Body Of Missing Man Found On Lake Winnipegosis

RCMP have located the body of a missing man last seen on Lake Winnipegosis.

RCMP were notified on Wednesday that searchers found a damaged snowmobile on Lake Winnipegosis. It was determined to belong to 27-year-old Walter Thomas, who was reported missing on Tuesday.

Local search parties found Thomas’s body a short distance from the snowmobile. It's believed he died from exposure.

RCMP are thanking the public for their assistance in the search.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 2:00 pm

Public health officials announced 59 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths in Manitoba today.

Today's deaths include two women in their 40's - one from the Southern health region and one from the Northern health region.

Three new cases of variants of concern have been reported today, all of which are in Winnipeg. The total number of variant cases in the province is 270.

Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• one case in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 16 cases in the Northern health region;
• seven cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• three cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 32 cases in the Winnipeg health region

There have been a total of 34,174 cases identified in Manitoba since the start of the pandemic.

There are 1,179 active cases and 32,058 people who have recovered from COVID-19.

There are 65 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 83 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 148 hospitalizations.

There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 18 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 30 ICU patients.

The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 in Manitoba is 937.

According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (28), Asessippi (0). Brandon has 3 active cases.

In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. Fisher/Peguis health district has five active cases.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 1:04 pm

Walmart
Friday, April 2^nd — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Safeway
Friday, April 2^nd — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

No Frills
Friday, April 2^nd — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Co-op Grocery Store
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th —Closed
Monday, April 5^th —9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Dauphin Liquor Mart
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Banks
Scotiabank - Closed Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
CIBC - Closed Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
RBC - Closed Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
All banks will be open Monday, April 4th with regular hours.

Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy
Friday, April 2^nd — 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

City of Dauphin
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — Closed
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — Closed

Dauphin Vet Clinic
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — Closed
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
When the clinic is closed, a vet is on call for emergencies at 204-638-4602.

Canada Post
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — Closed
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — Closed

Testing Sites in Prairie Mountain Health
Many testing sites have adjusted hours over the Easter weekend. Click here for more. Click here to read more.

Provincial COVID-19 Updates
Friday, April 2 – no bulletins or media briefing
Saturday, April 3 – COVID-19 bulletin and web update
Sunday, April 4 – no bulletins or web update
Monday, April 5 – COVID-19 and vaccine bulletins and web update, no media briefing
Tuesday, April 6 – COVID-19 bulletin and regular COVID-19 media briefing with Dr. Brent Roussin

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 11:58 am

License applications are now open for the 2021-22 angling season.

Angling licenses are now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the province’s e-licensing portal. You can access the portal here.

The recreational angling season officially opens on May 15^th for Manitoba’s southern region and May 22^nd in the northwest and north-central regions. Angling season remains open all year round in Manitoba’s northeast region.

The 2020 angling season closes April 4^th in the southern division and April 30^th for the northwest and north-central divisions.

The province also added 20 fisheries, forestry, and wildlife applications to the e-licensing portal.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 11:54 am

A man is charged with assaulting a police officer following an incident in Portage la Prairie earlier in the week.

On Tuesday, March 30th, RCMP received a report that a man was in breach of court order by being in contact with another person.

Police say they attended the home on Duke Avenue and found the man in violation of court-imposed conditions.

According to RCMP, the man fled from officers when they tried to place him under arrest and an officer was assaulted in the process of making the arrest, receiving minor injuries.

Police say the man continued to be violent and aggressive once at the detachment.

37-year-old Michael Bernardin from Portage la Prairie faces charges of resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, breaking and entering, and failing to comply with an undertaking.

He is scheduled to appear in court and police continue to investigate

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 11:30 am

The mother who took her two-year-old son from a supervised visit has been charged by the Winnipeg Police.

An Amber Alert was issued just after 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday when it was determined that she was likely leaving Winnipeg. And just over an hour later, the woman turned herself in at the RCMP detachment in Amaranth.

The mother has been charged with abduction.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 5:48 am

Here's a list of testing sites in the Prairie Mountain Health region. Many are operating with adjusted hours over the Easter Weekend.

The testing site in Dauphin (301 Main Street N) is closed Friday, April 2 and will reopen Monday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The regular hours are from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday to Friday (closed for one hour at lunch)

The testing site in Swan River (621 Main Street) is closed Friday, April 2nd. Its regular hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Keystone Centre & Van Horne Ave testing sites in Brandon will remain open over Easter Weekend.

The testing site in Neepawa (342 Mountain Avenue) is closed Friday, April 2nd and Easter Monday, April 5th. The regular hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The testing site in Russell (447 Main Street, North) is closed Friday, April 2nd. The regular hours are Monday to Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The testing site in Camperville (Camperville Primary Health Care Centre) is open Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information on getting tested for COVID-19 in Prairie Mountain Health, click here.

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Mar 31, 2021 - 5:05 pm

The province is spending $50 million to address a backlog of surgeries and procedures.

Manitoba premier Brian Pallister announced the funding on Wednesday afternoon, and said this major investment will address wait times for priority procedures and services, as well as hip, knee and cataract procedures.

Pallister also called on the federal government to “come to the table as a true, reliable funding partner on health care” in the face of “ever-increasing health-care wait times in this country.”

More details on this new funding will be announced following the release of Budget 2021.

(The story title has been corrected to show the correct funding amount)

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Mar 31, 2021 - 3:35 pm

On Wednesday health officials in Manitoba announced 71 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 variants of concern.

There was one death reported, a man in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region.

Today’s new non-variant COVID-19 cases are in the following health districts:
• two cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 24 cases in the Northern health region
• two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• five cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 38 cases in the Winnipeg health region

Today’s new variant cases are in the following health districts:
• four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 13 cases in the Winnipeg health region

There have been a total of 34,122 cases of COVID-19 identified in the province, and 935 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

There are 1,181 active cases and 32,006 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.

The total number of confirmed variant of concern cases of B.1.1.7 is 232, the total number of variant of concern cases of B.1.351 is 120, and the total number of variant of concern cases that have not been categorized is 15, bringing the total number of confirmed variant of concern cases to 267.

There are 63 people in the hospital with COVID-19 and 83 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 146 hospitalizations.

There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 16 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 28 ICU patients.

According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (28), Asessippi (3). Brandon has 1 active cases.

In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. Fisher/Peguis health district has Five active cases.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Mar 31, 2021 - 1:06 pm

Three drivers who were caught speeding on Friday were all coming from a party in Clear Lake the night before, according to RCMP.

On March 26^th at around 7a.m. RCMP stopped a vehicle that was travelling at 133km/h in a 100km/h zone on Highway 16 near Neepawa.

On Mar 26, at around 7 am, #rcmpmb stopped 3 speeding vehicles within an hour. All 3 vehicles were coming from Clear Lake, where they attended a party the night before. All 3 drivers were found to have alcohol in their system & were charged accordingly. https://t.co/aO9uolu423
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) March 31, 2021

The 24-year-old driver was issued a $482 speeding ticket, a $113 fine for driving impaired, and a 24-hour license suspension.

Shortly after, the same RCMP officer came across a vehicle travelling east on Highway 16 near Minnedosa, going 177 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.

A second vehicle was following dangerously close behind the first at 176 km/h.

The driver of the first vehicle, a 20-year-old man only had a learners license, meaning he’s required to have a supervising driver in the front seat with him at all times. The driver failed a roadside breath test and was arrested.

He was charged with Impaired Operation of a vehicle, operating a vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Concentration equal to or over 0.08, and Dangerous Operation of a vehicle.

The driver of the second vehicle, a 21-year-old man, didn’t have a valid driver’s license. He was also given a roadside breath test, and his blood-alcohol level was between 0.05 – 0.079. He was charged $1,045 for speeding, $298 for driving without a valid driver’s license, and $113 for an unlicensed driver operating a motor vehicle while having alcohol in his blood.

He was issued a 15-day license suspension a Serious Offence Notice to report to MPI within 5 days for a license review, and his vehicle was impounded for 3 days. He was also issued.

Unit Commander for the North West Traffic Services, Sergeant Mark Hume says this incident should serve as a reminder that a few hours of sleep after a night of drinking doesn’t mean it’s safe to drive.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Mar 31, 2021 - 11:55 am

A 51-year-old man is facing multiple charges after Russell RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance at a local business on Main Street in Inglis on March 24.

When officers arrived on the scene, they learned that the male entered the business without a mask, and when he was reminded that masks are mandatory at this time, he proceeded to get angry and belligerent.

The 51-year-old began banging his fists on the counter and against the plastic partition, where the employee was standing. He would leave the store for a few minutes before returning where he continued being belligerent.

Officers located the suspect a short time later at his own place of business where he was yelling, swearing, and being belligerent towards officers, and he was arrested.

He faces charges of mischief, Causing a Disturbance along with Failing to wear a Mask x2 ($298) and Failing to wear a mask in his own business ($5,000). He's scheduled to appear in court on June 23, 2021.