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Using tongs to hand out candy, wearing a mask, and staying home if you feel sick are just some of the recommendations from the province to make trick-or-treating as safe as possible.
And while Parklanders are asked to take extra precautions this year, others say they won’t be participating at all, so CKDM wanted to find out what your plans are this Halloween.
Mavis from Dauphin is okay with handing out candy this year, as long as everyone follows the recommendations laid out by the province.
“If everybody follows the rules, it’ll be okay. Do what you can and give out packages that are already sealed.”
Tiffany says it’s important to make room for some fun, while taking public health advice into consideration.
“We don’t hold back on other things, so I don’t think we should hold back on the fun things either.”
Some Parklanders, like Rob, just aren’t comfortable with the increased number of contacts presented by trick-or-treating.
“If it’s done safely definitely, but this year with the way things are going I just don’t feel comfortable with going out or taking my granddaughter out.”
Leading up to Halloween, Dr. Brent Roussin has stressed the importance of limiting your number of close contacts – something Jordan from Dauphin will be taking into consideration with her child.
“Well I’m going to go out with my daughter, but she’s very small so we’re only going to my mom’s and my sisters.”
For a full list of provincial health guidelines for Halloween, click here.
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A recent campaign looking into radon levels in the RM of Dauphin showed 71% of homes tested had levels above Health Canada’s guidelines.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, according to the national organization Take Action On Radon.
The results from last winter’s testing campaign show another 17% of homes tested in the RM of Dauphin had radon gas levels that were close to exceeding the recommended safe zone.
There are a number of ways to reduce radon gas levels, including increasing ventilation, sealing cracks, and installing a radon mitigation system.
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Health officials have identified 193 new COVID cases and one more death in Manitoba today.
The most recent death is a man in his 80’s from the Southern-Health Santé Sud health region, bringing the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Manitoba to 62.
Today’s data shows:
- 21 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- 10 cases in the Northern health region;
- four cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 19 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 139 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Swan River (1), Porcupine Mountain (2), Asessippi (8), Whitemud (2). Dauphin has 0 active cases. Brandon has 5 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 14 active cases.
There is a total of 4,894 cases across the province, 2,409 are considered active, and 2,423 are recovered.
There are 97 people in hospital and 17 in intensive care.
Health officials are advising of an outbreak at the Bethesda Regional Health Centre in Steinbach, which has been moved to critical (red) on the Pandemic Response System.
The province is encouraging all Manitobans that are taking part in Halloween festivities this weekend to follow public health guidelines.
For more information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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A hydro pole has been knocked down following a collision east of Dauphin.
RCMP, EMS, and the Dauphin Fire Department responded to the scene around 11:50 a.m on Thursday on Whitmore Ave E, near Gardewine and Norwex.
Traffic was slowed through the area while crews were on the scene, but the area has now fully reopened. RCMP say there were no serious injuries.
There's been no indication from Manitoba Hydro if there have been any service disruptions as a result of the damaged pole.
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Manitobans will have to pay more for their natural gas starting Sunday, November 1st.
The Public Utilities Board announced that it approved Centra Gas Manitoba Inc.’s increase from $0.0932/m3 to $0.1081/m3.
This is set to raise the average customer’s bill by $31 per year.
Customers that have fixed-term fixed-price contracts with either Centra or a private broker won’t be affected.
The Public Utilities Board will review primary gas rates again on February 1st.
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As COVID numbers continue to rise, the number of hospitalizations due to the virus has also risen.
There are currently 89 people in hospital and 19 in intensive care because of COVID-19, which is putting a strain on hospitals in the province.
Chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa says they expect critical care to continue to fill up.
“If we have to go over capacity, we already are looking at what those models of care would be and how we would support patients. We’re not going to be denying any patient care, we’re going to figure out the solutions, it may be locally too though, that’s one thing provincially we are all working together to find solutions. But that first line of defence really is happening on a unit level or a hospital level to try and manage the resources from within. Then if it escalates, we all start working together and making sure all those sites in Winnipeg are working together, all the sites in the province are working together, so we will move patients and we have critical care capacity as well in Brandon and those are our two main critical care spots.”
Siragusa says capacity at the ICU’s in Winnipeg is continually being stretched and is at 92 per cent capacity, which leaves 6 beds available.
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A Dauphin woman facing manslaughter charges in connection to the death of a 26-year-old man over the weekend made her first court appearance this week.
43-year-old Ramona Tanner was in Dauphin on Tuesday, where her case was remanded in custody for November 10th.
Dauphin RCMP responded to a report of an injured, unconscious man at a home early on the morning of Sunday, October 25.
The 26-year-old man was pronounced dead by EMS when officers arrived on scene.
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Residents at the Rideau Park Personal Care Home in Brandon are being relocated to other homes in the region after a water line break.
A total of 43 residents need to be temporarily relocated, with some going to locations in Minnedosa, Virden, Deloraine, Elkhorn, and Boissevain.
It’s anticipated that significant restoration work is needed prior to moving residents back to the Rideau Park Personal Care Home — although a specific timeline is not available at this time.
Prairie Mountain Health officials say the cause of a sprinkler system water line break at the care home in Brandon is still under investigation.
Prairie Mountain Health will provide updates when more details are available.
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A possible outbreak of a virus affecting cats is serving as a reminder to make sure your pet’s vaccinations are up-to-date.
Dr. Roxane Neufeld from the Dauphin Vet Clinic tells CKDM the Feline Panleukopenia virus is suspected to be behind a recent string of sick cats in the Dauphin area.
She says the warning signs include vomiting and diarrhea — adding that it can be a pretty nasty virus, affecting younger kittens more than older cats.
“It’s one of those things that we vaccinate against, so if we could just get our cat population up to date on vaccinations — and those that we don’t want to have litters, get them spayed and neutered — we wouldn’t be seeing the problem,” says Dr. Neufeld.
To make sure your pet’s vaccinations are up to date, you can call the Dauphin Vet Clinic at 204-638-3044.
“Vaccination is hugely important. Kittens need to start being vaccinated by 6-8 weeks of age, and we vaccinate them every 3-4 weeks until they're 4 months old."
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Health officials reported 3 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday and 170 new cases.
The province’s most recent deaths are a man in his 80’s from Winnipeg, a woman in her 80’s from the Interlake, and a man in his 40’s from the Interlake.
A previously identified case has been removed due to a data error, bringing the net number of new cases to 169.
Manitoba has had a total of 4,071 cases and 61 deaths.
Today’s data shows:
- 26 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- Six cases in the Northern health region;
- Three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
- 18 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 117 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Swan River (1), Porcupine Mountain (1), Little Saskatchewan (1), Asessippi (9), Whitemud (2). Brandon has 6 active cases.
The Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 10 active cases.
There are 2,334 active cases in the province and 2,306 cases listed as recovered.
There are 89 people in hospital and 19 people in intensive care.
Health officials have released a list of guidelines when it comes to celebrating Halloween this year. For up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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It’s a tough time for cinemas all over as studios continue to push back movie releases.
Ron Suchoplas, manager of the theatre, and Marisa Philippe, board member, were in the studio with Al Gaines this morning to talk about the Countryfest Community Cinema.
With the lack of new movies, the Countryfest Community Cinema has been offering classic movies. When the theatre first reopened, you could watch Jurassic Park, ET, Back to the Future, and The Goonies.
Suchoplas says the classic movies have done well.
“The only time it slowed down was when we went orange in our health region. Now we’re starting to get new releases again with Percy, and The War With Grandpa, and a few other ones that are still pending.”
Before being allowed to reopen, Suchoplas had to put together a plan, following provincial, federal, and theatre association guidelines.
“One of the biggest things, which will stay with us forever is we’ve updated to an online seat reservation. So you’ll be able to buy your tickets online and when you come to the theatre you’ll pick your seat already and it’ll be yours when you come to the movie. That will stay with us after COVID and also we added the feature of paying with a gift card online too.”
The Countryfest Community Cinema is also introducing the Saturday Movie Lovers Club, which was started before COVID but Philippe says it had to be stopped because of licencing issues and then COVID.
“What we’re doing now is we’re coming back a little stronger, doing it twice a month. So, every second Saturday, anybody interested in seeing foreign, art, just something different, international films, we’re offering them Saturday mornings at 10:30. The next one’s November 7th, it’s a wonderful Spanish film called All About My Mother.”
Suchoplas says the best way to support the Countryfest Community Cinema is if you feel safe, go watch a movie at the theatre.
The CCC’s 10th anniversary is also coming up soon and there’ll be sponsorship opportunities for that.
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