Collegiate Grade 7s hosting Haitian relief   
Posted 3 days ago
Students at Carman Collegiate are hosting a Haitian Relief Day on Thursday Feb. 11. The day will consist of a variety of activities which are highlighted by a community lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p. [more]

Hydro's BiPole III transmission line could come within a few miles of Carman   
Posted 3 days ago
One of the proposed routes the controversial BiPole III transmission line particularly concerns the council of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin. Councillors heard a presentation on BiPole III at their Jan. [more]

Notre Dame physician rewarded for healthy commitment    
Posted 3 days ago
Notre Dame de Lourdes' Dr. Denis Fortier was recently awarded the Margaret-Teresa-McDonnel Award. [more]

Civic centre options part of RM open house    
Posted 3 days ago
Residents in the Rural Municipality of Thompson got a close look at some of the major projects going in their municipality during an RM sponsored open house Jan. 28. [more]

Hungry to help fight Alzheimers   
Posted 3 days ago
Preparations are underway for what organizers hope will be another record-setting Alzheimer Awareness Dinner in Carman. The 2009 event raised $4,000 for Alzheimer research and awareness, eclipsing the previous record of $3,600 set the previous year. [more]

Town council update   
Posted 3 days ago
Carman Town Council had short meeting during the evening of Jan. 14. During the town council meeting, accounts totaling more than $711,000 were approved. Passing both readings was By-Law 09/1943 that creates an employee code of conduct. [more]

Producers require permits for all future drainage work   
Posted 3 days ago
All farmers will be required to get drainage permits no matter how minor the work is, according to new regulations. That's the message from Manitoba Water Stewardship senior water resource officer Geoff Reimer during the recent St. [more]

Longtime resident receive volunteer award   
Posted 3 days ago
Allan Tosh was honoured as the Rural Municipality of Thompson's Volunteer of the Year for 2009. Tosh, a resident of Miami for 45 years, has been very active in the community. One aspect in particular has been the horse racing track. [more]

Posting government salaries online: Bellringer   
Posted 3 days ago
Manitoba's auditor general is recommending the government, Crown corporations, and pseudo-government organizations like child welfare agencies and health authorities be required to post the salaries of their top earners online. [more]

Prairie Rose School Board notebook   
Posted 3 days ago
The 2010-2011 school year will be 193 days with 183 for student instruction. The remaining 10 days will be allocated for professional development. Prairie Rose School Division Supt. Fred Colvin said Manitoba Education and Literacy sent an outline for the 2010-11 school year. [more]

Funding for park project     
Posted 3 days ago
Photo by Glen Hallick/The Valley Leader

Graysville 4-H Beef club report   
Posted 3 days ago
Graysville 4-H Beef had is 2nd meeting on Dec. 10 and its 3rd meeting on Jan. 14. New record books were hand out. Luke, Zack, Jean & Stéphane attended the SWAMP Camp. They reported that they had a great time. [more]

MPI profits up   
Posted 3 days ago
Manitoba Public Insurance reported a third-quarter profit of $32.1 million. The Crown corporation said its claims costs rose by more than $30 million in the quarter compared with the same period last year. [more]

Centra Gas rates drop   
Posted 3 days ago
Manitobans are paying the lowest natural gas rate in eight years after Centra Gas's new rates kickws in Feb. 1. The provincial Public Utilities Board approved a 2.9% average drop in residential rates Jan. [more]

Privacy concern with enhanced driver's license   
Posted 3 days ago
Manitoba's ombudsman is urging Manitobans to think twice about privacy when considering whether to get an enhanced driver's license. [more]

Wellness and its role in H1N1 drop   
Posted 3 days ago
I t's two-in-a-row for Manitoba when it comes to consecutive weeks without having a confirmed lab report of someone contracting H1N1. For the weeks of Jan. 12 to 18 and Jan. 19 to 25 there were no new H1N1 cases reported. [more]

By-election could set tone for 2011   
Posted 3 days ago
The upcoming by-election in Concordia will serve as a sort of referendum on the 11-year-old NDP government. Voters in the Winnipeg constituency will make their choice on March 2. Created prior to the 1981 provincial election, Concordia has been represented by the New Democratic Party. [more]

NDP shows bias towards rural Manitoba   
Posted 3 days ago
When you listen to the Progressive-Conservative Party of Manitoba complain that the New Democratic government is ignoring the rural Tory-held constituencies, it begins to sound like a conspiracy theory. [more]

An open letter to Candice Hoeppner, MP for Portage-Lisgar   
Posted 3 days ago
A name like your's is made for Canada-ce building. Let's do that. But please do not say proroguing Parliament leads to strengthening Parliament, is democratic and aids economic recovery. [more]

Carman rallies against ND Hawks but lose to Mercs    
Posted 3 days ago
The Carman Beavers started their recent two-game stretch on a winning note with a come from behind win over the Notre Dame Hawks. But the Beavers failed to build on that momentum in their next contest losing to the first place Warren Mercs. [more]

Beavers unveil their all-star team of the decade   
Updated 3 days ago
Carman general manager Dennis Young made the formal announcement Monday of the top Beavers at their respective positions for the past ten years. Young said the all decade team was voted on by the players and club executive from over the last 10 years. [more]

Notre Dame skates away with road win in Stonewall   
Posted 3 days ago
While they may have been forced to settle for a single point in their overtime-shootout loss to the Carman Beavers, the Notre Dame Hawks came away with two points in the standings in their previous game with the Stonewall Flyers. [more]

Cougars drop games to Tigers, Mavericks   
Posted 3 days ago
The Carman Cougars were shutout in their games with Pembina Tigers and Morris Mavericks. Tigers 1 Cougars 0 Shawn Milljour of the visiting Pembina Tigers scored just before the midway point of the first period. [more]

Soccer recruitment underway   
Posted 3 days ago
Robin Cox is recruiting players for a soccer team. "They must be willing to work hard and be dedicated," the Carman resident and soccer coach said. He said the team needs 18 girls, ages 12 and 13, for play in the Winnipeg Soccer league. [more]

Skaters qualify for provincials   
Posted 3 days ago
Skaters from the Carman Skating Club spun, jumped and bunny hopped their way to Medals at the Pembina Valley Regional STARSkate Competition on Jan. 24 in Winkler. Four To Compete Four local skaters qualified to compete at the Provincial STARSkate Competition in Selkirk on Feb. [more]

Mustangs get offensive with Blues   
Posted 3 days ago
The Mountain Mustangs remain solidly in fourth place in the Zone 4 hockey standings after a dominating 12-2 victory over the winless MCI Blues. [more]

PV Hawks remain in chase for first   
Posted 3 days ago
The Pembina Valley Hawks won three more games this past weekend to remain in the hunt for first place in the West Division of the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League. [more]

Common investment pitfalls and how to avoid them   
Posted 3 days ago
Pitfall #1: Buying high, selling low It sounds easy enough – to generate gains, all you need to do is buy low and sell high. In practice, however, it's actually a very difficult task. [more]

The equity and balanced funds recovery   
Posted 3 days ago
Canadian equity and balanced funds recovered most of their 2008 losses last year as stock markets rebounded, though none returned to their pre-crash highs, Morningstar Canada said. [more]