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From the Pembina Valley Online–Child & Family Services of Central Manitoba (CFSCM) is a child welfare agency that strives to strengthen families and promote healthy outcomes with its services and preventative programming.

The scale of its operations, however, may come as a surprise to those who aren’t aware of it.

Out of just two offices in Winkler and Portage La Prairie — and approximately 60 people in total — the agency covers as far north as Alonsa and as far south as Altona.

Chris Chabbert, the executive director of CFSCM, said that while the area’s population is relatively modest (approximately 109,000 people, 29,000 of whom are children), the size of the geographic area means that there’s never a dull moment for the CFSCM team.

“We never run out of things to do,” she said.

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