The federal government is funding a renovation of the Heritage Wing in the Grand Marais Community Central. Selkirk-Interlake MP James Bezan made the $70,000 funding announcement Monday for the project. The renovation of the Heritage Wing will include the construction...
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Two Manitoba Beaches Awarded Blue Flags
Two Manitoba beaches have made the list this year to fly the prestigious Blue Flag -- an international eco-certification for beaches and marinas. West Grand Beach and Winnipeg Beach are among the 24 new additions recognized by Environmental Defence for achieving...
Sand Sculptors Returning to Grand Beach in August
Two sculptors who aimed to create the largest sand castle in the province last summer are returning to beat their previously set record. Curtis Fehr and Randy Ptashnick will set up on Grand Beach August 2-5 for Manitoba's Largest Sand Castle Version 2.0. Their goal is...
$4 Million to be Invested in Grand Beach Provincial Park
The provincial government is investing more than $4 million into Grand Beach Provincial Park, which sees hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. "With kilometres of pristine, white sand, Grand Beach is a popular summer hangout for hundreds of thousands of people....
Grand Beach Hosts Sand Castle Build-Off
Constructing Manitoba’s Largest Sand Castle
Sculptors Will Try to Build Manitoba’s Largest Sand Castle
Two sculptors will attempt to create Manitoba's largest sand castle this weekend at Grand Beach. Curtis Fehr and longtime area carver Randy Ptashnick plan to reach 12-feet in height by the time the weekend is over. “There is no current Manitoba record that I know of,...
Fire Ban Not Putting Dent in Beach, Park Attendance
Grand Beach Boardwalk to Reopen by Summer
The boardwalk at Grand Beach is nearly complete after a "weather bomb" destroyed it last October. The reconstruction is part of a $100 million plan by the Manitoba government to improve provincial parks over the next five years. Grand Beach Provincial Park will...



