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Sipie's Mobile Wash in the running
A locally Indigenous owned business and entrepreneur is in the semi-finals for the national Pow Wow Pitch competition.
Sipie’s Mobile Wash started up five years ago with a unique concept to the Parkland area and has been going strong ever since.
Read the rest of the story in this week’s Review.
Province offers some help
As part of the Manitoba government’s ongoing effort to help families make ends meet, Premier Heather Stefanson on Wednesday unveiled an $87-
million Family Affordability Package to immediately provide families with children, seniors living on a fixed income, and Manitobans who are hurting the most, with benefits to help ease the burden of rising costs and high inflation.
“We know that many Manitobans are hurting right now and having a hard time making ends meet,” said Stefanson in announcing the help.
More in this issue.
Boguski living the dream
Most of us get pretty excited to get front row seats for our favourite concert or live theatre production. But former Roblinite Jeff Boguski has the best seats in the house when it comes to events like these.
Boguski has been working behind the scenes as a production manager for several music artists and entertainment productions all over the world. Although it wasn’t a career he had in mind when he first ventured out, it definitely became the experience of a lifetime.
Find out who he's toured with in this week's issue.
Out-of-province surgeons ready to help
Hundreds of Manitobans who are waiting for hip or knee replacement surgery will be able to access care more quickly with three new agreements recently signed by the Manitoba government.
The province is partnering with Big Thunder Orthopedic Associates in Thunder Bay, ON; Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota; and a clinic in Cleveland, Ohio to help address surgical wait times.
Find out more in this week's Review.
Roblin hosting safeTALK workshop
In recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day, which is celebrated Sept. 10, two Parkland communities will be offering safeTALK workshops.
These workshops are designed to help participants recognize and engage with people who may be thinking about suicide.
For more information including how to register, check out this week's issue.
Moms hope to upgrade parks
A group of community-minded moms are stepping up to the plate to try and raise funds to upgrade the playgrounds off Newton Bay – known as the Lions Park, and on 2nd Street N.W., aka the Children’s Legacy Park.
There were some discussions last year about forming an actual committee and now it’s on to the next portion of planning and fundraising.
Read all about it in this week's Review.
New rec manager hired
The Municipality of Roblin’s new recreation manager says she knew the community was struggling a bit in the recreation department.
The on-again, off-again search to find a replacement for long-time manager Trish Boguski hadn’t been going too well and she had been thinking about applying for the job.
Find out more in this week's Review.
Want to run for a seat on the school board?
We are about to have an election, an election to not only provide input into who will represent us, but an election that will help shape the future.
On October 26, residents of Mountain View School Division (MVSD) will choose trustees for the next four years.
They will be responsible to govern education within our division.
Find more details in this week's Review!
Playoff decides Moonshine winner
It took a one-hole playoff between two former champions to determine the winner of Roblin’s postponed Roblin Moonshine Daze Men’s Open which finally played out Aug. 13 at the Roblin Golf and Country Club.
The tourney was originally slated for July 16 but had to be postponed due to a lack of entries.
More results in this week's Roblin Review!
NWMC holds annual meeting
The Northwest Métis Council Inc. (NWMC) held its annual regional meeting in Dauphin on August 13. Executive members from 24 Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF).
Locals in the region came in to hear about the NWMC’s year in review, projects for the future, and the launching of a new and substantial healthcare initiative.
We've got lots more info in this week's Roblin Review!