Roblin Review News
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:46
New tipping fees at the Roblin WDS
Municipality of Roblin council discussed a new bylaw setting new “tipping” fees at the Roblin Waste Disposal Site. The fees for residents and non-residents are effective Aug. 27. To find out how much it will cost to dump a mattress and more, check out this week’s Review.
Friday, 30 August 2024 09:47
Shopping tourists visit the area
It wasn’t exactly the Magical Mystery Tour but there was some mystery and some magic so it came pretty close. On Wednesday, a group of 19 people boarded a bus from Shuttle Bug Tours & Charter Services based at Onanole for a day-long guided retail tourism experience in the Roblin-Russell…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 13:11
TTR hosts IOAD
Members of the Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve are once again joining hundreds of thousands of people across the globe to raise awareness of the overdose crisis. The community is hosting another International Overdose Awareness Day celebration Friday, Aug. 30, with an education component, an awareness walk, a sharing circle or grieving…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 13:12
Fatal ATV accident under investigation
Russell RCMP continue to investigate an ATV accident that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Saskatchewan woman. On Aug. 11 about 1:10 a.m., RCMP received a report of an off-road vehicle collision in the Kilman Cottage area, located in the RM of Riding Mountain West.Read more in this week’s Moments…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 13:13
Smartphones banned in the classroom
Apart from some minor exemptions, the Manitoba government has banned cellphones in classrooms for the new school year to minimize distractions for students. “We want young people to be able to focus in class so they can learn more and feel confident. We know cellphones can be a real distraction…
Sunday, 18 August 2024 13:14
Parkland Psychology thriving and growing
It has been five years since Parkland Psychology & Wellness opened its doors in Russell and owner Amy Wendell thought it would be a good time to re-introduce herself to the area. “I hope to give you a sense of who I am, what my practice offers, and also shed…
Monday, 12 August 2024 09:47
AWWD can help with your grazing
With cattle a key economic driver in the area, Assiniboine West Watershed District (AWWD) can help agricultural producers make the best use of local land and water resources through livestock grazing practices. There are as many forms of grazing as there are graziers, from continuous grazing or set stock grazing…
Monday, 12 August 2024 09:48
Everything you wanted to know about toads
It’s baby frog season, which means, if you are like me, that mowing the lawn has moved from a mere annoyance to an event fraught with tension. I must be getting soft in my old age as I cringe at the thought of the lawn mower being a mobile guillotine,…
Monday, 12 August 2024 09:50
Karney tackles war in Ukraine in new doc
Former Roblinite, film producer and director, Sam Karney of Ice River Films, has just completed a film project that he was very personally drawn to and invested in. The documentary, Voices of Freedom, brought together stories from survivors of the war in Ukraine combined with a local musician and composer’s…
Monday, 12 August 2024 09:51
Ag Society puts on a great show
The dedicated and hard working members of Roblin’s Agriculture Society have put on another great show. While there were some doubts about what having the annual fair and rodeo on a long weekend – the same weekend as the Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin no less – would do to attendance…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 14:52
Fall intake open for Fusion fund
Fusion Credit Union is opening its fall intake for its popular Full Circle Fund. The fund was established in 2019 to help their members and communities do great things. Since its debut in 2019, the Full Circle Fund has committed over $920,000 to 172 community projects in the Parkland and…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 14:54
RCMP check 25 boats on LOTP
The RCMP's Marine Safety/Enforcement Unit attended Lake of the Prairies Saturday, July 20, to complete a joint patrol with Manitoba Conservation and went from one end of the lake to the other. A total 25 boats were checked and only minor deficiencies were noted and no tickets were given by…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 14:57
Couple have a cure for your Wanderlust
If you are looking to try an all new getaway experience that has that camping feel, but the comforts of home, then Wanderlust Domes is the place you are looking for. Co-owners and operators Darcy Manns and Candace Blahy have brought a revolutionary experience to staying at the lake, no…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 14:59
Former priest charged
Russell RCMP have arrested 81-year-old Constantin Turcoane of Regina in relation to a sexual assault dating back to the early 1970s, when he was a priest at a church in Lennard. Russell RCMP received a report of an historic sexual assault on March 16, 2022. A female in her 60s…
Thursday, 01 August 2024 15:00
RCMP lead search for missing youth
A massive search took place along the Shell River July 28 after police were able to determine four youth who had been reported missing had gone tubing down the river without telling anyone. RCMP located one of the missing youth’s vehicles at Inglis Beach and one of the other youth’s…