Portage la Prairie RCMP continue to investigate a tense early morning “domestic situation” that resulted in the hospitalization of one woman with unknown injuries and a Portage la Prairie man being charged with attempted murder. Manitoba RCMP report today Portage la Prairie Fire Department, Emergency Services and RCMP responded to a Feb. 15 call at…
Environment Canada has made it a few steps easier from sticking your head outdoors to learn what your weather is: it has gone mobile. The federal agency launched its first weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorologists can guess exactly when the next rainstorm or…
“The Grizzlies” is next screening at the Prairie City Cinema for the Portage & District Arts Centre’s (PDAC) Reel Event season. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and Graham Yost, The Grizzlies is directed by Miranda de Pencier and stars Jack Anawak, Fred Bailey and Seth Burke. “The Grizzlies” is a Canadian film based on a true…
It was one week late getting here, but competitors in the Fire on Ice Racing Series this past weekend on Crescent Lake made up for it in laps approaching 100 k/ph. A convergence of snowstorms kept racers from competing in Portage la Prairie. Last year racers dashed through puddles of slush under very much different…
The Portage la Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce has an open invite to help it celebrate a successful 2018 and help us look ahead to 2019 as it holds its AGM next week. Deadline for tickets is Feb. 15, for the chamber’s Annual General Meeting scheduled for Feb. 21. The chamber will give a…
The annual Louis Riel Day celebration will again prove to be fun for the whole family. The Manitoba Metis Federation Portage Local and the Portage Regional Recreation Authority have teamed together again to make sure the 7th Annual Louis Riel Day celebration on Feb. 18 will be a family attraction. Stride Place will be a…
Now in its formative stage, the Portage and Rural MS Support group will be having a community meeting on Feb. 13, to bring together family, friends and those stricken by Multiple Sclerosis. “This will be an opportunity to discuss ways to help those affected by MS and their families and to begin building a local…
Crescent Lake will host a celebration this weekend with two of Canada’s favourite pastimes: hockey and curling. The Rotary Pond Hockey Championships and a milk jug curling bonspiel with the Portage Curling Club will provide a lot of outdoor fun Feb. 15-17 for both participants and spectators on the Crescent Lake skating surface. The annual…
The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area (Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities). The reporting dates are between 2019-02-04 and 2019-02-10. During this time period, police responded to 296 calls for service Traffic violations 145 Traffic Offences (Highway Traffic Act) 10 Vehicle Collisions 2…