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Today we could learn more about the federal government’s plan to rework the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program.
Parliament's spending watchdog will deliver a report today about the costs of extending and changing the program.
The latest numbers show that 8.4 million people have applied for the benefit that offers $2,000 a month for those out of work — totalling more than $43 billion in payments as of June 4th.
The Trudeau government has introduced a bill that aims to punish Canadians found to be defrauding the CERB program, but it appears to be getting very little support from the opposition parties.
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says imposing fines or prison terms for fraudulent CERB claims would hurt the most vulnerable Canadians.
The prime minister insists no one will be penalized for making honest mistakes in the application process.
According to the proposed legislation, fines could be up to three times the amount that was received in CERB.
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The Dauphin Senior Centre is now able to offer more services to their members, but staff are exercising a great deal of caution.
The province advises that senior centres limit gatherings to 10 - 15 people, and are also mandating strict physical distancing guidelines — but over at the Dauphin Senior Centre, Program Co-ordinator Kim Armstrong says it just doesn’t make sense to reopen the doors to in-person programs at this time.
“Rather than ask our seniors to congregate and put them at risk, we are choosing to stay closed until likely September.”
Although the doors will remain closed to members for the time being, Armstrong tells us their services are gradually getting back to normal.
The Senior Centre is now able to offer home deliveries for their congregate meal program.
“We are able to deliver to their homes. We have a little bit of funds that are able to expand our program that way.”
The Senior Centre is also expanding their phone call program, checking in on members for a “friendly visit over the phone.” The Programming Co-ordinator hopes seniors in the community take advantage of these programs that are available to them.
“We can’t identify everyone in our community that might need a phone call every day, or once a week — so we’re asking that anyone feeling kind of lonesome, or that just want to have a chat once a day, to give us a call and register with us so we’re able to reach out to you.”
The Dauphin Senior Center can be contacted at 204-638-6485.
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The City of Dauphin Spring Clean-Up has completed the Day 3 area of the garbage schedule and has moved to the Day 4 area.
Crews are currently on the south-side of the Day 4 area.
The Compost Site at the City Waste Disposal Site is open 24/7.
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Manitobans have a great opportunity to get out and explore their own backyard this summer.
That’s the message from Travel Manitoba President/CEO Colin Ferguson.
With all the interprovincial and international travel restrictions in place, Ferguson says “we have a great opportunity to talk about showing Manitoba some love this summer,” and “getting out and exploring home.”
Ferguson explains that even during a regular travel season, a very large percentage of our tourism visitation is actually Manitobans travelling throughout the province — upwards of 80%.
Like many industries in the past few months, the tourism sector has been hit hard.
The Travel Manitoba President & CEO sees a tough road ahead — as tourism was one of the first industries to shut down, and may be one of the last to return to its full capacity.
But as Manitoba has followed public health measures and successfully flattened the curve, the doors have reopened to activities like camping, fishing, road trips, and going to resorts, golf courses, and museums.
“This is a great opportunity to get out and find out everything about your own backyard.”
The Travel Manitoba website has more information about planning a trip of vacation within the province.
“We’ve got so much summer to enjoy, and I think it would be great for everybody to get out and experience some of it.”
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No new cases were announced in the daily COVID update, leaving the total number of cases in Manitoba at 300.
There are 8 active cases and 285 people have recovered.
No one is in the hospital, and there are no new deaths in the province.
There has been a total of 26 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region.
For more details go to manitoba.co/covid19
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Dauphin RCMP and the West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) arrested two people from Dauphin following a traffic stop over the weekend.
Last week on Friday evening around 7:45, officers with West District CREST conducted the traffic stop on River Avenue East in Dauphin.
In the traffic stop, officers seized a small amount of meth and Canadian currency.
Further investigation led to a search warrant being executed at a residence located on River Ave. E in Dauphin.
At the house, officers recovered more meth, a loaded .22 calibre pistol, ammunition, body armour, and drug paraphernalia.
A 36-year-old man and 29-year-old woman, both from Dauphin, were arrested.
The male is facing various charges that include possession for the purpose of trafficking, while the female was released without a charge.
The investigation is continuing.
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The City of Dauphin is reminding residents that the quarterly utility bill for properties in Dauphin is due June 15th.
The original payment date of May 15th was pushed back to June 15th to accommodate the challenges of COVID-19.
Payments can be made at City Hall with cash, debit, cheque, or through your financial institution.
Any outstanding payments will be charged penalties at a rate of 1.25% per month.
For more information, you can call the City of Dauphin at 204-622-3205, or click here.
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After a few days of rain in the Parkland, the RM of Lakeshore has lifted its fire ban.
Originally put into place on May 20th, the ban has been lifted on the northern half of the RM.
There is currently no fire bans in effect for the RM of Lakeshore.
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A string of vandalism complaints in the City of Dauphin is under investigation by the RCMP.
Between Saturday, June 6 and Monday, June 8, Dauphin RCMP received several calls of property damage in the city.
Multiple buildings, including the Whitmore School and Parkview Lodge, and several vehicles were spray painted during the night.
Anyone with information about the individual(s) responsible for these crimes is asked to contact the Dauphin RCMP Detachment at 204-622-5020.
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A hit and run at the Mountain View Esso in Dauphin late Saturday night is under investigation by RCMP.
At around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 6th, a truck carrying a trailer ran over the air compressor and damaged the Esso sign in front of the gas station.
The vehicle is described as a large dark coloured truck with some type of decal on the passenger side door.
The Dauphin RCMP are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle.
Anyone with information can contact the Dauphin RCMP Detachment at 204-622-5020.
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The province's Hydrologic Forecast Centre has issued a flood watch for northwest and southeast Manitoba today.
The rainy weather system over the weekend brought up to 25 mm of precipitation in northern Manitoba.
Another system moving toward Manitoba could bring another 30 mm to the area over the next 48 hours.
The flood watch has been issued for the northwest, southeast, and the Whiteshell lakes areas — as rising water levels could result in localized overland flooding in low-lying areas.
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