A senior bowling league at Southport Bowl is issuing an urgent call for new members as dwindling attendance threatens its future.

A long-time participant fears the league may lose its reserved time slots at the Central Plains RecPlex if more people don’t sign up for the five-pin league.

“We need more people,” said Kathy Lilley, a Portage la Prairie resident who has bowled in the league off-and-on for over a decade. “I’m just afraid that if it doesn’t pick up, we’re gonna lose those times.”

Lilley said the Monday night and Friday afternoon leagues are struggling the most to attract bowlers.

Every year, hundreds of Manitobans are harmed during hospital stays, often from incidents that could have been prevented. Health officials are using Canadian Patient Safety Week to sound the alarm and encourage patients, families, and care teams to work together to make hospital care safer.

Provincial health authorities, including Shared Health Manitoba and Prairie Mountain Health (PMH), are spotlighting the importance of listening, asking questions, and taking collective action to reduce hospital harm.

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in 2024–25, one in 17 acute care hospital stays in Canada involved at least one harmful event, and one in four of those cases involved multiple harmful events. “Despite years of patient safety initiatives, harm rates are not going down,” Shared Health said in a statement. “We need to listen, learn, and act, together with patients and families, to make meaningful change.”

PMH CEO Treena Slate said fostering a culture where patients feel empowered to ask questions is central to their approach. “We remain committed to an organizational culture of safety and continuous improvement through leadership, facilitation, education and capacity building,” she said.

It’s going to be wall-to-wall and nose-to-tail dogs at the Wheat City Kennel Club All Breed Show at the Keystone Centre next weekend. From Nov. 6 to 9, dog lovers will be showing off their best friends in conformation (appearance), obedience trials and rally obedience trials. It’s a great time for some family fun, and to learn more about dogs and their behaviours.

Scheduled for the Saturday is the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) test, which evaluates dogs on well-mannered behaviour while out in the community among people, dogs, and distractions. Its purpose is to encourage responsible dog ownership and to ensure that dogs remain welcome in the community.

The CGN test has no prerequisites and is open to both purebred and mixed breeds who have prepared for the test.

“Any dog is eligible. If you’ve got a dog and you want to train it for the test, absolutely. If you’ve got a blind dog, a three-legged dog, they can all do it!” said Stephanie Inkster, this year’s CGN evaluator at the Wheat City Kennel Club dog show.

The Dauphin Hospital Foundation is putting a strong emphasis on recruitment and retention by investing in the people who provide care every day at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC).

At the heart of that effort is the Delha Cort Educational Trust, an endowment fund established in the 1990s through the estate of longtime Dauphin resident Irene Delha Cort. Her bequest was intended to ensure hospital staff would always have support to further their skills and education.

The fund is managed by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. While the principal investment remains untouched, the annual interest provides grants to DRHC employees pursuing professional development opportunities.

Over the years, the fund has helped numerous healthcare workers expand their training, an increasingly vital priority at a time when rural hospitals face challenges recruiting and retaining staff. Recent recipients include respiratory therapist Erin Forsyth, licensed practical nurse Janelle McIvor and health care aide Paige Pogany, each with their own story of how the support has made a difference.