Manitoba Environment and Climate Change has activated its Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Early Detection Rapid Response Plan after zebra mussel veliger (larvae) samples were found in Lake of the Prairies.
The veligers were initally detected near the PTH #5 bridge as part of the province’s routine surveillance monitoring program.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.

As the picture of the flooding situation at Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC) becomes clearer, Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) is expecting the hospital to remain closed for an extended period.
Initial response efforts have brought to light extensive damage to critical infrastructure, particularly in the basement. The closure will allow for proper assessments, repairs, and remediation activities to be completed.
Find out more in this week’s issue.

Riding Mountain MP Dan Mazier has been appointed the Tory shadow minister for government transformation, public services, and procurement.
In his role, Mazier will hold the federal Liberal government to account on matters related to government procurements, most notably at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).
Check out this week’s paper for more.

For two decades, Dauphin’s Credit Union Place has been a cornerstone of recreation, activity and community connection in the Parkland region.
Fusion Credit Union, a sponsor since inception in 2006, is proud to continue their commitment with a new 10-year sponsorship agreement as the exclusive naming partner of Credit Union Place.
More in this week’s issue.

Roblin Elementary School held its Grade 8 Farewell ceremonies June 26 to say goodbye to 37 students who are moving on to high school.
The MC for the morning was principal Mark Rathgeber.
“We really appreciated having this class of grade eights this year, and we just want to say congratulations on coming to this point of your life, you’re finally off to the big school,” he said.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Thunderstorms brought close to 140 mms of rain to the area June 28, 29 and 30 leaving flooded basements, sewer back-ups and washed-out roads in its wake. Coupled with an already high water table and super-saturated soil pretty much everywhere made things much worse than the recent flooding of the Boggy and the Shell River.
Overland flooding caused a massive landslide near Deepdale which took out the CN’s trestle bridge.
Check out the photos in this week’s paper.

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at Western University in London, ON has confirmed it was a tornado that ripped through the Doug and Marlene Lyon farm about 20 kms south of town.
The tornado struck around 8:05 p.m. Sunday, June 28 with the start of the damage track roughly three kilometres to the south southwest of the Lyon’s place.
Find out more in this week’s paper.

On June 23, RCMP in Roblin stopped three drivers at 1:16, 1:31 and 2 p.m. for having too dark of a tint on the windows of their vehicles.
Each receveid a ticket worth $174.
Check out this week’s RCMP report for more police news.

What started as a project to brighten the LEARN Centre’s outdoor space and add interest to its early education programming has grown into a productive community garden.
LEARN has taken the initiative to provide space for the town’s Community GreenSpace established by the Roblin District Chamber of Commerce and previously located on Main Street.
More in this issue.

Goose Lake High held its commencement exercises Saturday, June 20, celebrating the 24 students in this year’s graduating class.
Presiding over the ceremonies was vice-principal Andrew Collins, taking the place of principal Kirk Wilson whose daughter Maya was among the graduands.
Read all about it in this week’s Review.