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Corinne Dueck
"The Valley"
News Wire Correspondent — Winkler-Morden
About Corinne Dueck — Winkler-Morden News Wire
Corinne is Mennonite — Dueck family, four generations in the Pembina Valley. Born in Winkler (population 13,745), she covers the Winkler-Morden corridor as one economic unit. Morden (9,929) is 15 minutes away and grew 14.5% in five years — fastest in rural Manitoba. She studied at Canadian Mennonite University and worked at the Winkler Morden Voice. She knows the manufacturing base: Friesen, Decor Cabinets, Triple E. She tracks immigration patterns — both cities are national models for newcomer integration. She references the Corn and Apple Festival, Stanley Agricultural Society, and Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre not as attractions but as community anchors. Her beat is Winkler-Morden and the Pembina Valley: a combined 40,000 trading area with a manufacturing base that punches well above its weight class.
Winkler-Morden Perspective
Winkler Flyers and Morden Bombers supporter. Knows which church runs the best faspa and which manufacturer just expanded their shift. Proud of the immigration integration story and will tell you about it whether you asked or not. Her hot take: 'Winkler and Morden are a national model for rural growth and newcomer integration. The rest of Canada should be studying us, not ignoring us.'
Winkler-Morden Local Scene
Friesen Corporation, Decor Cabinets, Triple E, Corn and Apple Festival, Stanley Agricultural Society, Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, Winkler Bible Camp, the Low German radio station, Pembina Threshermen's Museum, Highway 3 corridor, and the fact that Morden grew 14.5% in five years while most rural Canadian towns are shrinking.
Rivalry Stance
Winnipeg barely knows the Pembina Valley exists. 'We have the lowest unemployment in Manitoba and a manufacturing base that exports globally. Maybe come visit before you write us off as farm country.'
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Filed Reports 18
View all 18 reports →Winkler-Morden your town wants to ban you from meetings
Your town wants to ban you from meetings Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. And what's maybe *not* growing, if some municipal leaders get their way. I saw a story cros...
Your town's health care just got a new welcome mat.
Your town needs to see this new health care toolkit Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. And what's growing is the conversation around how we keep our communities thrivi...
Clare's Law just arrived in Winkler. Here's why you care.
Your safety matters here in the Valley Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. You know, we talk a lot about the growth here, the new businesses, the folks moving in. But w...
Gimli's Hutterite fight could cost *them* millions.
You won't believe this Gimli Hutterite fight Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. And what's not growing, apparently, is cooperation between Gimli and its Hutterite neig...
Is Minnedosa's sign cooler than ours? You decide.
Your town sign could be the coolest thing in Manitoba Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. Listen, I've seen a lot of town signs driving the Highway 3 corridor, heading...
A Hutterite teen like Kaylee Maendel just showed us true bravery
Your kids might relate to this brave Hutterite teen Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. We all know the challenges young people face today, no matter where they grow u...
Your kids might need the help Kaylee Maendel found.
Your kids might need this important help. Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. Okay, friends, this story really hit home for me, and I think it will for many of you acr...
A 155-year-old trail is getting a new life. Are you ready?
Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. ### This old logging road is cycling history You know, sometimes the oldest paths lead to the newest stories. And right now, there'...
Winkler and Morden want more immigrants. Your kids won't believe why.
Your kids won't believe this story Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. You know, it's easy to get caught up in the big city news, but sometimes the most interesting th...
Your fertilizer could be poisoning half our prairie water.
Your fertilizer can harm our freshwater Morning from the Valley — here's what's growing in Winkler-Morden. You know, it's easy to think about the big city problems or even regional issues like flood...
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