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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
MP announces cash for Altona trailSharePhotos
Updated 11 hours ago

It's only weeks away from completion, but funding for the Pioneer Trail in Altona was officially announced Sept. 2. Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Hoeppner announced at the[MORE]
Monday, September 06, 2010
Access Credit Union hosts Altona movieSharePhotos
Posted 2 days ago

Close to 400 people showed up at the Movie in the Park, hosted by Access Credit Union on Aug. 31 in Altona. Despite a rainy[MORE]
Sunday, September 05, 2010
MP and MLA host Altona barbecueSharePhotos
Posted 3 days ago

Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Hoeppner and Emerson MLA Cliff Graydon heard from their constituents while enjoying hotdogs, drinks and cake as they co-hosted an Altona barbecue[MORE]
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Summer in the jungle winds downSharePhotos
Posted 4 days ago

It's a jungle out there! At least, it was at the Altona Library this summer. For the past two months, kids across the south central region[MORE]
Friday, September 03, 2010
Plot trials bring producers more beans for their buckSharePhotos
Updated 5 days ago

For the past five years, Quarry Seed of Stonewall, Manitoba has been doing soybean plot trials at various locations throughout the Pembina Valley. The trials[MORE]
New medium opens up a new world for local artistSharePhotos
Updated 5 days ago

ALTONA - After showing mainly acrylic paintings in past years, Altona artist Gail Sawatzky is trying her hand at something a little different. Sawatzky has[MORE]
Big harvest day for local projectsSharePhotos
Updated 5 days ago

ROSENFELD - A pair of Rosenfeld area wheat fields were a hub of activity last week as 17 combines, more than a dozen trucks[MORE]
Producers launch “Yield of dreams”SharePhotos
Updated 5 days ago

A group of Rosenfeld area farmers responsible for the Common Ground project, are not done raising funds, even though the grain is in the bins. After[MORE]
Rosenort Summer Festival a hit despite rainSharePhotos
Updated 5 days ago

ROSENORT - Organizers were extremely pleased with the annual three day event celebrating summer. The schedule was packed with various events from Aug. 27-29. Saturday[MORE]
Pembina Valley Artists Studio Tour approachesShare
Updated 5 days ago

PEMBINA VALLEY - For an artist, changing seasons are perhaps the most inspiring times of the year. So it's fitting that autumn is also the time[MORE]