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Manitoba – Mennonite Disaster Service

Manitoba

Unit Leadership

Chair

Denis Sabourin

Vice Chair

Jim Reimer

Equipment Manager

Denis Keating

Treasurer

Carol Loeppky

Secretary

Greg Dyck

Responses

Denare Beach, SK

Around May 29, 2025, the Wolf wildfire began. It swept through the community of Denare Beach on June 2, 2025, destroying more than 200 homes in the Northern Village of Denare Beach...

West Asheville, NC (SYP)

In September 2024, wind and flooding from Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina, primarily in its western Appalachian region, destroying infrastructure and homes and cutting off power, transportation, and communications to many towns for...

On October 29, 2021, a significant flooding event happened along the eastern shores of Maryland in Somerset and Dorchester Counties. It impacted the Crisfield and Cambridge areas of the State. According to some local people in Crisfield, this event...

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January 20, 2026

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November 3, 2025

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Videos

May 5, 2026

MDS Volunteer Leadership – Project Director

April 27, 2026

Yadao Family Home Dedication

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