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The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce is holding a Lunch-N-Learn next week to get businesses prepared for the tax season.

Dauphin Chamber Executive Director Stephen Chychota says it’ll be held on Wednesday, February 17^th over the noon hour, on Zoom.

“We’re going to be joined by Jordan Pernarowski and Katie Pernarowski from MNP Dauphin and going to be going over taxes and how COVID is playing a role in that and just want to prepare businesses and business owners out there with the amount of programming that the businesses may have taken advantage of, or the employees may have taken advantage of, just how it all fits and works together and what to expect.”

Chychota says the Lunch-N-Learn will touch on a whole array of things.

“COVID played a factor on any business out there in some way, shape, or form. Some are going to have a loss of revenue, some are going to have costs associated like employee wages, some are going to be maybe having to show excess revenue and they’ve actually made more than what they’ve ever done before. So, how does that all play a factor, and then the programming too.”

During the presentation, Katie will be taking an agricultural spin, looking at programs for the ag industry, how they work, and what it’ll look like, reflecting on the tax season for the business.

Chychota says this is a great opportunity for businesses to ask some questions before speaking to their accountant.

You can register by calling the chamber at (204) 622-3140 or by going to their website, it costs $10 for chamber members and $15 for non-chamber members.

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Published: Feb 13, 2021 - 5:00 am

The Dauphin Fire Department (DFD) responded to a large structure fire late Friday night in the area of 2nd Avenue NE and 3rd Street.

Multiple DFD units and other emergency personnel responded to the area around 11 p.m.

Large amounts of smoke were billowing out of a structure.

It's unknown if there are any injuries at this time.

Firefighters were on scene until shortly after 8:00 am this morning.

Due to the water usage and the extreme cold weather, the DFD asks the public to stay clear of the area as the City will be doing some road maintenance prior to reopening the block.

The incident remains under investigation at this time by the RCMP and the MB Office of the Fire Commissioner.

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Published: Feb 13, 2021 - 12:22 am

A man is facing multiple charges after drugs and weapons were seized on Sandy Bay First Nation.

On Feb. 11 at around 2:20 a.m. officers responded to a call about two men armed with a shotgun at a home on Sandy Bay First Nation.

When police arrived at the home they learned that the suspects had fled the area on foot. Officers began to search the area and located the suspects trying to avoid police in a nearby field.

Police were able to arrest the men after a short on-foot pursuit.

A search of the immediate area located a 12 gauge sawed-off shotgun matching the description that was provided to police.

A search of the suspects located a small amount of money and baggies of what is believed to be cocaine.

Delbert Irvan Sutherland from Sandy Bay First Nation is being held in custody and is facing multiple charges including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of cocaine with the purpose of trafficking, and failure to comply with a release order, among other charges.

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Published: Feb 12, 2021 - 1:48 pm

Health officials announced 81 new cases of COVID-19 today and 4 more deaths in the province, all in Winnipeg.

Manitoba’s total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 866.

Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• five cases in Interlake–Eastern health region; 
• 25 cases in the Northern health region; 
• three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; 
• 28 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and 
• 20 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.8 percent provincially and four percent in Winnipeg.

There have been a total of 30,588 cases reported in Manitoba since the start of the pandemic.

There are 1,582 active cases and 28,140 people recovered from COVID-19.

There are 90 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 150 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 240 hospitalizations.

There are 11 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 18 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 29 ICU patients.

According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (4), Riding Mountain (0), Swan River (0), Porcupine Mountain (5), Duck Mountain (0), Asessippi (11), Little Saskatchewan (0), Whitemud (0), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 16 active cases.

In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 15 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 27.

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Published: Feb 12, 2021 - 12:56 pm

Just before 11 a.m. this morning, the Dauphin Fire Department responded to a small fire at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre.

They received reports of general fire alarms and upon arrival were informed of a small fire in one of the emergency rooms because of some construction work.

Hospital maintenance staff extinguished the fire before the DFD arrived, but wanted to ensure there weren’t any embers that may have carried in the wall space.

Firefighters used thermal imaging to scan the area and found nothing of concern.

The fire department would like to recognize the staff of DRHC for their actions taken to contain the situation so quickly.

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Published: Feb 12, 2021 - 11:50 am

With the Louis Riel Day long weekend coming up, the COVID-19 testing sites in Prairie Mountain Health are experiencing some adjusted hours.

The sites in Swan River, Neepawa, and Russell are all closed for the holiday.

Dauphin

The 301 Main Street N. location (former Potoski Medical Clinic Building) will be open Monday, Feb. 15 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Appointments are required to be tested at this site.

Brandon

The Van Horne location will be open Monday, Feb. 15 from 8:45 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. No appointment is needed.

The Dynacare location (Brandon Keystone Centre) will be open Monday, Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Appointments are required to be tested at this site.

The 7th Street Health Access Centre will be closed Monday, Feb. 15. for the Louis Riel Day holiday.

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Published: Feb 12, 2021 - 5:13 am

Some public health restrictions in Manitoba have been relaxed under a new set of public health orders that went into effect at 12:01 a.m. this morning.

Restaurants in Manitoba are now allowed to open their doors to diners at 25% capacity, for the first time since November.

Restaurant-goers can only dine with people they live with, and no more than 5 people are permitted at a table.

Places of worship can hold religious services at 10%, or 50 people, whichever is lower, with physical distancing measures in place except for those who are members of the same household. 

Museums, libraries, tattoo parlours and other personal services businesses can open at 25% capacity. 

The same 25% capacity limit is also in effect for gyms, which may only open for individual or one on one training, with group fitness classes not permitted at this time.

Indoor sporting facilities can also open at 25% capacity, but only for individual, one-on-one instruction and with no team sports or games permitted.

Declining case numbers in the province have played a role in opening the door to reopening more businesses — but Dr. Jazz Atwal says the future of loosening more restrictions will hinge on the behaviour of Manitobans.

“It’s all going to be based upon how Manitobans behave. It’s how we behave when we go to that restaurant now. It’s up to Manitobans to keep our case counts down and look at how we can loosen [more] restrictions in the future.”

The health orders in Manitoba are due for another update in three weeks, at which point Manitobans could see more restrictions relaxed depending on a number of variables, such as case numbers, hospitalizations, and vaccine supply.

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Published: Feb 12, 2021 - 4:20 am

Health officials are reporting 90 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 more deaths today.

Two men from Winnipeg and a woman from the Southern Health region are the most recent deaths due to COVID-19 in Manitoba. The total number of deaths is 862.

There has been a total of 30,507 cases province-wide.

Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• 13 cases in Interlake–Eastern health region 
• 43 cases in the Northern health region 
• eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region 
• three cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region and 
• 23 cases in the Winnipeg health region

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.9 percent provincially and 3.9 percent in Winnipeg.

There are 1,582 active cases and 28,063 people who have recovered from COVID-19.

There are 92 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 152 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 244 hospitalizations.

There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 18 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 32 ICU patients.

According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (3), Riding Mountain (1), Swan River (0), Porcupine Mountain (5), Duck Mountain (0), Asessippi (10), Little Saskatchewan (0), Whitemud (0), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 16 active cases.

In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 15 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 27.

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Published: Feb 11, 2021 - 12:48 pm

The Dauphin Fire Department (DFD) is congratulating Equipment Captain Richard Snyder on his retirement.

Retiring after over 39 years of service, Snyder first joined the DFD in July 1981 and rose to the rank of Captain in 1987.

Fire Chief Cam Abrey says most people stick around in rural fire service between 5 to 10 years, “so when someone sticks around for that many years, it’s quite a contribution to the community we live in. Richard is a fountain of knowledge working on the equipment here, mechanical skills, electric skills, computer, plumbing — you name it.”

Richard was also voted by his peers as the Fire Fighter of the Year in 1986 for his dedication and for going over and above the normal call of duty.

“It’s more than him being the Equipment Captain," said Fire Chief Cam Abrey, adding that Snyder was a real contributing member of the community as well in volunteering his time.

"From the bottom of our hearts we really thank him for all the years he was part of our firefighting family," said Abrey.

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Published: Feb 11, 2021 - 12:48 pm

The Manitoba government has agreed to purchase two million doses of a new Manitoba-produced COVID-19 vaccine.

Premier Brian Pallister made the announcement on Thursday morning, saying Manitoba will receive the first 200,000 doses of the new vaccine from Alberta-based Providence Therapeutics.

The new mRNA vaccine, which is similar to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, is currently undergoing clinical trials with approval from Health Canada expected in late 2021.

A release from the province states Manitoba will receive two million doses in total — enough to vaccinate every Manitoban who wants one.

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Published: Feb 11, 2021 - 12:19 pm