Municipality of Roblin council has passed a resolution requesting that the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) lobby the provincial government to increase the weight limits to RTAC (Road Transportation Act of Canada) standards on graveled provincial roads, thereby allowing farmers and businesses to transport goods to RTAC highways.

Council has received numerous requests from ratepayers who are being weighed on graveled PRs while trying to travel to an RTAC route and are subsequently being fined.

Check out this week’s Council Briefs.

The ninth version of community’s now famous and much loved Rumble in Roblin Show ‘n’ Shine took place Saturday with 152 registered vehicles from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan taking part.

The Rumble drew another fantastic crowd who were kept busy checking out all the classic iron on display. .

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If you’re looking for a nice sunny spot on Main Street – when it’s not raining that is – to enjoy your lunch or take a break outside with a coffee or an ice cream cone, you can thank the Municipality of Roblin and the Roblin District Chamber of Commerce.
And a few other community-minded people.

Find out more in this week’s Review.

Mountain View School Division (MVSD) is still facing some turmoil after a questionable presentation by Trustee Paul Coffey during a regular board meeting.

Not only has the presentation resulted in complaints, which in turn sparked a governance review to be conducted by the Province, things have since escalated.

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

Roblin’s Donor’s Choice has had another successful year of fundraising for local and national charities.

The “one stop” canvass ran April 22 to 27 and raised a total of $36,020.55 which was disbursed among nine local and six national charitable organizations.

Check to see who got how much in this week’s paper.

The Westman Border Fastball Museum Twilight League is hosting its third annual Kickin’ Up Dirt fastball tournament this Father’s Day weekend.

The action gets underway Friday evening with girls and ladies fastball games at 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Police received a report of the driveway scammers being back in town.

Please ensure anyone doing work on your driveway is legit. They should be able to produce a permit from the municipality.

More in this week’s RCMP report.

The 17U Predators Volleyball Club are golden after winning Volleyball Canada’s national championships in Edmonton.

It was a rough start to the tournament for the Parkland-based Predators as they lost their three opening matches, May 20.

Check out this week’s Review to find out more.

Residents of 4th Avenue SW between King Street and PTH #83 have said no to a Local Improvement Plan proposed by the Municipality of Roblin to raise funds through taxation to pave the shoulder up to their properties on the west side of 4th Avenue.

The residents had been calling on council to do the work as part of repaving 4th Avenue – ripped up to replace watermains back in 2021 – to correct drainage issues on the west side of the street.

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

Roblin’s Lara Dixon has been named a recipient of a new scholarship at the University of Regina for academically high achieving domestic students.

The Chancellor’s Scholarship is being awarded annually beginning this year to 14 undergraduate students.

Find out more in this issue.