Airport Has More Hangars Despite Loss of Passenger Service
Dauphin lost its passenger service from Perimeter Airlines earlier this year, but the airport is expanding thanks to private citizens.
Brad Collett, accountable executive for the airport, says one new hangar was built last year, two this year, and a third is being investigated this year.
He says the new hangars are all private.
"Anybody that's interested in investment or anybody that owns airplanes or similar can contact the airport authority and we have space, and we've got a future expansion plan with Hydro and upgrades available and space for them."
Collett says it's certainly good news for the airport authority that there is some expansion during a poor time.
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CFL Silverware and Former Bomber Kicker Will Be in Dauphin
Canadian football's most prized possession is coming to Dauphin tonight.
The Dauphin Co-Op Food Store has partnered with Canada Beef to bring the CFL's Grey Cup to Dauphin from 5:30-8:30.
Those who attend can take pictures with the trophy and also meet former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Troy Westwood, who is originally from Gilbert Plains.
President of Canada Beef Robert Meijer says small-local communities such as Dauphin are the heart beats of the CFL.
"When you look at the Dauphins, the Brandons -- the loyalty, not only to the league of the CFL but to our industry -- these are where good, honest, hard-working Manitobans, Canadians live and work."
A barbeque, bouncy castle, football toss and much more will also be a part of the event tonight.
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Cheap Air Service Out of Winnipeg to Start Monday
New Leaf is ready to take flight.
CEO Jim Young says the Winnipeg-based discount airline begins flying on Monday.
The airline is partnering with Flair Airlines, which will provide the aircrafts, crew and maintenance.
New Leaf will fly to eleven different destinations throughout Canada and Young adds they're looking at vacation packages down south.
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Bennett Calls for Review of Police Conduct in Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry
Canada's indigenous affairs minister says police conduct will have to be examined as part of an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
Carolyn Bennett says what she calls the "uneven application of justice'' will have to be reviewed, because outcomes seem to be affected if victims are aboriginal women.
Her comments came a day after draft terms of reference for the upcoming inquiry were circulated online.
The terms didn't state explicitly the need to examine police conduct.
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Oil Spill in Saskatchewan
Oil from a Husky Energy pipeline has spilled into the North Saskatchewan River upstream from Maidstone.
Ralph Bock of the Environment Ministry says Husky has told government officials between 200 and 250-thousand litres spilled.
Bock says the release has been contained, and Husky has deployed booms to capture anything coming downstream.
City officials in North Battleford, which draws its water supply from the North Saskatchewan River downstream from the spill, says they will be taking water samples and monitoring to see if the flow reaches the city.
