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There have been 109 cases of COVID-19 in the province over the past three days.
According to the provincial dashboard, there are 27 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba today.
Of today’s cases:
- One is in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- Two are in the Interlake-Eastern Health region
- Five are in the Northern Health region
- 15 are in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
- Four are in the Winnipeg Health region
Dauphin has a total of three active cases in the city.
The numbers of active cases in other Parkland health districts are:
Riding Mountain (0), Swan River (0), Duck Mountain (0), Porcupine Mountain (1), Agassiz Mountain (1), Asessippi (2), Little Saskatchewan (0), Whitemud (0). Brandon has six active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has two active cases. The Fisher/Peguis district has 56 active cases.
The current five-day test positivity rate is 2.3 percent provincially. 1,120 laboratory tests were completed yesterday.
There are 345 active COVID-19 cases in the province.
63 Manitobans are hospitalized, including five Manitobans in intensive care units with active COVID-19.
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This morning, Premier Brian Pallister announced that the province is investing $812 million to improve access and quality of care for Manitobans.
Today’s announcement includes a provincial capital investment for around 38 projects. Together, these projects will form the foundation of Manitoba’s new Provincial Clinical Network, a system of health services that will improve access and enhance the quality and reliability of care while reducing provincial wait times.
Premier Brian Pallister says the new investment from the provincial government will build, renew, and expand sites across the province.
“Better health care for all Manitobans, with reduced wait times and improved access with more services closer to home, requires a bold vision and action plan for a stronger, more prosperous province.”
He adds that nearly $70 million in funding will establish the Brandon Regional Health Centre as a centralized hub of specialized services for western Manitoba.
The clinical network will reduce the need for many Manitobans to travel long distances for care by providing more services in a community closer to home.
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This week CKDM is celebrating some local people.
Justin Langan is an Honour 150 recipient from Swan River.
"I have such respect for this province and I am proud to come from Swan River and I'm proud to be an Indigenous person. So just to have the recognition of what I do for the community and for my own community, it's very touching to me."
Langan is passionate about fostering pride in the Métis community, especially among young people. He has led several initiatives to heighten political and community engagement among Métis youth:
“I've been on the Northwest Youth Committee with the Northwest Métis Council, there in Dauphin. There, we help raise funds for Métis sport and we also do a lot of fundraisers for youth initiatives. I'm also involved in the Youth Provincial Advisory Committee on the Manitoba Métis Federation, and there we provide funding for community events and, just to help inspire youth.”
Justin is currently attending the University of Manitoba and is studying political studies and film studies.
730 CKDM will be celebrating local people all week.
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This week CKDM is celebrating some local people.
Bill Hart is an Honour 150 recipient from Dauphin.
“I was nominated by the City of Dauphin, the city council. They accepted the nomination so I became the honouree for this area.”
Bill was recognized for giving back to his community. He says that he was involved in the restoration of the Watson Art Centre in the 70s.
“Then I was involved in the Community Foundation and the establishment of the foundation in Dauphin. In later years I became involved in Neighborhood Renewal. I was also the organizer of the Healthy Dauphin Committee, I spent 15 years on the school board, and I was also president of the Community Foundation. I was also on boards, and I was involved in getting Western Christian College moved here from Saskatchewan.”
In recent years, Bill was involved in the establishment of the D-Town Plaza Skate Park, and the establishment of some of the walking trails in Vermillion Park.
730 CKDM will be celebrating local people all week.
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Tuesday is the 30th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence from the Soviet Union.
In commemoration, there will be a flag-raising ceremony at Dauphin City Hall on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Jan Sirksi, Vice President of Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival says that around 1990 the Ukrainian Government declared a state of sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
She adds that in 1991 there was a failed coup by the Soviet Government to restore the Communist rule in Ukraine, and the governing body was worried that they were going to go back under Soviet rule.
“They basically symbolically took the Ukrainian flag and put it into their governing building. That was a symbol of their stand that they wanted to be independent. With that, they put together on August 24th, the Act of Independence of Ukraine. That was adopted, and the yellow and blue flag was flown over the governing buildings.”
Sirski says that she’s grateful to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Manitoba, which has done a lot of work for this day.
“They’re going to be doing several workshops, they ordered a huge Ukrainian flag which will be unfurled in Winnipeg, which is apparently the size of a football field, so I think they’ll be doing an event for that, also they’re doing pop-up concerts with local artists, and some short speeches.”
The UCC is also offering an online Painting workshop for children.
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On Saturday afternoon, the STAR-7 crew met with Emergency Medical Services in Erickson and transported a 62-year-old male who had sustained a traumatic injury following an ATV incident.
The patient was reported to be in stable condition when he arrived at HSC by helicopter.
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UPDATE
The RCMP has informed CKDM that Amy Gray has been found safely. They thank the public for their assistance.
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On August 20, 2021, at 10:45 am, Dauphin RCMP received a report of a missing 18-year-old female from Dauphin, Manitoba.
Amy Gray was last seen on August 16 and has not been heard from or seen since.
She’s described as being 5’1”, weighs approximately 110 lbs with brown hair. The RCMP are concerned for her safety.
If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure a tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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With heavy Rainfall expected, Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall warning today for many parts of the Parkland, including:
- Gilbert Plains Mun. incl. Ashville
- Grandview Mun. incl. Valley River Res.
- Mossey River Mun. incl. Winnipegosis and Fork River
- Mun. of Ethelbert incl. Garland
- Mun. of Roblin, incl. Makaroff Shortdale and Bield
- Mun. of Russell-Binscarth incl. Gambler Res.
- R.M. of Dauphin incl. Sifton and Valley River
- R.M. of Lakeshore, incl. Ochre River and Makinak
- R.M. of Lakeshore, incl. Rorketon and Toutes Aides
- R.M. of Riding Mountain West incl. Asessippi Prov. Park
Higher amounts are expected in upslope areas along the eastern slopes of the Riding and Duck mountains.
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Yesterday afternoon the City of Dauphin held a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall to commemorate the signing of treaty number 2.
Grand Chief Eugene Eastman and four other Chiefs were in attendance.
Eastman says the City of Dauphin is flying the flag out of respect, as it’s a part of treaty 2 territory.
“We’ve come to this community a lot, not just my First Nation but the surrounding eight or nine communities that support Dauphin’s businesses and we want to continue that. We understand that there are issues there and we want to find common ground.”
He adds that having this flag flying is very significant.
“When I was in residential school here back in the mid-80s I would have never thought I’d see our flag flying here in the City of Dauphin. Today marks a new beginning, and a new step forward. We’re all in this together on this land. It’s a good day.”
A drum circle played at the ceremony.
The flag will fly at City Hall through the weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 2 in August 1871.
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Those wanting to skip the polling stations this election have the option of mailing in their vote.
Voting by mail is a three-step process.
First, the voter must apply online or by contacting any Elections Canada office across the country before 6:00 p.m. on September 14th.
The voter will then receive a voting kit in the mail after around 72 hours.
Then the voter can write the name of the candidate on the ballot and mail it back to Elections Canada. There are instructions in the voting kit.
Last election around 50 thousand Canadians used mail-in ballots, and this year that number is expected to be up to five million.
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Today, the Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba issued a precautionary overland flood warning.
There is a potential for significant rainfall for southwest and central Manitoba starting today and ending next Wednesday.
Southwest Manitoba, including Brandon, Melita, Virden, and parts of central Manitoba, covering the Interlake region (Fisher and Icelandic rivers,) could get 100 to 150 millimetres of rain in the next three to five days.
A high-intensity rainfall of 130 mm or about five inches in short duration could create overland and flash flooding, even if the soil moisture is drier than usual.
This rainfall could flood streets in urban areas if the local drainage system cannot handle high-intensity rain events.
Flows on the main stems of major rivers, including the Red and Assiniboine, will increase. However, flows will remain within the banks along main rivers.
Residents in these areas are advised to pay attention to sudden rising water levels in small creeks and urban drainage ditches.
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