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The street in front of the train station and the Watson Art Centre will be closed Sunday to make way for Dauphin's 125th birthday celebration.

During the celebration, there will be activities for the kids including a bouncy castle, an open mic show hosted by Gary Procyshyn, a performance from the Treaty 2 Territory Round Dance & Drum Group, and more. Food will also be available from Temptation's Catering and the Odd Job Squad will be selling freezies. Make sure to leave some room in your belly for the cupcake cake that will be served as well.

There is one part of the celebration that Martijn Van Lujin, Dauphin's Economic Development Manager, wants as many people as possible to be at for 2 pm.

"If you can make it at 2 o clock, it will be fun, because we want to get as many people as possible to sing happy birthday with the Mayor."

The celebration starts an hour before that at 1 and goes until 5.

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Published: Jul 8, 2023 - 6:00 am

A 53-year-old female is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16, near Provincial Road 350 earlier this week.

On July 6 at about 10:25 a.m., Neepawa RCMP responded to the collision about 12 kilometres east of Gladstone. An investigation determined that an SUV with two people in it was driving west when it veered into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a semi-truck, which was being driven by a 63-year-old male from Plumas.

The 53-year-old female in the SUV was pronounced deceased on the scene while her passenger, an 18-year-old male was taken to the hospital with minor physical injuries. The semi-truck driver was not physically injured. 

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Published: Jul 7, 2023 - 10:49 am

A good chance to learn about another option for your crop rotation is coming up soon.

On Monday, July 10th, Red River Seeds ltd. and Fisher Seeds ltd. are hosting a Hybrid Rye Field Day starting at 10 am. The day will also involve experts from KWS Seeds Canada, who were the first to bring Hybrid Rye to Canada in 2015.

"It's made itself an appealing crop for growers in the area ... the hybrid really changed things as far as the yield potential, it's pretty standard to see the 30 to 40 per cent higher yields compared to the old, open-pollinated rye varieties", said David Hamblin, Sales Manager of Red River Seeds ltd.

Hamblin also says it's a crop that can fully replace some of your cereal acres or complement them and still be very profitable. It also has good winter hardiness and is well-suited for Western Canada.

If you would like to sign up for the Hybrid Rye Field Day, call David Hamblin at 204-746-4779, Daniel at 204-209-0374, or Rod at 204-638-2700. The deadline to RSVP is today (July 7th, 2023). Once you RSVP, you will be given the location of the field.

After the tour, there will be a lunch at Mr. Mike's.

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Published: Jul 7, 2023 - 7:46 am

The community of Carberry and the surrounding area all are set to come together this weekend for the 138th Annual Fair and Races.

Starting Friday with the 4-H Beef Show at 3:00 p.m., chuckwagon races wrap up the three-day event starting at 4:00 on Sunday afternoon. Chariot races take place at 6:30 on Friday and at 7:00 on Saturday morning, there is a pancake breakfast which is put on by the local legion.

Alan Christison is president of the event and he says what makes the three days special is the fact that everyone comes together to smile and have fun.

"We also want to thank our amazing sponsors, they allow us to keep the fair as affordable as possible," said Christison. "We also couldn't do it without our amazing volunteers, they do so much to help make the event run smoothly."

Event organizers are also very excited to announce the return of the 'Ranch Rodeo'. After a 10-year hiatus, the fan-favourite event will return on Saturday at 3:30 and again on Sunday morning at 10. 

The Matt Zimmerband Band will also be performing on Saturday night at 8:30. There will also be concessions, beer gardens, a baby animal display, and the lemonade train that will be open all weekend long.

"Regardless of what age you are, there is something for everyone," said Christison. "We actually have a group from Edmonton that is coming in to perform for the kids which is very exciting and we know they're going to love it."

Ticket Prices:

6&under - $0

7 to 14 - $14 for a weekend pass

15 and over - $20 for a weekend pass.

Day passes are also available by visiting the main gate. 

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Published: Jul 7, 2023 - 5:00 am

A sizeable investment has been made by the Manitoba Government to preserve and maintain the province's freshwater lakes for generations to come.

The $990 million will go towards a total of 72 actions and water-related projects that look to preserve the many bodies of freshwater Manitoba has, including:

• $763.5 million in capital investment in provincially owned water-related infrastructure through the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure’s 2023 Multi-year Infrastructure Investment Strategy, which includes $600 million for the Lake St. Martin channel;
• $221 million for programming under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership over the next five years, cost-shared 60 percent federally and 40 percent provincially;
• $4 million in enhanced resources for the Manitoba Water Services Board;
• $1.64 million for enhanced drinking water safety; and
• $1.47 million in new funding within the Department of Environment and Climate for water strategy implementation, including $600,000 for watershed districts.

Manitoba has 100,000 freshwater lakes within its borders, and these plans will look to protect not only the natural areas but aid in agricultural development and keep drinking water clean and safe.

The money will be rolled out to these new and continuing projects over the next five years.

Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson is quite happy with how this plan's Agricultural Partnership "allows agricultural producers to continue being good stewards of the land while playing an important role in Manitoba’s overall economy.”

Updates will continue to come as various projects start up, and to provide clarity of the next steps of this undertaking. 

If your looking to read the full Water Action Plan you can visit The Goverment of Manitoba's Website, or check out the PDF of the plan directly from this link. 

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Published: Jul 6, 2023 - 2:27 pm

UPDATE: 8:25 a.m. (Thursday, July 06)

Manitoba RCMP has located and arrested Fantasia Prince.

The RCMP thanks the public and media for their assistance. 

UPDATE: 9:50 a.m. (Tuesday, July 04)

Fantasia Prince of the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation is wanted in relation.

She's wanted for 2nd Degree Murder, and she also has other outstanding warrants. 

Mounties advise that if you spot her, do not approach her, as they believe she may be armed, and if you have any tips that could assist in locating her, notify the Manitoba First Nation Police Service, at 204-843-7700, or the Amaranth RCMP, at 204-843-2691.

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An investigation is underway after a 24-year-old female was found dead in a home on the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation.

On June 29 at about 3:15 p.m., Manitoba First Nation Police Service responded to an injured female.

When officers arrived, the female was found deceased and her death is being investigated as a homicide.

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Published: Jul 6, 2023 - 8:24 am

The Parkland has witnessed some wild weather as of late.

To go along with some hot temperatures during the day, we have seen a healthy dose of funnel clouds and tornados as well as thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rains, lots of lightning, and hail.

Manitoba has seen a higher amount of the latter so far this spring and summer, which has led to a heightened amount of crop hail insurance claims.

"So provincially, we're having quite a bit of hail activity for sure, probably moreso at this time of year than we traditionally do. We've got about 900 claims registered provincially", said David Van Deynze, the Chief Product Officer at Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).

Van Deynze adds that about 50 of those claims were from the Fork River area from storms last week.

"We've seen some fields that are completely devastated, in that 100% loss range ... there's not a huge area that suffered that kind of damage from what I'm hearing but certainly where it hit hard it hit really hard."

Only time will tell how this year ends up being for hail, but when compared to what Van Deynze says was an abnormally quiet year for hail in 2022, this year has gotten off to a fast start.

"We had just over 1,100 hail claims in the province last year for the entire season and this year we have about 900 registered so far ... certainly we're off to a much busier start than we were at any point last year."

In addition to the Fork River area, the Gilbert Plains area saw some damaging hail last week as well.

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Published: Jul 6, 2023 - 6:37 am

Dauphin's Countryfest was a great success over the weekend and in just a few weeks' time, it's Canada's National Ukrainian Festival's turn to take centre stage.

Returning to the festival site just south of Dauphin, CNUF is always one of the best weekends of the year and it takes place during the August Long Weekend. A festival for those of all ages, the three-day event will also include a talent competition on top of all the incredible talent that is coming from across the country.

730CKDM's Cory 'Laffy' Lafontaine will serve as the master of ceremonies and the list of entertainers includes Shumka, Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Trembita, and DJ Gordo, to name a few. 

Ahead of the festival, organizers are currently looking for volunteers. A variety of positions are open including at the main gate for the three days. There are also some great perks if you do plan on volunteering.

"For every four-hour shift that you volunteer, you will get a weekend pass," said Kayla Gillis, president. "It doesn't matter whether you do one shift, two or three, you will get a pass which is exciting."

If you have never been to Canada's National Ukrainian Festival, it truly is a time to celebrate and embrace the Ukrainian culture at a very affordable price as a full weekend pass is just $150. You can also get a lower camping spot for $60 or an upper camping spot for $70. 

"It's a cultural festival and it's a family event, we really focus on that," ended Gillis. "If you have not been, please come on out and enjoy. There is a ton of great food and great entertainment, it's going to be a fantastic weekend."

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Published: Jul 6, 2023 - 5:00 am

The weekly crop report covering June 26th to July 3rd is out and reports significant rainfall in lots of areas that needed it.

In the Parkland, Inglis reportedly received the most precipitation at 57mm. Other places that got decent rain were Ethelbert (43.4mm), McCreary (41.8mm), Dauphin (33.3mm), Ste. Rose du Lac (32.5mm), and Grandview (28.3). You can see more numbers and locations in the weekly crop weather report.

As well as rain, some localised storms brought damaging hail to fields in the Fork River and Gilbert Plains areas. The week also saw continued higher temperatures which helped crops across the region advancing quickly.

The summaries for the Northwest region, which includes the Parkland, and the Interlake region can be found below:

NORTHWEST:

Another week of high temperatures had crops advancing quickly. Areas that are dry and short on precipitation are starting to show the effects. Several localized storms came through the region again with damaging hail in the Gilbert Plains area and Fork River area. The highest accumulated rainfall for the week was Ingles with 57 mm.

Spring wheat continued to advance and is now flowering or just finshed flowering. Many fungicide treatments are complete as stages were reached. True armyworm has been reported in several areas including Dauphin, Swan Valley and The Pas. Some control has been required as numbers exceed threshold levels. Canola is at various stages. While the most advanced canola is starting to pod, the latest seeded canola is quite behind at rosette stage. Adequate moisture would help significantly.

Field peas continue in the R2 and beginning R3 stages. Soybean is now into R1 stage and for the most part looks good. Some areas continue to see grasshopper activity increasing.

INTERLAKE:

Crops are generally looking good with the past week’s showers. High temperatures and good moisture have allowed for fast crop growth. Rainfall continues to be variable with scattered thundershowers in the Interlake region. Northern areas receiving the highest amounts of 30 to 40 mm include Poplarfield, Moosehorn and Fisher. Scattered showers for much of the region were in the 10 to 20 mm range in most part of the South Interlake region.

Much of the region currently reports good soil moisture levels, although some areas remain very dry, and a few isolated areas that need time to dry up after recent heavy rains.

Spring wheat and barley are fully headed and flowering and the cooler weather forecast for this week will certainly help the crop to fill. Oats fields are begining to see fully emerged panicles. Canola stands in the region are variable with some fields looking good with even stands. Others are thin and stagey due to a number of earlier stresses including flea beetle damage and poor germination in dry conditions. The early seeded fields are between 30 to 50% bloom. Heat and moisture has been great for both grain and silage corn; all areas report rapid growth. Most of the crop looks better as compared to some past years. Colour is becoming normal and most fields have a nice dark green colour. Crops are generally shorter than normal.

There are reports of armyworms in a number of fields including perennial ryegrass, fescue and timothy, requiring insecticide treatment. Producers continue to monitor for armyworms daily and cereal crops are being sprayed. Increasing numbers of grasshopper hotspots are being reported in some areas and fields are being monitored carefully. Still seeing some grasshoppers and numbers are increasing but still not at the spray threshold yet in the South Interlake.

Applications for fusarium head blight timing in wheat continues. Most fields will be sprayed and over half of the acres are complete to date. The remainder will be completed by early next week. Fungicide treatment is now ongoing in canola but thinner crop stands, stagey stands and moisture levels inadequate for disease growth will regulate fungicide application.

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Published: Jul 5, 2023 - 12:23 pm

Months after the Federal Government made the announcement, you may see some extra money in your bank account today.

The food-inflation-focused affordability measure is set to roll out to approximately 11 million low and modest-income Canadians.

Essentially a re-branded GST rebate boost, the payment will be issued through Canada's GST/HST tax credit system, alongside the regular quarterly GST/HST payments.

The payments will vary in value based on the variable of being single/married and how many children are in your care when your 2021 taxes were filed.

For example, if you are single you could receive a maximum payment of:

•  $234 if you have no children
•  $387 if you have one child
•  $467 if you have two children
•  $548 if you have three children
•  $628 if you have four children

And, if you are married or have a common-law partner, you could receive up to:

•  $306 if you have no children
•  $387 if you have one child
•  $467 if you have two children
•  $548 if you have three children
•  $628 if you have four children

The CRA did note that there may be some differences between the GST/HST payment and this grocery rebate, and the rebate is based off the 2021 year, and the GST/HST payment is based off of 2022.

This measure, that's looking to help Canadians offset the growing cost of groceries, comes at a sizeable pricetag, with the federal government spending $2.5 billion to accomplish this goal.

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Published: Jul 5, 2023 - 6:00 am