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Health officials announced 104 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and one death — a woman in her 80s from a Winnipeg care home.
Dr. Brent Roussin also announced two minor changes to the public health orders:
(1) The first adjustment to the orders will allow outdoor dining on patios at restaurants and licensed premises for groups up to six people from different households. Dr. Roussin says the change was partly motivated unexpectedly warm temperatures being experienced in some parts of the province.
(2) The other amendment to the health orders will amend the mask rules for churches, and no longer require masks be worn while household groups are seated at a service, not singing, and appropriately distanced from other groups.
The adjustments to the health orders go into effect as of Saturday, March 13.
Today’s COVID Numbers
Public health officials are announcing one new confirmed case of the B.1.1.7 variant (U.K. variant) has been detected. The case is from the Winnipeg health region and is related to travel.
The total number of confirmed variant of concern cases of B.1.1.7 (U.K. variant) is 12 and B.1.351 (South Africa variant) is 11, bringing the total number of confirmed variant of concern cases to 23.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.1% provincially and 3% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 32,607.
There are 872 active cases and 30,823 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 54 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 100 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (154 hospitalizations total).
There are 10 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 12 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (22 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 912.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are from the following Manitoba health districts:
• six cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 51 cases in the Northern health region
• five cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• five cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 37 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (2), Whitemud (2), Asessippi (0), and Little Saskatchewan (6). Brandon has 5 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 0 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 2.
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Members of local 2034 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) set up a picket line Friday outside of Dauphin’s Manitoba Hydro building on Whitmore Avenue.
A series of rotating strikes began earlier this week when the union representing electrical workers at Manitoba Hydro rejected the company's latest offer.
IBEW represents roughly 2,300 Manitoba Hydro workers.
Manitoba Hydro's media relations officer said in a release that the company "has contingency plans in place to ensure it can continue to provide its essential and emergency service to customers and maintain public safety around its facilities and infrastructure."
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A special performance happening at the Watson Art Centre this weekend will welcome concert-goers virtually.
Four-time MCMA winner Quinton Blair will be holding a free virtual concert at the Watson Art Centre as part of the Safe At Home program through the Manitoba Government.
The event will get underway at 8 p.m. on Saturday March 13th through Facebook Live.
Peter Nadolny, Coordinator at the Watson Art Centre, reflects it was exactly one year ago, when Quinton’s live concert was scheduled, but got cancelled due to COVID-19.
“One of the hardest phone calls I had to make was to phone Quinton and say look man, we have to cancel. He completely understood. It was the night before so I think it’s pretty cool that it’s exactly one year to the day that he’s coming back here.”
Under the current health orders, the Watson Art Centre must remain closed to the general public. On top of that, Nadolny says a major flood at the Centre last month caused extensive damage to the building.
“We had some pipes freeze upstairs and we did everything we could to avoid it, but it was just too cold. Some pipes burst and the entire upstairs foyer, downstairs foyer, elevator shaft, basement, pump room, everything. Huge, huge damages.”
Nadolny says going forward, they’ll work to repair the damages, and the Safe At Home Barn Dance will be held in the fire hall.
To watch the free livestream, you can find the Facebook event page here.
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Today health officials announced 91 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths.
Today's deaths are a woman in her 60's and a woman in her 90's, both from Winnipeg.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• one case in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 50 cases in the Northern health region
• two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• seven cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 31 cases in the Winnipeg health region
No new cases of COVID-19 variants have been detected in Manitoba. There have been a total of 22 variant cases in the province.
There have been a total of 32,509 cases province-wide and 911 deaths due to COVID-19.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.7 percent provincially and 2.7 percent in Winnipeg.
There are 1,204 active cases and 30,394 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 54 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 102 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 156 hospitalizations.
Eight people are in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 14 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 22 ICU patients.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (6), Whitemud (2), Little Saskatchewan (5) and Asessippi (4). Brandon has 3 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 2 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 5.
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Today marks exactly one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
The following day on March 12th, Manitoba identified its first case of the virus.
Unlike most Canadian jurisdictions, Manitoba did not experience a significant ‘first wave’, as nearly 70% of Manitoba’s total case count was detected between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020.
On October 13th, the province experienced its first triple-digit increase in cases with 124. Now twelve months in, cases have mostly been brought under control and the ramping up of the vaccine effort has enabled a cautious relaxing of restrictions every three weeks.
However, the recent identification of two variants of concern in Manitoba — the U.K. and South Africa variant — remains a cause for concern for health officials. There have been 22 cases of COVID variants detected in the provice.
There have been 32,421 total cases identified in Manitoba and 908 deaths in people with COVD-19.
Today nurses in the province are calling on Manitobans to wear white to reflect on the impact the pandemic has had on front line workers in Manitoba, including those who died, those who became ill, and those whose mental health has taken a toll.
On March 11, wear white to acknowledge the first anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Remember the impact on health workers in Manitoba & the world – those who died & their loved ones, those who were sick, & those whose mental health is suffering. #COVIDWarriors #FeatureFriday pic.twitter.com/HpE29kydAn
— Manitoba Nurses (@ManitobaNurses) March 5, 2021
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The Bowsman man that rammed the gates of Rideau Hall while heavily armed last summer has been sentenced.
Corey Hurren is facing 6 years in prison minus a year served, after storming the grounds of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s home on July 2nd.
Earlier this month, Hurren pleaded guilty to 7 weapons charges and one charge for threatening the Prime Minister.
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The province provided a significant update on Wednesday regarding its immunization plan.
Pop-up vaccination clinics will be launching in rural Manitoba starting next week — which is welcomed news for many who aren’t keen on the idea of driving to a supersite in Brandon or Winnipeg to receive the vaccine.
A pop-up vaccination clinic will be in Dauphin on Thursday, March 18th & Friday, March 19th, located at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall. It will operate with hours of 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on March 18th, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 19th.
Pop-up clinics will also be coming to many other locations across the province, including Swan River, Ashern, Eriksdale, Portage la Prairie, and Niverville.
Click here to see the entire pop-up clinic schedule released by the province. The province says the pop-up clinic schedule will be updated regularly.
Appointments will start to be taken for pop-up clinics on Thursday, March 11.
Appointments are required for these sites, and can be made by calling the vaccine call centre at 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily. Callers will need to have their health card ready.
Vaccine eligibility in Manitoba is open to the general public over the age of 80, and First Nations people over 60.
Click here to read more about who's currently eligible to receive the vaccine in Manitoba.
Appointments can also be booked for supersites in Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, Selkirk and Morden.
The first shipment of the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine arrived in Manitoba yesterday, which is likely to eventually be administered in medical clinics and pharmacies. However, further details about how the AstraZeneca vaccine will be used in Manitoba’s immunization campaign have not yet been released by the province.
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Manitoba officials are reporting 77 new cases of COVID-19 and one death in the province.
Today’s death is a woman in her 90’s from Winnipeg.
No new COVID-19 variant cases have been identified in Manitoba today.
There have been a total of 32,421 cases and 908 deaths province-wide.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• two cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 36 cases in the Northern health region
• six cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• nine cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 24 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.8 percent provincially and 2.9 percent in Winnipeg.
There are 1,185 active cases and 30,328 people have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 56 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 106 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 162 hospitalizations.
Nine people are in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 12 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 21 ICU patients.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (2), Whitemud (2), Little Saskatchewan (4) and Asessippi (4). Brandon has 2 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 2 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 4.
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A man and a woman from Portage la Prairie are facing charges after an alleged break-in at a rural property near McCreary.
On Monday just before noon, Ste. Rose RCMP received reports of the break and enter in progress after a homeowner arrived at his property while the break-in was occurring.
An unknown man and woman fled on foot, and RCMP say the homeowner followed the suspects in his vehicle and notified police.
Officers located the suspects on Highway 50, just east of Road 84N, and arrested them without incident.
Police say the man had given officers a false name and he was charged accordingly.
A 26-year-old woman from Portage la Prairie is facing a charge of breaking and entering and was released with an upcoming court date.
29-year-old Davey Mousseau of Portage la Prairie has been charged with breaking and entering, obstruction and failing to comply, and was remanded into custody.
RCMP continue to investigate.
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The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce hosted its awards night and annual general meeting on Tuesday evening.
Executive Director Stephen Chychota says all the award nominees deserve every bit of spotlight they get for the great work they do in the Parkland.
The award winners were as follows:
Community Appreciation Group Nominees
Winner - Dauphin Kings Hockey Club
Other Nominees: Gilbert Plains & District Community Resource Council Inc.
Dauphin Ag Society
Community Appreciation Individual Nominees
Winner - Randy Daley
Other Nominees: Brenda Gregory, Kari Prawdzik
Outstanding Business Nominees
Winner - Rionet Wireless
Other Nominees: Eastside Furniture, The Mercantile Store
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Nominees
Winner - Matt Syrnyk - Syrnyk HD Service
Other Nominees: Steven and Kimberley Perih - Perih Heavy Duty, Kayla Luky - Old September
Business Person of the Year Nominees
Winner - Kerry and Rachelle Fidierchuk - Fudd's Corner Store
Other Nominees: Clayton Swanton - Johnston & Company
Chuck Burton - Kelleher Ford Dauphin
Steve Sobering - Pathways Funeral Services
Marisa Philippe - Café Trocadero
After the awards, the Dauphin Chamber held its AGM, where it was announced Gabe Mercier will be moving into the president role, formerly held by Richard Bankert.
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The Dauphin Legion will be reopening as of Wednesday, March 10th.
Jean Ste Marie with the Dauphin Legion Branch says they’re glad to reopen their doors since having to close back on November 12th, when the entire province was elevated to code red.
Provincial regulations permit only one household per table, and require masks be worn at all times unless seated at a table.
VLTs will be open with social distancing measures in place.
The Dauphin Legion public relations chairperson says there will be three VLTs open, with planning underway to potentially open more if space allows.
The Dauphin Legion hours will be Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., and Friday/Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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