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This month has been Agriculture Literacy Month across Canada.

Katherine Cherewyk, the Executive Director of Ag in the Classroom Manitoba, says the purpose of the month is to connect students with the people who grow their food 
"We had over 130 volunteers who are farmers or ag professionals - people who live this work every day.  They went into classrooms of teachers who registered (for this program).  This year, we had 366 classrooms receiving presentations, which is about 7,500 students.  And around 60 of those presentaations were in french."
Cherewyk says the response has been incredible, adding teachers appreciate having people from their own community come into their classrooms to share stories of their farms.  
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The winner of this year's Neepawa & District Medical Committee Farm & Leisure Lotto Early Bird Draw has been announced. 

The winner of the early bird draw is Crystal Stewart of Rivers, MB, with Ticket #4037. 

This year's early bird prize was a choice between a $12,000 voucher to Enns Brothers for machines, parts, or service, or $10,000 cash. 

The grand prize draw is set to take place on May 4th, with the 50/50 total just under $60,000. For details about the grand prize draw, click here to visit the Neepawa Lotto website. 

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Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn is very happy that an election promise made in 2023 by both himself and now Premier Wab Kinew is finally moving to the construction phase. 

Funding for construction of a new Justice facility in Dauphin was included in last week's provincial budget. 

Kostyshyn says the facility will be more than just a jail. 

"It is called a justice facility, where we have an opportunity to modernize the traditional way of where you go to jail for say two years and they throw away the key.  It is intended to work with individuals that have maybe had some challenges in their upbringing or their lifestyle.  And those are things that we are going to be working on with mental health workers and a number of other means." 

Total costs for the facility is $142 million, with $7 million of that included in this year's budget for site preparation work.  

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RCMP have evacuated several homes in Duck Bay this morning out of an abundance of caution.

The evacuated homes neighbour a residence where there is currently a large police presence at. 

They say there is no current threat to punlic safety, but they are asking people to stay away from the area for the time being.

The cause of the huge police presence has not been released, but we will have details once they are made available.  

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Fusion Credit Union is hosting fraud awareness presentations this week to cap off Fraud Prevention Month. There will be a presentation today at 1:00 PM in Roblin, and a presentation tomorrow at 12:00 PM in Inglis. 

Last week, Fusion held a presentation in Rossburn. Francine Currie, Rossburn and St-Lazare Branch Manager, said the meeting was a good way for those affected by fraud to share lived and learned experiences to help others. 

"People spoke freely, we were in a safe environment, and we shared the stories, and we had some ideas and some tips and tricks, it was really good...a lot of them had [experienced] those grandparents schemes, and that's one of the major topics that we did cover at that presentation that I did," said Currie. 

Currie said that having a safe and judgement-free space for people affected by fraud to talk about what's happened to them often isn't just helpful, it's essential. 

"It provides the knowledge and the awareness that they need to know about themselves and their peers...and it's sometimes just that reminder, it's ok to say no and hang up the phone," said Currie. 

According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, they received more than 112,000 fraud reports in 2025, involving over $704 million in reported losses. 

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The annual Royal Manitoba Winter Fair kicks off on Monday at Brandon's Keystone Centre, and once again promises something for every family member.

With daily show jumping shows, as well as draft and heavy horse competitions, Provincial Exhibition Operations Manager Kristen Laing-Breemersch says horses will once again be front and centre at this year's Fair.

"We have horses coming from all over Canada, and a great number coming from the States that are top-notch equine enthusiasts and jumpers that we are looking forward to be able to have take part in the ATCO Cup, and our Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Memorial Grand Prix, which wraps up the event on Saturday, April 4th."

Monday kicks off with Heroes Day, as military, firefighters, police, and EMS personnel will be admitted for free.

Tuesday is 4-H day, and Laing-Breemersch is excited that 4-H will once again be a heavy focus of the Fair.

"4-H is one of the staples that we have within our agriculture industry that gives a hands-on experience of rural and urban life that come together, whether it is riding a horse, showing your cattle, or learning how to sew."

Tickets are available through the Provincial Exhibition website, or at the Keystone Centre as of 10 AM Monday.

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Friday, April 3rd is Good Friday, and because of that the city has announced changes for garbage and recycling pickup for next week.

All garbage and recycling pickup days will move ahead one day for next week, beginning with day one collection being on Monday.

Regular collection will resume on Tuesday, April 14th. 

The city also announced that all city-owned facilities will be closed on Friday, April 3rd and Monday, April 6th.

That includes City Hall, the City Shop, and the Waste Disposal Site.  
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The Manitoba Government has announced that entry to all of its provincial parks will be free throughout Spring Break, which goes from March 27th until April 5th.

Also during that time, you will be able to fish on Manitoba lakes without needing to have an angling licence.

The only exception is in Riding Mountain National Park, where a federal angling licence is still required.  

Anglers will still be required to follow all possession limits and size restrictions, as well as all other rules and regulations including regulations that apply to specific waters. 

You are also reminded to exercise caution when fishing on ice, and you should check conditions before heading out.

Dauphin Lake is still closed to fishing as of April 1st; anyone fishing Dauphin Lake on or after the 1st may be subject to fines. 

Free entry to provincial parks will also be extended throughout April.

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In the court this past week, a Dauphin man arrested in connection with a residential break and enter back in January was given a new court date. 

21-year-old Jacob Vermeylen had his matters set over until April 14th. 

And an Ebb & Flow man arrested after shots were fired in that community last December was also given a new court date. 

26-year-old Shawn Francoeur was remanded back into custody until his next appearance this Monday. 

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On Sunday at 1:00 PM, the Grandview Agricultural Community Centre is hosting a "Paint the Ice" fundraiser, as a way to say goodbye to their ice plant before construction of the new one begins. 

Alia Marcinkow, Chair of the Grandview District Recreation Commission, said the event will be a good way to give the old ice plant one last chance to get the community out for a day of fun. 

"We kind of thought this would be a great way to say farewell to the old [ice plant] is by painting out rink surface, so for $5 you get paint and a paintbrush, come out and you can draw whatever you want on the ice as a final goodbye to our ice plant here in Grandview," said Marcinkow. 

She said the $5 will go directly into the GACC's wallet to raise even more funds for the new ice plant. 

"We are getting closer and closer to our goal every day, and we just want to ensure that we reach that goal, so it'll go towards that, and of course to cover a little bit of the cost of supplies," said Marcinkow. 

Fundraising for the GACC's new ice plant has been going on for the past 5 years. With the arena recently being named Kraft Hockeyville's Manitoba finalist, the rink received $50,000 towards the ice plant, which was a great boost to the project. 

Over the years, the GACC has meant a lot of things to the people of Grandview, including Marcinkow with a personal connection. 

"I know we all call it the GACC but it's the Grandview Agricultural Community Centre, and it truly is a community centre. When I first move here, the first place we went is to a senior men's Grandview Comet game and I met people there, and that's where I got to meet lots of people in the community...to me it really shows that Grandview is a hockeyville, maybe just for Manitoba unforuantely not for all of Canada, but it's not just hockey that's bringing us together there, it's truly the building and the people in the community," said Marcinkow. 

The construction and installation of the new ice plant is still scheduled for later this year. 

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Jordan Zaporzan and Sam Smith - also known as Zap and Smith - will be putting on a show this Saturday in the old firehall portion of the Watson Art Centre.  

Sam says the duo, who were born and raised in Dauphin, have been performing together since 2012, and began writing their own music together in 2020.  

"I was really into the audio production side of things, so we just started writing songs and recording music.  And now we are at the point that we want to do a little more with it and get more people to hear it, so now are starting to play some shows."  

Zap and Smith also had the opportunity to perform live during the 2024 Manitoba Summer Games in Dauphin.

Saturday's show begins at 7:30. Tickets are $15 each and are available at the Watson or through their website.  
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