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A Manitoba family of performers are taking front stage when it comes to mental illness.
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The RM of Dauphin will be applying for DFA funding for roads damaged from all the recent rain.
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Running all week firefighters across the province will be instructing Manitobans of all ages about the importance of fire safety.
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The House of Commons Agriculture Committee says Manitoba will not be included in a planned consultation tour.
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A Saskatoon man who was charged with manslaughter in relation to an incident that happened in Winkler, is scheduled to appear in court today.
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Fall Clean-Up Campaign Kicks Off
The City of Dauphin's Fall Clean-up Campaign begins today in the Day 4 Area in the back lane.
Crews will progress in reverse through the 4 - day cycle, collecting garden waste, grass, leaves, shrubs and tree branches, in a clearly identifiable pile.
Residences that do not have a back lane, are advised to place your items on the boulevard near the curb.
Composting materials can be dropped off anytime at City Waste Disposal Site northwest of Dauphin.
No plastic bags, house or commercial garbage or scrap are permitted in the compost site.
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Winnipeg High School Raises Money After Fire
A Winnipeg high school has already raised 25-thousand dollars to replace football equipment destroyed by a fire over the weekend.
Donations have been pouring in ever since Oak Park High School announced that their practice gear burned.
The team was storing the gear in a pod while their field at the school is under construction.
Other schools have also offered to loan some of their own equipment.
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Prairie Farmers Look Towards The Energy Sector
It could be a lean year for prairie farmers who supplement their income with work in the energy sector.
Kevin Neveu of Calgary-based Precision Drilling says farmers are useful because they have experience with mechanical equipment and are resourceful.
He says they also like things to be done in a certain way, which fits the culture of the drilling rig.
Industry forecasts, however, suggest that 2016 will be the worst year for drilling activity in almost four decades in Canada.
Neveu says each idle drilling rig represents about 25 field jobs.
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Canada And Mexico Meet Focusing On Agriculture
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has wrapped up his first official visit to Mexico where he met with Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Jose Calzada.
The secretary and minister agreed to build on the two countries' long standing partnership in agricultural trade and discussed areas of opportunity to increase the competitiveness of Canadian and Mexican agricultural sectors.
Mexico has just followed through on a on a promise that was made back in June to end restrictions on Canadian beef imports.
The restrictions were a lingering side effect of long-standing fears over mad-cow disease.
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Winnipeg Piano Continues To Draw People In
A public piano that was one of seven placed around Winnipeg for the 2014 Juno Awards celebrations continues to draw audiences.
Many of the pianos were set up outside, which took a toll on their condition, but the Portage Place shopping centre has one in its courtyard where anyone can play it.
The piano, named "Happiano,'' has become an unofficial place for musicians to meet and share their talent.
Winnipeg piano players like David MacLean say guitar players are a dime a dozen, but piano players are a little more rare.
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