The week of Monday, Oct. 2 to Friday Oct. 6 is “Break In Your Skates” week at the Roblin Centennial Arena.

This week is designed to give everyone young and old, competitive, or not, an opportunity to break in their skates and get a feel for the ice again before regularly scheduled programs begin.

More in this week’s REConnection.

Area residents looking for general legal services have a new option to choose from thanks to a law firm from Swan River.

Vessey Law opened its satellite office in Roblin’s Cook and Cooke Financial building Wednesday (Sept. 13) and Devin Vessey is definitely looking forward to serving the community for many years to come.

Find out more in this week’s Review.

If you are big into the theatre scene in Manitoba, chances are you’ve seen a play in which one of Roblin’s former residents has designed the sets for.

Brian Perchaluk has been heavily involved in the theatre scene in Manitoba for many years now. His career in set production and design has taken him to various theatres in Canada and has led to some prestigious awards.

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

Manitoba Agriculture reported Sept. 12 that harvest progress was at 51 per cent complete across the province, which is ahead of the five year average (42 per cent). Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete with yield reports are averaging about 60 bu/acre for winter wheat and 70 bu/acre for fall rye.

Roblin's FAITH group hit the field Wednesday to bring in this year's crop for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. 

Details in this week’s paper.

On the morning of Sept. 2, Don Kobluk, an elder at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Lennard, noticed that the front door of his church was askew and the handle had been torn off.

He went inside and found the entire sanctuary covered in fine dust from a fire extinguisher.

More in this week’s issue.

The new school year is shaping up to be a good one at Roblin Elementary School and Goose Lake High.

With Covid in the rear view mirror – not quite a distant memory yet – and school life returning to pre-Covid normals, there is a real sense of excitement among students and staff.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

In the afternoon of Aug. 25, Roblin RCMP received a report of theft of bike from a backyard. Two bikes were locked with a rope lock and were stolen.

One was later located being ridden. Person on the bike was arrested for possession of stolen property and charges are pending. Bike was returned to owner.

See what’s kept police busy over the last two weeks in the RCMP Report.

If you thought campaigning had already begun with all three major parties making all those election promises in recent weeks, just wait to see what’s coming down the road.

The official campaign period for Manitoba’s 43rd provincial election begins today (Sept. 3) with Premier Heather Stefanson requesting Lieutenant-Governor Anita Neville to dissolve the legislature and issue the writ of
election.

Find out more in this week’s Review.