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The government of Manitoba and Manitoba 4-H council recently selected Agriculture in the Classroom as the first-ever recipient of the Alexander Cherban Agriculture Industry Development Program.
Sue Clayton, Executive Director of Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba says she was excited when she was told that they’d be receiving the grant.
“To be the first recipient, and to get the full amount, the $50 thousand a year available, we really weren’t so sure that we would get it because we were asking for the full amount.”
With this funding Agriculture in the Classroom is creating a project called The Foundations of Manitoba Agriculture Educator Primer.
This is to provide education and awareness to enhance public trust in agriculture.
“We’re going to be able to provide an ag education primer for educators across Manitoba about the primary commodities in Manitoba so that it gives them a better understanding of agriculture.”
Clayton says that work has already started on this project.
“We had a meeting about it basically as soon as we knew that we were the recipients, and we already have someone working on this on staff. We were targeting some time in the fall, but it could be closer to the end of this year.”
On his death in 2013, Alexander Cherban, a farmer from the Swan Valley region, bequeathed his estate of approximately $900 thousand to Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development.
The Alexander Cherban Agriculture Industry Development Program was launched in 2020, and the deadline for the next intake of applicants is July 31st.
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Dauphin RCMP, and the Manitoba RCMP Inland Water Transport Unit recently conducted boat patrols on Dauphin Lake.
The patrols were done to ensure boating and fishing regulations, and impaired driving laws were being followed.
On June 26th, officers conducted several stops on the lake and took the opportunity to educate the public on safe boating practices.
RCMP say there were six boats found to be non-compliant with regulations, totalling $7140. No fines were issued.
One ticket was issued for fishing without a license.
RCMP say they would like to remind everyone to be cautious on the water.
More information on boating safety can be found here.
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The Dauphin Supersite is offering Pfizer walk-in appointments for youth today.
30 spots are left for people aged 12 to 17.
Walk-ins for 1st dose youth are taking place until 10:00 a.m., and first and second-dose youth can get the vaccine from 10:00 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The vaccine clinic is located at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall at 304 Whitmore Avenue.
Future clinics:
July 4 – Pfizer booked appointments | 70 Pfizer walk-ins for youth ONLY 12-17 years of age
July 5 – Moderna booked appointments | 75 Moderna walk-ins
July 6 – Pfizer booked appointments |75 Moderna walk-ins
July 7– Moderna booked appointments | 75 Moderna walk-ins
Walk-in clients will be first come, first served on each day during the following hours:
11:30 am to 1:30 pm – First dose clients
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm - both first and second dose clients
(or until allotted doses are used)
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As Manitoba hits some extreme temperatures this week, the government is warning advising Manitobans to prepare for the heat.
Public health orders allow for municipalities to repurpose facilities like libraries and community centres as cooling centres for vulnerable people who may not otherwise have the means to cool off during heat waves.
Outdoor pools, splash pads, and wading pools are operational at this time too.
The province is encouraging Manitobans to check in regularly with socially isolated community members, friends, and family, especially older adults or people with chronic illnesses who live alone.
Some signs that your body may be overheating and is at risk of heat illness or heat stroke are:
- headache
- red, hot, and dry skin
- dizziness
- confusion
- nausea
- rapid weak pulse
- a complete or partial loss of consciousness
The longer a person’s body temperature is above 40 C, the greater the likelihood of permanent effects or death.
Emergency medical care may be needed depending on the severity of symptoms.
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Emergency crews responded to a report of shots fired in Dauphin, late on Thursday night.
Several police vehicles and an ambulance was seen on 5th Avenue NE, shortly after shots were heard.
A resident in a nearby house reported a man was being put in the ambulance on a stretcher.
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Canada’s federal minimum wage is being increased to $15 per hour.
The Government of Canada proposed a minimum wage of $15 in Budget 2021, and yesterday the Government announced that this change will come into effect on December 29th 2021.
The changes will affect workers in the federally regulated private sector.
The new federal minimum wage is to rise with inflation.
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All City of Brandon flags are flying at half-mast for four days and four nights following a recent announcement by the Lower Kootenay Band.
The Lower Kootenay Band says that a search using ground-penetrating radar has located the remains of 182 people near the former St. Eugene’s Mission School, near Cranbrook B.C.
The school operated from 1912 to the 1970s.
The community of ʔaq’am, situated within the territory of the Ktunaxa Nation, located 182 unmarked graves in 2020 using ground-penetrating radar, but only recently notified the nearby Lower Kootenay First Nation.
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The Manitoba government says it's ready to start construction on the Lake St. Martin outlet channel.
Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler gave an update on the project yesterday, which was the 10-year anniversary of the 2011 flood that forced the entire Lake St. Martin First Nation community to relocate.
Another flood occurred in 2014. Schuler says these floods highlighted the need for better infrastructure, but that they weren’t isolated events.
Schuler says Manitoba has experienced four record high-water events, and we can expect more in the future, causing more frequent and larger flood events.
“Constructing the outlet channels project will provide certainty and critical flood protection to Manitobans by addressing outstanding vulnerabilities in the provincial flood mitigation network.”
The province has tried to alleviate future flooding by cutting two new outlet channels that would divert water from Lake Manitoba through Lake St. Martin and into Lake Winnipeg, the project has been delayed because of regulatory hurdles.
Schuler says the province has completed all preliminary designs for the outlet channel, and that detailed design work is underway and will incorporate feedback from the ongoing federal and provincial environmental assessment processes, key stakeholders, and Indigenous communities.
"It's up to our federal government and our Indigenous partners to allow us to move earth. We are set to begin construction of the Lake Manitoba outlet as early as this fall."
Construction could take four years to complete.
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The wildfire threat is growing in Manitoba amid the dry and hot conditions.
The province is reminding people to use extreme caution around fire, especially in wilderness areas.
The Manitoba Wildfire Service says fireworks and sky lanterns are prohibited in provincial parks and campfires are only allowed within an approved pit.
There are a few burn bans in effect in the province.
A burning ban is in place and all existing burn permits have been revoked in the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore, and a complete burn ban is in place in Mossey River Municipality.
There’s a fire ban in the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead, which applies to all outdoor grass and stubble fires, but barbeques and covered fire pits are allowed.
Burning Restrictions In The Province
Lytton BC has endured the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Canada for days on end this week, and residents were forced to flee last night due to fires.
Mayor Jan Polderman says he told everyone to leave, as a fire rapidly spread into the small community of about 250 people.
He said he told residents to head for the nearby community of Boston Bar, and was on his way there himself.
Earlier this week, Lytton recorded the highest temperature ever seen in Canada on three consecutive days, topping out at 49.6 C on Tuesday.
The area’s MP confirmed that 90 percent of the village has been destroyed.
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Today is Canada Day – so here’s a list of what’s open and what’s closed for the holiday.
Walmart
Thursday, July 1st — 7:00 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Safeway
Thursday, July 1st — 9:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.
No Frills
Thursday, July 1st — 9:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Co-op Grocery Store
Thursday, July 1st — Closed.
Dauphin Liquor Mart
Thursday, July 1st — 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
CIBC
Thursday, July 1st — Closed.
Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy
Thursday, July 1st — 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
City of Dauphin
Thursday, July 1st — Closed.
Dauphin Vet Clinic
Thursday, July 1st — Closed.
When the clinic is closed, a vet is on call for emergencies at 204-638-3044.
Canada Post
Thursday, July 1st — Closed.
Testing Sites in Prairie Mountain Health
Thursday, July 1st — Closed, will resume regular schedule Friday, July 2nd.
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No pass, no problem.
Park passes aren’t required for enjoying Riding Mountain National Park this Thursday.
Those who would like to purchase a pass for the rest of the summer can do so at the gate.
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