Walmart will open in Steinbach near the end of the month. Store Manager Kevin Evans says he has not yet been given the go ahead to give the exact date but it's believed to be around January 25th.

He adds there's been a huge response from potential employees.

"We had over 1,700 people apply. We ended up selecting approximately 160 people and we're still adding positions."

Evans says they are currently busy training employees to get ready for opening day.

He notes this will be a Super Walmart.

"The store will have a Tim Horton's, a hair salon as well as a medical clinic. We'll have a pharmacy department, a one hour photo department, a connections centre department, a deli as well as a produce department and a meat department. Our meat is not cut on site, it's cut off site and brought in."
    
Evans says he can sense the excitement in the community about having Walmart here.