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The Almost New Store in Dauphin is putting a temporary pause on donations, as they deal with the new orange level restrictions set out by the province.
Manager of the Almost new Store, Janie Galloway, is asking customers to avoid dropping off any donations until Tuesday, November 17th.
“We’re back into quarantine, so everything is going to go onto the truck for a week. We need to catch up because we were so overloaded with donations the last 3 weeks.”
Going forward, all donations will be by appointment only, and donated items will be quarantined until further notice.
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Health officials have identified 374 new COVID cases, along with 2 more deaths today.
Two women from Winnipeg, both over the age of 80, are the provinces 86th and 87th deaths.
There has been a total of 6,751 cases province-wide. 3,772 of Manitoba’s cases are considered active, while 2,892 are recovered.
Today’s data shows:
- 12 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- 14 cases in the Northern health region;
- Five cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 67 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 276 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Swan River (7), Porcupine Mountain (3), Asessippi (5), Whitemud (5). Brandon has 17 active cases. Dauphin has no active cases.
In the Interlake the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 47 active cases.
Health officials are advising of a potential COVID exposure at a school in Neepawa. The exposure occurred at the Hazel M Kellington School from October 15th to 16th, October 19th to 22nd, and October 26th and 27th.
A confirmed case of COVID-19 was at the school on the specified dates when the individual may have been infectious. Close contacts will be notified.
For more on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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On Monday, the provincial government elevated the Prairie Mountain Health region to the orange level on the Pandemic Response System.
This means businesses now have to follow the restrictions that are back in place.
After starting up a few programs after we were taken out of the orange level the first time, the Dauphin Senior Centre is making some changes.
Kim Armstrong, the program coordinator at the Dauphin Senior Centre, says they’ve had to reduce the numbers of some of the programs that had been started up.
“Fortunately, we can still have a few people in the building. We continue to have our dine-in for our congregate meal program, as well as delivery to your door, and pick-up. So, we’re doing our best in these times. We’re also continuing, like I said, with the programs that we began in mid-October, with lots of precautions in place.”
While there are limited numbers, people are still invited into the Dauphin Senior Centre.
Armstrong goes over the other programs still offered.
“We have our exercise program that’s still happening, the gentlemen were in and played pool yesterday, we’re able to totally block off that area so it’s considered a separate area, exercise, sip and stitch is another thing that happens here.”
If you’d like to be a member of the senior centre or find out more information on their programs, give them a call at 204 638-6485.
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The Manitoba Government is detailing how it plans to distribute a recently received shipment of rapid COVID-19 testing supplies.
Premier Brian Pallister says the rapid testing units will be distributed “where they can benefit our public health system the most.”
Manitoba received 13 rapid test devices, called the Abbot ID NOW, with enough supplies for 4,000 tests — most of which will be sent to remote communities like Swan River, The Pas, Churchill, Thompson, Lynn Lake, Gillam and Flin Flon.
The province says rapid tests may be valuable as an early screening tool to identify possible outbreaks as quickly as possible — but they can’t replace traditional COVID-19 testing in all circumstances because they can only be used if a person has symptoms.
While it provides almost immediate results with the use of a nasal swab, a rapid test is less accurate, and all rapid tests still must be confirmed by traditional testing.
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There is still no clear winner of the U.S. presidential election, as mail-in votes continue to be counted today.
Neither candidate has yet to reach the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House — as of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Biden has 238 and Trump has 213.
States that are still counting votes include Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
President Trump has issued premature claims of victory, also suggesting that he would go to the Supreme Court to stop the counting of any more votes.
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For many years Nicole Yunker has dreamt of recording an album.
Yunker says it all started when she was 12 and her music teacher approached her parents saying she had a classical voice.
“That’s when I started singing lessons. So, this has been a huge dream of mine for many, many years.”
Yunker ended up studying at the Manitoba Conservatory and Brandon University. There, she decided to use her time in university to build a career because she figured being an opera singer wouldn’t pay the bills.
A big step towards going after the dream of recording an album came one night when Nicole was scrolling through Facebook.
“Mirusia, who is an amazing classical singer, who I’ve seen in concert touring with André Rieu Orchestra, posted ‘I’m not touring right now, so I’m going to offer singing lessons on Zoom, if you’re interested, apply.’ So I told my husband, I applied, I didn’t tell anybody else because I thought, ‘oh I’m probably going to be rejected.’ So I didn’t tell anyone and to my amazement, Mirusia accepted me as a student.”
Yunker’s lessons with Mirusia involve both singing and the business side of things.
Nicole is about seven weeks into her lessons and has about a month left until she starts recording. This is what she pictures for the 4-track album.
“It’s easy listening, I imagine someone after a long day, sitting down on the couch, putting in the CD, just sitting back and relaxing. That’s really exciting for me because I want to connect with people. I think music brings people joy and I think during COVID-19 we need more joy.”
Nicole has been active on Facebook and Instagram, keeping everyone updated with her progress. She shares what it means to have the community’s support.
“Community support is massive. This community has supported me through the years, not just now. I’ve had opportunities to be a vocal coach at the high school, I’ve had opportunities to sing at concerts with amazing musicians and amazing people who have just encouraged me to keep singing. Without all that feedback, I wouldn’t have held onto the dream.”
To follow along with Nicole’s journey on Facebook, click here.
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A member of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) is facing charges for unlawfully entering home, according to the Independent Investigations Unit (IIU).
On September 1st, 2018, the officer was involved in a pursuit, and while searching for the suspect, is alleged to have entered a home in Sandy Bay without lawful consent — which is considered a criminal offence.
The Independent Investigations Unit (IIU) has authorized a charge of being unlawfully in a dwelling house.
Constable Don Mills with MFNPS was issued a summons and will appear in Provincial Court on December 22, 2020, in Amaranth.
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A new electric motorcycle from Harley Davidson will feature parts made here in the Parkland.
RITZ Machine Works in Dauphin has been commissioned to build cooling tubes for Harley Davidson’s 2020 LiveWire.
Parts built in Dauphin will be shipped to California, and then to Milwaukee – where the bike is assembled.
RITZ Co-founders Rick Ilnisky and Tom Zaporzan say their company has been contracted to handle the difficult bending of tubing that hooks the cooling system together | File photo
COO of RITZ Machinery Inc., Tom Zaporzan explains their role in the production of the bike.
“All electric vehicles have a large cooling system because of the heat built up in the electric motors and the electric drive system. We were commissioned to build the tubing that hooks all the cooling systems together.”
CEO Rick Ilnisky says it’s the difficult bending of the tubes that requires their expertise.
“We’re supplying a tricky little bent tube for their electronic products that goes into their electric motor drivetrain. It’s kind of a fancy little elbow that is difficult to make for most manufacturers, so that’s where we come in. We specialize in the difficult bending that our customers require.”
Rick says estimated production is expected to be at 30,000 units, and that this will be an ongoing project.
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Public health officials are reporting a much lower number of new cases on Tuesday, but also announced 5 more deaths due to COVID-19.
All 5 of the deaths announced today are individuals from the Winnipeg health region.
102 new cases have been identified today.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate in Manitoba is 8.6 percent. The test positivity rate in Winnipeg is 9.3 percent.
There are 3,495 active cases and 2,797 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. There are 130 people in hospital and 20 people in intensive care.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 85.
Today’s data shows:
• 13 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 12 cases in the Northern health region;
• two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 15 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region;
• 61 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases, according to the province: Swan River (7), Porcupine Mountain (4), Asessippi (5), Whitemud (6). Dauphin has 0 active cases. Brandon has 16 active cases.
There are 46 active cases in the Eriksdale/Ashern health district.
For more news on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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October 26
Gypsumville RCMP say a 32-year-old man is presumed dead after reportedly falling off a train bridge into a river.
On Sunday, October 25 at 9:50 p.m., RCMP received reports the man fell off the bridge while he and his younger sister were walking across it.
Officers, along with the local fire department and volunteers from the community, attended to the area and conducted a search of the river and the shoreline but have yet to locate the male.
The 32-year-old male is presumed dead with the search continuing today.
Gypsumville RCMP continues to investigate.
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Numerous firearms, cocaine, cash, and drug paraphernalia have been seized in Dauphin by RCMP.
On October 29th, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Triangle Road in Dauphin.
RCMP arrested and charged 38-year-old Tomson Flatfoot and 38-year-old Lana Flatfoot, both from Dauphin, with possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime and numerous firearms offences.
Both accused have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Dauphin court on December 29th.
The investigation continues.
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