One New Case Of COVID-19 On Thursday

Manitoba public health officials have identified one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday.

This brings the total number of confirmed and positive cases to 316.

There are 16 active cases province-wide, none of which are in the hospital.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at seven.

COVID testing sites in the Prairie Mountain Health region will be closed on Canada Day (Wednesday, July 1), and open back up with regular hours the following day.

The province is reminding Manitobans to continue to practicing social distancing during the holiday, whether at home, the cottage or camping — and to stay home if you feel sick.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Jun 25, 2020 - 12:50 pm

RCMP have found human remains in Portage la Prairie.

On June 24, 2020, at around 9:30 p.m., Portage RCMP received a report of human remains found near Baker Avenue.

The identity of the deceased is unknown at this time.

RCMP continues to investigate and updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 25, 2020 - 12:20 pm

A man from Roblin made another appearance in Dauphin Provincial Court, Tuesday, in connection with a homicide.

26-year-old Joshua Britton was remanded to the next court date, next Tuesday, June 30^th.

Back on February 24^th, he was charged with manslaughter in the death of 35-year-old Daniel Paul.

The RCMP haven't released the cause of death because the incident is still under investigation.

Details: Contributed by Isaac Wihak; Published: Jun 25, 2020 - 11:57 am

COVID testing sites in the Prairie Mountain Health region will be closed on Canada Day.

The testing sites in Dauphin, Swan River, and Brandon will be closed on Wednesday, July 1^st, but will reopen on Thursday, July 2^nd.

If you’re experiencing minor symptoms, it’s recommended you stay at home and self-isolate until the site reopens Thursday.

If you’re having more serious symptoms with shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, you are advised to go to the nearest Emergency Department.

Dauphin's site is located at the Community Health Services Building Parking Lot. It is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

A referral is no longer needed to go to any COVID-19 testing site.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 25, 2020 - 11:09 am

One of the most iconic buildings in the City of Sunshine will be reopening on Canada Day.

The Dauphin Rail Museum is celebrating its grand reopening July 1st from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with live music, food, and ice cream.

Ed Stozek and Dauphin Legion Pipe Band will be handling the tunes, and C&D Snack Shack’s food truck will be on hand serving up the food.

With the province relaxing public restrictions, the Museum is now able to open, but will be taking safety measures like limiting the number of people inside at one time.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Jun 25, 2020 - 10:24 am

This afternoon we’re expecting Manitoba’s Education Minister to reveal the plan for reopening schools in the fall.

Kelvin Goertzen will be alongside chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin at 1 p.m. for the announcement.

Earlier this week, Goertzen revealed students would be returning to class on September 8.

Schools were closed on March 23 as a COVID-related precaution, but were cleared to open earlier this month for limited activities, like one-on-one assessment.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Jun 25, 2020 - 9:36 am

The province has released a specialty license plate that will support childhood cancer research.

The plate is now available from Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) and features a gold “Cure Childhood Cancer” slogan as well as the cancer awareness ribbon.

Each plate costs $70, with $30 from every plate going towards the Madox’s Warriors Foundation – a not-for-profit charity that raises awareness and funds towards cancer research.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 24, 2020 - 4:07 pm

A Brandon restaurant has been fined for violating public health orders.

Lee’s Buffet in Brandon is facing a $2,542 ticket, and was shut down on June 6^th – but is now open.

Back on May 15^th, another organization in Brandon was fined — the Daughter On Call home care in Brandon was issued a $2,542 ticket for failing to take precautions to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

For a full list of Manitoba businesses that received fines for public health violations, click here.

Manitoba moved into Phase Three of reopening the economy on June 21^st, and restaurants can now operate at full capacity as long as there’s 2 meters of space between guests.

For more details about Phase Three, click here.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 24, 2020 - 2:10 pm

One new case of COVID-19 has been identified by public health officials.

The total number of cases in Manitoba has increased to 315.

Today’s case is a man in his 30’s in Winnipeg.

There is no one in the hospital and the number of deaths remains at 7.

There are 15 active cases at this time, and 293 people have recovered.

Manitobans are being reminded to follow public health guidelines and to physical distance over the Canada Day weekend.

For more information, go to manitoba.ca/covid19.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Jun 24, 2020 - 1:32 pm

Tomorrow’s the day! The Dauphin Public Library will start to allow limited public browsing.

Parkland Regional Library Director Alison Moss looks forward to it.

“It feels great. It’s been a long and unprecedented journey to get here, so I think we’re all a little nervous, but I think the whole world’s probably a little nervous and we’re just doing our best to figure out how to do this at this point in history.”

Like other businesses, the library has restrictions in place to keep the visitors safe. A maximum of 10 people are allowed in at a time, those entering must sanitize their hands and confirm that they have no Covid-19 symptoms, a 30-minute stay will apply to all patrons, and everyone must practice physical distancing.

Following the successful first phase that featured the curbside pick-up, this second phase focuses on quick trips into the library for books.

“Coming soon, we will be reopening computers, but we’re just letting ourselves get our feet under ourselves for this point. I’m hoping that this summer, we know we have some summer reading clubs for the kids that will be online, TD Summer Reading Club, and then we’ll probably be doing some outdoor reading time. We’re kinda learning as we go, so I think one of the biggest things that is on pause is our Third Thursday Music Nights. I can’t wait til we can bring everybody back and have a big crowd and join together to listen to music.”

Even though you can now enter the library, Moss says the curbside pick-up will continue.

“There could be folks out there in our community that aren’t ready to come back in and browse the shelves. So, we’ll continue offering curbside pick-up.”

Moss adds that for the next little while library hours will be restricted, Monday to Thursday from 12-7, Friday from 12-5:30, and Saturday from 12-4. In the mornings, staff will be at the library and you can call (204) 638-6410 to order books for pick-up.

Around the Parkland some libraries have already opened, while others are opening later this week or next week. If you'd like to contact your local library to find out if they're open, the Parkland Regional Library website has all the contact information.