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McCreary Municipality is advising its residents that there is now a boil water advisory in effect for the municipality.

It has been brought on by a drop in water pressure due to water line repairs currently underway in the community.  

Residents must bring water to a rolling boil for one minute before using the water for any kind of consumption, including drinking, brushing teeth or food preparation, which includes baby formula. 

The advisory is also in effect for water obtained through the Bulk Water station in McCreary.

Yorkton RCMP are looking into a missing persons report, and they think the man that they are searching for might be here in the Manitoba side of the Parkland.  

25-year-old Seth Ryan-Lewis was last seen on July 6th on the 300 block of Broadway Street West. 

He has been known in the past to visit the Valley River First Nation.

He is described as being 5-foot-7 and 200 pounds, with brown eyes and short brown hair.

He was last seen wearing a black shirt, pants, and a hat.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts can call Yorkton RCMP at 310-RCMP or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. 

Residents of Ebb & Flow First Nation will elect their next chief and council on July 23rd.

Voting will take place that day from 9 am to 8 pm at the Ebb & Flow First Nation Arena Complex. 

A total of three candidates are running for the Chief position, including current Chief   Wayne Desjarlais, and challengers Arlene Mousseau and Judy Levasseur

The vote for the four council positions will be contested between 19 candidates.

They include Brenda Baptiste, Darren Mousseau, Margaret Racette, Annette (Lorena) Flett, Priscilla Levasseur, Ed Shingoose, Chasity Levasseur, John Carl Houle, Donna Beaulieu, Wallace Roulette, Darrell Mousseau, Stacy Beaulieu, Carman Karey Malcolm, Nelson Houle, Lorraine Houle, Rita Baptiste, Corbin Mousseau, Bruce Desjarlais and Charlie Houle


A 32-year-old man from Brandon is dead from drowning at Sandy Lake beach.

Just after 11 pm on Saturday, Yellowhead RCMP were called to the beach, where EMS personnel were performing CPR on a man. 

The investigation determined that the victim was swimming with three other people when they noticed that he had gone missing. 

He was eventually found and brought back to a nearby dock, where he would pass away.  

No names were released, and RCMP continue to investigate.  

Another edition of the Gilbert Plains-Grandview Ag Society Fair & Rodeo wrapped up over the weekend.

Ag Society president Kevin Boese says after a rain day on Friday, the skies cleared up, allowing for great crowds on both Saturday and Sunday.

Boese says plans to shorten the rodeo shows on both Saturday and Sunday worked out extremely well.

"The rodeo on Saturday was two hours, 12 minutes, and the one on Sunday was two hours and 26 minutes.  So that is exactly what we were shooting for.  And, it went very well, and everyone was very impressed."

The Ag Society also debuted a brand new building this weekend, which Boese says was received very well.

Plans are already in the works for next year's Fair & Rodeo, which will also coincide with Gilbert Plains' Homecoming events.

The 137th edition of the Strathclair Ag Society Fair goes tomorrow (Tuesday) in Sthrathclair.

Highlights of the day include light and heavy horse events; bingo; gymkhana; beef show; and, children's activities, including a decorated bike competition and a fish pond.

A pancake breakfast will kick things off at 6:30 tomorrow morning.

There'll also be an evening supper, and entertainment that features local Canada's Got Talent competitor Julieanna Moore.

Admission is just $5 for adults for the day, and $2 for students aged 6 to 12.

A 53 year old male from Ebb & Flow First Nation is dead following an ATV rollover in that community on Saturday morning. 

Mounties from Ste Rose were called to North Central Road on the First Nation around 8:30 Saturday morning. 

They arrived to find an ATV on its side in a creek, with their investigation finding that the driver struck a steep slope, causing the ATV to roll and pin the driver. 

The driver, who was not wearing a helmet at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene.  

No names have been released, and Mounties continue to investigate. 

A new 10-year agreement has been reached between the province and STARS to continue providing emergency patient air transport to critically ill or injured Manitobans.
In 2024 alone, the air ambulance conducted around 1,200 service calls.  
STARS Spokesperson Blake Robert says they provide a very important service to Manitobans, especially those in he rural parts of the province. 
"If you are in a rural or remote, such as Dauphin or Grandview, and you need to get access to that Traauma Centre in Winnipeg, you are looking at a 4 hour drive in an ambulance, you might not have that time.  So that is where STARS comes in.  We provide that rapid transport.  But also, the care starts from the moment that we arrive.  Our helicopter is really a flying intensive care unit."
STARS conducted its first service call in Manitoba in 2009, and has had a permanent base in Winnipeg since 2012. 

Carberry residents may still get their wish of having an overpass at the intersection of highways 1 and 5 near the community.

This past week, the provincial government said it was scrapping a proposed R-Cut option for the intersection, which would have prevented vehicles travelling southbound on Highway 5 from directly turning left onto Highway 1 or continuing south on Highway 5.

That decision was made after area residents showed heavy opposition to the plan, including a petition signed by 2,100 people.

Now, Premier Wab Kinews says they are going to step back and consider all possibilities, including an overpass to improve safety at the intersection.

In June of 2023, it was the scene of a deadly crash between a bus and a semi that killed 17 Dauphin area seniors while injuring eight others.  
Charges in relation to a late April incident in Dauphin have been stayed. 
28-year-old Jonathan Parenteau of Duck Bay was charged after a number of windows on a home on Alexandria Street were broken on April 29th.  
But the charges related to this incident were recently stayed by the crown, after Parenteau plead guilty to other, unrelated charges.   

Dauphin RCMP have laid several charges against a Gilbert Plains Municipality man following an alleged assault on Wednesday.

Mounties say around 3:45 pm on Wednesday, the suspect allegedly shoved a 61-year-old man and hit a 68-year-old man with a cane, before threatening to shoot and burn both men.

After arresting the suspect, RCMP obtained and executed a search warrant on his property, where they seized several firearms and ammunition.

Seventy-three-year-old Gerald Robb was remanded into custody on charges of assault and assault with a weapon, as well as two counts of uttering threats, four counts of unsafe storage of a firearm, and a count of unauthorized possession of a firearm.