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It is certainly the week to always have plenty of water and to keep in mind the signs of heatstroke.
Today's high is 26 and the rest of the week will see temperatures in the 30s.
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The Severe thunderstorm watch has ended.
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There’s a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for the Parkland.
The watch is in effect for:
- 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
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
Things are expected to clear up later this evening, with sunny and hot days all of next week.
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Brandon University is pausing its classes on Friday, July 2nd for a day of mourning and Reflection.
This comes as unmarked graves continue to be discovered at former residential schools.
The latest discovery was at Cowessess First Nation, about an hour south of Yorkton.
Brandon University President David Docherty ordered that all campus flags be lowered to half-mast through and past Canada. This includes the three new Indigenous flags that were recently hoisted.
“Indigenous people were targeted by the racist and colonial policies that supported such schools, where the wholesale destruction of Indigenous cultures was the terrible goal, and where Indigenous lives were treated with utter and sickening disregard. We cannot and must not look away from those truths.”
Docherty issued a challenge to staff, faculty, and students to spend the day on reconciliatory work.
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Dauphin’s supersite is taking Moderna walk-ins today, and into next week.
Walk-ins are taking place Sunday to Wednesday, and Friday.
First dose clients are prioritized and will be able to get their shot from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and second and first dose clients can get their shot from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Consent forms are required for first and second dose appointments and can be found here.
Scheduled appointments can also be booked online, or by calling 1-844-626-8222.
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The government of Manitoba is extending the state of emergency.
Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler made the announcement, saying it’s in an effort to continue to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
“Our government has launched its safe summer reopening plan to allow for more openings and fewer restrictions, but we need Manitobans to continue to follow the fundamentals and get vaccinated.”
The extension goes into effect this Sunday at 4 p.m. for a period of 30 days.
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Many businesses and facilities are able to reopen to 25 percent capacity today.
This comes as the province announced on Wednesday that Manitoba will move ahead with the first milestone of its ‘4-3-2 One Great Summer’ Reopening Path a week early.
The changes include:
· outdoor gathering sizes on private property to double to 10 persons and to allow outdoor visitors to briefly access homes for essential activities
· public outdoor gathering sizes to increase to 25 people
· retail businesses to open with increased capacity at 25 percent to a limit of 250 people, with no restrictions on the number of household members, permitted to shop together
· personal service businesses like hair salons to reopen at 50 percent capacity, on an appointment basis only
· restaurants and bars to reopen at 25 percent capacity for indoors and 50 percent for outdoor dining
· indoor faith-based services and organized community gatherings to resume at 25 percent capacity to a limit of 25 persons with masks worn at all times
· outdoor faith-based and organized community gatherings to resume for up to 50 people, provided distance can be maintained between households. Drive-in services continue to be permitted
· outdoor weddings and funerals may take place with up to 25 participants, in addition to photographer and officiants Indoor weddings and funerals remain limited to 10 people
· indoor dance, music, theatre, and other organized sports and recreation activities may reopen at 25 percent capacity to a limit of five persons, with no tournaments allowed
· outdoor dance, music and theatre classes, and other organized recreation activities may reopen for groups of up to 25 people, with no tournaments allowed
· swimming and wading pools, both indoor and outdoor, may reopen at 25 percent capacity
· gyms and fitness facilities may reopen for individual and group fitness classes at 25 percent capacity with three meters distance maintained between patrons
· summer day camps may reopen to a maximum of 20 participants in groups
On Friday it was also announced that Manitoba would move to orange from red on the restart Manitoba Pandemic Response System today.
These orders are set to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 2nd, or sooner if the province hits the next milestone in the Reopening Path.
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Dauphins Cloud Nine Canna Supplies turns two years old today.
Owner of the shop, Callan Michaluk, talked about how thankful he is for the support the shop has garnered since its opening,
“We’re extremely grateful for all the amazing support from our valued customers, and we look forward to more great days ahead.”
To celebrate, Cloud Nine plans on giving back to its customers and community by holding a store-wide sale and hosting a free customer appreciation barbeque.
Callan says the free bbq will have burgers, hot dogs, drinks and more. In return, the shop is asking that you bring a donation for the local food bank as Cloud Nine will match all donations given.
Mr. Michaluk added that Cloud Nine's goal is to spread local love and give back to the community whenever possible.
The barbeque will be taking place at Cloud Nine from 11 am - 2 pm, and for more information, check out Cloud Nines Facebook page here.
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Manitoba is set to change from red to orange on the Restart Manitoba Pandemic Response System.
The change is taking effect tomorrow, as new public health order restrictions come into effect across the province.
Deputy Chief provincial public health officer, Dr. Jazz Atwal made the announcement today.
“These reduced restrictions move Manitoba from level red critical, to level orange restricted.”
The move from red to orange does not mean that restrictions will be lessened even more.
Winnipeg has been in level red since October 30th and the rest of the province since November 12th.
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After the cancellations of all major events since the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in 2020, the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba has announced that it’s moving forward with the planning of Manitoba Ag Ex 2021.
Manitoba Ag Ex is the largest all-breed cattle show in the province, which includes breed-specific shows, a Jackpot Heifer Show, Bull Show, and Junior Show.
The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba President, Greg Crisanti says planning has been underway for quite some time now, but due to the loosening of restrictions, things are looking promising.
“We’re really excited to get back to seeing everybody and finally being able to host a live event at the Keystone.”
Although the announcement is recent, Crisanti says it’s already received a positive reaction.
“We’re still optimistic that we can some sort of summer fair this coming fall as well, and we already have started planning for our Royal Manitoba winter fair in 2022.”
Manitoba Ag Ex is set to take place at the Keystone Centre from October 27th to the 30th.
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Earlier this week, Manitoba RCMP released its monthly report on crime statistics.
In the report, the Western District, which Dauphin and the Parkland reside, crime saw a 19% leap in May 2021 as opposed to May 2020.
CKDM spoke with the RCMP Media Relations Officer, Tara Seel.
On the topic of crime being up this May in comparison to last, Ms. Seel pointed out multiple factors,
“Anecdotally, as the weather warms up, we do see an increase in certain types of calls, such as mischief and noise complaints. So, that could account for some of it. Also, we are seeing numbers increasing due to easing of restrictions.”
Even with the factors, Ms. Seel listed above, she says it’s tough to project how people will act in the following months and how that will translate to the statistics.
“It is really hard to say what we are going to see. Of course, with the really nice weather we’re anticipating as well as the lifting of restrictions, we do expect more people to be out and about. What those people choose to do, we’ll wait and see. We’re hoping that people will be respectful and kind and all those things and that we won’t see an increase (in crime.) But it wouldn’t be unexpected if we did.”
The report mentions that the Western District reported decreases in all crime categories, except for the "Crimes against the Person." Category. Which refers to a broad array of criminal offences, usually involving bodily harm.
On that same note, Seel wanted to highlight a positive piece of the report for the western district, stating that although there was an increase in crimes against persons, it did have the lowest percentage of all the three districts for that category.
The complete report of statistics can be found here.
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Manitoba’s education minister, Cliff Cullen says the plan is for all students to return to in-class learning by the fall.
Cullen says the government has set aside money for students who can’t return to in-person learning due to medical reasons.
“Given that there will be some students required medically not to return, we have set aside $5 million for a remote learning support center to support those students.”
Cullen says a priority for the next school year will continue to be on the health and safety of students and staff.
“Final decisions about what measures may need to be in place will be announced in August based on public health considerations in place at that time. We will continue to work with school divisions over the summer.”
The province has said that it anticipates some level of public health measures in the fall.
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