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Broadband Communications North(BCN) serves over 50 rural, northern, and remote communities across the province, and they're expanding their services to Pine Creek First Nation and Lake Manitoba First Nation. Executive Director Jason Neepin says this new project is what BCN is all about.

"Broadband Communications North is an Indigenous-owned company. The board of directors is represented by the tribal councils within Manitoba. Our customers are Indigenous, they're the underserved communities in Northern Manitoba. The origin for BCN is through the Schoolnet Programs and the Telehealth Network, and over 20 years it's grown into one of Canada's largest Indigenous broadband networks."

Neepin says that the most important this is to get the best internet possible to remote communities, and they're going to continue working to try and improve the quality of the services they're able to offer.

"A lot of the fiber that we do have to communities is 1 Gigabit Per Second, whereas we would like to see at least 10 Gigabit Per Second. Ideally, we would like to have it like city internet at 100 Gigabit Per Second. So really we're dealing with one percent of the capacity of what the city has. We're making do with what we have, but we would like to be on equal footing."

Neepin says they've taken over the Pine Creek First Nation and Lake Manitoba First Nation projects from Clearsky Connections.

"We’ve taken over operations of their current agreements with Indigenous Services Canada and our expectation is that those two communities will be fully operational by the fall of 2023"

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The Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back Program is accepting applications for this year's grants, which are going to rural community fire departments across the province.

On top of their normal scholarships which are given out each year, Ag Days Gives Back will be giving eight, $2000 Community Safety Grants. Teresa Vallotton, the Communications Coordinator for Manitoba Ag Days, says fire departments were the perfect choice to go with this year's show.

"This year the show will be focusing on both physical and mental health. That's the connection that we wanted to pursue to support the fire departments this year. In the past, last year we had supported various community development projects, and two years ago we supported childcare centers. So as you can see we're trying to reach these funds into the community at large, and support the growth of those rural communities."

Vallotton says there are a few requirements for departments to be eligible to apply.

"These $2000 grants can be used for anything that the department wishes. So it might be something physical like equipment, or it might be something like training. That can all be outlined in the application. There is a requirement for an Ag producer to support the application, there's a requirement that there are community funds matching the request from Ag Days, and the Maximum project value is $50,000."

Everything you need to know about the Ag Days Gives Back Program, including the link to the application can be found here. The application deadline for this year's event is November 15th.

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The Dauphin RCMP say the second suspect in Friday's assault of one of their officers has turned himself in. The 16-year-old from Dauphin has been charged with resisting arrest and issued an appearance notice for a future date in Dauphin Provincial Court.

Around 1:30 on Friday, the officer spotted two suspects in an ongoing Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Flight from the Police investigation. When he informed the pair they were under arrest, they started attacking him.

The officer used pepper spray, and with the help of a passerby, was able to take one suspect into custody, but the second was able to get away. The Dauphin RCMP thanks the public for their help with the investigation.

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UPDATE: Environment Canada has ended the Winter Storm Warning that's been in effect since yesterday afternoon.

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Original article, posted on Oct 23, 2022, at 4:37 p.m. below:

Environment Canada has issued multiple winter storm warnings for Dauphin and surrounding areas.

They are currently in effect for many communities in the following areas:

According to Environment Canada, hazardous winter conditions are expected.

They say that a Colorado Low moving through the eastern Prairies will bring a period of rain and freezing rain followed by heavy snow to parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and that freezing rain will develop on Sunday night and then transition to heavy snow on Monday morning.

They also say that accumulating freezing rain is possible along both the Trans-Canada Highway and Yellowhead Highway corridors overnight and that anywhere between 10 and 20 cm of snow can be expected.

In addition, Environment Canada recommends postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve, since surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow, adding that people should prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

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On Friday afternoon, the Dauphin RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence in the city. Police attended the scene and found a male with non-life-threatening injuries.

51-year-old Roberta Simpson, from Dauphin, was arrested nearby and charged with aggravated assault. Simpson was released from custody and will appear in Dauphin Provincial Court at a later date.

Anyone with information regarding this, or any other crime, is asked to call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or provide a secure tip online here.

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A family from Duck Bay is back home after the taping of Family Feud.

After a successful virtual audition, Joyce Delaronde, Harold Delaronde, Lisa Delaronde, Noah Delaronde, and Sydney Cable will be featured on the December 7th show. Their audition was about a month ago and the family has already spent a few days in Toronto for the taping of the show.

Harold says it was such a thrilling experience and he can't wait for the time that everyone can watch.

"It was extremely exciting, it was a bit of a whirlwind," said Delaronde. "Jerry D made all of us pretty nervous. It was super neat, especially since I grew up watching Family Feud."

Representing their hometown of Duck Bay, Harold says this experience is one that the family will never forget.

"I felt such a sense of pride to see our name and then Duck Bay under," said Delaronde. "It's honestly still sinking in, it was such a special moment for the entire family."

You'll be able to watch their episode on December 7 on CBC and by heading to Family Feud.

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The ground has been broken and concrete's been poured on a new affordable housing fourplex at Parkland Crossing. The project is expected to be complete in February and Wayne Olson, the Community Minister at the Church of Christ, says there will hopefully be more buildings to come in the future.

"It takes a lot of money to do these things. We are a very very small congregation, so having money and people gifting us and finding funding for the project to carry on. We will keep looking for more money to come in to help build. We would like to do three more fourplexes in the next few years if we can. That's our goal and we'll keep looking for funding opportunities so we can build more affordable housing units."

While the building itself won't be complete until late this winter, Parkland Crossing has started taking applications for the units.

"There is an application process for people to go through. We rent to a variety of people, in our facility right now we have 20 apartments and 34 rooming house rooms that we rent out. The process will be very much the same, they will come in and fill out an application."

The fourplex will be all two-bedroom units, and Olson says it's perfect for seniors having trouble keeping up with the rising cost of living, young families just starting out, or single parents with small children.

"People can come in, our business office is open from ten to four every day, and they can get applications from there. If you just want to find out more information about the project you can talk to myself, Wayne Olson, or Jaimie Harvey, or if you know some of the members of the Church of Christ you can talk to any of them, they will all be updated on what's happening. Don't be scared to give us a call, we'd be glad to share information."

Parkland Crossing is located at 220 Whitmore Ave. W in Dauphin, and the office phone number is (204) 638-3333.

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Dauphin Recreation Services wants to let people know that the Vermillion Park Trails have been reopened to the public.

Their Facebook post can be found below.

Great news - trails back open!

Posted by Dauphin Recreation Services on Friday, October 21, 2022
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Week one of the Jack Winters Trial wrapped up yesterday afternoon.

The two-week trial is on schedule and saw the Crown call a number of witnesses this past week.

Week two gets underway on Monday at 10 in the Aspen Lodge at the Parkland Rec Complex.

 

 

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Devin Shtykalo is aiming to remain on Dauphin City Council as he runs in the municipal election.

Shtykalo is originally from Dauphin, moved to just outside Winnipeg at age 12, and then went to university in Winnipeg.

He moved back to Dauphin in 2007 with his wife and since then, they had three children who all grew up in Dauphin while attending the schools in the community.

Devin Shtykalo says that people should vote for him because he's a community-minded and community-focused individual who has a passion for making Dauphin the greatest city to live in.

"I take pride in the accomplishments that the City of Dauphin [has been]... able to achieve... I'm willing to continue on that path and to work for the citizens of Dauphin to bring any ideas... concerns or issues forward," he adds.

Shtykalo says that he's running because there have been a lot of key projects that have started over the last few years and he would like to continue on that path.

"[I want to] make sure that the projects and the ideas continue to happen and that the City of Dauphin progresses forward on a sustainable path... [that would make]... it an amazing community for the residents here and visitors alike," he adds. 

If elected, Devin Shtykalo says that he would start out by looking at the City's strategic plan with fellow council members and make some of the outcomes of the plan some of the goals and focuses for the next few years.

"And also to just bring forward any ideas that I've heard along the way throughout this election period and campaign period. Citizens have brought forward some ideas and... I want to make sure that those are brought forward and discussed and make sure that... those are reflected in some of the council goals going forward," he adds.

As for the crime situation in Dauphin, Shtykalo says that it's something that the City takes really seriously.

"City Council meets regularly with the police service here and they'll continue to do that as the City has a good working relationship with them... Through that relationship, the City is able to bring concerns and issues forward, so that the RCMP can hear those and can address those through their channels for sure, but also to continue exploring and looking at alternative safety measures, like the Citizens on Patrol Program," he adds.

A complete list of candidates running for office in the City and R.M. of Dauphin can be found here.

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An RCMP officer was assaulted in Dauphin Friday by two male suspects wanted in relation to a stolen vehicle.

At around 1:30 p.m., a member of the Dauphin RCMP detachment located the two males walking on 2nd Ave. N.E. and warned them that they were both under arrest.

Both of them — wanted for possession of a stolen vehicle and flight from a police investigation — began to resist and fight the officer.

Police say that the officer used pepper spray on the suspects and that one of them fled the area.

They also say that a passerby, who was hit by overspray as they were exiting a building, helped the officer get the second suspect into custody.

A 24-year-old man from Dauphin is in custody on the charges of assaulting a police officer and possession of a stolen vehicle.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect who fled the area.

He is described as being in his late teens, approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall with a slim build, scruffy black hair, a camouflage sweater and tan pants.

The RCMP are asking anyone who may have any information regarding this incident to contact the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050, call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online.

They can also text “TIPMAN” along with a message to CRIMES (274637).

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