Shannon Dueck

Steinbach Economic Development Corporation has announced it is setting its sights on a bold new direction. In August, Steinbach City Council made the decision to end its funding commitment to the organization. The pilot project started five years ago with a sunset clause of December 31, 2025. City Council announced August 5th that it will continue funding to the end of 2025 and then end its commitment. In the days following the announcement, Steinbach Economic Development Corporation announced that it will continue to operate, even with this turn of events. Six weeks later, the organization says it is expanding its scope to more of a regional model.

Steinbach Economic Development Corporation has announced it is setting its sights on a bold new direction. In August, Steinbach City Council made the decision to end its funding commitment to the organization. The pilot project started five years ago with a sunset clause of December 31, 2025. City Council announced August 5th that it will continue funding to the end of 2025 and then end its commitment. In the days following the announcement, Steinbach Economic Development Corporation announced that it will continue to operate, even with this turn of events. Six weeks later, the organization says it is expanding its scope to more of a regional model.

For the second time in nearly a year, Steinbach and Area Animal Rescue has flooded. Steinbach was hit with more than 100 millimetres of rain overnight, and Vice President Graham Pollock says they now have about six feet of water in their basement.

Municipalities in the southeast should soon have a much better idea of what a planned regional wastewater treatment facility will cost. The project was first announced in December 2019. At that time, Hanover, Tache, Ritchot, and Niverville entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to create the Red-Seine-Rat (RSR) Wastewater Cooperative, with hopes of creating a regional wastewater collection system and plant to enhance wastewater management. At the time, it was announced that the plant would be located just north of Niverville at a cost of nearly $110 million. However, the project would be contingent on nearly $80 million in provincial and federal funding. Then, in August of 2022, plans were unveiled for the facility at a funding announcement in Niverville. At the time of the announcement, the project was still expected to cost approximately $110 million, with a 25 per cent contingency. Our provincial government committed $18 million towards the work, while the federal government promised $21 million. The

Representatives from Hanover and Steinbach went head-to-head last week, at odds over a parcel of land north of the city. Bluestem Development, on behalf of its clients, has proposed rezoning property west of Highway 12 and south of Road 39N, which is just north of Steinbach. The request is to rezone the land from Agriculture Limited Zone (AL) to Rural Industrial Zone (RI). On January 8th, a public hearing was held in Hanover Council chambers. Following the hearing, Hanover Council gave first and second readings. Because of an objection by the City of Steinbach, the matter must go to the municipal board for a decision. However, at some point following the January 8th hearing, Council learned that it would have to redo the public hearing. Reeve Jim Funk says The Carillon forgot to post the advertised hearing, forcing the redo on February 26th. googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot('/50748803/stol-all-bigbox', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-1648064325258-bbm1'); s.setTar

A farmer from the Ste. Anne area is hoping to get his combines rolling again tomorrow. Brian Dueck of Seine River Seed Farm says harvest has been put on pause as a result of recent rain.

RCMP say there were no injuries in a train derailment this morning near Dufrost. According to St. Pierre RCMP, there was a train collision this morning along Highway 23, at Road 18E. Police responded at 7:28 am. As of 11 am, police say no injuries were reported. Highway 23 will remain closed for some time due to damages to the roadway. This is a developing story and we will provide more details as they become available.

Police in Steinbach need help identifying an individual in connection with a theft at Sobeys. On July 18 at approximately 2:45 pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of shoplifting. Police are now asking the public to help identify a male. He was wearing a Winnipeg Jets cap, a blue t-shirt, and blue shorts. According to police, he was seen leaving the parking lot at Clearspring Centre in a white Chevrolet half-ton with unknown license plate. Anyone who can identify the male or has information concerning this matter is asked to contact Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Police have made an arrest following a firearms incident on the Roseau River First Nation. Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) says that on Friday they responded to a report of a male threatening to shoot at a residence in the Roseau Rapids area. While police were responding to the area, another call was reported of gun shots in the area from a moving vehicle. MFNPS members, assisted by outside police agencies, contained the area after locating the suspect vehicle at a local residence. Police contacted the occupants, who surrendered peacefully. Police say a machete, replica firearm, and crossbow were seized after a search of the residence and vehicle. Further investigation could not confirm that a firearm was discharged. One adult male was arrested for assault and was later released on court-imposed conditions for a later court date. Anyone with information is asked to contact MFNPS Roseau River Detachment at 204-427-3383 or MFNPS TIPS line anonymously at 1-833-978-0048 or email TIPS@mfnp.ca. googl

Southeast Events Group (SEG) has announced a change in leadership. Grant Lazaruk, who is President of SEG, says Jeffrey Bannon has departed as General Manager of the Southeast Event Centre in Steinbach. The move took effect last Wednesday.