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More than 80 homes in southeast Manitoba had to be evacuated because of flooding and heavy rain that washed out road access.
The RM of Stuartburn has been hit with about 150 mm of rain over the past few days, as the forecast continues to call for rain and drizzle in the area.
Many grain farms across Stuartburn are flooded, along with cattle ranches and hog barns.
The Rural Municipality of Piney also declared a state of local emergency on Tuesday.
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7:55 p.m. Update: The weather advisory has ended.
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A weather advisory is in effect for much of the Parkland, calling for conditions favourable for the development of funnel clouds
The following areas are included in the weather advisory:
- Gilbert Plains Mun. incl. Ashville
- Grandview Mun. incl. Valley River Res.
- Mossey River Mun. incl. Winnipegosis and Fork River
- Mun. of Ethelbert incl. Garland
- Mun. of Roblin incl. Makaroff Shortdale and Bield
- Mun. of Russell-Binscarth incl. Gambler Res.
- R.M. of Dauphin incl. Sifton and Valley River
- R.M. of Lakeshore incl. Ochre River and Makinak
- R.M. of Lakeshore incl. Rorketon and Toutes Aides
- R.M. of Riding Mountain West incl. Asessippi Prov. Park
- Minnedosa - Riding Mountain National Park
If conditions become more favourable for the development of landspout tornadoes, watches and warnings will be issued by Environment Canada.
To report severe weather, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or tweet reports using #MBStorm.
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No new COVID-19 cases were announced in the province today.
There are 8 active cases and 285 people have recovered.
At this time there are 300 cases in total in Manitoba. No one is in the hospital, and the number of deaths stays at 7.
For more information, go to manitoba.ca/covid19.
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Swan River RCMP seized multiple firearms and drugs after a search of a home last week.
On June 5, 2020, a search of a vehicle at the home in Swan River located a small amount of cocaine, several firearms, and drug paraphernalia.
32-year-old Dallas Genaille from Swan River was taken into custody and is charged with three counts of weapons possession contrary to an order, five counts of failing to comply with a release order, possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized and possession of a controlled substance.
RCMP continues to investigate.
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Allegations of an on-duty police officer entering a home without permission are being followed by the Independent Investigations Unit (IIU).
On September 1st, 2018, an officer with the Manitoba First Nations Police Service was involved in a pursuit and located the suspect vehicle abandoned near a home in Sandy Bay.
While searching for the suspect, the officer is alleged to have entered the home without lawful consent- which is considered a criminal offence.
The investigation continues.
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Today we could learn more about the federal government’s plan to rework the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program.
Parliament's spending watchdog will deliver a report today about the costs of extending and changing the program.
The latest numbers show that 8.4 million people have applied for the benefit that offers $2,000 a month for those out of work — totalling more than $43 billion in payments as of June 4th.
The Trudeau government has introduced a bill that aims to punish Canadians found to be defrauding the CERB program, but it appears to be getting very little support from the opposition parties.
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says imposing fines or prison terms for fraudulent CERB claims would hurt the most vulnerable Canadians.
The prime minister insists no one will be penalized for making honest mistakes in the application process.
According to the proposed legislation, fines could be up to three times the amount that was received in CERB.
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The Dauphin Senior Centre is now able to offer more services to their members, but staff are exercising a great deal of caution.
The province advises that senior centres limit gatherings to 10 - 15 people, and are also mandating strict physical distancing guidelines — but over at the Dauphin Senior Centre, Program Co-ordinator Kim Armstrong says it just doesn’t make sense to reopen the doors to in-person programs at this time.
“Rather than ask our seniors to congregate and put them at risk, we are choosing to stay closed until likely September.”
Although the doors will remain closed to members for the time being, Armstrong tells us their services are gradually getting back to normal.
The Senior Centre is now able to offer home deliveries for their congregate meal program.
“We are able to deliver to their homes. We have a little bit of funds that are able to expand our program that way.”
The Senior Centre is also expanding their phone call program, checking in on members for a “friendly visit over the phone.” The Programming Co-ordinator hopes seniors in the community take advantage of these programs that are available to them.
“We can’t identify everyone in our community that might need a phone call every day, or once a week — so we’re asking that anyone feeling kind of lonesome, or that just want to have a chat once a day, to give us a call and register with us so we’re able to reach out to you.”
The Dauphin Senior Center can be contacted at 204-638-6485.
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The City of Dauphin Spring Clean-Up has completed the Day 3 area of the garbage schedule and has moved to the Day 4 area.
Crews are currently on the south-side of the Day 4 area.
The Compost Site at the City Waste Disposal Site is open 24/7.
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Manitobans have a great opportunity to get out and explore their own backyard this summer.
That’s the message from Travel Manitoba President/CEO Colin Ferguson.
With all the interprovincial and international travel restrictions in place, Ferguson says “we have a great opportunity to talk about showing Manitoba some love this summer,” and “getting out and exploring home.”
Ferguson explains that even during a regular travel season, a very large percentage of our tourism visitation is actually Manitobans travelling throughout the province — upwards of 80%.
Like many industries in the past few months, the tourism sector has been hit hard.
The Travel Manitoba President & CEO sees a tough road ahead — as tourism was one of the first industries to shut down, and may be one of the last to return to its full capacity.
But as Manitoba has followed public health measures and successfully flattened the curve, the doors have reopened to activities like camping, fishing, road trips, and going to resorts, golf courses, and museums.
“This is a great opportunity to get out and find out everything about your own backyard.”
The Travel Manitoba website has more information about planning a trip of vacation within the province.
“We’ve got so much summer to enjoy, and I think it would be great for everybody to get out and experience some of it.”
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No new cases were announced in the daily COVID update, leaving the total number of cases in Manitoba at 300.
There are 8 active cases and 285 people have recovered.
No one is in the hospital, and there are no new deaths in the province.
There has been a total of 26 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region.
For more details go to manitoba.co/covid19
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Dauphin RCMP and the West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) arrested two people from Dauphin following a traffic stop over the weekend.
Last week on Friday evening around 7:45, officers with West District CREST conducted the traffic stop on River Avenue East in Dauphin.
In the traffic stop, officers seized a small amount of meth and Canadian currency.
Further investigation led to a search warrant being executed at a residence located on River Ave. E in Dauphin.
At the house, officers recovered more meth, a loaded .22 calibre pistol, ammunition, body armour, and drug paraphernalia.
A 36-year-old man and 29-year-old woman, both from Dauphin, were arrested.
The male is facing various charges that include possession for the purpose of trafficking, while the female was released without a charge.
The investigation is continuing.
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