When asked how long she’s been a firefighter with the Ritchot Fire Department, Deidre Perron just thinks about how old her youngest child is. That’s because she decided to become a volunteer firefighter while she was on maternity leave. With two school-aged children and a baby, she said, “You know, I’ll try this out and if it’s not for me, when I go back to work I just won’t continue.” 

The Niverville Nighthawks keep on rolling with another dramatic 2–1 victory against the Winkler Flyers, once again in overtime. With the win, the Nighthawks stay in fourth place in the MJHL’s East Division with a record of 19–11–1.

Jaren Madden is only 23 years old, but he has already been with the Ritchot Fire Department for six years and is now a volunteer firefighter and instructor for new firefighters. 

About 62 players attended this year’s tryouts for the Bantam AAA Eastman Selects roster. The tryouts lasted ten days and went through three stages of cuts. At the end, 11 forwards, six defence-men, and two goalies were selected to join this year’s team.

Recently our federal government—and specifically our Finance Minister—has announced that it is time to correct a great injustice.

My husband and I were into the second day of a weeklong road trip when we encountered an ominous summer storm. As lightning flashed and thunder boomed, I cowered further down in my seat and fearfully asked whether it would be wiser for us to pull over and wait out the bad weather.

We grew up in the same community, yet I didn’t really establish a friendship with Tim until the last ten years of his life. I was aware of Tim at a distance and had known of some of the challenges he had experienced in his teenage and early adult years. What I well remember from even way back was that he was pretty straight about things. His life was lived pretty much with two colors: black and white, and the shade of grey was rarely to be found.

The second year of the Old Drover’s Run men’s league came to a head on September 19, with the team of Matt Exner and Robert Lamont winning the championship.

Amelie, 21, started dancing with Le Studio since its opening almost 11 years ago, although she danced for years before that.

For hockey fans, the NHL preseason is a time to rejoice in the return of hockey. It means you’re just that much closer to the regular season, and it gives you a chance to view certain players you’d otherwise only get to see in the minors. For those players, the preseason is a chance to turn the page on their destiny and prove they’ve got what it takes to stick around with the pros. For those pros, the preseason is a time to get back into shape, and up to speed, before having to go full throttle for the next seven months.