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The march and rally concerning the jail closure begins at 4:30pm today, in Dauphin.

With the large outcome of people who attended last night’s meeting, it's expected that there will be a large amount of people hitting the streets today as well.

MGEU Executive Liaison, Jodee Mason encourages people to come out, and show their support.

“So once everybody gets to the jail we have some speakers lined up from the RM of Dauphin and the city of Dauphin. We’ve also invited somebody from each of the political parties to come to the rally to say a few words. We’ve heard back for sure from the NDP and the Liberals, but we have not heard back from the local MLA whether he will be attending for not. Everybody will say a few words about the impacts it will have on the community, on the economy, on the families of the region and it’s just really a time where people can come together for the people that work at the facility and send the government a message that the decision they’re making to close the jail is a wrong one“.

The rally begins at the MGEU office located at 322 Main Street South and people who will be attending the rally are advised to dress warm, as it will be cold outside.

MGEU reminds the public that the rally is meant to be respectful and peaceful.

Commuters are also being warned to watch for pedestrians while the march takes place.