Ritchot councillor Curtis Claydon is back on the campaign trail and hopes that Ste. Agathe residents will send him back for another four-year term.

The news has been rife this summer with stories of Manitobans being scammed out of hundreds, or even tens of thousands, of dollars due to phone scams. All too often, the victims are senior citizens.

Residents on First Street South in Niverville are concerned about the safety of pedestrians in their neighbourhood. The street has a partial sidewalk between Third and Fourth that doesn’t fully extend the length of the street.

A month from now, minimum wage earners will be better equipped to start closing the gap between their monthly earnings and their ever-increasing cost of living. As of October 1, minimum wage in Manitoba is set to rise from $11.95 to $13.50 per hour.

Road repairs along Highway 311 in Niverville continue to dawdle along, in spite of the fact that the original deadline for construction was set for the middle of July.

Councillor Ron Mamchuk is elated at the installation of a new speed display sign on St. Adolphe’s Main Street. The hope, he says, is that it will finally encourage commuters to slow down as they drive through town.