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Some of you may have received a higher than usual Manitoba Hydro bill last month.
If you did, that likely means you haven't been a Manitoba Hydro customer for long.
"If you don't have a long billing history, our system was giving more weight to the weather data," said Scott Powell, Manitoba Hydro Director of Communications. "Seeing as we've had the hottest summer in the past 30 years, those customers who had a very short or non-existent billing history, the system absolutely weighted heavily towards weather. So, that resulted in the much higher estimated bills then you would normally see."
If you received a bill that's more than $400, Manitoba Hydro is working to correct that.
"We've begun manually reviewing any estimated residential bill that's over that amount," said Powell. "And, if it's found to be seriously out of the ordinary, we're adjusting them manually before sending to customers."
Also if you received a higher than usual bill, now is the time to speak up so you can get it adjusted.
"Read your meter right away if your bill is higher than you think it should be, and call us at 204-480-5900, or 1-888-MB-Hydro," he added. "We will then take a look at their estimated bill and their meter reading and adjust it accordingly. We understand the frustration that customers would have if they received a higher bill."
To submit your meter reading online, head to Manitoba Hydro Meter Reading.
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Bill Campbell is the new president of the Keystone Ag producers.
He was appointed by the board of directors.
He is replacing Dan Mazier who stepped down early in July to pursue a federal party nomination.
Campbell served as KAP vice-president for the last year and a half, and before that he was involved with KAP at the district level and on the board of directors.
“I accept the presidency with great enthusiasm, and look forward to engaging with our grassroots farmer membership, as well as with industry stakeholders and government, “ Campbell said.
Campbell is a fourth-generation farmer near Minto, with 2,640 acres – 1,700 of them seeded to annual crops. He also runs a purebred Limousin cattle operation.
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Parrish & Heimbecker is building a new crop input centre and grain terminal.
The new facility, which will be named Grand Plains and located close to Gilbert Plains, will house 25,000-30,000 tonnes of grain storage with a receiving capacity of 550 tonnes per hour and a load-out capacity of 1,500 tonnes per hour.
The site will also have a bulk fertilizer shed located on CN Railway to provide greater access to fertilizer markets across North America and around the globe.
The fertilizer shed will have a 6,000 tonne capacity and blending capability of 250 tonnes per hour. A chemical storage shed, seed treating facilities and new grain drying system will also be located on site.
They made the announcement this morning as part of their FIT trials taking place today.
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A house fire in the southeast section of Dauphin last night is being treated as suspicious.
The Dauphin Fire Department responded to the fire at approximately 10:30 last night, where a small fire was found in front of the home, and on the siding of the home which the DFD was able to extinguish.
All of the occupants of the home were able to evacuate with no injuries.
If anyone has any information regarding the fire, you're asked to call the RCMP at 622-5020.
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The provincial government is planning to amalgamate conservation districts.
Intermountain Conservation district is expected to join with Tuttle River based around the Dauphin Lake water basin.
Jeff Thiele, I-M-C-D Manager says the size might be an issue.
“The two boards of Turtle River and Intermountain, we’re worried about the size of it and maybe some loss of local input of it. It would be a very large district, probably about 13 or 14 municipalities. It would go all the way from McCreary, Kelwood area all the way up to Cowan and all the way over past Grandview and Bield area. So it’s quite a large area, currently, it would be the largest watershed district in Manitoba.”
Thiele continues saying there has been no formal announcement yet.
“the province hasn’t told us this 100 percent for sure, but everything is indicating that it’s going to go this way and then I guess it would be likely up to the new board of directors to decide what will happen as far as where the offices are and staff and all that.”
Thiele expects a formal announcement to be made at an already planned meeting in Dauphin this upcoming October.
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Starting tonight parking on streets where the Dauphin & District Chamber of Commerce‘s Annual Street Fair is taking place won’t be allowed.
“No Parking” barricades will be put up on affected streets this evening to prevent vehicles from parking in the area.
The barricades will be on Main Street N from 4th Ave to 2nd Ave that’s from Canada Post to CIBC and on 3rd Ave NE from 1st Street NW to the first back lane of 3rd Ave NE meaning the United Church to Nutters.
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The Provincial wide gun amnesty program in June collected almost 700 firearms and more than 22 thousand rounds of ammunition.
The program took place the entire month of June and allowed for people to turn in unwanted firearms and ammunition.
Some notable items collected included explosives shell and a cannonball.
“We take the safety of our families and our communities very seriously,” said Justice Minister Heather Stefanson. “By encouraging Manitobans to turn in these unwanted firearms and ammunition we did our part in ensuring that illegal or stolen guns never make it into the wrong hands.”
So far, the Dauphin detachment has collected 256 rounds of ammunition, 3 rifles, and 1 shotgun.
The majority of the firearms and ammunition surrendered during the amnesty will be destroyed. A very small number will be kept for historical, educational, or training purposes.
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Today is the last day to pay your property taxes in Dauphin before you start getting charged interest penalties.
You have until 4:30 this afternoon to head down to City Hall to make your payment.
Sharla Griffiths, the Assistant City Manager warns that starting tomorrow, if you haven’t paid, you’ll be charged 1.25 percent in penalties.
“We’d just love everybody to come on in and get their taxes paid, and appreciate everybody paying their taxes on time.”
She continues that today is going to be a busy one, “It has been quite steady the week leading up, so last week. It was quite busy today and very busy yesterday. So we're expecting it to be someone at our desk at all times today."
You can pay at City Hall through cash, cheque, or debit.
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There are two stores coming to Dauphin who intend to sell pot along with a possible third, when it becomes legal in October.
There is one business who has found a proper location within the city, received vetting, and approval from the Province of Manitoba under their Social Responsibility Location Review Process.
They are attempting to be up and running around legalization on October 17th.
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Potential thieves tried to break into Dauphin’s Airport last week.
On Saturday the 21st to the 22nd they attempted to break-into multiple buildings.
They were generally unsuccessful, despite using a prybar along with other tools.
There is significant damage to multiple doors on the maintenance garage and terminal building.
An insurance claim is being considered and is looking at additional security.
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According to Health Canada, pharmacies in the country are expected to run out of EpiPens.
In a statement from Health Canada, they say EpiPen injectors, which are relied on by people with life-threatening anaphylactic allergies, are in "very limited supply" and Canadian pharmacies will run out of adult doses in the coming days or weeks.
They also said that while some pharmacies might have some inventory on hand now, it will likely be gone soon.
Pfizer Canada, which is a pharmaceutical company, has been reporting shortages for months due to manufacturing delays, and told Health Canada it will not have any new stock of the 0.3 mg adult dose of epinephrine until the end of August.
Health Canada says anyone who has an anaphylactic reaction, but only has an expired EpiPen, should use the expired product and call 911 immediately.
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