One New Case, 9 Active In Manitoba

One new COVID-19 case has been announced today. That brings the total number of cases in Manitoba to 298.

No one is in the hospital, and the number of deaths remains at 7.

Right now we have 9 active cases, and 282 people have recovered.

The number of cases identified in the Prairie Mountain Health Region over the course of the pandemic is 26.

For more information, visit Manitoba.ca/covid19.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 3, 2020 - 1:35 pm

Manitoba hospitals and health centres will be restoring visitor access and easing restrictions.

Visitors will be limited to one at a time, with exception to: a second visitor under the age of 14 accompanied by an adult, a patient in labour and delivery, pediatrics, and end-of-life care.

CancerCare patients who require assistance to access ongoing treatment may be allowed a support person on a case-by-case basis.

Most patients will be eligible for a single designated support person who can visit daily.

Visits to COVID-19 suspects or prospective patients are restricted.

For more information on restrictions and exceptions can be found here.

Health Minister Cameron Friesen made the announcement today, saying “connecting with family members, loved ones, and support systems are an important part of the healing process for someone in the hospital.”

Facilities can begin relaxing restrictions as early as June 5, with all sites expected to welcome designated visitors by the week of June 8.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 3, 2020 - 1:23 pm

With more retail stores opening up in the Parkland, Dauphin’s Almost New Store is taking steps to ensure a safe reopening.

Going forward, donations to the store are being accepted by appointment only. Manager of the Almost New Store Janie Galloway says staff cannot accept any donations that are dropped off at the store.

“We can’t take anything. There’s going to be a lot of stipulations about when we can accept donations, please don’t drop things off until further notice.”

The store focuses on providing training for their employees and is familiarizing them with new safety protocols.

Janie says there may be a limit on how many shoppers can enter the store at a time, as well as how long customers have to shop.

“Once everything is ready to go and our participants are back at work, it’ll be opening with time because it’s a very busy store and people love to come in and shop. There’ll be set times, maybe 10 minutes per shopper, and maybe 4 to 5 people in the store at a time, whatever we are allowed.”

She adds that the store has been missed by the Parkland, and she is looking forward to when they can open up - hopefully sometime this month.

Information on when the store will open will be posted on the ‘Almost New Store’ Facebook page.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 3, 2020 - 11:41 am

MPI is reopening its service centres in Dauphin and Swan River this upcoming Monday, June 8^th.

MPI notes that the Swan River location will be taking pre-scheduled appointments only, customers can book now for appointments beginning June 8^th.

The two locations had been transitioned into COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites.

PMH has now moved out of the MPI buildings, allowing MPI services to resume.

MPI is asking Swan River and Dauphin area residents to not visit their facilities seeking COVID testing, instead suggesting they go to the new locations.

In a press release, MPI President and CEO Ben Graham says,

“MPI is slowly returning to regular business operations. The Corporation was pleased to assist in helping flatten the COVID-19 curve. We thank our customers for their understanding during these closures. But such efforts are for the greater good.”

Details: Contributed by Isaac Wihak; Published: Jun 3, 2020 - 11:14 am

UPDATE: Work has completed and the area has reopened.

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A section of Main Street in Dauphin will be closed for a few hours as crews complete some road work.

A short stretch on the north side of Main Steet between 2nd Ave. and 3rd Ave. is closed off with barriers.

A staff member with the City Shop explains crews are patching a trench, and should be finished within a few hours.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Jun 3, 2020 - 9:48 am

Brandon University is moving to a mostly online approach in the upcoming fall term.

In-person instruction will be limited to where necessary, allowing special classes, labs, or practicums.

The university campus remains open for faculty and staff, as well as for students who have arrangements to access needed campus facilities.

Detailed plans for the Fall Term will continue to be developed through June and will be shared in early July.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 2, 2020 - 5:06 pm

A pair of traffic stops by the RCMP in Dauphin on Saturday, May 30th has left four people facing drug charges.

Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on May 30th, officers conducted a traffic stop on 11th Avenue SW. A search of the vehicle recovered 3 grams of cocaine, some cannabis shatter, and a large amount of cash.

Police arrested a 29-year-old man from Dauphin, as well as a 32-year-old woman from the RM of Lakeshore. They face charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of Proceeds of Crime.

Later that evening around 10:50 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle on 7th Avenue SE. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of 19 grams of methamphetamine, Canadian currency, bear spray and various drug paraphernalia.

A 38-year-old man and 39-year-old woman — both from the Long Plain First Nation — are facing charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking.

Police continue to investigate.

Seizure 1

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Jun 2, 2020 - 4:44 pm

Prairie Mountain Health testing sites will be moving to new locations.

Beginning tomorrow, Dauphin’s COVID-19 testing site will be moving to the Dauphin Community Health Services parking lot at 625 3rd St. SW.

The site will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday.

The Swan Valley testing site will relocate to the Swan Valley Primary Care Centre parking lot at 1000 Main Street.

The Swan River site will operate from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Brandon’s testing site remains at the Brandon Town Centre. The site will be open from 8:45 to 3:15 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

Testing has been expanded to any symptomatic Manitoban, and no referral is required.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 2, 2020 - 4:34 pm

UPDATE

3:31 p.m. - The severe thunderstorm warning has ended for the following areas:

R.M. of Dauphin incl. Sifton and Valley River
Mossey River Mun. incl. Winnipegosis and Fork River
R.M. of Lakeshore incl. Rorketon and Toutes Aides

CKDM has received reports of pea- to dime-sized hail in places between Fork River and Sifton.

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2:54 p.m. - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the following area:

R.M. of Dauphin incl. Sifton and Valley River
Mossey River Mun. incl. Winnipegosis and Fork River
R.M. of Lakeshore incl. Rorketon and Toutes Aides

The public is advised to look monitor weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions.

More information will be shared when it becomes available.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Jun 2, 2020 - 3:06 pm

With the province allowing more businesses to reopen as part of Phase Two, it’s become somewhat challenging to navigate which businesses in the Parkland are actually opening their doors to customers.

Luckily, the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce has organized a Facebook group to help spread some of that information.

Chamber Executive Director Stephen Chychota says the “Parkland Area Business Updates” is a useful online tool for businesses and customers.

“It’s a great one-stop-shop for residents to come together and find out what business are doing, and what they have going on with sales or different hours of operation.”

The Facebook page also has an option to filter the information based on location.

The Dauphin Chamber is continuing to support the businesses community in the Parkland, sharing the latest information from the provincial and federal levels of government.

“As for now, it’s making sure our business community is well informed and supporting them as best we can. This has been quite an unprecedented time that they’ve had to go through.”