Editor Roblin
Grandview's Morran wins again
Grandview’s Lindsey Morran went to his first ever Trappers’ Festival in The Pas last year to compete and won first place for his chainsaw carving.
He went again this year and took home the top prize in the Brody’s No Frills chainsaw carving competition again.
Read all about it in this week's Review.
Elite league proposed
The Manitoba U18 AAA League Board of Directors formed a Competition Committee in December 2022 to look at restructuring the league.
Last July, the committee provided four recommendations to the board of directors. On Aug. 27, those concepts were voted on for the committee to pursue.
Read more in this week’s issue.
Even longer wait times for BreastChecks
Women waiting to get checked for breast cancer in the Parkland are facing even longer waiting times.
Reports indicate that several women in the region have received anothe phone call to yet again reschedule their BreastCheck appointments to a later date, and this time, a location even farther away and right out of the Prairie Mountain Health region.
Find out more in this week’s paper.
World Day of Prayer service Friday
Local women are gearing up to celebrate with their Christian counterparts in Palestine and all over the world in the 2024 World Day of Prayer service.
This year’s service in Roblin, prepared by the Christian women of Palestine, takes place this Friday at the Free Methodist Church
Read more about the day in this issue.
Police deal with a lot of custody complaints
Did you know, that in order for police to enforce family custody agreements it needs to be signed by a judge? Did you know that if you breach that order, you may be charged with breach of court order?
Roblin RCMP get a lot of calls from angry parents saying the other parent is not following the order.
More in this week’s RCMP report.
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.