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Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) will be holding COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinics next week.

The vaccine is available to anyone aged six months and up and clinics will offer 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th doses if eligible. 

The clinics will be a combination of walk-in and booked appointments.

Pop-up clinics will be held at the following locations:

Ste. Rose du Lac – Public Health Office – 603 1st Ave. E.
Tuesday, August 23rd from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Neepawa – Yellowhead Centre – 175 Mountain Ave.
Thursday, August 25th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Appointments can be booked online or by calling 1-844-626-8222.

More information, including eligibility criteria and the complete list of upcoming pop-up clinics in the PMH region, can be found here.

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Manitoba Health has announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the province.

They say that due to the risk of identifying the individual, information about their region of residence, gender and age will not be released.

According to public health, officials will provide notification to close contacts, and to specific locations, if the risk to others is considered high and contacts may be unknown.

They also say that an investigation, including contact tracing, is ongoing and that acquisition likely occurred outside of the province.

More information on monkeypox can be found on the provincial government's website.

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Every September Long Weekend, the Dauphin Agricultural Heritage Club hosts its annual threshing day to give people a look at how things were done in the past. This year, the club has to postpone the day from its normal weekend because of the delayed start to the season says Club President Dennis Forbes.

"It boils right back down to the type of spring we had, and crop was late getting in. Typically, crops use a hundred-day growing season to sprout and reach maturity, and that will be a couple of weeks later than in the past."

Forbes says while they don't have a specific date yet, it will likely be mid-September.

"If our weather gets really hot, it could mature faster than normal, but if we have a normal ripening period, it will be approximately mid-September."

We will have an update on when Threshing Day is taking place as soon as a new date is picked.

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Dutch Elm Disease (DED) surveys and emerald ash borer (EAB) monitoring are underway again this season in Dauphin.

Provincial inspectors will be driving, biking or walking around both public and private properties to look for DED-infected trees, elm firewood with bark (which spreads DED and is illegal to store), or EAB-infested trees.

Kyla Maslaniec, an urban forester with the Province of Manitoba's Forestry and Peatlands Branch, says that Manitoba's low tree diversity is the main reason behind the DED program.

"We relied heavily on elm trees and then, subsequently, ash trees... We do have a lot of urban elms in the province and a lot of mature urban elms that provide a lot of our mature tree canopy cover in urban areas, so to maintain that tree canopy we need to control the spread of Dutch Elm Disease," she adds.

She also says that Dauphin has a number of wild elms in the area, which makes managing and slowing the spread of the disease more challenging, and that since Dauphin has a lot of very nice large, mature elm trees that still remain in the community, it's more important to her to try and maintain those trees in the landscape.

In addition to the DED surveys, they are also monitoring for emerald ash borers.

According to Maslaniec, they are incredibly destructive to ash trees and are extremely difficult to control once they've established themselves in a new area.

"We haven't actually found any emerald ash borers outside of Winnipeg so far, but we do monitor for emerald ash borers throughout the province," she adds.

Kyla Maslaniec also wants to warn people not to move firewood because that's how the beetles spread from one area to another.

Inspectors may be working in the evenings and on weekends. They wear high-visibility vests and government-issued identification and may also be wearing masks due to COVID-19.

Anyone interested in learning more about the program can call the Manitoba Tree Line at 204-945-7866 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

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Tom Gibbs has spent the last two terms on council for the R.M. of Dauphin and for the most part, it's been very enjoyable. 

"We have a pretty diverse council and it makes for great conversation and constructive conversation," said Gibbs. 

Now as we look forward to the Municipal Election on October 26, Tom is running again; however, this time he is running for the position of Reeve. In talks with current Reeve, Ron Ryz, Ron mentioned to Tom that he didn't have enough time to commit fully to the position; however, Ryz is running for council.

Tom says he has plenty of time and he is fully committed to the R.M. of Dauphin.

"What I've witnessed during my time on council is that there needs to be continuity between staff, previous councillors and the new councillors," said Gibbs. "I want to help provide that continuity to help build and grow on."

If he is elected, Tom would look forward to working with staff and council to provide the great services to the R.M's residents that they expect.

"Also at the lowest cost possible with the understanding that it's a balancing act, good roads and great services come at a cost," said Gibbs. "I would also look forward to working with the previous council, indigenous groups and neighbouring municipalities to try and bring additional trade and commerce into our region. We are stronger as a group than we are as individuals."

Tom is going up against Ernie Sirski for reeve.

Stay tuned in the coming days as we will continue to highlight this year's candidates in Dauphin and the RM of Dauphin. You can still register to run for Mayor or council until September 20. 

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Starting tomorrow, August 19th, at 5 a.m., Main St. S. from 9th Ave. S.E./S.W. to 10th Ave. S.E./S.W. will be closed to all traffic for water main work.

The City of Dauphin is asking that you use alternate routes while that portion of the road is closed.

According to the City, it should be open by early evening.

They're also warning residents that water in the area may be discoloured because of this work and that they should avoid running water.

If residents notice that their water is brownish in colour, they should let it settle for a couple of hours before running cold to clear their lines.

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The provincial government has announced that the minimum wage in Manitoba will increase to $15 an hour by October 1st, 2023.

The province plans to increase the minimum wage, which is currently sitting at $11.95, three times starting October 1st, 2022 when it goes up to $13.50. Then, on April 1st, 2023 it will increase to $14.15, and the final increase will come on October 1st, 2023.

Premier Heather Stefanson made the announcement this afternoon.

"Today's announcement delivers on our commitment to making life more affordable for all Manitobans. This phased-in approach will ensure small businesses remain strong and continue to grow while helping workers and their families get ahead by earning bigger paycheques. Our balanced approach to increasing the minimum wage will help workers make ends meet while also recognizing the concerns of small businesses who are struggling during this difficult time."

The province was originally planning to raise its minimum wage to 12.35 this fall. In May, the Saskatchewan Government announced a larger increase to its minimum wage coming this fall, which would have left Manitoba with the lowest minimum wage in the country.

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UPDATE: The severe thunderstorm watches have ended.

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Environment Canada has issued multiple severe thunderstorm watches for Dauphin and surrounding areas.

They are currently in effect for many communities in the following areas:

According to Environment Canada, a moist and unstable airmass remains in place over southern Manitoba this afternoon.

They also say that clearing skies in western Manitoba could help lead to thunderstorm development later today and that some of the storms that develop could become severe with large hail, strong wind gusts and heavy rains being the main threats.

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If you're in or around Russell Thursday and you have an interest in a career with the RCMP, you're in luck.

The RCMP Recruitment Team will be at the Russell & Area Career Fair at the Russell Inn. 

It'll take place from 2 to 6 p.m. and it is for one day only. 

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Around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, Dauphin RCMP officers saw what looked like a drug deal happening on 1st Street South. When officers approached the suspects, they fled on bicycles and the officers chased them on foot.

Officers were able to catch 21-year-old Collin Pruden from Saskatoon and found a sawed-off shotgun, a handgun, bear spray, and break-in instruments in his backpack. He was remanded into custody and charged with Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon x2, Possess Weapon for Dangerous Purpose x2, Carry Firearm in Careless Manner and Possess Break-In Instruments.

Officers continue to search for a 24-year-old male and 30-year-old male, both from Dauphin, who will face charges once apprehended.

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Manitoba-based CanTalk Canada is offering free Ukrainian-language interpretation services to organizations across Manitoba and the rest of North America.

Maureen Mitchells, founder, president and CEO of CanTalk (Canada) Inc., says that any organization that's trying to help Ukrainian refugees with things, like finding a home, getting access to education, and finding out about what official or formal requirements are needed to settle into a new area, will be provided with 250 free minutes of immediate Ukrainian-language interpretation over the phone.

"CanTalk, with the immediate interpretation over the phone, sets up a toll-free number... All companies or organizations or even individuals, if they're sponsoring Ukrainian refugees, have to do is phone this 1-800 number. We take their basic information and when a call comes in through this number that we provide to them, a language facilitator...will... take their name or number because it'll already be registered and on that basis, we connect them to a Ukrainian interpreter/translator and then the conversation can proceed. It's a three-way conversation, but it always goes very smoothly," she adds.

Mitchells says that CanTalk is trying to help where they can and that she believes that now is not the time to take advantage of, what she calls, an unfolding human tragedy for monetary gain.

"We want other companies and organizations who are engaged in hiring Ukrainian refugees [to] help those individuals reach their full potential... It's quite difficult for any refugee to find a new home and to move... into an area that's totally foreign to them, so when you provide this immediacy of communicating in your own language, it removes that sting of feeling intimidated or distressed because they can't quite understand either the direction or information being shared," she adds.

She says that the language support doesn't necessarily stop after the free minutes have been used up and that as long as there is a need to support Ukrainian refugees, they want to be there to help.

"Though there's no absolute limit, there is a timeframe as to how long the program will be available and right now, we have it available for up to a year, but again this could change," she says.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Ukrainian-language services offered by CanTalk can call 1-833-215-0586 or visit their website for more information.

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