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A 67 year old man is dead after his semi rolled over on Highway 1, near Portage la Prairie.
Police say, around 1:20 the driver was heading west and had just crossed the bridge by-pass when it went into the median ditch and rolled.
The driver of the vehicle, the 67-year-old male from East St. Paul, was located partially ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased on scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Whitmore School has a room called the gathering place.
The gathering place is a room to meet with and provide information to families.
They started planning for the room last fall and started using it in the spring.
Lesia Jensen, Whitmore School Principal, talks about the Gathering Place.
“The Gathering Place is still a work in progress but is already an integral part of our school. Through community support and grants, a safe and caring environment has been created for Whitmore families. Meetings, sharing of resources, nutrition programs, and other programs run here. Most importantly, it’s helping build relationships and teamwork between family and school which fosters student success.”
On Wednesdays, they have Whitmore Wednesdays where they have a scheduled activity or presenter in the room.
The Gathering Place is located right next to Jensen’s office.
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The Precautionary Boil Water Advisory that was issued to the City of Dauphin and Eclipse Distribution system has ended.
As of 12:00 this afternoon the Medical Officer of Health, Manitoba Health says that normal water usage can be resumed.
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Update: Water is back in Ethelbert.
Update: Water has been restored to most of Ethelbert.
Only the second block of 1st Avenue North is without water right now.
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There is a water main break in Ethelbert.
They are without water until further notice.
CKDM will keep you updated when that changes.
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Manitoba Hydro recommends everyone in the Parkland get a carbon monoxide detector for their homes.
From November 1st to the 7th it’s National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.
Linda Carter, the Public Safety & Education Coordinator with Manitoba Hydro, explains what CO gas is.
“Carbon Monoxide is invisible, odourless, and tasteless gas that we can’t actually detect on our own. We sometimes refer to it as the silent killer. If it’s in our home, we need to have a carbon monoxide detector in order to alert us to that danger.”
She says the gas is very dangerous. “If we start to inhale carbon monoxide it depletes our red blood cells of oxygen. There are varying symptoms. It shows up as a headache, kind of flu-like symptoms, people would get nauseous, you might get blurred vision. If it’s through the night, people are sleeping; there are times that people get consumed with the fumes and then they can go unconscious.”
She explains what you can do to prevent a leak in your home.
“Probably one of the best ways to prevent carbon monoxide in your home is just through property maintenance. If you have any natural gas appliances or fuel burning equipment in your home, properly maintain them. So getting them serviced regularity, making sure that the ventilation for all those appliances is clear.”
Until the end of the month, Hydro is offering a $10 instant rebate on lots of plug-in models with a battery back-up that has the CSA or UL certification.
The rebate is available at locations in the Parkland including Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, McMunn and Yates. Other places include London Drugs, Home Depot, or Costco.
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Searchers located the body of a 22-year-old Pinaymootang First Nation man.
He had fallen off the old train bridge, known to local residents as the "black bridge," that crosses the Interlake's Fairford River on Tuesday.
He was found around 4 yesterday afternoon approximately 4 kilometres downstream from where he had fallen into the River.
No criminality is suspected and an autopsy has yet to be completed.
RCMP continue to investigate.
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A precautionary boil water advisory for Dauphin is in place and will be until further notice.
Boiling water isn't necessary for doing laundry or washing dishes, and it's recommended that young children be sponge bathed while the advisory is in place.
Bill Brenner, Director of Public Works for the City of Dauphin expects the ban to be lifted tomorrow at the earliest.
He also said all public water systems have to do bacteriological sampling and testing, bi-weekly. Sampling in Dauphin was done on Tuesday with test results getting back yesterday. The water tested positive for total coliform. The office of drinking water advised the city of Dauphin to implement the boil water advisory.
We'll continue to keep our eye on the situation and let you know when the advisory is lifted.
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Fire Alarms went off this morning at Barker School.
We talked to Dauphin Fire Chief, Cam Abrey, he said it was just construction dust.
There is no incident.
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The Dauphin Ag Society has new leadership.
Former president Ben Fox talks about the changes they made at their annual general meeting last night.
“Well, we set in a new executive. Boris Michaleski will be president, Tere Stykalo is vice president, Jamie Damsgaard stepped up to be second vice president. So, change in the executive, and then some new directors came on board, which is always great to have some more volunteers.”
Fox says the new fair dates seemed to work well and they are going to work on making it a bigger success in 2019.
“Friday, Saturday, Sunday, with the 4-h events on the Thursday prior to the fair opening. Just going throughout the room it seemed like a well-received idea that allowed families that perhaps worked throughout the week an extra day to get to the fair. It’s something we’re always looking for to get more people out to the fair.”
At the meeting, they discussed ways to make some of their main events like the demo derby and the track be able to run rain or shine.
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The Fire Fighter’s Ball is tomorrow at 5:30 at the 8th avenue hall.
This is the 118th annual Fire Fighter’s Ball, making it the longest running social event in Dauphin’s history.
There will be a live band, Past the Perimeter, who has been nominated for 10 MCMA’s, cocktails and food, and a dance while the music is played.
The money made from the event will go to restoring some of the antique apparatus to preserve the history and set it up for the public to see.
Cam Abrey, Dauphin’s Fire Chief, says there still are tickets available, they cost 50 bucks and can be picked up at the fire station or you can call 622-3100.
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There are seven nursing and 13 Health Care Aide vacancies at the Dauphin Personal Care Home.
The number of beds functioning at the care home was reduced from 90 to 80 to keep the level of care to proper standards.
NDP leader Wab Kinew says not having enough nurses and spaces causes problems for residents.
"What we’re hearing from families is that there is a concern about the quality of care and the amount of time that is going to be spent with their relatives when they are in a home.”
Darlene Jackson, President of Manitoba Nurses Union says Dauphin isn’t the only place facing these problems.
“I don’t think this problem is individual to the Dauphin care home. There are other long-term care facilities, especially in the rural areas that have difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. I know of other facilities that have been through bed closures in the not too distant past who ensured that the residents there are getting safe quality patient care until they can hire, recruit, and retain staff."
Jackson calls it a vicious cycle because nurses have to work extra hours and get overworked and then they get very tired and ill. The union has been talking with the government advocating that patient care hours in long-term care facilities increase from 3.6 hours to 4.1 per resident.
Kinew says these shortages are causing problems for the people who are working at the facility and that we are just starting to see some of the impacts in Dauphin.
“The nurses’ union have been raising the concern about the impact on patient care. We’ve also been hearing from frontline nurses themselves that when they’re overworked, when the staffing situation hits a critical point that, that means the patient care can suffer. The nurses don’t feel good about it, the families don’t feel good about it, certainly, government should be acting to ensure that there’s enough nurses and healthcare aids to take care of older members of our community.”
Prairie Mountain health says they are “diligently working on recruitment into these vacant positions.”
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