Students, staff and well-wishers gathered June 29 in the RES gym to bid the Grade 8 class of 2022-23 a fond farewell.

After the singing of O Canada and a reading of the Mountain View School Division treaty acknowledgement, principal Mark Rathgeber welcomed and thanked all the guests for taking the time to say farewell to the 45 Grade 8s and offered his congratulations to the class.

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There is a new face behind the checkout desk at the Roblin and District Library. Holly Hart-Harder has accepted the position as the new branch librarian, after Myrtle Chase announced her retirement last month.

Hart-Harder grew up in the Winnipeg area and then moved to Roblin while raising her children.

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Two incidents that took place in the Roblin area are among the concluded cases of this month’s Manitoba Conservation Officer Service update from Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development.

On May 18, two men pleaded guilty to hunting at night with lights in the Roblin area and each received $4,000 fine. The driver of the vehicle also pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while suspended and received an additional fine of $672.

More in this week's issue.

The Parkway Co-op has had another good year.

Twenty members gathered virtually Tuesday (June 20) for Parkway’s 77th annual general meeting, celebrating another successful year of operation.
After some housekeeping items, president Sean Keeler opened the meeting with a report from the board of directors.Want to know more? Pick up this week’s issue.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

There were smiles all around as the Roblin District Community Foundation held its annual grants evening and AGM Thursday (June 22).

A total of 16 grants were awarded worth a total of $52,068.

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The Roblin Métis Local, in partnership with the San Clara/Boggy Creek Métis Local and the Shell River Métis Association, hosted a National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Wednesday evening at the curling rink.

The festivities began with opening prayers and greetings and a tasty supper featuring stew and bannock.

Check out the pictures in today’s paper.

The province is investing $2.4 million a year in a newly enhanced program to improve access to mental health assessments and crisis supports in rural and remote areas.

“Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic has increased mental health issues across Manitoba and Canada, and Manitobans in rural communities and First Nations face distinct challenges in accessing the services they need, when and where they need them,” said Mental Health and Community Wellness Minister Janice Morley-Lecomte in announcing the new funding.

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On June 4 about 8:30 in the evening, the Roblin RCMP detachment received a call of a dead body wrapped in a blanket on the shoulder of the highway near Bield.

Members quickly attended and it was just a blanket on the side of the road. Nothing was located in the blanket.

Find out what kept Roblin members busy during the past two weeks in this week’s RCMP Report.

The Roblin and District Library will soon see a new face behind the checkout desk. Roblin Branch Librarian Myrtle Chase is retiring from her duties after serving 18 years in her role.

Chase has always been an incredibly outgoing and friendly community member, and she was perfect in her role as the branch librarian for the community.

Read the rest of her story in this week’s Review.

Tomorrow is National Indigenous Peoples Day across Canada – a time to reflect on Indigenous people, customs, traditions, culture, language and ways of life.

The San Clara and Boggy Creek areas were once rich with Métis culture and as the population in these communities declines, there are still traces of that identity from the people who grew up and lived in the area.

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