Mark Sopuck bundles up for a late-fall waterfowl hunt. Late-season marsh hunts require special attention to dressing properly. Photo: Tim Sopuck

Mastering Manitoba’s late-season bird hunt

Grouse and partridge hunters in Manitoba still have over a month in their season, and late-migrating waterfowl still offer prime, late-fall hunting chances before the ice fully closes in

Manitoba hunters still have plenty of hunting opportunities left in fall 2025 for grouse, partridge and even waterfowl like ducks and geese.

The exterior of the new Niverville RCMP detachement. Photo: RCMP

Niverville welcomes new RCMP detachment

A new police detachment in Niverville will have four police officers on staff, expanding local police service in the rural Manitoba area

A new police detachment in Niverville will have four police officers on staff, expanding local police service in the rural Manitoba area


An RCMP logo is seen on a marked Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicle in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Reuters Connect

One dead after grain truck rollover

A 47-year-old man was killed after the grain truck he was driving rolled on a rural road in the RM of Victoria

A 47-year-old man was killed after the grain truck he was driving rolled on a rural road in the RM of Victoria

Flooding in early 2022 sent big parts of southeastern Manitoba under water and turned communities in the region into islands.

Rural Manitoba resources slim on disaster planning

Only 13 per cent of small and rural Manitoba municipalities have formal climate strategies despite recent struggles with fires, floods and droughts in communities across Manitoba

Brandon University’s Rural Development Institute has found that many rural and small municipalities in Manitoba don’t have staff or resources to make formal climate plans against natural disaster.



A bison head snow sculpture greets visitors to the Friends of Riding Mountain building in Wasagaming.

Top ideas to get outdoors this Louis Riel weekend

The Louis Riel long weekend is a great time to sled, skate, ski, showshoe or otherwide enjoy the outdoors, and rural Manitoba has a long list of hidden gem day-trip locations.

The Louis Riel long weekend is a great time to sled, skate, ski, showshoe or otherwide enjoy the outdoors, and rural Manitoba has a long list of hidden gems for day-trips.


Reaching farmers through the arts

Reaching farmers through the arts

It can be a way to have personal reflection in a communal environment

Farming and the arts don’t usually appear in the same sentence, but they can offer a chance for personal reflection and outreach in a communal environment




A group of community members attend a presentation by the Climate Action Team, a policy group in Manitoba, about strengthening public transportation options in the province at Brandon University on Oct. 18.

Transit gaps trap rural Manitobans at home

Environmental group says better transit could improve rural life and should be part of future green policy

Environmental group says better transit in between rural communities in Manitoba could improve quality life, bolster community and should be part of future green policy.