If you’ve had enough of winter and are suffering from a bit of cabin fever, there’s an excellent opportunity to get a little relief coming up very soon.
The Roblin Golf & Country Club is hosting an evening of fun, frolic, and feasting next Saturday (Feb. 22) to provide the community with a much-needed diversion and raise funds for a much-needed upgrade to the golf course’s irrigation system.
Want to know more? Read all about it in this week’s Review.

In July 2023, new offences were created under the Highway Traffic Act to deter people from driving on closed highways.
Please beware, if you venture out on a closed road and then get stuck, hit the ditch, or get in an accident, it is not guaranteed that emergency services are coming to help you.
Find out what the fine’s worth in this week’s RCMP report.

If you are driving down Main Street in Roblin and see a sign FUNKY FINDZ on a store front under a red/white awning and wonder what kind of place it is let me share.
Funky Findz is a thrift store. It is made up of a board of people and dedicated volunteers who come to work regardless of weather.
Read all about it in this week’s paper.

The Review is proud to present a look at another work by former area resident and artist Michael Yakimyshyn.
Yakimyshyn’s painting Cream Cheque and his “story board’ offers up a intimate look at rural life in the ‘40s.
Pick up this week’s Review for a look and a read.

Boaters are once again looking forward to enjoying some time on the waters of Clear Lake in 2025 after Parks Canada announced it’s plans to permit watercraft on the lake, reversing a complete ban imposed last season.
The decision was made after the discovery of hundreds of live juvenile zebra mussels attached to docks and infrastructure near the east end of Clear Lake in the fall of 2024.
More in this week’s issue.

The Roblin Grandview Gilbert Plains Raiders high school hockey team is hosting a benefit for the Van Wingerden family later this month.
The Raiders will be taking on the Russell Trojans Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Centennial Arena with all proceeds of the game going to the family. Game time is 1 p.m.
More in this week’s issue.

About two dozen members of the Roblin Agricultural Society gathered Jan. 24 at the Drop-In Centre to find out how their organization “faired” in 2024.
The evening began with a volunteer supper featuring brisket prepared by society president Dean Chescu – who did an excellent job of it, according to all reports.
Want to know more? Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Ever since Daymon Guillas arrived here in the early ‘80s as a 21-year-old new manager of the Russell Inn, he’s kept this town rockin’ and the rest of the province talking about the exciting happenings in Russell.
First, there was the Asessippi Ski Hill and Winter Resort, which took 10 years of negotiation to bring to fruition. Then came PADCOM – the first of its kind in Manitoba potash mine at Harrowby.
Pick up a copy of this week’s Review to find out what else is coming?

The Manitoba government has directed Prairie Mountain Health leadership to reduce for-profit nursing agency costs by 15 per cent by March 2026 as part of a systemwide effort to refocus funding on nurses in the public system.
“Prairie Mountain Health has consistently been dealt a bad hand,” said health minister Uzoma Asagwara.
Read all about it in this week’s issue.

Roblin’s first bonspiel of the season, the Farmers’, is in the books.
The mixed spiel played out Jan. 23 to 25 at the local curling rink with 12 rinks in the mix battling it out in three events.
Check out the winning rinks’ pics in this week’s issue.