Big fish. It’s always about who can catch the biggest fish.

But changes in the fishing regulations in this province means you’ll see some operational changes to the Russell Lions Prairie Walleye Classic.

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

You would think that with all the dangers and perils children are subject to online – the Benadryl challenge and sextortion to name a couple – the Goose Lake High gym would have been filled to the rafters for Val Caldwell’s session on tech and internet safety. But you’d be wrong.

Caldwell has been providing presentations on the topic of safety around the use of technology for 17 years – addressing the various forms of hidden sexual exploitation that exists in the “virtual world”.

Read the secobd part of a three part series about in this week’s Review.

Many community organizations are feeling the pinch when it comes to a lack of volunteers and helping hands to make things happen. It could be another side effect of the pandemic, but it also could be a result of things changing too. Over the years, Roblin has seen a lot of events decline or cease to exist due to a lack of volunteers to step up and help.

The Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Community Volunteer meeting to find ways to connect organizations to local volunteers.

Want to know more? Check out this week’s issue.

You would think that with all the dangers and perils children are subject to online – the Benadryl challenge and sextortion to name a couple – the Goose Lake High gym would have been filled to the rafters for Val Caldwell’s session on tech and internet safety. But you’d be wrong.

Just a handful of people turned out at the school back in March for Caldwell’s second visit to Roblin.

Caldwell has been providing presentations on the topic of safety around the use of technology for 17 years – addressing the various forms of hidden sexual exploitation that exists in the “virtual world”.

Read the first part of a three part series about in this week’s Review.

With the raving success of The Passover presented during Holy Week at the Evangelical Mission Church, another play is in the works to hit the stage in Roblin.

Locals Bethany Brade and Jenni Johnson are co-directing another production featuring some familiar faces in the community.

For the rest of the story, pick up this week’s paper.

RCMP members in Russell and Roblin were called to Roblin April 5 to deal with a man walking around breaking into residential garages and screaming.

In total, police received six reports.

Find out more in this week’s Review.

Just a reminder that volunteers with Roblin’s Donor’s Choice canvass are going door-to-door this week to raise funds for 15 different charities.

The 2023 canvass started Monday (April 24) and continues until this Friday, April 29, the first door-to-door canvass since 2019 due to the Covid pandemic

More in this issue.

According to Farmer 4.0, a new RBC report, the country could be short critical skills – data analysis, robotics and global sales, among them – that will be needed to transform the sector across a projected shortage of 123,000 agricultural workers by 2030.

However, with the correct skills mix, agriculture could add another $11 billion to Canada’s GDP and make the sector more productive than auto manufacturing and aerospace combined.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Many people have been announced as receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal – a commemorative medal to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. With the Queen’s passing, this medal holds even more special merit, as it will likely commemorate the longest monarch reign for quite some time.

A former Roblinite, who now resides in Melville, was recently announced as one of the recipients.

Check out the recipient in this week’s paper.