Winnipeg Beach, Canada News

Winnipeg Beach resident Liz Hibbert appeared before the town's council at its regular meeting held on May 23 to present her request for a variance for conditional use on her property located at 14 Murray Street.

Once again, the May long weekend was an occasion for visitors and residents alike to take a leisurely stroll through the Rec Centre and enjoy the annual Crafts & Vendor Show organized by the Town of Winnipeg Beach's recreational department.

The beautiful women of Gimli and Winnipeg Beach 'strut their stuff' with confidence, smiles and panache for the sold out audience of the Gimli Seniors Resource Centre's Dinner and Fashion Show Fundraiser on May 18.

The RM of St. Andrews just finished putting out a call for volunteer firefighters for all three of their departments as well as first responders for the Matlock Fire Department.

In 2009, the Interlake RHA released its Youth Health Survey report that summarized the findings of a survey distributed to Interlake youth in grades 6 to 12.

Once again this year, the Town of Winnipeg Beach is offering a great calendar chock-full of entertainment for the upcoming summer months, with most of the activity surrounding its famous bandstand by the lake.

"Neither rain, nor sleet..." was going to stop Karen Edwards and her group of merry friends from "Walking with Rob" this past Sunday afternoon in Winnipeg Beach, in what was an intimate and heartfelt local event held as part of the Hike for Hospice fundraising for the palliative care program at Gimli Community Centre.

One of the recurring themes at local town council meetings of late has been the crusade of a certain number of citizens who are opposed to growth, whether it be new land development, the building of a new restaurant, or the expansion of an RV Park that has been there since the first half of the last century, for example.

PHOTOS by JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Tony Pimentel atop some of the games at Playland in Winnipeg Beach, where he met wife and co-owner Rochelle Hykawy.