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Former RCMP Officer, Robert Dowd, has been convicted of sexually assaulting a nine year-old girl after a retrial of the case.
Dowd was first convicted of sexual assault and sexual interference in provincial court in Ashern, Man. in 2017. However in 2020, three years later, a panel of three judges at the Manitoba Court of Appeal suppressed his conviction and ordered a retrial.
Dowd was accused of inappropriately touching the child while he was off duty at a campground in Ashern, in Manitoba’s Interlake region.
On Tuesday, the Judge said that he did not find Dowd’s testimony at his new trial to be credible as there were significant gaps in his recollection of the events of the night in question.
A sentencing hearing will be held at a later date.
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58 warnings and 24 tickets were issued for health order violations in the province last week.
22 $1,296 tickets were given to individuals, one $298 ticket for not wearing a mask in an indoor public place, and one $5,000 to a business.
Officials advise that 13 of the 22 $1,296 tickets issued to individuals were in relation to gatherings in private residences or outdoors.
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Dauphin Supersite is offering youth vaccine walk-ins tomorrow.
50 Pfizer walk-in appointments for youth only, 12 - 17 years of age will be available Wednesday, July 7th starting at 11:30 a.m.
Moderna walk-in time starts also at 11:30 a.m and is going until allotted doses are used up.
There are still Moderna appointments available for July 7th.
People looking to get the vaccine must meet the eligibility criteria and minimum time between doses for the first or second dose to access walk-in service. Residents who have an appointment currently booked for July 6th are being asked attend their appointment as scheduled.
Anyone who has received a first dose of AstraZeneca is eligible to receive a second dose of Moderna or Pfizer, only if they meet provincial eligibility criteria for their second dose.
Dauphin Supersite is located at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall at 304 Whitmore Ave. Clinics run from 11 a.m to 6 p.m.
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Provincial parks will be free next week, from July 12th to the 18th.
Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard made the announcement today, saying that the government decided to allow free entry for a full week instead of the traditional Canada’s Park Day weekend, so visitors can take advantage of the parks and all they have to offer.
“All Manitobans should have the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and we are pleased to offer free park entry for a full week this summer.”
Vehicle permits will not be required at any provincial park, but overnight camping fees will continue to apply.
Park visitor centres and museums are currently closed under public health orders.
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The Rural Municipality of St. Laurent, in the Interlake region, has declared an agricultural state of disaster as record-breaking temperatures and a lack of rain continues to pose problems for Manitoba farms.
The municipality says it has received less than 40 percent of the normal amount of rain so far this year. As a result, crop yields are coming in at excessively low volumes and dugouts and wells are dry or are drying up.
They also say water supply and water quality are a growing concern. Some farmers have even been forced to sell livestock, noting desperate times.
Reeve of St. Laurent, Cheryl Smith says that on top of the temperatures, grasshoppers are also a problem.
"There's an infestation of grasshoppers that makes haying next to impossible. Farmers are actually trying to dig new dugouts, trying to find water for their livestock."
Cheryl hopes the farmers can get support from the federal and provincial governments.
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This year’s Manitoba Regional Arts Exhibitions began last Thursday and is going on until August 30th.
There will also be a virtual launch this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
This year’s Manitoba Regional Art Exhibitions features 311 artists from Central, Eastman, Interlake, Northern, Parkland, and Westman areas of the province, but, unlike previous years, will be hosted entirely online.
This year’s Parkland artists include Jan Jenkins, Krissie Hlady, and Tim Greig from Dauphin, Bonnie Kasper and Terry Maxwell from Grandview, Jordyn Pascal from Fork River, Audrey J. Lute from Gilbert Plains, Suzanne May and Derryl May from Swan River, and Dale Graumann from McCreary.
One of Bonnie Kasper’s pieces, "The Old Barn” won first place in the drawing category in the Parkland Region Juried Art Show.
“I am very pleased and honoured to have my pieces chosen to go on to the next level The Manitoba Rural and Northern Art Show.”
The Old Barn was chosen for 1st place in the medium of “Drawing and Printmaking
Jan Jenkins from River West Artworks, and volunteer with Dauphin Art Group says this was the group’s first time doing the Parkland Region Juried Art Show virtually.
Jan has a few pieces in the exhibition. Her painting “Wild Roses” was made with acrylic and ink.
“Wild Roses is based on natural wild plants and flowers and things in Riding Mountain National Park.”
Wild Roses is a mixed media (acrylic and ink) 5x7” artwork
Dale Graumann’s piece called “Lily” won 1st place in the 3D Fabric category in the Parkland Regional Juried Art Show last month.
“I’m not using a pattern or anything I’m just cutting little pieces and sticking them on and moving them around like a jigsaw puzzle until I get depth and shading and things like that.”
Lily won 1st place in the 3D-3 Fabric category in the Parkland Regional Juried Art Show last month
Tim Grieg has three paintings in the show, and they all had different inspirations.
“There’s one called My Blue Bannatyne which is a city scene and I’d never painted something like that before so I took it as a challenge. Another one is a collage of elements from some movie scenes, that I did three of, but I just put one in the show.”
This painting by Tim Grieg was commissioned by a woman from Assiniboia, SK to commemorate her father.
Terry Maxwell’s painting “Jack Fish Creek” won first place in the oils category in the Parkland Region Juried Art Show.
“It’s from an area just on the north end of Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park.”
Terry Maxwell, Jack Fish Creek, Oil 24 x 36"
More pieces of art can be viewed here.
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Dauphin RCMP are seeking public assistance after the theft of a trailer.
RCMP received a report of a stolen trailer on July 4 at approximately 1:45 pm. The theft happened sometime over a 48-hour period before it was reported.
If anyone has information, they can contact the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020.
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A 22-year-old man is dead after an off-road vehicle collision on Roy Hamilton Road on the Sapotaweyak First Nation.
On July 3 at around 12:30 a.m., Swan River RCMP responded to the collision. The 22-year-old had just dropped off a passenger and he continued down the road where the ATV is believed to have lost control and rolled.
He wasn't wearing a helmet and was pronounced deceased on the scene.
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The Manitoba 150 Host Committee, in collaboration with the Winnipeg Art Gallery, are travelling across the province in celebration of Qaumajug, the new Inuit art centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
The tour vehicle is named Nakatamaakewin, and was gifted by Language Keeper and Elder Verna Demontigny.
Delaney O’Hara, event assistant for Manitoba 150 says this exhibit is a part of their Manitoba 150 events.
“We had a bunch of different programs that were going on this year, or last year, it’s actually 151 years now but because of COVID everything was pushed back, so this is just one of the incentives that we’re doing this year.”
The exhibit is presented by Manitoba’s credit unions, and the travelling art exhibit is in Dauphin until 1 p.m. today at Fusion Credit Union, and will be in Ste. Rose from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Sunrise Credit Union
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The first block of 10th Avenue southwest is closed for a water main renewal.
Mike VanAlstyne, Director of Public Works says there could be disruptions for about a month on that street.
“The main itself should be done this week. However, there will probably be another three or four weeks of tying in all of the houses on the street to that line.”
Mike says there is local access only to avoid excess traffic, and that the street should be open in the evenings.
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Dauphin’s Supersite has 75 spots for Moderna Walk-ins today, and the same amount for both tomorrow and Wednesday.
Walk-in clients will be first come, first serve on each day.
First dose clients can come between 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, and both first and second dose clients can come from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Consent forms are required for first and second-dose appointments and can be found here.
Scheduled appointments can also be booked online, or by calling 1-844-626-8222.
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