Leons Headlines May 17: Premier announces $7.4 million in funding for Brandon University and $2 million for Assiniboine Community College beyond what was promised in budget. While in town Premier also kicked off the Keystone Centre’s public consultations to develop a new master plan as part of the venue’s 50th anniversary.

-Tornado warnings end in southern Manitoba. Alerts issued after hailstorm hit southwestern Winnipeg Thursday afternoon “it hailed so hard it looked like snow”. |

-Manitoba RCMP conducting mandatory alcohol screenings over May long weekend.

-Massive northwestern Manitoba fire has grown, province says in latest update. Fire now covers 37k hectares, up from 32k on Wednesday.

-WCG acquires Rionet wireless and fibre networks in a move aimed to expand WCG’s operations in the Parkland region, the companies announced Thursday.

-Manitoba post-secondary schools should track student suicides, experts say, but most don’t.

-Darren Dutchyshen, longtime TSN broadcaster, dead at 57. The broadcaster got his start in Dauphin.

For many in Manitoba, MAY LONG WEEKEND means the unofficial start to Summer and a trip to CLEAR Lake!

https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mb/riding/visit

Thanks to Chris, Michelle, Jordan and Staff at Elkhorn resort and Klar So Norice Spa for hosting us this morning at Clear Lake! The perfect way to Kick Off May Long weekend at one of the most popular tourist destiations in Western Canada at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada. It is located at the south gate of Riding Mountain National Park along Highway 10, 60 miles north of Brandon. Just a short walk from Clear Lake Main Beach and the Wasagaming Townsite, over 300,000 people come to visit each year.

(TGS LIVE at the Klar So Noric Spa May 17, 2024)

In Wasagaming there are restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that cater to the high number of visitors. The area also has a full service campground and 500 private cabins and 250 private cottages, almost all of which are only used in the summer months, making the area one of the province’s biggest cities in the Summer, as Wasagaming welcomes 40,000 cottagers during the summer.

https://www.travelmanitoba.com/things-to-do/outdoor/parks/riding-mountain-national-park

WE got the preveliage of staying at the Elkhorn resort and Klar so Noric Spa, a new muti million dollar addition to a sprawling complex that offers hotel rooms, horseback riding, swimming, indoor& outdoor activities, bonfires, and other fun!

https://www.elkhornresort.mb.ca/

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Klar SO Nordic Spa, a new Nordic Spa in Manitoba, Canada, brings to you a Scandinavian experience where you can enjoy a termo cycle surrounded by pure nature Enjoy hot pools, dry saunas and steam rooms, an exfoliation area, a cold plunge, an outdoor relaxation by the fire, or opt for an indoor relaxation where you can have access to a kitchenette and make yourself the tea of your choice. When hunger strikes, go for some refreshing drinks and some snacks at their onsite bar restaurant so you don’t have to completely leave the spa. We ordered their Reese’s pieces martini and Blackcurrant peach lemonade drinks, and we absolutely loved it. We also got their tortilla chips and hummus plate which we loved as well. You can decide to go back and relax some more at the spa and enjoy the beauty of the spa at night under the bright stars before retreating to your room. We recommend staying at one of their guest rooms or one their chalets if you’re travelling as a group. #nordicspa #canadaspa #bestspas #manitobaspa #whattodoinmanitoba

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