Steinbach, Canada (Local)
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Wes Keating's coverage primarily focuses on local sports and historical flashbacks within Canada, particularly Manitoba and Winnipeg. He shows a keen interest in nostalgic pieces related to sporting events from various decades.
Given his emphasis on local sports history, Wes may be interested in pitches that involve interviews with individuals who have firsthand experience or knowledge of the historical events he covers. Pitches could also revolve around current local sport events and teams, especially those with an interesting backstory or unique angle.
Additionally, stories related to agriculture and hunting within the Manitoba region might resonate well with him due to their connection to the local community.
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AUGUST 19, 1981—The annual Hanover Agricultural Society Fair kept the Village of Grunthal hopping last weekend, highlighted by RM of Hanover centennial celebrations and a mortgage-burning for the remaining debt on the community pool.
While Steinbach was constantly building for the future, it was also remembering the past, and along with the village expanding to a town and then to a city, the Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) preserved a chunk of history that was the Mennonite foundation of the community.
While many of the activities and shows once connected with the Hanover Agricultural Fair have been reduced or cancelled, the women's home crafts exhibit remains as strong as ever, largely because of the efforts of a few women who every year enter nearly every category.
Grunthal's Marv Kornelsen started his quest to win the Senior AAA National Hockey Championship more than a dozen years ago. Finally, the Southeast Prairie Thunder won the coveted Allan Cup, as they defeated the Rosetown Red Wings 4-1 in the national final in Lloydminster.
By: Wes Keating
Four hundred people attended a special banquet in 1988 to honour the area’s first veterinarian, who retired after 31 years of continuous practice.
By: Wes Keating
Twenty-six Steinbach girls, with voices like angels, have sung their way to centre stage of the most prestigious musical festival in Canada. The Treble Teens topped a field of nine junior choirs at the Manitoba Centenary Festival in Brandon and are now the province's official representative for the Canadian Centenary Festival in Halifax.
The Ste Anne Saints came back from a five-run deficit to edge the Friedensfeld Sultans 6-5 in the final game of the 1984 Manitoba Intermediate ‘A' Fastball championships in Steinbach.
Summer is holiday time for most people, but for thousands of high school and university students across the country, summer is worktime as well. Summer is a time to accumulate that extra cash needed to carry a student through the winter and pay the next term's university tuition fees.
By: Wes Keating
APRIL 11, 1973—Interviewing Dr. Steve Sonya in spurts between dozens of phone calls and interruptions, it becomes very apparent that being a veterinarian is no easy way to make a living.
By: Wes Keating
Realtor Waldo Neustaedter and builder Len Neufeld forged a partnership in 2002 that has been instrumental in supplying affordable housing for over 600 property owners in the Steinbach area. Reflecting on the success of their efforts over the past two decades, Neustaedter says it's not all about the selling, but rather the opportunity to make a contribution to the betterment of the community along the way.
