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This year's edition of the Dauphin Friendship Centre's Coldest Night of the Year Walk has officially wrapped up.

The Dauphin Friendship Centre announced that the final result of this year's fundraiser was $13,541.

The DFC's Food For Thought Coordinator Jarri Thompson spoke about the end result of this year's event.

We're really happy with the end result considering we started so late in the season for Coldest Night of the Year. 70% of the proceeds will come directly to us to go into our Food For Thought Program which is huge because it kinda equals the same amount as two single fundraisers that we would normally do in the sumer.

Jarri also spoke about what this year's fundraising meant to the DFC.

Just a huge thank you to everyone that got involved. Our sponsors, our walkers and anybody who donated to the walkers . It means a lot to us that they think of us and the program when donating money into the community.

She said that the planning has already begun for next year's event in order to make it even bigger and better than this year. 

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The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says they reached a deal on March 17 to ratify a new five-year collective agreement which will see Manitoba Safeway Workers become the highest-paid unionized retail workers in the province.

The deal will cover the more than 1,700 workers at all the Safeway locations across Manitoba.

According to Union President, Jeff Traeger contract talks really got moving once 98 percent of workers voted in favour of a strike mandate back in February.

The new deal will include predictable wage increases over the next five years, improved health and pension benefits and will also address concerns over the scheduling of cashiers.

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The provincial minimum wage in Manitoba is set to increase by 40 cents effective October 1.

The province announced the increase on Friday which will see the minimum wage increase from $11.95 to $12.35 an hour this fall.

The announcement comes after New Brunswick announced that they increased their minimum wage from $11.75/hr to $12.75/hr on April 1 and already have set up a plan to increase it another dollar later this year to $13.75/hr which means Manitoba will be $1.40 behind New Brunswick after the increase this fall.

Even with the increase in the minimum wage coming later this year Manitoba's minimum wage will still be the second-lowest minimum wage in Canada sitting only above Saskatchewan which sits at $11.81/hr.

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The Ukrainian Patriot has been on the ground in Ukraine since the war began in February and the organizer Lana Nyland continues to take donations to directly help the residents of Ukraine still in the country fighting the war along with those who can’t or won’t leave their homes.

There have been funds raised for the Ukrainian Patriot from all across the world including right here in Dauphin and the Parkland.

Local organizer Talya Oleski said that as of April 1 the local group helping raise money to send to Lana in Ukraine has raised a total of $4,175 since they began the campaign in February.

The funds raised for the Ukrainian Patriot will be used for three separate areas in Ukraine and Lana explained what they are.

At the moment our three main focuses are protective gear and technical items which is anything from helmets to vests to plate carriers and radios, the second is medicines and medical equipment. Number three is that any of the leftover funds will be set aside for special causes like feeding the children and the elderly who can’t or won’t leave for whatever reason.

The incredible support from people around the world hasn’t gone unnoticed and Lana spoke about the support.

 It’s this sort of solidarity from people around the world and most certainly from those of you in the Dauphin area that you are Ukraine’s secret weapon and we are so grateful. Thank you so much for your support. We wouldn’t be able to be here still fighting without you.

If you would like to help support Lana and the people of Ukraine through the Ukrainian Patriot you can find them on Facebook here, on their website here or by e-mailing her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The Virden RCMP announced today that after an investigation and a search of a home in Virden they successfully seized five long guns along with ammunition with one of the guns being loaded at the time of the seizure.

Following the investigation and the search, 33-year-old Justin Boyd was arrested and charged with multiple firearms offences.

While being arrested police found meth in his possession and he was subsequently also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance as well.

Boyd was released from custody as the investigation continues and he awaits a court date.

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Parks Canada released information today regarding the spring road weight restrictions on Highway 10 and 19 in the area of Riding Mountain National Park.

The restrictions are put into place to minimize the damage on the highways from the spring thaw cycle.

The weight restrictions will be as follows:

  • The closure of Highway 10 will remain in effect for heavy truck traffic (three axles or more) within the boundaries of Riding Mountain National Park with advanced signage posted in order to allow the use of alternate routes. However, some vehicles with three axles or more will continue to be allowed access to the townsite, the Parks Canada Maintenance Compound, and the Clear Lake Golf Course from the south entrance of the park only for delivery purposes.

  • Highway 19 will see weight restrictions of 6006 lbs or 2730 kg gross vehicle weight that will be enforced within the boundaries of Riding Mountain National Park. They say an example of the largest vehicle allowed would be an empty three-quarter-ton truck or a loaded half-ton truck and that this limit will remain in effect until road and weather conditions allow the restrictions to be lifted which could be as late as June 30, 2022.

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The Mountain View Teachers Association made a donation of $1,500 to the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund this morning.

Chance Henderson, the President of MVTA, spoke about why they chose the Family Fund.

There's a clear need for support for humanitarian response, and when this Fund was established, it presented an opportunity to take in, and support, Ukrainian families, seeking refuge in the Parkland, from the conflict.

The Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund has been taking donations for just over three weeks, and has already raised $80,000, according to Jim Perchaluk, President of the Ukrainian Folk Arts Centre, and a trustee for the Fund.

In just a few weeks, we not have only set up the fund to collect donations but, with the help of many excellent volunteers, we have established a Family Selection Committee, and a Family Support Team.

The Fund organizers have reached out to the Federal and Provincial governments, as well as the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, to inform them of the Fund.

They have requested the names and contact information of families in war-stricken regions in Ukraine, who are willing to move and settle permanently in the Parkland.

There is another cheque presentation scheduled for Wednesday, April 6th, at the Dauphin Active Living Centre, which is planning to make a donation of $5,000 to the Fund.

You can get more information about the Fund, by calling Larry at 204-648-5904, or Karen at 204-648-3567.

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Pope Francis says he is ashamed and indignant at the "deplorable'' abuses suffered by Indigenous Peoples at the hands of Catholic educators in Canada's residential schools.

Speaking in Italian, at a final meeting with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis delegates at the Vatican, Francis apologized for the Roman Catholic Church's role in the institutions, and said he would come to Canada.

A date has not been set for the trip, but delegates said it could be as soon as this summer.

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Farm Credit Canada put out their farmland values report for Manitoba, earlier this month, and the province saw an average increase of 9.9%. The area that saw the biggest jump was the Parkland at 17.6%.

FCC's appraiser for Manitoba, Peter Alder, said that you often have to look at the bigger picture and not just the percentage increase.

In the Parkland area there was a bit of a catch up factor. The land values were lower than other areas of the province where we already see $5000 an acre.

Westman saw the next biggest increase at 12.2%, while the Interlake was third at 9.4%. You can see FCC's full 2021 Farmland Values Report here.

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Coming up next weekend on Friday April 8th and Saturday April 9th the McCreary Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival returns for another year with events happening across the McCreary area.

The events are sure to be fun for the entire family with a drive-in movie on Friday night with Sing 2 as the feature film as well as events throughout the day on Saturday including a tourtiere dinner at the McCreary Community Centre.

Visitors will be able to tour Bob’s Sugar Bush, check out the farmers market and enjoy horse and wagon rides throughout the day Saturday after enjoying a pancake breakfast at the McCreary Drop-In Centre in the morning.

For a full schedule of the events happening at the festival head to our community calendar event page here.

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The Manitoba Government has announced they're giving the Manitoba 4-H Council $900,000 in funding over the next three years. Executive Director Shannon Carvey talked about where the funding will go.

Our funding that we receive from the province goes towards our general funding for our 4-H members. We do send a portion of those funds to the grassroots level of our program, so our area councils recieve some funding and they use that to put on events in their area that service the clubs.

4-H is an international youth and volunteer organization that was founded right here in Manitoba in 1913. 4-H provides kids with the resources and activities to learn about a topic of their choice while building self-confidence, communication, and leadership skills. You can find out more about 4-H and its programs here.

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