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The Manitoba government recently announced $150,000 in funding for three community mobilization hubs, with some of that money making its way to Swan River.
The hubs -- Swan Valley Community Mobilization, Winkler’s Community Care Program, and Altona’s CommUNITY Support Teams will be receiving the funding.
Justice Minister Cameron Friesen says the hubs provide a proactive approach to helping people in communities.
“This approach focuses on bringing together the agencies, organizations and supports that otherwise work alone, improving community safety, ensuring better use of police resources and putting people first. Our government is proud to be expanding this innovative program to more communities across Manitoba.”
The province is now providing support to 12 community mobilization hubs across the province.
The Dauphin At-Risk Teen (DART) program started receiving the same type of provincial funding back in 2018.
Lori Bicklmeier, coordinator at DART, says "it’s really exciting that we get to expand in other parts of the province and support other programs to do the work they do. I think systems are often hard to navigate for an individual and when you can help, it’s that much better so it’s very exciting.”
Manitoba’s Policing and Public Safety Strategy identifies community mobilization as an effective way to build local partnerships, prevent crime and help keep individuals out of the criminal justice system. Since the release of the strategy in 2019, the province has increased investment in community mobilization efforts to $1-million.
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The number of Manitobans trying to book campground reservations this morning was much higher than the opening-day registration numbers one year ago.
Today — Monday, April 5th — was the first day of staggered campground bookings opening up in the province.
A post from Manitoba Parks on Facebook says by 7 a.m., the number of people signing on was 12,825 compared to 2,804 in 2020.
By 11 a.m. on Monday, Manitoba Parks had taken 10,668 reservations. In comparison, last year at the same time, they had taken 5,706 reservations.
During the online rush for site reservations on Monday morning, a technical issue was encountered but the parks authority says that was resolved quickly and processing returned to normal.
The next reservation launch is on Wednesday at 7 a.m. for Winnipeg Beach and Whiteshell campsites.
Online reservations can be made here.
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Health officials announced 135 new cases of COVID-19 over a two-day span, as there was no update on the holiday Sunday.
Two deaths were announced, a woman in her 60s from the Prairie Mountain Health region, and a woman in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region.
The new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• three cases in the Interlake–Eastern Health region
• 43 cases in the Northern Health region
• 19 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• seven cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud Health region
• 63 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.1 per cent provincially and 4.3 per cent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 34,487.
The total number of variant of concern cases remains at 270.
There are 1,280 active cases and 32,267 people who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 66 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 75 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 141 hospitalizations.
There are 13 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 16 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 29 ICU patients.
The total number of deaths in Manitoba is 940.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (34), Asessippi (2). Brandon has 6 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has five active cases.
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Delivery delays for the Moderna vaccine are causing the province to postpone some pop-up COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Dauphin and other local communities.
All 24 pop-up clinics on the schedule from April 12 to 15 across the province will be postponed due to the supply issue.
The province says appointments will be rescheduled when the Moderna vaccine delivery schedule gets back on track — but no specific date has been mentioned yet.
The pop-up clinics that are affected by the postponement include:
• Steinbach (April 12, 13, 14 and 15)
• Pine Falls (April 13)
• Stonewall (April 13)
• Flin Flon (April 13, 14 and 15)
• Virden (April 13)
• Russell (April 13)
• Gladstone (April 13)
• Pinawa (April 14)
• Eriksdale (April 14)
• Teulon (April 14)
• The Pas (April 14)
• Swan River (April 14)
• Killarney (April 14)
• Portage la Prairie (April 14 and 15)
• Arborg (April 15)
• St. Laurent (April 15)
• Beausejour (April 15)
• Dauphin (April 15)
The province will be reaching out to affected people by phone, email and text to advise them of this change.
Appointments remain available at the super sites, since they primarily rely on the Pfizer vaccine.
The eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic is unchanged, and includes individuals aged 64 or older and First Nation people aged 44 or older.
Anyone who has been in Manitoba for one month or more can receive the vaccine at no cost if they meet provincial eligibility requirements.
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The Mountain View School Division (MVSD) will be hosting a virtual town hall on Tuesday, April 6th and are inviting the community to join, listen, and provide feedback.
The recently announced overhaul of Manitoba’s education system has sparked many discussions on how the proposed changes will impact students, staff, and communities.
Part of Bill 64 — the Education Modernization Act — would remove the role of school trustees, eliminating elected school boards in 37 school divisions and replacing them with one centralized board of appointees.
Floyd Martens, MVSD Board Chairperson, previously told CKDM the legislation (Bill 64) “has a host of issues that we’re just beginning to unravel.”
The town hall is set to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday night on Zoom. Click here for a link to the meeting.
The MVSD has also posted a number of links to more resources regarding the education overhaul laid out in Bill 64.
Education Minister Cliff Cullen says the proposed changes to the education system will introduce a "much-needed" strategy to improve classroom outcomes.
Cullen pointed out that Manitoba is one of the highest spending provinces on education and getting among the country's lowest student achievement results -- also noting that, per capita, Manitoba has the highest number of school divisions and elected trustees across all provinces.
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The Dauphin Fire Department (DFD) is hoping the public can offer any information regarding a vehicle fire late Friday night.
Just before midnight on April 2nd, the DFD was dispatched about half a mile south of Dauphin to a report of a vehicle on fire.
The blaze was quickly extinguished.
The local fire department says any information about the incident should be directed to RCMP at 204-622-5050.
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Today health officials announced 181 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death due to the virus.
Today's case numbers include cases that were identified on the holiday Friday. Due to the Easter weekend, there will be no COVID-19 update on Sunday. Regular updates will resume on Monday, April 5th.
The most recent death in Manitoba was a woman in her 60’s from Winnipeg.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
- one case in the Interlake–Eastern health region
- 70 cases in the Northern health region
- 19 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
- 87 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.4 percent provincially and four percent in Winnipeg.
The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 34,352.
The total number of variant of concern cases remains at 270.
There are 1,252 active cases and 32,162 people who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 66 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 76 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 142 hospitalizations.
There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 17 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 29 ICU patients.
The total number of deaths in Manitoba is 938.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (33), Asessippi (2). Brandon has 5 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has five active cases.
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The City of Dauphin will soon begin its 2021 Spring Clean-Up.
City crews will be collecting compostable materials including garden waste, tree branches, shrubs, and leaves.
Spring Clean-Up will begin on Monday, May 17th in the Day 1 area, and continue through the 4-day cycle once each area is completed.
The city is advising that these items will only be picked up if they are in a clearly identifiable pile or in biodegradable bags or boxes.
City crews will not sort through the materials and items must be placed in back lanes, or on the boulevard near the curb for those that don’t have a back lane.
Composting materials can be dropped off at the City Waste Disposal Site northwest of Dauphin at any time.
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Health officials are reminding Manitobans to follow public health orders this long weekend.
The current rules on gatherings allow Manitobans to designate one household or two designated people to visit at their home, and vice-versa. Outdoor gatherings at a private residence are limited to 10 people in addition to the people that live there, while outdoor gatherings in public can have up to 25 people.
Manitoba's chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin says it's a crucial time to stick to the public health orders.
“I know this is the time many of us want to celebrate as per the usual manner, but we can see with the growing concern, seeing what’s happening around us we just can’t to that at this point. We saw where that got us over Thanksgiving and we can’t be in that place again as we continue to roll out our vaccines.”
Health officials have said more restrictions could be relaxed after Easter, depending on how case numbers look after the holiday.
The current health orders due for an update Friday, April 16th.
On Thursday the province extended Manitoba’s state of emergency for another 30 days.
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The province-wide state of emergency is being extended again.
The extension goes into effect April 1st at 4 p.m. for a period of 30 days.
Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says the government is continuing to take preventative measures and is staying cautious as the province reopens.
“These have been challenging times and we understand the impact it has had on Manitobans, but we want to remind everyone to follow the fundamentals and keep your friends and family safe,” said Schuler.
The state of emergency was first declared on March 20th 2020.
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RCMP have located the body of a missing man last seen on Lake Winnipegosis.
RCMP were notified on Wednesday that searchers found a damaged snowmobile on Lake Winnipegosis. It was determined to belong to 27-year-old Walter Thomas, who was reported missing on Tuesday.
Local search parties found Thomas’s body a short distance from the snowmobile. It's believed he died from exposure.
RCMP are thanking the public for their assistance in the search.
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