Roblin Review
Friday, 04 September 2026 10:18
Freeze extended
The Manitoba government is bringing forward regulatory changes that would extend the freeze on Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) forage-leases rental rates at $3.66 per animal unit months into the 2027 growing season.The move is intended to keep leases affordable for livestock producers.Details in this week’s Review.
Friday, 04 September 2026 10:19
MMSM gets a name change
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) has introduced a new public-facing name: Recycle Manitoba. The new name gives the organization a simpler and more recognizable way to connect with Manitobans while making recycling information easier to find, understand, and use.Want to know more? Pick up a copy of this week’s issue.
Friday, 04 September 2026 10:20
Dauphin ER set to re-open
The Manitoba government announced Monday (Aug. 31) that it was set to re-open the emergency department at Dauphin Regional Health Centre on Labour DayThe temporary emergency department will operate on the main floor of Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC), using temporary power, water and other infrastructure while restoration work continues…
Friday, 04 September 2026 10:21
Slow down in school zones
Students and staff will be returning to school soon. This means that children will be out walking to and from school. Please ensure that you are following all school speed zones as you never know when that ball may pop out with a child chasing after it. Check out what’s…
Friday, 04 September 2026 10:21
Harvest Hill Christian Academy opens
Classes began today (Sept. 8) at the HHCA – a ministry of the Roblin Evangelical Mission Church – with 36 students in grades 1 to 9 enroled in the country’s first “University Model” school.The University Model is a five-day Christ-centered academic program with students spending two to three days in…
Friday, 28 August 2026 15:09
Big money to fight US tariffs
Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government rolled out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesses weather the new 50 per cent tariffs being imposed on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods by the U.S. president.Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and other ministers announced on…
Friday, 28 August 2026 15:10
The story of the Hillside Store
Winnipeg artist and local historian Michael P. Yakimishyn’s painting entitled “Hillside, My Sister and I,” a 30” × 24” acrylic on canvas, was painted from a photograph taken by his mother, Ann Yakimishyn, during the summer of 1946. The photograph captures his sister, Alice, and the artists standing in front…
Friday, 28 August 2026 15:11
More charges for Mark
Additional charges have been laid against former MP Inky Mark of Dauphin as part of a months-long investigation into firearms trafficking.Mark, 78, was re-arrested on Aug. 12 and charged with 26 new offences, bringing the overall number of charges to 38. Read the rest of the story in this week’s…
Friday, 28 August 2026 15:12
Kringle calls it a career
Staff at the Roblin Health Centre gathered Thursday, Aug. 27 to bid a fond farewell to one of their own.After 20 years as an RN and 17 years as a Nurse practitioner, Sheila Kringle has called it a career.Details in this week’s issue.
Friday, 28 August 2026 15:16
New gravel pit given the go ahead
The council of the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West has a passed a resolution allowing GIP (Russell Redi-Mix) to go ahead with plans for a gravel pit north of the Asessippi Ski Resort and south of its current quarry alongPTH #83.In a recorded vote, the resolution passed four to…
Monday, 24 August 2026 10:45
Manitoba Hydro has the right plan
Manitoba Hydro’s long-term energy plan is before the Public Utilities Board for public hearings. Debate is healthy, but not when critics ignore the facts.Our Integrated Resource Plan would add more than 1,700 megawatts of new capacity to our energy system.Read the commentary from COO Hal tuner in this week’s paper.
Monday, 24 August 2026 10:46
Watch for farm equipment
With harvest on the horizon, let’s remember that farm equipment may be on the main roads a little more this year due to the flooded out side roads. So please be patient, especially east of Roblin where it is often a double solid line. More in this week’s RCMP Report.