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PKF Lawyers, Manitoba’s law firm, delivers trustworthy, expert, real-world results. pkflawyers.com Winkler Morden THURSDAY, VOLUME 12 EDITION 26 JULY 1, 2021 www.winklermordenvoice.ca VVLocally ownedoiceoice & operated - Dedicated to serving our communities Riding in style to the PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE The class of 2021 from both Northlands Parkway Collegiate and Garden Valley Collegiate paraded through the streets of Winkler last week Wednesday to celebrate graduation. The ceremonies themselves were streamed online again this year. Morden Collegiate hosted a similar parade Monday night and then gathered at the Stardust Drive-in to watch the ceremony together on the big screen. We have a few more parade photos on Pg. 4 this week and will have full graduation coverage in our July 8 edition. In the meantime, congrats to the class of 2021! news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know 2 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, July 1, 2021 Winkler-Stanley wastewater treatment project a go By Lorne Stelmach The regional wastewater treatment project is fi nally a go for Winkler and Stanley, with the federal government offi cially coming on board last week. Representatives of the three levels of government confi rmed Friday their funding commitments to the new $73 million wastewater system for the two municipalities. Left out of it for now is the City of Morden, though offi cials all noted that this is the fi rst phase of a two stage project (see story on Pg. 4). A possible timeline for Morden’s part of SUPPLIED PHOTO it was not available. Federal, provincial, and local offi cials gathered virtually and in person in Winnipeg last week to announce “Work continues on certain parts of funding for Winkler-Stanley’s new regional wastewater treatment facilities. that project ... it is an application in two phases,” said Morden-Winkler it effectively,” Winkler Mayor Mar- vesting more than $25.2 million in vironmental requirements and pro- MLA Cameron Friesen. “The process tin Harder said in welcoming the this project, the Province of Mani- vide increased regional capacity for is underway in respect of Morden’s announcement.“There is a signifi cant toba is contributing over $21 million, wastewater treatment. application for similar wastewater amount of development momentum and Winkler and Stanley together are Representing Catherine McKenna, expansion and upgrades, and we an- in our community. This announce- bringing $27.2 million to the table. Minister of Infrastructure and Com- ticipate that that project will advance ment today will help us put the in- The project includes a new mechani- munities, Winnipeg South MP Terry through a separate iteration for proj- frastructure building blocks in place cal wastewater treatment facility in Duguid emphasized the need to make ects.” to carry that excitement forward for Winkler while also retrofi tting the smart investments in shovel-ready The Winkler-Stanley funding was future generations. fi rst of two existing lagoon cells and projects like this, especially as popu- heralded as investing in vital infra- “This will allow an already hot econ- adding two lift stations in Stanley. lation growth in this booming area of structure that will enable the contin- omy and a growing economy to grow, About 45 kilometres of linear piping southern Manitoba has outpaced the ued economic growth of the region in expand and contribute not only to the will be added to connect the villages capacity of existing infrastructure. an environmentally sustainable man- local economy of the Pembina Valley of Schanzenfeld and Reinfeld to the “Building healthy communities ner. but also to the province of Manitoba wastewater treatment system. starts with investing in essential ser- “We need partners in order to be and also to the country.” Once completed, the full system will vices,” he stressed. “The project will able to do it productively and to do The Government of Canada is in- meet both federal and provincial en- make the system more effi cient and cost effective for municipalities and ensure the wastewater system meets We design, manufacture, both federal and provincial requirements. deliver and install “The Winkler-Stanley-Morden region is one of the fastest growing in innovative windows and Manitoba, so it’s important that criti- cal infrastructure like this wastewater custom exterior doors with treatment system can handle com- style and function across munity growth and do so in an environmentally sustainable way,” Duguid North America. continued. “I’m proud of the strong collaboration between federal, provincial and municipal partner, which has been key to securing this impor- We offer custom exterior and interior tant project.” doors, windows and pleated blinds. Continued on page 4 Our mistake A story in the June 24 edition of the Voice about the new Hope Thrift Store in Morden incorrectly stated they were open on Mondays. In fact, they are not. The store, lo- cated at 900 Thornhill St. (the former Home Hardware building), is open Contact us to request a quote or more information at Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1-800-249-1216 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. Or visit us at www.accesswd.ca to 3 p.m. 565 Cargill Road Winkler, MB We regret the error and any confu- sion it may have caused. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, July 1, 2021 3 A time to smile PHOTOS BY LORNE STELMACH/VOICE The Pay it Forward parade made the rounds last Thursday with par- ticipants ranging from local emergency services to classic car owners to horses and riders. Delayed a month due to pandemic restrictions, the parade organized by the Morden Area Foundation celebrated another successful Pay it Forward May campaign. “We were just try- ing to brighten people’s day,” said executive director Lynda Lambert (dressed as a pirate above). Water Conservation Challenge! Sixty-one new COVID #SaveWaterMorden cases Monday, no deaths Enter for a chance to win a rain barrel, home water conservation kit, or youth water conservation prize! By Ashleigh Viveiros bina, 14 in Winkler, fi ve cases in Mor- den, four in Grey and the Altona area, Public health offi cials announced three in Carman, and one in Roland/ 61 new cases of COVID-19 and no Thompson. deaths on Monday—the lowest daily The Pembina Valley has lost 53 peo- case number in months and the fi rst ple to the virus since the pandemic time in weeks there have been no new began, including 18 deaths in Winkler deaths attributed to the virus. alone (the most of any community in The current fi ve-day COVID-19 test the region). positivity rate was 6.2 per cent provin- At Monday’s briefi ng, Dr. Brent cially and 5.8 per cent in Winnipeg. Roussin, chief provincial public health There were 1,454 active cases and offi cer, continued to sound a note of 53,443 recoveries from COVID-19 at caution even as restrictions begin to press time. The death count remained slowly ease. at 1,139. “We’re certainly not out of the A total of 194 Manitobans were hos- woods. We still see the virus here, we pitalized with the virus in Manitoba still the effects of the virus in Manito- and neighbouring provinces, includ- ba,” he stressed, adding, however, that ing 61 in intensive care. the plan is to dial back on restrictions Locally, Red River South leads the in the months ahead as more Manito- way in active case counts with 50, fol- bans get vaccinated and the stress on lowed by 17 in Lorne/Louise/Pem- Continued on page 5 4 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, July 1, 2021 Class of ‘21 hits the streets Morden-Winkler residents got the chance to cheer on the class of 2021 at GVC/ NPC and Morden Collegiate’s grad parades this and last week. We’ll have full coverage of this year’s graduation ceremonies in our July 8 edition. PHOTOS BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS & LORNE STELMACH/VOICE Morden still working on its funding application By Lorne Stelmach Program. “ Morden on its own. the local plant as the second phase of Mayor Brandon Burley could not be It was a treatment system, however, the larger regional project is moving The City of Morden was conspicu- reached for comment at press time. that had never been tried and tested along. ous by its absence last week when the A source familiar with the situation in Manitoba, and the Manitoba Con- “The City of Morden is confi dent federal government announced its speaking to the Voice on the condi- servation and Climate department that as we work through the fi nal stag- long-awaited commitment to fund re- tion of anonymity last week explained ultimately determined the plan was es of our funding application, along gional wastewater treatment. that Morden ending up on a different unworkable in our climate. with the support of the provincial and The announcement only confi rmed timeline can be traced back to deci- The result was that Morden was federal governments, the full regional funding for the City of Winkler and sions made by previous city manage- left behind, the source said, suggest- scope of the Winkler-Stanley-Morden RM of Stanley portion of the project, ment. ing there are certainly implications to wastewater treatment project will be including a new regional wastewater They started moving away from this delay, including potentially ris- realized. treatment facility in Winkler, raising working with Winkler and Stanley, ing project costs in the years ahead “City council and staff have priori- questions about Morden’s plans for they said, suggesting there was a be- and constraints on the community’s tized the issue of wastewater and are the future.

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