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With the Thanksgiving weekend upon us, health officials have provided their guidance on the safest way to celebrate.

Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin is encouraging Manitobans to try and limit the number of contacts they have with people outside of their household.

“If you are eating together with others, try to keep that distance and avoid sharing condiments and utensils. But again, the recommendation is to limit gathering with people."

Other COVID-cautious Thanksgiving tips from the province include frequently cleaning high touch surfaces, washing hands regularly before and after eating, and to consider having one person serve the food to limit the sharing of utensils.

For more details on Thanksgiving guidance from the province, click here. 

But if cooking your own Thanksgiving meal isn’t in the cards this year, Irving’s catering in Dauphin is offering a Drive-Thru Supper on Sunday at the 8th Avenue Hall starting at 4 p.m.

It's $20 per plate, and is first-come, first-serve. Click here for more details.

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The City of Dauphin is advising of a temporary road closure tomorrow on 3rd Street NE between 1st Ave NE and Mountain Road.

The street will be closed Friday, October 9 to all traffic for repaving work.

The street is expected to reopen late in the evening.

Any questions can be directed to the City Shop at 204-622-3202.

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Dauphin RCMP are investigating after a shot was fired at a home on Merrell Avenue.

Police received a complaint of a broken window at the home on Tuesday, October 6.

An investigation determined the window had been shot out by a firearm on Sunday, October 4 — between 11:30 p.m. and midnight.

Nobody was injured, and Dauphin RCMP continue to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online here.

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Officials have reported 67 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, and have ruled out one of the province’s previous cases.

Manitoba’s total case count is 2,344. Of the cases, 863 are active and 1,454 are recovered.

One of today’s new cases is in Prairie Mountain Health. There are no active cases in the Dauphin, Riding Mountain, or Agassiz Mountain health districts.

When it comes to active cases in the Parkland: the Little Saskatchewan health district has one active case, Brandon has 5, and the Whitemud health district (northeast of Brandon) has 6.

There has been a possible COVID exposure at the Riding Mountain Village Canada Post Outlet in The No. 5 Store at 21 PTH 5 in Riding Mountain, on Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 and Oct. 5 and 6 from 1 to 1:30 p.m. 

Prairie Mountain Health has moved its drive-thru testing site in Brandon. The site that was once at the Brandon Town Centre is now located off Van Horne Avenue East in Brandon.

Regular hours of operation are Monday to Thursday from 8:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday to Sunday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

For more information about COVID-19 in the province, click here.

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Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) is warning customers of a fraudulent website offering to book road and knowledge tests.

The phony website disguised as MPI has been requesting personal information, and charging fees.

MPI is reminding customers that if they wish to book an appointment, they should do so by visiting the official website at mpi.mb.ca.

MPI only provides services through its Autopac agents, by visiting one of their service centres, or online at mpi.mb.ca, and appointments are only released to the public every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.

Anyone who has booked an appointment on the fraudulent website and paid money is advised to report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

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A man was taken to hospital on Wednesday after shots were fired in Portage la Prairie.

On October 7th at around 9:10 p.m., RCMP received reports of gunshots and an injured man on Saskatchewan Avenue in Portage.

Once on scene, officers found a 38-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Witnesses report seeing two men dressed in black fleeing the area, and police are asking for help identifying them.

Anyone with information is asked to call Portage RCMP at 204-857-4445 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or submit an anonymous tip online.

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We’re nearing the end of Fire Prevention Week, but there’s still time for kids to enter a fire safety contest to win 1 of 5 $200 LEGO store gift cards.

The contest is for children in Grades K to 4.

To enter to win, kids have to fill out the Fire Prevention Week Brochure, and email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., fax it to 204-726-6847, or send it by mail to the Office of the Fire Commissioner.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Serve Up Fire Safety In The Kitchen”. For some fire safety tips from Dauphin Fire Chief Cam Abrey, click here.

For more details on the contest, click here.

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The Manitoba throne speech on Wednesday outlined the Pallister government’s priorities for the next year.

The speech featured five commitments, focusing on health care, education and child care, jobs, taxes and the economy.

It was announced the provincial education tax on property will be done away with earlier than expected.

The throne speech also laid out plans for legislation to ban illegal blockades of critical transportation routes.

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RCMP have laid impaired driving charges after a collision in Rossburn.

On October 6th, at around 7:30 p.m., officers patrolling the area came across a collision between an SUV and a car on Highway 264 at the junction of Highway 45.

When officers tried to speak with the people involved in the crash, the driver of the SUV tried to flee the scene, but the vehicle was in park.

Officers then removed him from the vehicle and determined that he was impaired.

A 69-year-old man from Rossburn is facing charges of operation of a motor vehicle while impaired and failure/refusal to comply with demand.

The driver has been released and will appear in court in December.

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Public health officials have announced 3 more COVID-related deaths today and 32 new cases.

A woman from Winnipeg in her 90`s, a man from Winnipeg in his 70`s, and a man from the Interlake region in his 60`s are the provinces 25th, 26th, and 27th death.

Manitoba now has 2,278 cases. Two of today`s cases are in Prairie Mountain Health.

There are 25 people in hospital due to the virus with 6 in intensive care. There are 803 active cases.

Beginning today, the requirement for non-medical masks in all Manitoba health facilities will extend to doctors’ offices.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, health officials are encouraging all Manitobans to follow provincial guidelines and limit close contacts while celebrating.

For more information about COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

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The Food For Thought Program is back in schools this year, and organizers are putting the call out for volunteers.

Students enrolled in the program are provided lunches every Tuesday and Thursday, free of charge, but the program will look a bit different this year due to COVID-19 health guidelines.

Meals will now be delivered to most classrooms to limit unnecessary contact, and disposable dishes will be used. For students that pick up their meal at the Friendship Centre, guidelines will be in place to ensure the school's cohort systems are maintained.

Gail Welburn oversees the Food For Thought Program and says they'll need all the volunteer help they can get.

“Because of the way we have to deliver the program this year, we are going to need more volunteers than ever, and that being more volunteers to serve at the schools.”

 She adds that all volunteers will need their WHIMIS training, which will be offered at the Friendship Centre by the school division.

“We need volunteers to be trained with the WHIMIS training because we’ll be expected to sanitize the equipment that we use to serve our meals on.”

Volunteers will be limited to their assigned school to reduce the number of close contacts.

The Food For Thought Program will be holding a pizza fundraiser on Friday, October 30th, with all money going towards the costs of the program.

If you’d like to become a volunteer or sign up for the program, call the Dauphin Friendship Centre at (204)-638-5707.

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