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The 2022 Indigenous Top Model Competition’s Top 20 will feature a teen from right here in the Parkland.
16-year-old Shaylene Chartrand from Dauphin, and Treaty from Pine Creek First Nation, will be off to the Alexander First Nation in Alberta on May 21st to compete in the Top 20 competition which will see the top 3 chosen to walk the runway at New York City Fashion Week in September while wearing Tishynah Buffalo Designs.
Shaylene’s journey started when her mom suggested she send in some pictures to the application process and out of the more than 100 people from across Canada and the US that entered she reached the Top 40.
Once in the Top 40, she was able to send in a short video about herself and a model walk video to enter for the Top 20 which she was successful at reaching.
Now that she’s in the Top 20 she has received help from her Treaty of Pine Creek First Nation who raised money for her to make the trip to Alberta for the final in May in order to try and earn that spot in NYC Fashion Week.
Shaylene can earn extra bonus points towards her bid for a top 3 spot by being the model to sell the most tickets to the event ahead of time. The tickets are on sale and you can purchase them while listing Shaylene Chartrand as the model who referred you. All tickets purchased will count towards her bonus points even if you can’t attend the event.
You can purchase tickets for the event here.
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The Winnipegosis RCMP have announced that they have successfully identified the second male suspect involved in the robbery that happened at a business on Highway 20 in Camperville on February 25th.
36-year-old Lindsay Joseph Fredette is wanted by the Winnipegosis RCMP for Robbery with a firearm, Pointing a Firearm, Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose along with other criminal offences.
Fredette is also wanted by the Winnipeg Police Service. The first suspect, Kory Flamand, was arrested on March 11 and is in custody awaiting a court date.
If you have information on the whereabouts of Lindsay Fredette or information on the robbery, please call Winnipegosis RCMP at 204-656-7000, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online here.
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Dauphin's Countryfest unveiled their new sign along Highway 10 this afternoon. According to Duane McMaster, who's on the Countryfest board, it was about time for a new one.
A few years ago we had the sign taken down, the old one was rotten and starting to fall apart and we decided to change it up and get a new one.
The Countryfest Return to the Hill Celebration is at the Watson Art Centre tonight. There are limited tickets left and you can get them at Countryfest's website here.
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A farmer in Manitoba is urging fellow farmers across the province to be on the lookout after his farm near Rivers Manitoba, south of Minnedosa, had 40 thousand dollars worth of Canola stolen from it.
Les Wedderburn and his brother run the farm and while checking their bins noticed someone stole between 1,500 and 1,600 bushels of Canola from one of the bins.
The Rivers Police Service is investigating the theft and Wedderburn said he’s taking precautions to prevent this from happening again by installing cameras that he can watch the footage from his phone.
On top of the cameras, he’s also using a product called Crop Guard which is a confetti-like product that’s put in the grain with a serial number specifically registered to the farmer.
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The Manitoba Government has put out their March Flood Outlook and despite large amounts of snow this winter, lakes around the Parkland aren't expected to flood. Dauphin Lake is expected to have the highest rise above normal for this time of year, with around 2 extra feet expected after spring runoff.
Lake Manitoba is currently sitting 1.41 feet below normal for this time of year, but after spring runoff is expected to be right in the middle of its operating range. Lake Winnipegosis is less than a foot under its normal for this time of year and is expected to be sitting just below its normal level after the runoff.
These numbers are better than expected due to the slow start to this spring's melt, however, they could still change. The numbers the government put out are based on average precipitation, and an above-average amount of rain this spring could change the outlook.
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The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair returns to the Keystone Centre in Brandon next week. Provincial Exhibition's Manager of Operations and Sponsorship Lead, Rick Dillabough, says they have a great week full of events planned.
So much going on throughout the week with a lot of special entertainment, the heavy horse shows of course, the cattle at the north end, the hackneys, the Ag education area.
While they have been working hard to get everything ready for the event, they're not done yet.
There's a lot of moving parts, a lot of things that still need to come together over the next couple of days, but we're all excited about Monday and the start of the fair.
You can get your tickets and see the event schedule here.
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The Spring Market is back at the Kelwood School this year. Organizer Kalee Mund says the market will be full of locally made products, and you have four chances to make it out.
This Saturday March 26th, and then April 16th which is easter weekend, so there will be some farmers there with local meat. People will be able to pre-order ham, bacon, roasts, burgers, and then pick them up at the market. Then Mothers day weekend May 7th, and May 21st
The market will run 10 - 2 each day and Mund said there's so much to do in Kelwood if you're planning to make the trip out.
There's actually a lot that people can do out here after they go to the market from hiking if they want to go down 19, to walking around in the Kelwood Arboretum Garden.
You can find all the information you need about the Market on The Kelwood Barn's Facebook page.
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Tomorrow night, Dauphin's Countryfest's Return to the Hill tour hits Dauphin, with Doc Walker and Don Amero playing the Watson Art Centre at 7:30pm. Tickets for the Return to the Hill Concert are only $25 and are still available to purchase here.
Before the show, Countryfest will be unveiling a brand new sign out at the hill at 1pm.
This afternoon Dauphin's Countryfest was in Portage La Prairie for the announcement of their full festival lineup ahead of the first leg of the Return To The Hill Concert series tonight at the William Glesby Centre.
Today's artist announcement included the additions of more local Manitoba artists including Desiree Dorion from Dauphin, Kendra Kay from Elkhorn, Ryan Keown from Roblin and Jade Turner from Grand Rapids Manitoba.
One of the new big names to be announced today was Clayton Bellamy, from the Road Hammers, who will be bringing The Congregation to the festival for the first time after previously performing at the festival with the Road Hammers on 5 separate occasions.
This year's headliners for the festival are Paul Brandt, Johnny Reid, Dallas Smith, Dean Brody and Terri Clark with the festival running Friday July 1st to Sunday July 3rd.
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As the snow starts to melt, the question that is on Manitoba producers' minds is, will this help with soil moisture levels. Ernie Sirski says the melt has been near perfect so far.
With the tempuratures we've got, its been almost what you can call a perfect melt. It's been slow, and surprisingly very little water standing around, so I think the water is going into the groud which is a good thing for us.
While the slow melt is ideal, the true need is for consistent moisture throughout the summer.
We'll see what happens throughout the course of the summer, because snow really doesn't make a crop.
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A group that represents surgeons in Manitoba says the number of surgeries and tests delayed since the COVID-19 pandemic began has climbed significantly.
Doctors Manitoba estimates the surgical wait-list includes at least 54,820 cases -- an increase of nearly 2,500 from the group's previous report.
The group's president, Dr. Kristjan Thompson, says the backlog is likely affecting a significant part of the population.
He says the provincial government must add new capacity to the health-care system to deal with the problem.
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On February 24th, 2020, Joshua Britton from Roblin was charged with Manslaughter. Now, just over two years later, he has been sentenced to 9 years in Jail, less time served. He's also been given a Lifetime weapons prohibition and a mandatory DNA Order.
February 22nd, 2020, Roblin RCMP got a report of an unresponsive 35-year-old male, who later died from his injuries. The victim was identified as Daniel Paul from Roblin.
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