Overland Flooding Puts Mossey River Under State of Local Emergency
There's enough water in Mossey River that the municipality has declared a state of local emergency.
Emily Pylypchuk, who lives north of Fork River, said yesterday they received 6 inches of rain.
Mossey River emergency measures co-ordinator Jo Bunka says water is flooding over roads in some areas, and she wants people to be careful.
"We really want to caution people that you may think there's only two or three inches but there could have been a washout so please travel with extreme caution."
Bunka says the entire municipality is affected by yesterday's heavy rains, but Fork River got it worse than Winnipegosis.
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Mud.
It's a muddy weekend for a couple Parkland communities.
Here in Dauphin, the Manitoba Mud Run goes tomorrow at the Selo site.
A new obstacle at the Mud Run has organizer Clayton Swanton excited.
"You climb up the back of the grandstand to the very top of the grandstand at the Countryfest site, we've built scaffolding up, you walk up out onto a platform, and you're free falling onto massive airbags, and the finish line is right there."
Starting today and running through Sunday is the Grandview Kinsmen Mud Bog celebration. Camping opens at noon today. The Mud Bog itself runs tomorrow, with registration from 8-9.
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Manitoba Government Looking at New Beach Regulations
New safety rules are being considered for Manitoba beaches after two children died on the August long weekend.
Sustainable Development Minister Cathy Cox said in the wake of the tragedy, the government is reviewing protocols at provincial beaches.
A loaner life jacket program for swimmers will be studied and the province may consider a limit on the amount of people allowed on the beach at one time.
The review could also determine if lifeguards are required at beaches.
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International Groups Keeping Eye on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry
Watchdogs from all over the world will be looking at how Canada carries out its inquiry into missing or murdered indigenous women.
The UN and other international human rights bodies have all issued reports on the nearly 1,200 indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada.
Meghan Rhoad with Human Rights Watch in Washington says she thinks the international community in general is looking to see Canada live up to the human rights principles that it promotes.
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Superman Number One is Super Expensive
Here's a story for CKDM's Alex de Vries.
A copy of Superman's debut comic sold at auction for $956,000.
It is one of about 100 copies of the edition known to exist.
It's original price back in 1938 was 10 cents.
