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Mayor Allen Dowhan is retiring as Mayor of the City of Dauphin on October 1st.

He will be stepping down to focus on his health.

Dowhan became a councillor in 1998, was Deputy Mayor from 2001 to 2002, and again from 2010 to 2017, and then became mayor in 2017.

City Administration is consulting with the Province about regulations for by-elections.

Deputy Mayor Christian Laughland will continue to act as Mayor until further notice.

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The government of Manitoba announced today that it is expanding eligibility for third doses of COVID-19 shots.

All residents and staff of First Nation personal care homes will now be able to receive third doses.

Manitoba says this will further expand in October to residents of all personal care homes throughout the province. 

This builds on last week’s initial eligibility criteria for third doses, which included immunocompromised people requiring a third dose for travel or who previously received doses of vaccines that Health Canada disapproves of.

For more information about third doses, click here.

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Human remains have been discovered at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam sight in Lockport.

Peguis First Nation Chief Glenn Hudson issued a statement on Friday, confirming that skeletal remains of two people were discovered at the site, and that consrtuction work has stopped as a result.

The statement says that the remains of a teenager were discovered first, and initial investigations suggest the person had tuberculosis.

Peguis First Nation has reached out to provincial archeologists to recover the remains and determine where the bones should be buried.

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It’s the 7th annual Farm and Food Awareness Week in Manitoba.

The government is encouraging all Manitobans to learn about the diversity of food production and the importance of agriculture to the economy.

Since it started in 2015, Farm and Food Awareness Week has taken place starting on the third Monday in September to promote and celebrate Manitoba farms and other sectors within the agriculture sector.

Nearly 40 thousand Manitobans work in the agricultural industry.

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The Manitoba Government is reminding people to be cautious around railways, as it’s Rail Safety Awareness Week.

Every year, over 100 people in Canada are seriously injured or killed because of railway crossings or railway trespassing incidents.

Rail safety includes being prepared to stop a vehicle at every railway crossing, never stopping a vehicle on the tracks, and never trespassing on railways, which are private property.

Manitoba is the first province to put Rail Safety Awareness Week into law.

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There are a few COVID-19 vaccine walk-in clinics taking place in Dauphin this week.

You can get vaccinated at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, and from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Hall is located at 304 Whitmore Avenue East.

Vaccines are also being offered at the Market Place Mall parking lot from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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Tonight, Canada has its 44th General Election. 

Voting is taking place in Manitoba from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Voters can find their polling station on their voter information card, or by entering their postal code here.

Pencils will be provided at voting stations, but voters can bring their own pencil or pen if they want.

Make sure to tune into 730 CKDM for all of your up to the minute election coverage.

At 8:00 p.m. CKDM’s Political Correspondent James Blake joins NewsNow reporter and anchor Trillian Reynoldson for “Election Night 2021” hosted by Alex Devries.

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Dauphin’s Tim Hortons is currently in 7th place across the country for Smile Cookie sales. 

Over 25 thousand cookies have been sold in the city.

All proceeds raised in Dauphin are going towards the Dauphin Friendship Centre, and the Parkland Humane Society.

Cookies are being sold until 11:00 p.m. Sunday. 

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The Ukrainian Congress of Canada Manitoba Provincial Council is holding a virtual town hall Sunday, to give facts about the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Several medical professionals from Ukrainian descent will be present.

The town hall starts at 2:00 p.m., and anyone interested can register here.

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Traditionally held in Dauphin on the second Sunday after Labour Day, the Annual Terry Fox run has been postponed due to public health concerns this year.

But that doesn't mean you still can't make a difference for the cancer society.

Local organizer Stephen Roznowsky explains how people can honour Terry's legacy without an in-person event,

 "This year will have to be a virtual event, I know September 19th is the Terry Fox national run day, and we will definitely observe it and encourage people to do their own exercise or go to the park and walk if it's a nice day."

Online donations can be made here.

Mr. Roznowsky says that "Mb1371" is the registered run site for the Dauphin and Parkland area which can be added to as a note in a donation made online.

Stephen notes that individuals who prefer the traditional way of donating can still do so,

 "Anybody who still wants to do a traditional donation and wants to get it picked, I would absolutely encourage them to give me a phone call, and I will pick it up personally at 204-5720-0520."

Roznowsky knows many people in the community eagerly anticipate this event each year, but unfortunately, circumstances have dictated the direction of this years event,

"We look forward to when it becomes safer to do so, and I know around have really enjoyed going to the BBQ and silent auction the past."

Its been 41 years since Terry embarked on the marathon of hope, and still, his legacy lives on to this day.

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Today kicks off Curbside Giveaway Weekend in Dauphin.

Those wanting to give unwanted, reusable household items away can put them at the curb in front of their home.

The event is hosted by the City of Dauphin and Communities in Bloom.

Deputy City Manager, Lisa Gaudet says the event wasn’t able to take place last year because of the pandemic.

“I think that people are very interested in doing a fall cleanup and giving away reusable and unwanted items to a new home to keep them out of a landfill, so we decided to go ahead with the Curbside Giveaway Weekend again this year."

Lisa gave some suggestions for keeping the event safe.

“I think it’s a good idea to sanitize the items, and as long as people are wearing masks and social distancing I think that would keep the event safe.”

Those wanting to participate should label each item with a “FREE” sticker or sign, and remove leftover items by dusk on Sunday.

Any items left out will be removed and disposed of by the City of dauphin for $50.

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