Editor Roblin
MOR voters have their say
There will be five new faces around the Municipality of Roblin council table for the next four years. Including the one at the head of the table.
Graeme Conway, a relative newcomer to the community in his first bid at public office, defeated two-term incumbent Robert Misko by a count of 607 to 584. Conway took the vote in three of the five voting stations.
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Inglis celebrates
The sense of community pride was palpable as residents of Inglis and the area turned out in full force Oct. 23 to celebrate the grand opening of the new Friendly’s Grocery Store. And to chow down on free burgers, hot dogs, and some very tasty mini doughnuts.
The grand opening of the store – located in the community’s vacant curling rink which was completely remodelled and renovated – was the culmination of two years of fundraising and effort by volunteers.
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Asessippi remains optimistic
Asessippi Ski Area and Resort remains optimistic about the coming ski season, but is depending on disaster financial assistance to repair roughly $2.2 million in flood damage.
The ski resort is planning to replace a slew of equipment, including motors for destroyed lift shacks that power the Porcupine and Bear chairlifts, compressors and a pumphouse for snowmaking, and a damaged transformer, assistant manager Shannon Johnston said Oct. 23.
Read the rest of the story in this week’s issue.
LAC Chorus gearing up
The always popular Life & Art Centre Chorus is returning to the stage for the LAC’s annual Christmas show.
Choristers began practices this week for three shows set for the first weekend in December.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
Northstars ready to shine again
Senior hockey is back in town. And hopefully with a vengeance.
The Roblin Northstars, after a hiatus of more than a decade, are set to begin their 2026-27 Sask East Hockey League regular season this Friday with a road game against their old NCHL rivals.
Check out their schedule and find out who’s on the team in this issue.
There's an end in sight
Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure has provided an update on repair work to the Shell River bridge on PTH #83 near Inglis.
The bridge remains closed following significant damage caused by heavy rainfall and the flooding of the Shell River in June.
Details in this issue.
Good results for PMH
People seeking medical services in the Prairie Mountain Health region can rest assured they will receive safe, quality care, according to the region’s latest accreditation report.
The Accreditation Canada survey assigned a 95 per cent overall compliance rate on evaluated criteria during the May 24 to 29 assessment.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
New policy to protect pupils
The provincial government has issued a directive to all publicly funded schools and school divisions to revise policies and practices around digital communications, banning one-to-one online communications between school employees and students on unmonitored platforms.
School employees will be prohibited from communicating or interacting with students through personal social media accounts, private messaging applications, texting or messaging features on social networking platforms.
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Raiders season begins
The Roblin Raiders high school hockey team, with includes players from Roblin, Grandview and Gilbert Plains, opened its 2026-27 season Wednesday .
The Raiders came home from Neepawa a 5-1 win over the Tigers with Gavin Stroud in net.
More in this issue.
Best in the country
Veteran bareback rider, Orin Larsen got his ninth Canadian Finals Rodeo held Oct. 7 to 10 in Edmonton off to a fast start with a first go round win with a ride of 86.75 on Harry Money and never looked back.
Heading into the finals in first place in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association standings – his best season to date – the cowboy from Shell Valley went on to win his second Canadian championship in a succesful and rewarding 16-year professional career.
Find out more in this week’s Review.