Editor Roblin
Action needed on highway detour
Hugh Skinner thinks it may be time for area residents to make more noise about the closure of the bridge over the Shell River on PTH #83.
The bridge was closed indefinitely back in June after flood waters undermined its supports and raised concerns about its structural integrity.
Find out what he told the minister of highways in this week’s issue.
More healthcare workers working
The Manitoba government has announced it has added 4,725 net new health-care workers across the province since October 2023, adding capacity to a health-care system experiencing significant pressure as hospitals and ERs care for more patients with increasingly complex needs.
Details in this week’s Review.
KPM holds Show Day
Roblin’s Keystone Pioneers Museum held its annual Show Day August 15.
The day offered a number of activities including a pancake breakfast and the vintage equipment parade.
Check out photos of the day in this week’s issue.
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.
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.
MOR HOC responds
Municipality of Roblin’s head of council Robert Misko has released a statement regarding concerns and criticism directed toward him and council.
The statement was made in response to posts made on a new private Facebook page callend Roblin Town Square.
Check out the transcript of his statement in this week’s Review.
Friends you never forget
A group of high school jocks who first got together for a party at Hilland’s Cabin at Madge Lake way back in the ‘70s celebrated over the August 14 weekend 50 continuous years of getting together.
The boys, who attended Roblin Collegiate Institute and played for the Raiders volleyball and basketball teams but graduated in different years, have been coming home every August since that first get-together.
Chedck out a picture of the boys in this week’s paper.
New Friendly's fully open
After months of planning, fundraising, waiting for permits and prep work, Friendly’s Grocery Co-op in Inglis is fully open for business.
Friendly’s offers groceries, fresh produce, a deli with made to order sandwiches and pizza, a liquor vendor, tobacco, Blue Moon water and ice, frozen food, pet food, bakery items and fuel.
Check out this week’s Review for a couple of pics of the store’s spacious new digs.
Huddle offers help for young people
Huddle is a free, youth-focused organization that provides trauma-informed and culturally safe health and wellness services for young people aged 12 to 29.
Russell is proud to be the first rural community in Manitoba to pilot the Huddle model as a satellite of Brandon, working in partnership with Huddle Brandon, the Park West School Division, and provincial and federal governments to make mental health and wellness supports more accessible in rural Manitoba.
Find out more in this week’s Review.
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IFD gets new fire skid
The Manitoba government has partnered with GlobalMedic, an Ontario-based humanitarian charity, to help identify priority fire departments and co-ordinate the donation and delivery of fire skids to fire departments across the province.
The Inglis Fire Department was one of 32 departments to benefit from the donation.
Read all about it in this week’s issue.