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Ruth Bonneville Free Press Local Stonewall business flooding Ryan Ritchie, a Stonewall volunteer firefighter and owner of Ritchie Heating Ltd., stands in floodwaters outside his local business on Wednesday. The heavy influx of water breached the building, hugely impacting his company alongside neighbouring tenants, including Adrenaline Fitness. The historic weather event on Tuesday, where tornado warnings, hail, and a record-breaking 250 mm of rainfall battered Stonewall, Balmoral, Winnipeg, and surrounding regions, causing major overland flooding and sewer backups causing significant property and residential damage. See story by Malak June 10th, 2026