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A 14-year-old has been remanded into custody after a man was shot and killed on the O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation.
Around 1 am on October 21st, Officers received reports of gunshots from this community and attended to a residence where they found a 35-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound.
Despite life-saving measures from residents and officers, the victims succumbed to their wounds before EMS arrived.
A few hours later, a 14-year-old male youth from the community, approached officers on the scene and turned himself in to police in relation to this homicide.
The 14-year-old later was charged with 2nd-degree murder and was taken into custody.
Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services and RCMP Forensic Identification Services, continue to investigate.
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October 30th is the date set for Prairie Mountain Health's virtual AGM.
PMH staff, community represdentatives, organizational members, and area residents are invited to join and participate in the meeting, either online or by phone.
A review of the 2023-24 operational year will take place, with a focus on services, strategies, priorities, and planning.
PMH CEO Treena Slate says the AGM also provides another opportunity to acknowledge and recognize the tremendous efforts of health care staff, physicians and volunteers who continue to assist individuals and families who need care and support within the region.
The meeting is set to begin at 12 noon on the 30th and should last about an hour.
Details on how you can join the virtual meeting can be found under the News and Events section of prairiemountainhealth.ca.
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On Monday, October 21, the atmosphere in Brandon was filled with joy as the Wheat City set a weather record that had stood for 127 years.
The daily high of 22.8 degrees Celsius was set in 1897. On Monday, the daytime high reached 24.9 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Brandon has since plummeted as Tuesday's high is expected to be eight degrees Celsius while temperatures in the mid-teens are expected for the remainder of the week.
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The Dauphin Rotary club will be one of the benefactors of the Tim Horton's Fall Smile Cookie campaign.
Set for November 18th to 24th, 50 per cent of all Smile Cookie Sales at the Dauphin Tim Horton's Restaurant are going to the local Rotary club, with the remaining proceeds going to Tim Horton's camp Foundation.
Dauphin Rotary club President Darren Eddie explains how their club will be involved.
"With our members, we put out to anyone that can come out and volunteer and make the smiles on the cookies. I have done it in the past with the local Community Foundation. It is a great event to come out and see the community members come through. And we invite community businesses to make pre-orders and sponsor a day."
Eddie explains how he would like to see their proceeds used.
"I have proposed to our community group with my involvement with the Community Foundation, that we start a Centennial Fund for Rotary. So money raised would go into perpetuity to sponsor other events going forward."
The cookies will be $1.50 each and Eddie says order forms will come out within the next few weeks.
This past spring, Dauphin was number one in the entire country for Smile Cookie sales.
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Fall clean up is nearing completion in the city, as they announced on Monday tha they had completed the Day 2 area of the city and were now moiving into the Day one waste collection area.
The city says they will start in the west end of Day one collection area and continue until that part of the city is complete.
Residents are reminded to put neat piles of yard and garden waste like leaves, branches, shrubs on their back lanes or as near to the boulevard as they can.
You are also reminded that no plastics or non-yard waste will be collected.
The city adds that compost material can be dropped off at the City Waste Disposal Site, located northwest of Dauphin, free of charge, anytime.
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The City of Dauphin is set to receive additional funding for High-resolution CCTV cameras from the provincial government.
Justice Minister Matt Wiebe announced this today, noting that funding for this project will be coming from the criminal property forfeiture fund.
Approximately $24,000 from the fund will support the installation of 15 new high-resolution cameras at additional city-owned or city-affiliated facilities in Dauphin
This builds on a previous initiative to upgrade seven existing cameras to high-resolution and add 10 high-resolution cameras on city-owned property.
Mayor David Boziak stated "This investment not only helps deter crime but also promotes a greater sense of security for our residents. We are proud to partner with the Manitoba government to make Dauphin a safer place for everyone.”
Since its inception in 2009, the Criminal Property Forfeiture Branch has disbursed more than $30 million that has been seized through criminal investigations.
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Our first Rotary Radio Week feature this morning profiled the Rotary Fall Book Fair, which this year is set for November 7th to 9th at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall.
Book donations can be dropped off at the hall beginning this Friday, with proceeds going towards youth-related programs through Rotary.
Local Rotarian Jean-Louis Guillas says the book fairs draw in shoppers from all over the place.
"We have regular shoppers that come in from McCreary, Laurier, and Ste Rose to the east, all the way down to Brandon. People come because if you are a book shopper, and some books are out of print, used sales are the only places that you can find them. And you can not argue with our prices, most of our books are two dollars or less."
The book fair goes from 9 am to 7 pm on November 7th and 8th, and from 9-4 on the 9th.
This year, the Crocus Quilters group will also be on site all three days to show off their work.
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Two men and a female are facing a slew of charges after a traffic stop in Dauphin late last week.
On Friday at about 4:00 p.m., officers from the Dauphin Detachment pulled over a vehicle on Main Street. The driver, a 34-year-old man from Ebb and Flow First Nation was in conversation with the officer. During this, drug paraphernalia was seen in the vehicle. As a result, he and his two passengers, a 46-year-old man and a 39-year-old female, both of Ebb and Flow First Nation, were placed under arrest and put into RCMP cruisers.
28 games of cocaine were located and seized along with cash, bear spray, a machete and other drug-related paraphernalia.
The trio from Ebb and Flow were released and will be in court on November 28. They face charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose.
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The Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation kicks off their indoor garage sale tomorrow afternoon.
The garage sale will take place inside their community centre on 3rd Avenue Northwest from 1-3 pm from Tuesday to Friday, and then from 9-1 on Saturday.
Executive Director Amanda Novak says they are thrilled with both the quality and quantity of items that were donated to them.
"We have had people that have cleaned out garages and homes, just doing some fall cleaning, and brought by their things, and we have everything here that a person can dream of. I can not believe the huge response that we got from generous donors."
Proceeds from the garage sale have been earmarked for the Dauphin Food Bank.
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UPDATE: October 21 @ 12:25 p.m.
With her family by her side, Cynthia Nepinak passed away at 1:20 a.m. on Monday.
Chief Derek Nepinak shared this in a Facebook post.
"Principal Nepinak loved all the kids in the community and welcomed every child with open arms and a hug. She took personal responsibility for the safety and success of every child who walked into Minegoziibe Anishinabe School," said Chief Nepinak. "Principal Nepinak lived her life with purpose and impacted many children and parents right to her last day."
Counselling is now available at the Bluesky Family Resource Centre for anyone who needs it.
The school will remain closed for the remainder of the week.
In a Facebook post, Derek Nepinak announced that Minegoziibe Anishinabe School will be closed this upcoming week, October 21-25.
The closure is due to a very sad situation regarding the health of the school principal, Mrs. Cynthia Nepinak.
Updates are expected to be provided in the coming days.
Council will also be arranging for grief counsellors that will be visiting the community in the coming days.
Children are asked to remain at home with their families.
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