Entries may have been down from 20 to 18 rinks for this year’s version of the Ladies bonspiel but there was some great curling and camaraderie nonetheless.
The spiel got underway Thursday (Feb. 27) with the Leflar rink outscoring the Kreutner foursome in the only game of the draw.
All the details in this week’s Review.

The Roblin Golf & Country Club’s recent fundraiser at the Community Centre couldn’t have gone any better.
From the delicious buffet banquet served up by Marta Orlowska to the side-splitting show by hypnotist Sebastian Steel, the evening was a smashing success.
Want to know more? Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Apart from being short a couple of directors, things are looking pretty rosy for the Roblin & District Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber held its annual general meeting Wednesday evening at the Life & Art Centre and over Zoom with interim president Charmaine Dereniwski in the chair.
Pick up a copy of this week’s Review for the rest of the story.

An unprecedented royalty agreement has been signed by the Potash and Agri Developmetn Corporation of Manitoba (PADCOM) and the MMF (Manitoba Métis Federation).
Under the agreement, royalty payments from PADCOM’s selective solution potash mine at Harrowby will be made directly to the MMF, with the federation having full discretion to use the funds received. Read all about it in this week’s paper.
Check out this week’s Review for more.

Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced the winners of its first Hometown Yield Challenge. This program was available to growers in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
The top two yielding farming operations were each able to choose a community organization to receive $20,000.
Find out more in this week’s Review.

The Roblin Ice Dogs – a team made up of girls from across the Parkland including Winnipegosis, Dauphin, Swan River, Russell and Roblin – travelled to Holland, Manitoba over the Feb. 22 weekend to participate in the U11 Rural “C” Female Provincials.
In game one the girls walked through Cross Lake. Jordyn Foxon lead the way with four goals and two assists.
Read more in this week’s paper.

Funding for Manitoba schools will increase by $67 million for the 2025-26 school year.
And that means a 6.5 per cent bump for Mountain View School Division (MVSD).
Want to know more? Read all about it in this week’s Review.

RCMP responded to 24 calls for service in the Roblin area over the last two weeks including an incident where a driver fled from police.
There were total of 69 calls for service in the Prairie Mountain Area over the last two weeks.
Find out more in this week’s RCMP report.

Members of Roblin’s 50 & Over Club gathered at the Drop-In Feb. 18 for the club’s annual general meeting.
There was a Moment of Silence to remember members who passed in 2024: Julius Zimmer, Muriel Dixon, Jodi Wizniak, Hazel McGinnis, Cassie Bailey, C.J. Beattie, and Eleanor Poyser.
Pick up a copy of this week’s Review for the rest of the story.

Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures is highlighting the success of the 2024-25 chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance program.
The department is doing so wants to stress the importance of increased participation for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Read all about it in this week’s paper.