Arrest Made After Assault On Peguis First Nation

The person of interest involved in an assault at a residence on the Peguis First Nation last month has turned himself in to police.

On September 21 at about 4:30 a.m., Peguis RCMP received a report of an assault. Officers responded and an investigation began.

The RCMP is thanking everyone for their assistance.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 3:33 pm

The eligibility for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include First Nations people living on reserve in Manitoba.

This includes an estimated 7,200 people.

Dr. Marcia Anderson, Public Health Lead of the First Nations Pandemic Coordination Team says that First Nations people are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

“First Nations communities are seeing breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among people who are fully vaccinated. The risk of a severe outcome remains much lower for vaccinated individuals than for unvaccinated people, although we are seeing some severe outcomes in vaccinated people as well.”

The province says the third dose should be given at least six months after the second shot. Manitoba first offered a third dose to immunocompromised people in mid-September.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 11:36 am

Thousands of unvaccinated Manitobans who work with vulnerable populations will now have to get tested regularly.

Public health officials are hoping that the inconvenience of being subjected to a test every 48 hours will convince some Manitobans to get the vaccine.

Under the new rules that came into effect today, certain employees who work with the public will either have to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative test result 48 hours before their shift begins.

Unvaccinated workers in hospitals, schools, and licensed daycares are among those now facing regular COVID-19 testing before showing up for work.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 9:29 am

It’s Rotary radio week at 730 CKDM, and today’s featured member is Kathy Bellemare.

Most people know Kathy as a City Councillor, but she also spends some of her time with the Rotary Club of Dauphin. She joined the club in 2007.

“Well I saw a lot of things that Dauphin Rotary was doing around the community and they just seemed like a neat group of people that were making things happen and I wanted to be a part of that.”

Kathy talked about some of the Rotary Club’s initiatives.

“A lot of people know Dauphin Rotary because of the wine tasting and the Mud Run, those are two very successful events, but unfortunately those are no longer events that we will be holding. However, we still have some other great ones. Our book sale has been around for years. We have some new initiatives, most recently we had our first Riding Mountain half marathon, there are some other types of sporting events, there are Moose Knuckle events, and we help out with the Kings games, make pancakes for the air cadets when they have their camp here. It kind of varies from year to year, plus we have some events that happen every year.”

Kathy talked about how people can join the rotary Club.

“One of the things that a person could do is contact a person who is a member of Rotary and see what happens. We also have a Dauphin rotary website.”

Kathy says that anyone can join the Rotary club, and they currently have members of various age groups.

Tomorrow on Rotary Radio Week, CKDM is featuring Jean-Louis Guillas.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 9:01 am

The Dauphin & District Chamber of Commerce will have a new look and new name starting today.

The business network will now be known as the Parkland Chamber of Commerce.

Stephen Chychota says the chamber is very excited about the change,

“Over the last few years myself and the board have really been looking at that ‘and district’ part of our responsibilities, and feel like since there is minimal chamber supports in the parkland area and some big gaps in business assistance with all the small businesses in these communities that were central, we are established, and we can be there for these communities. So, really felt like it's more appropriate to shift towards this ‘Parkland Chamber of Commerce’ and get rid of ‘Dauphin and District,’ it just makes things a lot more cleaner and simpler, and I think it’s something everyone in the region can digest.”

Chychota went through how things are going to look going forward,

“It’s a new name, new look to it. We are going to have new colours, a new logo, everything. More or less the same style of work coming out of this office, just going to continue to keep that focus on looking after the businesses in the neighbouring communities around Dauphin and continuing to support the chambers that are closest to us. As things progress, if we can continue to push what the Parkland Chamber of Commerce is and does, that can ultimately change what we do and offer to our business community. Looking forward to bigger and better things.”

The chamber says this decision is the next phase in their continued support for the community in representing more of a regional approach.

Details: Contributed by Noah Fuchs; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 9:00 am

There are several walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the Parkland this week.

Dauphin’s Supersite, located at 304 Whitmore Avenue east is offering Moderna and Pfizer Monday from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Walk-ins are also taking place at the Dauphin & District Food Bank from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The food bank is located at 220 Whitmore Avenue west.

On Tuesday, people can get the vaccine in Russel at 447 main Street north from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Walk-ins are taking place in Gilbert Plains on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at 100 Cutforth Street north.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 7:13 am

Mountain View School Division has announced that there have been three COVID-19 cases at Roblin Elementary School during the infectious period.

The date of Exposure is October 6^th.

Close contacts have been identified and advised to self-isolate.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 6:11 am

Holiday shopping could be more difficult this year due to supply chain issues and labour shortages.

Manitoba’s latest labour market outlook shows that in order to meet the needs of the local economy, the province needs over one thousand new truckers each year for the next five years.

While labour shortages are a big concern, so are supply chain disruptions. This includes shortages of raw material, shipping costs, and the availability of containers.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 18, 2021 - 5:14 am

Assiniboine Community College continues to accept nominations for the 2022 Parkland Alumni Awards.

The nomination deadline for the upcoming alumni awards is December 17th, 2021.

Nominees can be graduates of any Assiniboine campus but must be residents of the Parkland region.

Director of the ACC Parkland campus, Valerie McInnes, says these awards are a time to reflect and celebrate,

"These awards give the alumni association and the college the opportunity to showcase the hard work and talent of the outstanding alumni in our community. Although awards are given to nominated individuals, it's also a time to reflect and celebrate all of our alumni who contribute to building our communities in the parkland region."

McInnes carried on about the importance of these awards,

"Post-secondary education is a building block for strong and thriving societies, and it's important that celebrate the achievements of our graduates and share their journeys to success."

ACC could not give these awards out the last two years due to the pandemic, but Valarie says that as society gets back to some normalcy, she feels like it's time to celebrate again.

For more information about nominations, click here, or email alumni@assiniboine.net.

Details: Contributed by Noah Fuchs; Published: Oct 16, 2021 - 7:40 am

The United States confirmed that Canadian travellers with mixed vaccines will be accepted when its land borders reopen to vaccinated travellers on November 8^th.

Non-essential travellers crossing at a land border will be required to show proof of vaccination, and by January the same policy will apply to those deemed essential travellers.

Air travellers will also need to show proof of vaccination on arrival to the U.S., but will still need to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of travel prior to boarding.

The Canada-U.S. border has been closed for non-essential travel since March 2020. Canada opened its border to U.S. travellers in early August.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Oct 15, 2021 - 9:06 am

Manitoba nurses finally have a deal after more than four years without a collective agreement.

Yesterday, the Manitoba Nurses Union announced its members have ratified a new contract with the province. The ratification vote took place over the course of one week, with voting closing Thursday at noon.

The union says the agreement includes a salary increase and protects nurses against excessively long work hours and standby.

Premier Kelvin Goertzen and Health Minister Audrey Gordon say the province welcomes the news of a finalized collective agreement and thank nurses who have delivered care throughout the pandemic

The Manitoba Nurses Union represents more than 12 thousand nurses across the province.