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Arden Baskier's future may now look a little bit different than she thought it would even a few weeks ago.
That's thanks to the 26th annual Skills Manitoba Competition that took place earlier this month at Red River Polytechnic in Winnipeg. Baskier, from the Swan River area, took part in the one-day event for the first time and it was one to remember.
The grade 11 student from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School had to complete a few different sections that showed off her Workplace Safety skills. She had to do a toolbox talk, a hard inspection, and she had to inspect a hazard that was being controlled in another skill. While it was a challenge at times for Baskier, she remained confident and impressed the judges while she did.
"It was an incredible experience, it made me start thinking if I want to pursue something in trades when I graduate high school," said Baskier with a smile on her face. "Competing at RRC was amazing, there are so many different trades available and that's one of the things that I was most amazed about."
Competing against students from across the province, Baskier was able to take home a bronze medal in Workplace Safety. So not only was Baskier amazed by the experience, but she was also amazed with how she finished.
"I felt great to win a bronze medal, I turned to my friends when they called my name and I was amazed," offered Baskier. "I looked at them and I was shocked honestly, I was very proud of myself."
Baskier wasn't the only student from Swan River to win a medal at the event as Sammy Jo Moshenko finished third in the Welding competition while Nolan Mangin placed third in the Outdoor Power and Rec Equipment competition.
Baskier is good friends with Sammy Jo and Nolan.
"I was very proud of them, they both did so well," ended Baskier. "It was a pretty amazing experience and I am so happy for my friends that they had success. It was a great day."
So it was a triple trifecta of success for three bright students from Swan River.
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The Buckwold Bridge will be getting a facelift through some of the spring and summer months.
This will close off any eastbound traffic during this period, but Director Of City Works Mike VanAlstyne says it is a well-needed reno.
"The bridge is 50 years old and it's never had any serious maintenance work done on it so it's time for a new surface. The contractor will be replacing the deck one half at a time keeping westbound traffic open."
This nearly 1.1 million dollar project is expected to last until mid-June unless there are unforeseen complications.
Westbound traffic of vehicles no wider than 3 meters and pedestrian traffic will still be allowed during construction.
While planning a new route from these bridge repairs might be a pain, we'll get over it soon enough!
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The 2024 tax deadline is coming tonight.
With a matter of hours to file your taxes left, the Canadian Revenue Agencies wants to tell you how you can file in just a few minutes!
Adam Finley from the CRA offers some excellent tips for those procrastinating on taxes.
"I tell my friends this every year, get signed up for CRA online services. It has (in most cases) all your tax information like T4 slip and credits from previous years"
Finley also notes how easy it is to sign up for this online service.
"We have a new service called Document Verification Service. if you have a piece of ID like a passport or driver's license and a tax slip from last year, you can register in a few minutes."
Taxes don't have to be a long, painful, drawn-out process, and the fact that many people consider them to be that often leads to procrastination.
The real issue, Finley notes, is the consequences of filing late.
It could cause a delay in things like GST and the canada child benefit if you recieve those things. If you have a balancing owning, you might be subject to a late filing fee"
The time to put it off is running out, so check out the CRA Website and learn how to file your taxes faster than ever before.
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Update:
The situation was resolved peacefully. No one was physically injured and officers are no longer on scene.
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The RCMP is currently present at 4th Avenue SE in Dauphin, addressing an incident at a residence.
Officers are diligently working to ensure a safe resolution. For the safety of everyone involved, the public is kindly requested to avoid the area until further updates are provided.
More information will be shared when it becomes available.
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Local musical theater lovers are in for a treat this weekend.
Local group Theater Amisk is set to perform "Co-op - The Musical" this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Watson Arts Centre.
Peter Nadolny of Theater Amisk wrote and directed the show.
"I moved back to Dauphin and I started shopping at the Co-op and I noticed that the conversations that I was hearing in the aisles or at the checkout were conversations that you could hear at any Co-op across the country. They are all kind of the same and Co-op is a place where people kind of go to visit with each other as much as they do to shop. And I thought 'what a great base for a play.
Nadolny adds the cast of 22 includes several new actors to Theater Amisk.
Martijn Van Lujin says this is a homegrown play that will be performed for the first time ever in our community.
"And that is the really unique thing because this is a play that can be performed in every Canadian town. And it is kind of cool that we are the first one. And I really hope, and Peter gets shy when I talk about this, but that he can take this all over the place, because it really that good."
Show times are 7 pm Friday and Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday.
Some tickets are still left at a cost of $25, and are available at the Watson Arts Centre between noon and 5, or by calling 204-638-6231.
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The 2024 Neepawa & District Medical Committee Farm & Leisure Lotto has just released this year's list of winners!
Starting with the 10 $500 cash prize winners we have:
- Richard Taggart from Douglas
- Richard Larkins from Portage la Prairie
- Barry Kristolovich from Sandy Lake
- Ron & Olia Jesson from Neepawa
- Angela Meier from Brandon
- Jonathan West from Souris
- Jean-Marc Lemoine from St Lazare
- Denis Saquet, Kara Sylvester, Colleen Synchyshyn from Neepawa
- Doug Buydens from Pilot Mound
- Gloria Usick from Erickson
Moving on to the $1000 cash prizes we have:
- Richard Olver from Erickson
- Dennis Tiller from Erickson
- Stacy Senkbeil, Gordon McKay from Brandon
- Darren & Laura Chapman from Virden
- and Frances Wilson from Kenton
The 50/50 winner walked away with a sizeable cash prize of $47,990.
Phyllis Adamyk took home this prize.
Finally, the winner of the big ticket, the $100,000 grand prize is Ashton and Jamie Porrok!
Congratulations to all the winners of this years Lotto!
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Tuesday (April 30th) is the deadline for early bird ticket prices for this year's edition of Dauphin's Countryfest.
Countryfest General Manager Kamnryn Winters says their early bird ticket prices expire at the end of the month.
"(Weekend passes) are $249 right now and they do go up to $299, so it is a price jump. So if you know you are coming to the festival, this is a good time to get your tickets before they go up to gate admission prices. Our VIP tickets are sold out so all that is left are weekend and day passes. Day passes are at $119 right now and they will go up to 139."
Winters adds ticket sales have been strong so far, particularly weekend passes.
"It is different in the fact that over the last couple of years, people have picked their favourite day based on genre or based on the lineup of the day. I think this year's day passes are definitely lower than last year, but I think that is just because the whole weekend has the same sort of style, and the whole weekend appeals to the same kind of demographic. If you like Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, you probably like Alabama, so you are going to buy a weekend pass."
Tickets are available at the Countryfest office on 2nd Avenue Northeast in Dauphin, online at countryfest.ca, or by calling 1-800-361-7300.
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A sad end to a missing person's case from the Minnedosa area.
RCMP from the community reported that on April 20th, items belonging to Jamie Wade were found in a pond in the RM of Oakview.
RCMP Major Crime Services, the Underwater Recovery Team, and Forensic Identification Services were called to the lake, with Wade's body unfortunately being found in the lake the following day.
An autopsy determined that his death was non-criminal in nature.
The 55-year-old man was last reported being seen on October 27th at a gas station in Brandon.
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There's much work to be done this spring, and it's especially true for the Gilbert Plains Golf Course.
AG Minister and Dauphin's MLA Ron Kostyshyn will be speaking with Gilbert Plains representitives on Monday to see what can be done to assist.
The Minister also reveals a notable time frame of import for these repairs.
"August, or the end of July is a little far away, but based on the amount of damage done, they'll need every bit of that timeline to work and get it into shape, because yes, Gilbert Plains is the golf course for the Parkland's summer games. No better golf course to have such a great event happening in the province of Manitoba."
Insurance adjusters are still sorting the full estimate of the damage at the course, which will likely be discussed at Monday's meeting.
Examples of the damage, weeks after the flood receded:
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The City of Dauphin is looking to notify citizens of on upcoming bridge closure.
The Buckwold Bridge is set to go under construction as of Tuesday, April 30th and east bound traffic will be closed during.
Pedestrian access and west-bound motor traffic will still be available but limited to vehicles no wider than 3 meters.
this construction is expected to take a total of 10 weeks, wrapping up by the end of June.
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It is a campaign that has brought plenty of smiles to people in our region over the past few years.
The Tim Horton's Smile Cookie campaign launches on Monday, with the Dauphin store looking to build on its record of being the top-selling location per capita in Manitoba in each of the past four years.
The Dauphin store has also secured second in the entire country over that time, with only Dunville, Ontario besting us.
Dauphin Tim Horton's franchisee Greg Crisanti says community support is what drives this campaign locally every year.
"I've got some amazing sponsors on board, some who return year after year, amazing lists of volunteers who come out to decorate cookies and help out at the drive-through. it's more than just a cookie."
Crisanti says pre-orders are accepted through both their website and in person.
The campaign runs until May 5th, with 100 percent of all cookie sales going to the Smile Zone project at the Dauphin Regional Hospital.
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