 09:20
New school year begins
The new school year is shaping up to be a good one at Roblin Elementary School and Goose Lake High. With Covid in the rear view mirror – not quite a distant memory yet – and school life returning to pre-Covid normals, there is a real sense of excitement among…
Sunday, 10 September 2023 09:20
Keown up for awards
In the next couple of months, some very prominent music award ceremonies are going to be taking place and a local Roblin artist is breaking his own personal record by being nominated for six awards from two different music award ceremonies. Ryan Keown is nominated for Single of the Year…
Sunday, 10 September 2023 09:18
Stolen bike returned
In the afternoon of Aug. 25, Roblin RCMP received a report of theft of bike from a backyard. Two bikes were locked with a rope lock and were stolen. One was later located being ridden. Person on the bike was arrested for possession of stolen property and charges are pending.…
Friday, 01 September 2023 09:57
Writ expected today
If you thought campaigning had already begun with all three major parties making all those election promises in recent weeks, just wait to see what’s coming down the road. The official campaign period for Manitoba’s 43rd provincial election begins today (Sept. 3) with Premier Heather Stefanson requesting Lieutenant-Governor Anita Neville…
Friday, 01 September 2023 09:56
Spreading some cheer
A visit to Russell’s Cancer Care unit turns into an opportunity for locals to get involved in providing special gift bags. The exercise group at the 50 & Over Club are the latest to get involved. Check out the Review for more.
Friday, 01 September 2023 09:55
First case confirmed
Manitoba Health is reporting the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2023, along with three other probable WNV cases currently under investigation. The confirmed case is 40 to 49 years of age and lives in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Read this week’s issue to find…
Friday, 01 September 2023 09:54
Family holds reunion
After a five year hiatus, the Gerega and Gregor families, originally from the Roblin area, held their 15th family reunion at the Gamey farm in July 2023. This gathering marked 32 years since the first reunion at the Gamey farm in 1991 and we’ve seen many changes in our family…
Sunday, 20 August 2023 12:58
Bauereiss ordained
On June 4, 2023, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Inglis, Bauereiss was ordained as a minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. She is the first woman to be ordained in Bethany Lutheran in what has been the first ordination in that building since 1938. She has been serving as a…
Sunday, 20 August 2023 12:57
A new incentive from PMH
Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) is offering a new recruitment incentive of $75,000 to all new physician recruits, including ‘in-progress recruitments, to the region. The new incentive was announced to communities and municipalities in a letter from PMH CEO Brian Schoonbaert dated Aug. 3. Read all about it in this week’s…