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Clark rink wins Farmers
The first bonspiel of 2023 is in the books as 14 rinks took to the ice Jan. 12 to 14 – after a two-year hiatus – for Roblin’s annual Farmers’ Bonspiel.
There were some very familiar faces in the finals Saturday evening which played out after the traditional banquet.
Details in this issue.
Hockey mom turns coach
Rita Collins started coaching minor hockey in Roblin because there was no one else to do the job at the time and now she is in her sixth year of coaching U7 hockey.
“Someone was leaving and I’m like okay I can skate, let’s do it,” Collins recalled. “It was a way to spend time with my children and share in their passion.”
Check out the feature on Rita courtesy Hockey Manitoba.
Can your business benefit from immigration?
100th Meridian Immigration is providing an opportunity for business leaders and municipal representatives to learn how immigration can play a role in their growth strategy.
The Immigration on the Prairies Virtual Summit 2023, takes place, Feb. 1 to 3, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Find out more in this week’s paper.
Bug Chucker needs volunteers
Organizers of Roblin’s popular still water fly fishing tournament – the Bug Chucker Cup – are hoping to get the event going again this year.
After a two year hiatus because of the Covid pandemic, calls are coming in asking if the Bug Chucker is back on for 2023.
Find out how you can help in this week’s Review.
Bowley reaches amazing milestone
Roblin’s fire department has a strong history of providing fire protection to the community and surrounding area, thanks to the dedication of its volunteer firefighters.
One firefighter’s dedication to the department has broken any kind of local record and extends to half a century of responding to calls, fighting fires and providing emergency rescue services.
Read the rest of the story in this week’s Review.
New doc on staff
The new year has brought a new doctor to the Roblin Health Centre and the W.E. Nash Clinic. Dr. Donatus Osuorah, also known as Donald, joined the staff and began seeing patients at the clinic on Jan. 3.
“It’s going well,” he said in an interview Friday.
Find out more about Dr. Osuorah in this week’s Review.
New bylaw sets minimum standards
Council has given first reading to a bylaw to “maintain property and to establish minimum standards of maintenance for dwellings, structures, properties, and unused vehicles”.
The bylaw covers a range of issues from storing old appliances, vehicles and fire wood to snow clearing, semi tractor parking and how high you can let your grass grow.
More in this week’s MOR council briefs.
Q-Doc a new option in rural healthcare
There’s a new solution to some of the long patient wait times in rural Manitoba hospitals, but it’s not coming in the form of more physicians.
A new virtual service called Q-Doc recently launched in Manitoba and it’s providing people the opportunity to connect with a physician 24/7. The goal of Q-Doc is to eliminate long patient wait times and unneeded emergency room visits.
Check out one local woman’s virtual visit to a Q-Doc in this week’s issue.
Ironstand shows her support at Camp Morgan
The revelation of yet another serial killer of Indigenous women in Winnipeg has torn the hearts of many families and friends of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) across Canada. This recent series of homicides claimed the lives of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and a fourth unidentified woman who has been given the name, Buffalo Woman.
A devastating aspect to this recent discovery is that the remains of these Indigenous women were disposed of in the garbage and scattered amongst landfill sites in Winnipeg. .
Read the rest of the story in this week’s issue.
Roblin bakery helping out
Roblin’s Parkland Bakery and Pastry Shop is playing a key role in the return of the much-loved KUB bread to the marketplace.
Winnipeg’s iconic KUB Bakery closed its doors this past November after almost 100 years in business due to a combination of factors including the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine driving up grain prices which increased the price of flour, and major equipment breakdowns.
Find out how it came about it in this week’s Review.