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For three decades, students from Swan River have been learning all the fanciest footwork with the Swan School Of Dance.
Recently, they celebrated 30 years of fun with their annual recital at an impromptu stage at Swan Valley Regional Secondary School.
This dance school offers a wide variety of dance classes from the very basics of dance to street jazz and hip-hop dancing. Students also have a wide range of ages, with some starting as young as 3-4 years of age, to even adults in the more complex classes.
Michele Poole has been running the school since 1999 and has been involved with the program from the very beginning, and she is proud to see just how much it's grown.
"When it started, we had only 25 students, But we've been as big as 165-170 kids. The year after covid really hurt us, we went down to 67, but now we're right back up to 115 kids. Thats where i like to be."
Poole thinks the long-standing success of this school can be attributed to a few key factors. it's a non-competitive school, it doesn't require students to fundraise, and it has a strong focus on the student's development.
"All we're doing this for is for recreation, fun, and the kids learn some basic dance movies while we are teaching them, and they're having fun."
After an excellent 30 years, it's certain that The Swan School of Dance will continue to be a successful and positive group for the Swan River Community.
For more information on the school, visit its website by clicking this link, or by calling in at 204-734-2654
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The newly-opened Parkland Crossing will have its first tenants move in today.
The apartments have been under construction since last fall and, in that time, all four of the new spaces already have occupants.
Each of these four, brand-new, 2-bedroom homes has modern fixtures, in-suite laundry, 5 inches of foam insulation, and sloped roofs that make the main room feel very open and spacious.
From the open house tour, March 30th
The fourplex is designed to house young families who are just starting out, single parents, or even seniors who struggle to keep up with the rising cost of living.
This is only the beginning of the housing initiative, as a grant worth $2.5 million for several more buildings is currently in the works.
Parkland Crossing Director Jamie Harvey, at the Open House Event
To learn more about this project, or future projects that are also in the works, call the Parkland Crossing office at 204-638-3333, or email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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On Wednesday, March 29th, emergency services, including Dauphin RCMP, responded to a vehicle collision involving a semi-trailer and a car at the junction of Highway 5 and PR 274. The details from the RCMP are below:
Dauphin RCMP respond to multiple fatality collision
On March 29, 2023, at approximately 10:50 pm, Dauphin RCMP received numerous calls about a motor vehicle collision involving a semi-trailer and a car at the junction of Highway 5 and Provincial Road 274, near Gilbert Plains, Manitoba.
Initial investigation has determined that a car with five occupants was travelling northbound on Provincial Road 274 into the town of Gilbert Plains when it failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Highway 5. A semi-trailer was travelling eastbound on Highway 5, and the car struck the trailer portion of the semi-trailer.
Two 17-year-old males and one 18-year-old male, the driver, were pronounced deceased at the scene. All were from the Dauphin area. An 18-year-old female from Carberry was transported to hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. A 15-year-old female from the RM of Dauphin was transported to hospital with serious injuries, where she remains.
The 30-year-old male driver of the semi, from Saskatoon, was not physically injured in the collision.
The investigation continues with the assistance of an RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist.
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After a lengthy investigation by Manitoba Conservation Officers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agency, and Environment and Climate Change Canada, two Manitoba hunting outfitters - Royal Elk Outfitters and South Park Outfitters, have lost their Resource Tourism Operators licences and face several fines. This centers around American hunters using those outfitters and illegally hunting and harvesting black bears. More details from the province are below:
Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development is advising that outfitting licences of two resource tourism operators have been cancelled following a lengthy investigation led by the Manitoba Conservation Officer Service along with Canadian and American wildlife investigators.
On Sept. 27, 2019, a black bear hunter from Iowa was returning home from his hunt with an outfitter from Grandview. At the Pembina port of entry, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service inspector found the hunter to be in possession of two raw black bear hides. One hide had a game tag and the other did not. Both hides were seized and the Manitoba Conservation Officer Service was notified.
The discovery led to a joint investigation between the Manitoba Conservation Officer Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Environment and Climate Change Canada Enforcement Branch. The investigation uncovered numerous violations under the Wildlife Act (Manitoba), the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (Canada), and the Lacey Act (U.S.) between 2012 and 2021 by two Manitoba outfitters, their clients and a Manitoba taxidermist.
This joint investigation, called Operation Crossing Line, focused on two outfitting companies. Officers discovered that a number of American hunters using these outfitters harvested black bears in the wrong Game Hunting Area (GHA). In addition, officers determined that on five occasions, clients of the two outfitters illegally hunted a second bear.
On Aug. 19, 2020, an American client of the outfitter was convicted of a violation under the Lacey Act for importing an illegally killed black bear. The two black bears were forfeited. He received a $7,500 fine and one year of unsupervised probation.
On Jan. 21, 2022, an American client of the outfitter who obtained a second licence under a false name in 2019 and exported the bear to the U.S. was convicted under the Lacey Act. He abandoned the second bear and received a $5,000 fine and one year of unsupervised probation.
On April 1, 2022, a taxidermist was convicted under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act of providing a false and misleading statement regarding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permits. The taxidermist received a $730 fine.
On Aug. 25, 2022, the owner of Royal Elk Outfitting was convicted under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act for furnishing false or misleading information related to the CITES permit. He received a $5,000 fine and forfeited a harvested black bear.
On Dec. 14, 2022, the owner of Royal Elk Outfitting pleaded guilty to 15 counts of violating the Wildlife Act and received a $10,000 fine. On the same day, the owner of South Park Outfitters pleaded guilty to 11 counts of violating the Wildlife Act and received a $2,000 fine.
Following the conclusion of the court cases, the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development cancelled the Resource Tourism Operators licence for Royal Elk Outfitting and South Park Outfitters, located in the Grandview area.
The Manitoba government is committed to protecting the province’s wildlife and abundant natural resources. Anyone with information on illegal activity is asked to call a local Natural Resources and Northern Development office or the Turn in Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-782-0076.
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Parks Canada has announced a set of Spring road restrictions for highways 19 and 10 within Riding Mountain National Park.
Effective immediately, weight restrictions of 6,006 lbs or 2,730 kg gross vehicle weight are in place on Highway 19 within the park. This would roughly equal an empty three-quarter ton truck or a loaded half-ton truck.
The restriction will stay in effect until weather and road conditions improve.
As well, the usual restriction on Highway 10 remains in effect. This restriction prohibits heavy truck traffic, that is trucks with three axles or more, within the boundaries of RMNP, except for deliveries to certain places.
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The Dauphin and District Food Bank has an intake this evening from 5 pm to 7 pm at Parkland Crossing, 220 Whitmore Avenue West.
If you want to access the food bank, you need to go down in person with your Manitoba health card, and Food Bank Chair Robin Gambler says they're also encouraging people to bring bags.
"If they can bring bags, that would be perfect, because we have a lot of produce, dairy, and meat to give away, and, well, none of the stores are giving bags anymore so we're really down to the nitty gritty."
You can only access the food bank once every four weeks, so if you were there for the March 16th intake, you'll have to wait until the next one on April 13th.
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Update Posted on March 29 at 1:13 pm:
Isaac Oleksiuk has been safely located. The RCMP thanks the public for their assistance.
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Original Article Posted on February 8 at 2:50 pm:
The Pas RCMP is looking for a missing teen who was last seen early Sunday Morning.
16-year-old Isaac Oleksiuk was last seen leaving a residence on Dufferin Street in the Pas on February 5th. He's described as 6'2'', 140 pounds, with long black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a green jacket with ‘trades’ written on it and blue plaid pajama pants at the time.
If you have information on his whereabouts please call The Pas RCMP at 204-627-6204, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online here.
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Update #3 posted on March 23 at 11:56 am:
Police have arrested Samuel Flatfoot, the third and final suspect in the March 13th assault. The RCMP thanks the public for their assistance.
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Update #2 posted on March 23 at 2:41 pm:
Kathleen Flatfoot has been arrested, but police continue to search for Samuel Flatfoot.
Anyone with information is asked to call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050, call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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Update #1 posted on March 17th at 2:03 pm:
Police have arrested Fred Parenteau of Dauphin in relation to Monday morning's assault.
Kathleen Flatfoot and Samuel Flatfoot remain at large and anyone with information is asked to call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050, call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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Original article posted on March 16th at 2:22 pm:
Three people are wanted in relation to an assault that took place in Dauphin early Monday morning.
Police got a call that an injured female was at Tim Hortons, and when they arrived, they found a 45-year-old female victim from Pine Creek with life-threatening injuries. She was taken to the hospital before being transferred to Winnipeg in critical condition.
Another victim, a 66-year-old male from Dauphin was also found nearby with serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital where he remains in stable condition.
The Dauphin RCMP has issued warrants for the arrest of the following suspects in connection to the incident:
24-year-old Samuel Flatfoot from Pine Creek First Nation is wanted for Aggravated Assault x2 and Robbery.
Samuel Flatfoot
37-year-old Fred Parenteau from Dauphin is wanted for Aggravated Assault x2 and Robbery.
Fred Parenteau
49-year-old Kathleen Flatfoot from Pine Creek First Nation is wanted for Aggravated Assault and Robbery x2.
Kathleen Flatfoot
RCMP are asking anyone who may know the whereabouts of these suspects or have any information in relation to this assault to contact the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050, call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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On Thursday, March 30th beginning at 7 am, a stretch of mountain road will be closed for construction.
Due to a water main leak, the area from 4th avenue northeast, Edgar Avenue and Kerr Avenue will be closed to all traffic, including the bike lane.
Be prepared for detours, and avoid the area if possible.
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The search continues for Thunder Gott, who has been missing from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation since the end of December.
Swan River RCMP say Gott was last seen mid-morning on January 3rd, walking along Highway 10 about half a kilometer north of Birch River. He was wearing a light-coloured spring jacket, grey toque, and running shoes at the time.
Gott was first reported missing on December 29th, and the search has continued since, with a helicopter being used as a part of the search in mid-January.
If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call the Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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For the first time in nearly two decades, Japan has lifted all restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products.
Japan originally shut its borders to all Canadian beef in May 2003 after an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy(BSE), commonly called mad cow disease, in Alberta. Over the last 20 years, Japan has started easing the restrictions, with the last coming off of processed beef and beef patties earlier this week.
Manitoba Beef Producers General Manager Carson Callum, says the move is a huge benefit to producers across the country, as Japan is Canada's second-largest market for beef exports.
"It's an important market in terms of diversification for all beef products that are being exported from the country. With beef being so heavily involved in the export market, ensuring that there are proper markets and diversification is really, at the end of the day, going to increase the value of that product, that producers here in the province are raising and producing."
Callum says the recent announcement will really expand the market access in Japan. He says they're hoping this will encourage other countries who still have restrictions on Canadian beef to consider lifting them.
"We're hoping the full market access to Japan really signals other countries, in particular in that Southeast Asia region, to follow suit, because there's always market opportunities globally, but some of these restrictions from a BSE era perspective have made it challenging to get into those markets to diversify."
Even with some restrictions still in place, $518 million worth of Canadian beef was exported to Japan in 2022.
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