Author William Plenty

It definitely feels like summer. And with this perfect weather comes the arrival of the 142nd PortageX. Western Canada's longest running summer fair starts Friday, July 4 and runs until July 6 on the island...

Check out these pictures and video of the fireworks as seen from...

This past weekend, The Hoop and Holler was at Delta Marsh and witnessed the Carp Apocalypse in full swing (swim). It turns out the invasive species has done quite significant damage to Delta Marsh. They rip...

Today is Summer Solstice. The longest amount of daylight this year at 16 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds. The first day of summer. The end of the school year is always right around now. We were looking...

Here's this short video of a pair of Robins bringing lunch to a few of the newly hatched. The father Robin gets in between the babies and the camera for a little bit.  He didn't take direction very well....

Portage’s Headstone Honeys played the role of grim reaper to Winnipeg’s Bombshell Brawlers, destroying them 184-89 in roller derby action. It was the Honeys’ second win in a row and showed a...

We just re-discovered this short video made in 2011 when we started The Hoop and Holler as an experiment.  It's Aaron Fehr playing a little blues in various locations around downtown.  It was one of the...

Here is the latest video from the PCI Evening With The Arts.  This video features Jambalaya, the vocal jazz group. Click on the play button on the image above to see two of their songs including their...

Model Train Days rolled into the CP station Saturday, May 24 and the Hoop and Holler got onboard to capture the world of model railways. Practically every size of model train was on display, “We...

This fall, Portage la Prairie elects a new Mayor and Council along with School Board Trustees. To be eligible to vote, citizens need to be added to the voters list and informed where their particular polling...