Letter: Condos on Lake Minnewasta tacky and elitist   
Updated 6 days ago
Five years ago, when my wife and I moved to Morden, one of the first things that impressed me was the wonderful little lake and beach within walking distance of town. [more]

Letter: Lakeside development could cause irreversible harm    
Posted 6 days ago
I am writing this letter in opposition to bylaw 1-10 - a land proposal presented at a MSTW hearing February 24. The Town of Morden submitted an application requesting two parcels of land near the lake be re-designated to allow for development on Lake Minnewasta's north shoreline. [more]

Letter: Lake Minnewasta land should be protected for all    
Posted 6 days ago
It has come to my attention that the Town of Morden proposes to swap the land along the north shore of Lake Minnewasta for land owned by a developer (Highland Park Financial) in order to allow the development of residential units and a possible condominium along the shore line. [more]

Bridging the immigration barriers     
Posted 6 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach Who better to address the challenges that face immigrants while integrating into a new community here than newcomers who have lived it. That is the thought behind a program of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM). [more]

Feeding feathered friends gives back to the community     
Posted 6 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach Who would have thought something as simple as feeding the birds could accomplish so much. Morden residents are helping give back to the community when they purchase the homemade bird seed from the Morden Lions Club, and the project has proven successful. [more]

Artspace: Cancer battle leads to budding writing career     
Posted 6 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach It was after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 ... and then again two more times after that ... that Sally Unrau began to write. [more]

World record harvest attempt eyed     
Posted 6 days ago
By Ashleigh Viveiros Sun Media Four years ago Winkler's Children's Camps International broke the unofficial world record for the fastest harvest. [more]

Don't Mind The Mess with Lori Penner    
Posted 6 days ago
A little boy was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother, wanting to protect him from disappointment, told him not to set his heart on being chosen, since there were so many other children who were also auditioning. [more]

Science Matters with David Suzuki    
Posted 6 days ago
Ecosystems come in all shapes and sizes, often without distinct boundaries. And what happens in one ecosystem affects other ecosystems. We can even consider the human body as an ecosystem, or perhaps more correctly as a number of interrelated ecosystems. [more]

A city of dreamers     
Posted 6 days ago
By Ashleigh Viveiros Sun Media Winkler is a city of entrepreneurial dreamers, Mayor Martin Harder told the Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce at its annual general meeting last week. "One of the things we do in this city is we dream," he said. [more]

Harvest Festival prepares to mark milestone    
Posted 6 days ago
By Ashleigh Viveiros Sun Media The Winkler Harvest Festival and Exhibition celebrates 25 years of family entertainment this summer. The organizing committee kicked off work on the annual community celebration last week with its first planning meeting of the year. [more]

Artspace: School bands featured at festival     
Posted 6 days ago
The 34th Morden Festival of the Arts begins next week with the band sessions. [more]

Conservation centre touting home-grown food    
Posted 6 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach Something cheesy is happening at A Rocha Prairie Canada out in the pristine Pembina Valley. The Christian-based conservation agency is starting a workshop series built around the growing interest in relying more on homemade and locally grown food. [more]

Students inspired to help the homeless     
Posted 6 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach Inspired earlier this school year by a Manitoba youth who has made a world of difference, Maple Leaf School students in Morden are doing their part to help the homeless and poor of the world as well. [more]

Local Lutheran volunteer helping global effort    
Posted 6 days ago
By Lorne Stelmach The dedicated efforts of volunteers at the grassroots level help make a difference globally for Lutheran World Relief. And one such volunteer in Morden is hoping the community can help her with the task of completing aid kits for the international agency's charitable work. [more]

Tigers are tops in zone girls hockey     
Updated 5 days ago
The Pembina Tigers celebrated a series sweep which took them to their first Zone 4 girls high school hockey championship. Madison Hutchinson's goal 47 seconds into the third period stood up as the game winner, as the Pembina Tigers beat the W. [more]

Hawks to renew rivalry with Cougars     
Posted 6 days ago
By Donald McLeod For The Times The rivalry will continue to grow between the Pembina Valley Hawks and Southwest Cougars in the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League. [more]

Xpress on the ropes, Redskins down 2-1    
Updated 5 days ago
By Donald McLeod For The Times The Warren Mercs are one win away from advancing to the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League final for the first time in franchise history. [more]

Flyers down one against Steelers     
Posted 6 days ago
By Donald McLeod For The Times The Winkler Flyers will be taking to the ice tonight (Fri., March 5) looking to prevent the Selkirk Steelers from taking a stranglehold in their Addison Division semi-final. [more]