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Today the province is providing details about the funding available to Manitoba school divisions to help ensure a safe learning environment during the COVID pandemic.
Provincial funding is offering $52 million to school divisions, plus $48 million in savings from the shortened term last school year.
Manitoba’s Education Minister says of the $52 million, $12 million is estimated for masks and PPE, $32 million for school divisions and independent schools to access up to a per-pupil maximum, and $8 million to address urgent health and serious safety measures over and above the school division allocation.
The funding will also be used to support enhanced cleaning and sanitization, including more custodial staffing, increased bus transportation capacity, and ensuring substitute teachers and educational staff are available.
There is also $85.4 million in federal funds to help support learning in Manitoba.
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This past week was another example of the Dauphin and Parkland community coming together for a worthy cause.
Henderson School is in a great position to make some much-needed upgrades to their playground, thanks to both Tim Hortons’ week-long Smile Cookie initiative, and Co-Op Fuel Good Day on Tuesday, September 15.
Principal Ronda Casavant tells CKDM the school is very grateful for Co-Op and Tim Hortons choosing Henderson to receive the benefits of their initiatives.
“We’re thankful at Henderson School that our community has jumped on board in supporting this initiative to upgrade our playground,” said Casavant, adding that the support is “certainly going to make a lot of students happy, and bring a fresh new set of swings to our playground.”
The school principal says it all started when she was approached last year by Henderson kindergarten teacher Stacey Penner about getting onboard with these two fundraisers.
Stacey Penner is no stranger to getting involved with fundraising initiatives in the community — with experience improving playgrounds from her time working on the Whitmore School Playground Fund.
“When I moved over to Henderson a year ago, I saw a nice playground — but I really thought there were some elements missing. I know those swings are ancient and rusted and thought that ‘I have this experience under my belt, so I might as well run with it for the Henderson playground’.”
The 12th year MVSD teacher sent in applications and letters of requests at the beginning of 2020, which are now coming to fruition. She says it was a total fluke that both Co-Op and Tim Hortons’ fundraising initiatives in support of the playground upgrades happened in the same week.
“I was stunned with what an incredible community the Parkland region and Dauphin is when the chips are down and something important is needed,” said Penner.
Other funds raised for the playground include Dauphin Vet Clinic’s $2,000 donation; Wal-Mart’s small community grants $1,000 contribution to the project — and the Dauphin & District Community Foundation putting forward $5,500 to the Henderson playground upgrades.
Fundraising Results
As for Tim Hortons, Penner tells CKDM that $12,174 has been raised for the playground as a result of the Smile Cookie campaign.
Co-Op Fuel Good Day saw $0.10 from every litre go towards playground upgrades. A total of 52,512 litres sold on Fuel Good Day contributes a total of $5,251.24 to Henderson School.
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Public health officials announced 29 new cases of COVID-19 today, but also said a previously announced case was removed.
This means there was a net increase of 28 cases to the provincial total, which is now 1,586.
23 of the cases are in Winnipeg, 3 in Prairie Mountain Health, 2 in the Interlake-Eastern health region, and 1 in the Southern health region.
None of the new cases are in Dauphin, all 7 previously reported cases have recovered.
There are 354 active cases in the province and 1,216 people have recovered.
11 people are in hospital with 3 in intensive care. The number of deaths is still 16.
There's numerous exposure risks to the virus in Winnipeg, for more details go to www.manitoba.ca/COVID19.
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Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Manitoba today.
This brings Manitoba’s total number of cases to 1,558 — with 331 active cases and 1,211 people listed as recovered.
There have been a total of 16 deaths due to COVID-19 in the province.
Three of Saturday’s cases are from the Prairie Mountain Health region, 2 are in the Southern Health region, and 13 are in Winnipeg.
None of the newly announced cases are in Dauphin.
There are 10 Manitobans in hospital due to the virus, with three in intensive care
Health officials say there has been a concerning increase in the number of cases in Winnipeg, and are stressing the fundamentals can reduce the transmission of COVID-19 — pointing to the recent success in the Prairie Mountain Health region.
People must stay home if sick, wash/sanitize their hands, cover their cough and physically distance when they are with people outside their household. If you cannot physically distance, wear a mask. Be sure to avoid closed-in or crowded spaces, and close contact with those outside your household.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, visit here.
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Two people have been arrested after police seized cocaine and a large sum of cash from a home on the Peguis First Nation.
On Friday, September 18, officers from the Fisher Branch RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on the Peguis First Nation in relation to a drug trafficking investigation.
Officers located a large sum of cash, 90 grams of cocaine, and other drug paraphernalia.
A 57-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, both from the Peguis First Nation, were arrested and later released with a December 15 court date in Peguis.
The investigation continues.
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A person has died after their SUV was struck by a train about 42 kilometres west of Portage la Prairie.
On September 18th at around 8:50 p.m., Portage RCMP responded to an SUV that was struck by a train.
Investigators determined that the SUV was travelling southbound on Highway 34 when it drove through the crossing arm, and hit the eastbound train.
The driver has not yet been identified and was pronounced dead on scene.
The investigation continues.
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Manitoba’s premier is self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms following a meeting with Quebec premier François Legault, who is self-isolating after being in contact with a confirmed case.
Brian Pallister was in Ottawa on Friday alongside several other conservative premiers, where he came into contact with the Quebec premier during a "working lunch".
Legault is self-isolating after having contact with federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, who received a positive COVID-19 test result on Friday.
A spokesperson for Pallister’s office says all public health guidelines were followed at the premiers’ meeting, and that several members of his team are also self-monitoring for symptoms.
The Manitoba premier was in the nation’s capital calling for the federal government to put forward $28 billion to help provinces manage rising healthcare costs.
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Manitoba has gained 40 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the provincial total up to 1,540.
Four of the cases are in Prairie Mountain Health; none are in Dauphin’s Health District. Twenty-nine of today’s cases are in Winnipeg.
Manitoba has 325 active cases and 1,199 people have recovered from the virus. The number of deaths remains at 16.
Health officials have moved Prairie Mountain Health back to the yellow caution level, and have scrapped the targetted restrictions that limited gatherings at 10 and required masks at indoor public places. Masks are still mandatory at all health care facilities in Prairie Mountain Health.
With the weekend ahead of us, officials advise everyone to follow the fundamental COVID-19 guidelines.
For more information, click here.
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Cannabis cafés and on side consumption of edible cannabis products.
That's what the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba (LGCA) is gauging interest in, launching public consultations to see if there’s a demand for a new type of cannabis licence.
The licence would allow on-site service and consumption of edible or ingestible cannabis products. For example, cafes would be allowed to serve cannabis edibles and spas would be allowed to apply topical cannabis products as part of services.
Executive Director and CEO of the LGCA Kristianne Dechant says in a press release,
“We are seeking the input of Manitobans to better understand their level of comfort with edible and ingestible cannabis products, licensed consumption spaces, and whether there is a desire for these types of businesses or services.”
Dechant added that the province’s cannabis regulations will continue to evolve and changes need to reflect Manitobans’ expectations for the product.
The LGCA is working with Leger, a market research and analytics firm, to survey a sample of Manitobans about authorizing licensed cannabis consumption spaces and/or social occasion permit events where the consumption of edible or ingestible cannabis is allowed (smoking/vaping cannabis prohibited). If you’d like to participate in the consultation or see the questions, click here.
The consultation is open for the rest of the month.
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Portage Collegiate Institute was put on lockdown this week on Wednesday after RCMP in the city received a phone call from an unknown person making serious threats against the school.
An officer that was already in the school for an unrelated reason was told about the threats and asked the school to be placed on lockdown.
To ensure the safety of staff and students, numerous officers and a certified explosives detection dog were immediately sent to the school.
Officers and Police Dog Services completed a search of the area without any suspicious people or items being found.
The lockdown was lifted after the search.
Two people were detained and questioned during the investigation but were released because they weren’t involved.
The RCMP is focusing on identifying the caller as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information is asked to call 204-857-4445.
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The Bowsman man accused crashing the gate at Rideau Hall and threatening the Prime Minister had his case put off until October 16.
Corey Hurren is the military reservist and sausage maker who police say was heavily armed when he drove a pickup truck into a side gate, gaining access to the property where Trudeau lives in a cottage
In addition to 21 weapons charges, Hurren also faces one charge of threatening the Prime Minister.
He has yet to have a bail hearing.
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