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CN is repairing the railway crossing at Main Street in Dauphin tomorrow. 

Vehicle and pedestrian access is closed from 7 in the morning until 7 in the evening.

They are planning to repair the tracks and the wood. They also need to cut out and re-asphalt the area.

Work needs to be done by 7 in the evening to comply with train schedules.

There may be delays in re-opening the street. The last time CN did repair work in Dauphin they worked until around 7:30.

Everyone who has to get to the other side will need to make a detour.

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School starts up next week and registration for the DRCSS is today and tomorrow.

Grade 12 students register this morning and grade 9 students register this afternoon.

Tomorrow grade 10 students are registering in the morning with the grade 11’s registering in the afternoon.

You can register at the DRCSS main office.

Donna Davidson, Superintendent for the Mountain View School Board explains the costs that would be included during registration.

“It doesn’t really cost anything to register, it’s just that some schools charge a student fee or a student council fee or a fee for agendas.”

The DRCSS fees include $15 for the Student Council, $40 for a Grad Fee, and $45 as the Yearbook Fee.

The times for registration today and tomorrow are as follows:

Aug.28    Grade 12    9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
               Grade 9      1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Aug.29    Grade 10    9:00 a.m. - 11:3 a.m.
               Grade 11    1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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The Province of Manitoba is opening crown lands to producers and allowing cut hay and animals to graze.

The very dry conditions experienced in parts of the province are the reason for the government opening up the land.

The government says livestock must be removed when the naturally existing forage is exhausted or by October 31 and baled hay must be removed by November 15th.

2004 was the last time the Government of Manitoba opened up crow land for grazing.

Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler spoke with us about the conditions around the province and what farmers are doing.

“We have producers that are sitting pretty good with their hay that they need, with the amount that they need. So, some of them actually have some for sale. Also what we’ve been seeing is some of the corn crops, for example, that’s not going to yield well as a crop but it’ll yield well as silage. So we’re seeing some of the corn growers turn some of that already into making silage out of it.”

You can apply for permits to go onto crown land by contacting your closest Manitoba agriculture office or go to the government of Manitoba’s agriculture website.

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The Dauphin Legion’s Chase the Ace has a winner.

At the draw on Friday, a Dauphin resident won the 74,156 dollar pot.

A representative from the Legion says the man who won is a long-time supporter of the weekly event.

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A service road on the south side of Dauphin is expected to get built soon.

The City of Dauphin plans to build the road on the west side of Main Street South from Road 144N to the Hydro line and the city’s Lift Station.

It’s expected to begin construction next month.

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By November 1st, all public businesses will have to follow the Accessibility for Manitobans Act.

The goal of the AMA is to make Manitoba more accessible. The AMA will help find, identify, and remove barriers that affect the nearly one in six Manitobans that is disabled by barriers where they work, live, and play.

Stephen Chychota, Executive Director at Dauphin & District Chamber of Commerce, wants to make sure all the businesses are informed on what needs to be done for the AMA.

"They'll have to, depending on the size of their business, regarding how many employees they have, there's different levels of what they have to achieve. But, making sure their business is accessible by everyone, making sure their customer service standards are up and employees are trained in the manner."

The AMA will affect all businesses with a public store front.

If you would like more information on the AMA you can check out the website, www.accessibility.mb.ca.

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Three people are dead, nine other people suffered gunshot wounds, and two people were injured fleeing today when a 24-year-old man opened fire at a gaming tournament in Jacksonville.

David Katz who was identified as the shooter was in the area for the Madden 19 tournament that was taking place at Chicago Pizza.

According to a sheriff, Katz used at least one handgun in the shooting, and he is one of the three dead after he took his own life.

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It was the ending no one was hoping for. 

After going missing in Germany while hiking a couple weeks ago, Jeff Freiheit formerly of Dauphin, was found dead. 

Reports confirm his mother found him at 11:36 a.m. yesterday at the bottom of a ridge, where it’s expected that he fell 50-60 metres and died instantly.

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There have been two new confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in the Prairie Mountain Health Region.

Three more new cases are from the Interlake region.

The total number of West Nile cases has now increased to seven in Manitoba. 

The potential risk for human exposure to West Nile virus is high right now and could stay like that for a couple weeks.

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Blue-green algae blooms show up during the late parts of summer and can be quite harmful to people.

Blue-green algae bloom typically looks blue green but in some cases will be olive green or even red.

If you find algae bloom, avoid making any contact with it.

Blue-green algae bloom is actually bacteria that can be harmful to people but lethal to pets and other animals.

Being exposed to blue-green algae bloom can lead to a number of different symptoms.

Reactions to the algae bloom can range in severity. Some toxins can attack the liver or the nervous system. Others might just irritate the skin and eyes. If water containing blue-green algae bloom is consumed, it can cause headaches, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.

Some blue-green algae bloom has no toxins in it, it’s best to just not come in contact with it.

Photo Credit: RM of Lakeshore Facebook page.

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One Dauphin family can feel the love with Lennox and Steiner Plumbing and Heating by receiving a new furnace, just in time for winter.

It’s part if the 'Feel The Love' program that takes place on October 6th across North America.
On that day all participating Lennox dealer are installing new gas furnaces for the selected candidates at no cost. The dealers and their employees donate their labour and installation material.

Carla Wolfenden, the owner of Steiner Plumbing & Heating, is excited to be bringing this program to Dauphin.

“It started in Wisconsin by a Lennox dealer there where he wanted to give back to his community and help a family in need by providing them with a free furnace. It became so popular it spread across Wisconsin for a few years and they have installed a lot of them there. It spread across the United States and now into Canada the last couple of years. Now it’s in 22 states and provinces and they’ve installed hundreds of furnaces since the program started.”

“We first heard about the program when we were at an industry conference a couple of years ago,” Wolfenden continued. “It wasn’t in Canada yet, but we did express interest if it did ever come to Canada we would like to participate. It’s something Dauphin would really get behind, and I know we would really like to help out a family here. So we signed up and we hope that we get a lot of nominations before the deadline.”

Some of the criteria Lennox Industries look at include financial challenges, job loss, military service, and community service. As well as physical, mental, or social disabilities.

Wolfenden says all nominations are submitted online to Lennox where they choose a short list of three to five finalists. With that list, the local dealership gets to decide the family.

You can register a deserving family, or submit your self by going to FeelTheLove.com.

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