Editor Roblin
Stadnyk rink wins Mixed
The final bonspiel of the 2022-23 curling season played out Saturday, March 18 with some familiar names battling it out in the finals of the three events.
Taking top spot and winning the Cross Town Motors trophy was the Colton Stadnyk foursome with a 6-2 victory after six ends over Terry Hawryluk.
For a look at the action and pics of the winning rinks, check out this week’s issue.
School division hosts budget forum
Ratepayers living within the boundaries of Mountain View School Division (MVSD) are preparing for an increase in the education portion of their property taxes.
At the division’s 2024-25 public budget forum, Mar. 7, secretary-treasurer Lori Slepicka indicated the mill rate for the special levy will rise to 13.87 in the coming school year, an increase of one mill from the previous year.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.
Great day on Langan Lake
The weather turned out to be nearly perfect – everyone got plenty of Vitamin D – for the San Clara/Boggy Creek Métis Local’s annual Langan Lake fishing derby held March 9.
The event drew about 150 anglers
Find out who won the top prize in this week’s issue.
Figure skaters wind up season
Members of the Roblin Skating Club took to the ice at the Centennial Arena Sunday, March 10 to present their season-ending showcase “Under The Sea”.
The show featured a guest performance by Blades Unlimited, a regional synchro team.
Check out some action shots in this week’s Review.
Why does it seem like hard times?
The operation was a success, but the patient died. The obvious contradiction in that sentence can be applied to Canada.
The much-anticipated recession has not happened. Our economy is growing, not declining. So why does it feel like hard times?
Find out why on our Op-Ed page.
It's Kidney Awareness Month
Prairie Mountain Health is taking additional steps to encourage community members to protect their kidneys.
March is kidney awareness month, and PMH encourages everyone to learn more about protecting their ‘beans.’
Check out this week’s issue for some timely information
An update from the LAC
The Life and Art Centre has been busy with projects this year. In addition to refinishing the wood floors on the main floor, the outdoor greenspace project is also well underway.
Memorial benches will be installed this spring with hopes of an outdoor amphitheatre installation in the near future.
Check out this week’s issue to find out what’s coming up at the LAC.
Driving on closed roads can net you a fine
With all this snow fall, and all the closed roads lately, figured it was appropriate to talk about closed roads.
Did you know it is now illegal to drive on highways that are closed??
Read more in this week’s RCMP report.
Four decades of firefighting
The Roblin Fire & Rescue department is one of the few in Manitoba that can boast having members who have spent more than half of their lives dedicated to fire protection and emergency response in the area.
Recently, RFR Captain Emil Roller celebrated 40 years of dedicated service and it all started with his initial move to town.
Read his story in this week’s Review.
Province hopes to bring nurses back
The Manitoba government is working with three nursing regulatory colleges to create a streamlined path for former nurses to return to work.
The interim changes will ensure former licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses who worked in Manitoba’s health-care system in the last five years and were in good standing with their regulatory college have a faster, more flexible pathway to return to their profession.
Find out more in this week’s paper.