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Tuesday is not only the final night of 2024, but it is also the final night for this year's edition of the Dauphin RIDE program.
RIDE - or Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere - will be operating tonight to get New Year's partyers home safely along with their vehicle.
RIDE volunteers will be operating between 9 pm and 3 am.
To book a ride home for yourself and your vehicle you can call 204-638-5707.
You are asked to call them though before 1 am if you need a lift.
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Don't be surprised if gas stations across the province are a little busy on Tuesday.
It is the final day of Manitoba's Fuel Tax holiday, as the tax is set to be returned to the price of fuel as of tomorrow.
It will come back though at a slightly lower rate than when it left 12 months ago.
Last week Premier Wab Kinews confirmed a permanent 10 per cent decrease in the fuel tax, dropping it from 14 cents a litre to around 12.5 cents.
Still, tht is a sharp uptick in price, and one that Manitobans will likely try to avoid for at least a few days by fueling up today.
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A man charged, following the discovery of a body outside of the Ebb & Flow Arena on December 15th, has made an initial court appearance.
Cyril St. Paul, 53, has been charged with Manslaughter in relation to the death.
He remains in custody with his matters held over until February 12th.
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It is rapidly becoming a popular new recreation facility, and now the city wants a logo for Maamawi Park.
Residents are being encouraged to design a logo for the facility, with the winning entry earning a $500 cash prize for its creator.
Full details of the contest, including a QR Code that you can scan to enter, can be found online at www.dauphinrec.com.
January 30th is the deadline to submit an entry.
Maamawi Park is located on the former Brewers ball diamond on the DRS grounds and includes a toboggan park.
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An Ethelbert man charged following a June house fire in that community will return to court in the new year.
54-year-old Marc Dorais faces several charges, including Arson with Disregard to Human Life.
Dorais remains in custody until his next appearance on January 6th in Winnipeg.
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Several city facilities will be closing early on Tuesday for New Year's Eve.
City Hall, the City Shop, and the Waste Disposal Site will all be closing at noon, and will re-open on Thursday.
The Kin Aquatc Centre at the Parkland Rec Complex will close after public swimming at 3:30 on Tuesday, while Credit Union Place will close at 5.
Both of those facilities will also be closed on New Year's Day and will re-open on January 2nd.
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Despite another forecasted financial loss at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro, Premier Wab Kinew says a rate freeze on electricity in 2025 is still achievable.
That has raised concerns with the Consumers Coalition, a group made up of three non-profits, including the Manitoba branch of the Consumers Association of Canada.
The group says a freeze now may lead to higher rate increases in future years.
Kinew's NDP government promised a one-year freeze in the last election campaign as a way to help people with the rising cost of living.
Manitoba Hydro posted a net loss of $157 million in the last fiscal year and is set to end up in the red again after initially predicting a surplus this year.
Kinew said he believes the one-year rate freeze is the right way to go, but the final decision will be made by the Public Utilities Board.
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The Roblin and District Health Care Auxillary celebrated 75 years of providing support and enhancing services at Roblin's Hospital and personal care home.
The Auxillary has had a long history of giving back to the community, ranging from purchasing bed liners and blankets and collecting vegetables and home-canned foods in early years to current-day activities like raising money for equipment purchases and furnishings.
Members of the Auxillary recently marked the special anniversary, and Prairie Mountain Health thanks them for their hard work, dedication and commitment to the community over the years.
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During the recent Association of Manitoba Municipalities' Fall Convention, Premier Wab Kinew unveiled a new fund aimed at providing extra support to programs and services offered by municipalities in the province.
A total of $62 million is being made available over the next five years to Municipalities through the new One Manitoba Growth Revenue Fund.
Money will be dispersed to municipalities on a per capita basis, with Dauphin's share of that expected to be in the neighbourhood of $75,000 a year over the next five years.
City officials say no decisions have been made yet as to what that money will be used for.
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Dauphin residents will be paying a little more for water services in 2025.
The Public Utilities Board has approved a rate increase that goes into effect as of next Wednesday.
The minimum quarterly charge for standard household connections will go to $89.59 from its current level of $82.63
That minimum will rise to $92.96 on July 1, and to $95.39 on January 1, 2026.
Additionally, water and sewer use over the minimum will be billed at $3.44 per cubic metre as of January 1st.
Those rates will also increase to $3.59 and $3.67 per cubic metre on July 1 and January 1, 2026, respectively.
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Dauphin came oh-so-close on Wednesday to breaking a 105-year-old weather record.
Yesterday's abnormally warm Christmas saw the temperature max out at 6.2 degrees.
The warmest December 25th on record in Dauphin was back in 1919 when we hit 7 degrees.
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