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COVID Enforcement Officials handed out 60 tickets to Manitobans last week.

Fifty of the tickets issued were to individuals for various offenses, nine were issued for not wearing a mask in an indoor public place, and one fine was issued to a Manitoba business.

Officials advise that 47 of the tickets handed to individuals were in relation to holding private gatherings, and three were for failing to self-isolate.

Officials continue to follow up all large gatherings and rallies and advise an additional 32 $1,296 tickets were issued in relation to rallies. This includes two tickets from the Winkler rally on May 1, eight tickets from The Forks rally on May 1, and 22 tickets from the Law Courts rally on May 3.

Fine amounts totalled $72,482 last week.

The province has increased the amount of fines for those that continue to break public health orders:

Fines for individuals who have received two or more tickets for failing to wear a mask have been increased to $486 from $298.
Fines for individuals who have received two or more tickets for other penalties under the orders have been increased to $2,542 from $1,296.
The penalty for failing to pay a ticket in the required timeframe (default conviction) has been doubled to $100 from $50. 

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A burn ban is in effect for Mossey River Municipality.

The Municipality asks that residents refrain from open fires.

Only crop residue burn permits will be issued.

Any questions are to be directed to the municipal office at 204-656-4791.

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A man from Ebb and Flow First Nation is facing multiple charges after walking around the community with a firearm on Saturday.

Ste Rose RCMP say they responded around 3:15 p.m. and quickly located a man standing on Northeast Road with what appeared to be a firearm.

The officers contained the scene until the RCMP Emergency Response Team arrived on the scene, and more officers from Ste Rose du Lac.

23-year-old Jacob Levasseur was apprehended and is facing multiple charges.

Nobody was injured, and the investigation is ongoing.

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The Parkland Regional Library is hosting its virtual Stargazing Event tomorrow.

This online event is taking place over Zoom at 7:00 p.m.

Director of Parkland Regional Library, Alison Moss says the event is an opportunity to explore the night sky with Alberta author, Joan Marie Galat. Alison says Joan Marie Galat is going to weave storytelling into space exploration.

“Not only is it the tips and tricks of how to locate different stars, but she’s going to take us down the path a little further and provide a road map or rather a star map to help us find some of the more complicated constellations in the sky.”

Alison says the event is being offered across all 23 branches in the Parkland.

“I hope we have a good group of people who can take part in this. That’s the one thing that COVID-19 has brought us, we do these programming events and geography doesn’t matter as much as it used to.”

Those interested in this event can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The real estate market in the Parkland was much more active in the first four months of 2021, compared to the first four months of 2020.

In 2020, the total house sales in Dauphin was 26 from January to the end of April. In the first four months of this year, the number of homes sold has risen to 38, an increase of 12.

Including the entire Parkland in the first four months of last year, 44 residential properties were sold. 

On the rise:

From January 1 to April 30, 2021, 55 properties were sold, an increase of 11 from the previous year in the same time frame. Colette Carefoot, Managing Broker and Owner of RE/MAX Parkland realty, says it appears that families are more comfortable purchasing homes now.

"It was scary for everyone at the start with COVID and all of the restrictions that were put in place," said Carefoot. "Now that we've lived in it for more than a year combined with the strict regulations that have been set up for us, we're certainly seeing more action this spring."

And if you're looking to get into a home of your own in the Parkland, now could be a perfect time. Kathy Stokotelny, Broker with Action Realty Ltd., says with the interest rate in a great spot, getting into your forever home or even just a starter home could come at a much better price.

"We just want to tell people not to be worried when they want to look at a property," said Stokotelny. "With the interest rate where it is, this is a great time to be a buyer, it's the time to be in the market."

Both Kathy and Colette agreed that they expect home sales in the region to continue trending in an upward direction after a great start to 2021. 

"Anyone who is in a position to buy, I feel like they're trying to take advantage of interest rates," ended Carefoot. "

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A burn ban will be in effect for the entire Municipality of Roblin starting tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.

The ban includes no burning of crops, grass, leaves, garbage, fireworks, or burn barrels.

Chief Administrative Officer, Dione Cherneski says all burn permits are suspended or cancelled, and no new permits will be issued until further notice.

Fires that are set in an outdoor fire pit or solid fuel burning appliance will be allowed and must be enclosed on all sides, covered with a non-combustible grate or mesh, and located on a non-combustible base clear of overhangs. Propane fire pits and barbecues are permitted.

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The eligibility to be immunized at a supersite or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include Manitobans aged 30 and older, and indigenous people aged 18 and older.

Eligibility also includes people aged 18 and older who are pregnant, are a client of Community Living disABILITY Services, work in any health-care setting including outpatient settings, or work as a front-line police officer or firefighter.

Eligibility for the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine includes individuals aged 40 or older and people aged 30 to 39 with priority health conditions.

To date, 565,219 doses of vaccine have been administered in Manitoba.

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The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce is holding its Annual State of the City Address on Tuesday.

Executive Director of the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce, Stephen Chychota, says a number of guests will be presenting.

“We’re going to hear from Mayor Al Dowhan with updates from the city. They’re going to tell us where they’re at and where they’re going. We’re also going to hear from Chuck Davidson, president and CEO of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce. We’ll hear from commerce updates on a provincial scope and what that means for the city of Dauphin.”

The address will be live-streamed over Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 11th at 12:00 p.m.

Anyone can join the event and registration is not needed.

You can find the Facebook event page here.

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Dauphin's COVID-19 vaccine supersite is opening today.

The supersite is located at 304 Whitmore Avenue East.

A supersite is also coming to Steinbach on May 18th at 294 Lumbar Avenue. 

Pop-up clinics are coming to Neepawa, Russell, Shoal Lake and Swan River next week. 

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Appointments for supersites and pop-up clinics can be made by calling 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily. 

Vaccine eligibility currently includes Manitobans aged 35 and older, Indigenous people aged 18 and older, and pregnant women who are 18 and older.

The full list of eligible Manitobans can be seen here.

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The Mountain View School Division is hosting its 9th annual Graduation Powwow virtually this year, to honour all grads in the community.

On a normal year, the Powwow would be held at the Selo site south of Dauphin.

MVSD Indigenous Education Facilitator, Carole Shankaruk, says this year the division will be releasing a video production of the event in June for everyone to enjoy.

“We have a large geographical area, but if someone from outside our area, like in Ste. Rose wanted to participate, we wouldn’t turn anyone away. This is for all graduates. The beauty of this is that it’s for indigenous and non-indigenous students, and we’re dancing and celebrating for all grads.”

She adds that the event is a great way for people to come together.

“We’re all dancing together, and in terms of the pandemic, we’re all in this together. I’m not sure that people realize why people are dancing - but we’re dancing for all of us, so that we all have healthy, balanced lifestyles. So again, it speaks to where we’re currently at, and getting through this pandemic.”

For more information, or to have your grad photo included in the video, you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday, May 28th.

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Schools in Winnipeg and Brandon will move to remote learning next week.

Staring Wednesday, May 12, all Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools in the two cities will practice remote learning.

All other schools in the province will continue in-person instruction with additional health measures.

The following additional measures will be implemented in Manitoba schools from Wednesday, May 12 to May 30th:

•    schools with multiple cases (outside of same household cases) will be moved proactively to remote learning as per existing guidance
•    school officials can require students and/or staff who are showing symptoms to stay home for 10 days and encourage them to seek testing Household members without symptoms should also self-isolate (quarantine) until the sick individual’s test result is received
•    all extra-curricular activities, organized sports and off-site activities are suspended, except for physically-distanced walks/runs in the local community
•    no indoor singing and no indoor use of wind instruments will be allowed
•    all other public health measures will remain in effect

For more guidance on Manitoba's current public health orders, click here.

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