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The rifle deer season is set to open in a few days but the list of places to hunt has gone down after the first case of chronic wasting disease was found in a deer that had to be euthanized.
The unhealthy male mule deer was discovered on October 14 and he was euthanized as a part of the province's wildlife health surveillance program. While the disease poses no threat to humans, it is fatal to infected animals and has no cure.
It affects a variety of animals including deer, elk, caribou and moose. It causes drastic weight loss, stumbling and other neurologic symptoms. In some cases, infected animals can appear healthy until the later stages of the disease.
As a result, the provincial government has called for an immediate ban on hunting deer and other animals in parts of southwestern Manitoba. Boundaries have yet to be finalized; however, they will include at least a portion of Game Hunting Area 22. Again, no boundaries have been set; however, Game Hunting Area 22 includes Binscarth, Rossburn, and north of Minnedosa.
The area in all stretches from Brandon north and west to the Saskatchewan border.
We have reached out to Manitoba Wildlife for more. Stay tuned in the coming days to find out exactly what areas you can't hunt in.
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An RCMP officer has been issued a Provincial Offence Act ticket for proceeding before safe to do so after a motor vehicle collision near Winnipegosis earlier this year.
It happened on May 21, 2021, and the crash resulted in a female sustaining a serious injury. The charge comes after an internal investigation by the Independent Investigation Unit (IIU).
The civilian director of the IIU determined that there were reasonable grounds to believe a provincial offence occurred under the Highway Traffic Act.
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A ground-penetrating search is underway at Parkland Crossing, the site of the former McKay Residential School in Dauphin.
The KGS Group which specializes in Engineering and Geomatics will conduct the search. It will cover six acres of land that is currently owned and operated by the Dauphin Church of Christ and it's expected to take two days. Processing and analyzing the results will follow and that is expected to take some time.
The McKay Residential School, which was originally built in The Pas, was operated by the Anglican Church between 1914 and 1988. In 1933, The Pas school burned down and it was rebuilt in Dauphin starting in 1954. According to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, it originally operated as an elementary school.
“The Indian Residential School system was created for the purpose of removing AnishinaabeAbinoonjiiwaag from the influence of their own culture and assimilating them into the dominant Canadian culture, ‘to kill the Indian in the child’,” said Ogichidaa Eugene Eastman. “These innocent children were stolen from their families and their Nations under the authority of the Canadian government, and never returned home. They all deserve to be found and honoured that Creator may guide them home and bring peace to their families."
In 1969, the McKay School closed, but the federal government continued to operate the residences (Scrase Hall and Spence Hall) up until 1988.
We will continue to follow this story.
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Dauphin RCMP was unable to locate a male on Monday morning after getting a call for service.
The force received the call at 7:26 a.m. to the Tim Hortons where it was reported that a man was acting strangely and there are reports that he was trying to break into people's vehicles in the drive-thru.
When the RCMP arrived on the scene, the man was gone and no violence was reported. Witnesses that spoke with the RCMP were mainly concerned for the well-being of the individual.
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At Monday night’s Dauphin City Council Meeting, Christian Laughland was named Mayor after an appointment by council.
Laughland cited the Late Mayor Allen Dowhan for why he accepted the appointment.
“Just being with him over the last three plus years on council, I believe I know the vision he had and what he wants to see put through and that’s why I said I just want to bridge the gap between now and the end of the term and just kind of see Al’s vision kind of Come to full circle.”
With less than a year until the next set of Municipal Elections in Manitoba on October 26th, 2022, Laughland admitted he intends to keep his stay in the Mayor’s chair a short one as he doesn’t plan to run for re-election because of having a young child.
With no By-Election’s being held for the vacancies from the passing of Mayor Allen Dowhan and the resgination of Councilor Kerri Riehl because of the pandemic, Mayor Laughland said the two vacancies won’t restrict council moving forward.
‘’We have a lot of professionals on Council with a lot of experience. Councilor Eilers has got a lot of experience.” Said Laughland. “Councilor Shtykalo, Councilor Bellemare and Deputy Mayor Rodney Juba have got a ton of experience. And I know that they’ll be professional and I think they’re kind of on the same lines as me. We want to get through this term and get through the Covid-19 pandemic. I mean we’re not quite out if it yet and we want to get out of it and move Dauphin forward in the right direction.”
Longtime Councilor Rodney Juba was appointed Deputy Mayor.
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On October 31around 6:30 pm, Brandon RCMP received a report of a missing 45-year-old female from Swan River, Manitoba. Jeannie Marie Thompson was last known to be in Brandon on 3rd Avenue South on October 28, 2021, at 3:30 am, when she told family that she was travelling home to Swan River. Jeannie has not been heard from since then. Police and family are concerned for her well-being.
Jeannie is described as Indigenous, 5’ tall, 187 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
If you have information, please call Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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PC Party leadership candidate Shelly Glover is planning to ask the Court of Queen's Bench to declare Manitoba's PC leadership election invalid.
Glover is requesting a delay in the swearing-in of Heather Stefanson as the new premier which is to take place tomorrow afternoon at 2.
Glover did not concede defeat after Stefanson won Saturday's election by 363 votes, citing irregularities in the counting of votes.
George Orle, the selection committee chair, has denied any claims that ballots weren't delivered to some members of the PC party.
The CKDM NewsNow Information department is following this story.
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Dauphin`s City Council is set to meet Monday night at City Hall and it will be a big one.
On the agenda is some new business, including the Appointment of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
CKDM will be at the meeting and we`ll have everything you need out of it.
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Minnedosa will be rockin' next summer as Rockin' the Fields of Minnedosa is back after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
The three-day festival will take place from July 29-31, 2022. 20 bands will perform throughout the festival.
"We're extremely excited to be back, it's been a long time coming," said Kamryn Winters.
Tickets for the festival go on sale next Monday, November 8. You can get yours by calling 1-888-330-8333 or by heading to Rockin' the Fields.
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History was made on Saturday when Heather Stefanson was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and with it, she became the first female Premier of the province.
Stefanson won by 363 votes over former MP, Shelly Glover.
Brad Michaleski is the MLA for Dauphin and he says Stefanson being named Premier is a great thing for the province.
"I think it's great. I've had the chance to work with her for five years now," said Michaleski. "She's always been a help to me and she has a ton of experience. Any issues that have come up regarding the Dauphin region, she's been there for us."
In 2016, Stefanson was appointed as Manitoba’s Deputy Premier and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General. In 2018, she became Minister of Families, in addition to her role as Deputy Premier. Earlier this year, she was given the position of Manitoba Health and assumed the role of Deputy Premier removed in place of Kelvin Goertzen, who filled in after the resignation of former premier Brian Pallister.
Michaleski also added that he believes Stefanson will do great things for the province.
"The help that she has provided us and the guidance, it's been great," said Michaleski. "She has always had a ton of consideration for our area. I absolutely believe she is more than capable to lead Manitoba."
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If you noticed your phone's time was an hour earlier than it should be when waking up this morning, you're not the only one.
Many Manitobans and people across the country are experiencing a technical issue with their Bell smartphones on Monday morning.
Daylight savings isn't until next week on November 7 at 2 a.m.
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