Editor Roblin
PMH finds new CEO within
The board of directors of Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) is pleased to announce that Treena Slate has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Slate will assume the role from Brian Schoonbaert, who will retire effective April 5, 2024.
Read all about it in this week’s issue.
Popular Wawanesa eatery has local roots
For anyone who likes to tour across Manitoba, there are several small diners and drive-ins that provide excellent food and receive rave reviews online. Former San Clara resident Rick Larocque’s La Rocque Dining in Wawanesa has definitely received some praise and attention for their food and has been appearing on lots of tourism social media pages as a place one must visit.
Posts about La Rocque Dining have averaged just under 400 likes and 50 comments. Their Facebook page has 5,900 likes and 6,500 followers.
Read the rest of the story in this week’s Review.
Council approves new RFR rates
Municipality of Roblin council has approved new rates for fire protection and rescue services.
The rates were adopted at its first regular council meeting of 2024 held Jan. 9.
Find out more in this week’s MOR council briefs.
Aceholes win second annual
The second annual Roblin Nursery School Coed Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser happened on Feb. 9 at Goose Lake High.
There were six teams competing this year, up one from last year.
More in this issue.
MVSD gets a bump in funding
While there is still plenty of work to do to finalize Mountain View School Division’s 2024-25 operating budget, a big piece of the puzzle was revealed as part of the Province’s education funding announcement.
And while the funding plan contains a lot of information to digest, MVSD secretary-treasurer Lori Slepicka said the division will be working with more provincial resources than it had last year.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
First Nation harvester has a plan
Currently, there is a petition going around Roblin calling on the provincial government to do something about the number of elk in the area, the damage they are causing and the potential risk they pose in spreading TB.
Pine Creek First Nation harvester Phillip Chartrand feels there is a solution that could work for multiple parties and not cost tax payer dollars.
Read all about it in this week’s issue.
Impaired driver charged
About 8 p.m. on January 29, the Roblin RCMP detachment received a report of a vehicle in the ditch. Members attended and the driver tried to hide his identity and was obviously intoxicated.
He was arrested, blew one sample into the instrument, then refused after that. He was remanded into custody. If convicted, this will be his 14th impaired conviction.
More in this week’s RCMP report
ICE sees drastic rise
We’ve somehow made it normal to allow kids to use smart devices and have access to social media, and now it’s catching up to us.
The Manitoba RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has seen a drastic increase in the number of investigations involving youth and social media. The apps youth are using remain the same, but they are starting to use them at alarmingly younger ages.
Check out the rest of the story in this week’s Review.
League considers restructuring
There’s some unsettling talk about the possibility of Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League restructuring and eliminating some teams that they feel aren’t meeting the competitive standard of the league.
A competition committee was formed to determine the viability of league and made some recommendations for improvements.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
Highwaymen tribute coming
Local fans of live music and the infamous “Highwaymen” – Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson – are in for a real treat later this month.
MCMA award winners Ryan Keown, Mike Sacharko and
JR Charron have teamed up for a tribute to country music’s first and foremost “supergroup” and are playing a Feb. 24 show at the Roblin Theatre.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.