Thanks to two important community groups, health care facilities in Boissevain now have updated tools to help keep families in touch with one another.
Both the local Palliative Care committee and the Health Care Auxiliary donated $2,000 to have WiFi brought into the Boissevain Health Centre, Evergreen Place and Westview Lodge.
Drivers who see Manitoba Hydro changing poles on #10 highway are watching a larger project unfolding.
North of Minto, the Crown Corporation has been replacing some of the wood poles for its power distribution system. According to Hydro spokesman Bruce Owen, this has been going on for several months and will continue for several more.
It might have been a long trip for the Boissevain Broncos Varsity Girls basketball team, but it was one that ended as well as possible.
Once she takes possession of the old Hair Teasers building on South Railway Street, Lindsay Alvis can start the practical work of getting her new yoga studio/fitness centre operating.
Alvis, who stated she has been teaching the Eastern practice for a year now in Boissevain, said the idea arose from a simple need for space. She had been holding her classes in either the Public Room or the old Moncur Gallery area in the Civic Centre complex and there was a need to find something more permanent.
With an expanding industry, Paul Bell feels Redhand Ltd. will have a strong future that rivals its past.
For about fifty years, Kennedy Cohoe has been on the run, and in the best way possible.
Patrons of Boissevain’s pharmacy will be happy to see the changeover in ownership is keeping familiar faces front and center.
A drop in business for local pharmacies might also create problems for vulnerable clients due to a change made by the province regarding supplying medications to personal care homes.
Boissevain-Morton is looking at options to replace an old lagoon before they face fines for its operation.
Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew and NDP Health Critic Andrew Swan made a stop in Boissevain this week to chat about health care and hear from families and seniors about the health care services they need.
Brandon-Souris MP Larry Maguire said there are a lot of issues that need attention and resolution in Canada and that he and his cohorts are getting ready to go back to work on them.
It is not every day that you can look at the cover of a supermarket tabloid and see your own face.
The biggest story in Boissevain-Morton for 2017 was the end of an era in the mayor’s office.
After two years of planning and research, the Turtle Mountain Heritage Development Group (TMHDG) is ready to commit to an assisted living complex.
They might not be used much, but the Automated External Defibrillators have already shown their value in Boissevain.
The generosity of a former Minto resident continues to pay dividends on different levels for the community.
An older building is down, while a newer one is coming up on Broadway Street.
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Regardless of whether or not the task force’s recommendations get forwarded to the Province, no one can accuse the people of Boissevain-Morton of indifference toward the future of heath care in their community.
The new head of Boissevain-Morton Council is looking to continue the successful work of the municipality until the next election and then see what his future will bring.
A change in the mayoral chair in 1989 did not look like such a big deal at the time. But here we are in 2017 facing the move again for the first time since.
For more than twenty years, Boissevain-Morton CAO Lloyd Leganchuk was the quiet, steady and determined backbone for community growth and development. He gives credit to everyone involved, but does take pride in what Boissevain-Morton accomplished during his tenure.