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Over $47,000 dollars in fines were handed out to Manitobans in the past week for not following COVID-19 guidelines.
A total of 29 tickets were issued to individuals ($1,296 each), 16 for failing to wear a mask ($298 each), and one to a Manitoba business ($5,000 each). There were 46 fines issued in total.
Ashern Foods in Ashern was the only business to be fined in the past week.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than $1.2 million in fines have been issued to businesses and individuals in Manitoba.
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A community lockdown in Pine Creek First Nation has been extended.
Pine Creek First Nation Chief and Council sent out a letter Monday announcing the lockdown will be in place until February 4, at which point it will be reassessed.
Pine Creek First Nation community members are asked to refrain from driving around the community and visiting other households during the lockdown.
Check stops are set up at each road coming into the community.
Leadership says breaking the lockdown rules could lead to fines from security officers.
A lockdown on Pine Creek First Nation was first announced on Thursday, January 21 in response to a confirmed COVID-19 case in the community.
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Just after 6 a.m. this morning the Dauphin Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in a home northwest of Dauphin.
Once firefighters arrived at the home, in the RM of Dauphin, the owners reported the home was vacant and no one was inside.
The fire originated in the basement when a portable heater, being used to keep the water system that ran through the house thawed, ignited some stuff in the nearby area.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to just the structure to ensure no other buildings were damaged.
The DFD has wrapped up after being on the scene for about 4 hours.
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No serious injuries are being reported after a train collided with a truck in Gilbert Plains on Monday afternoon.
The collision happened around 4:30 p.m at the PR274 crossing near Highway 5 in Gilbert Plains.
The driver of the truck was uninjured but the vehicle was heavily damaged. The driver explained to police he was not able to see the lights or train due to the sun being in his eyes and collided with the moving train.
No injuries were reported to the CN train crew.
Manitoba RCMP says the investigation will now be handled by CN Police.
A large fire and lots of smoke were visible in close proximity to the scene, but was unrelated to the collision.
This large fire in close proximity to the scene caused a very noticeable cloud of smoke over the municipality on Monday evening.
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Swan River RCMP is investigating after a break–in at the Kenville Post Office.
On Saturday, Jan. 23 at around 11:50 a.m., RCMP responded to the post office where several parcels had been ripped open.
Police are looking to speak with those whose mail was gone through.
RCMP ask that anyone affected by this incident or who has information call the Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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Manitoba health officials announced 5 deaths due to COVID-19 today, with 3 of them in the Prairie Mountain Health region.
The first death to be reported at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre due to COVID-19 is a man in his 80’s.
The other deaths announced today include a woman in her 70’s from Prairie Mountain Health, a woman in her 80’s related to the outbreak at the McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre, and two women in Winnipeg.
Health officials also announced 113 new cases of COVID-19, taking the provincial total to 28,810.
Today’s COVID-19 cases are from the following health regions:
• 10 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 58 cases in the Northern health region
• six cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• six cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region and
• 33 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.8 percent provincially and 6.8 percent in Winnipeg.
Manitoba currently has 3,542 active cases of the virus, with 24,464 people listed as recovered.
There are 145 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 127 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 272 hospitalizations.
There are 23 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 13 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 36 ICU patients.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 804.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (4), Riding Mountain (3), Porcupine Mountain (51), Duck Mountain (4), Asessippi (12), Little Saskatchewan (6), and Agassiz Mountain (31). Brandon has 57 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 70 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 71.
Manitoba’s top doctor is reminding all Manitobans to only leave their home for essential purposes, practice physically distancing, wear a mask, and do not leave the home if you are sick.
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Dauphin’s Animal Control Officer says the trapping effort to remove a fisher from the City was a success.
Todd Tarrant tells CKDM that a fisher — a small predator with a reputation for harming small pets — has been caught and relocated.
He's also confirming a pine marten has been in Dauphin lately -- but he believes the marten has now left town due to an absence of tracks and sightings.
Tarrant, who says he’s working alongside an experienced trapper, has now set up some “monitoring traps” in the City to see if there are any other animals to be recovered.
Tarrant says unlike the fisher, martens are not known to be a threat to small animals.
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The Dauphin Fire Department were on the scene Monday morning of a car on fire on Forrest Avenue West.
A resident tells CKDM he heard a "big huge bang" come from out on the street around 10:15 a.m., and saw the blaze coming from the vehicle's engine compartment.
Photo courtesy of Randall Townsend
A section of Forrest Avenue West was blocked off by RCMP while emergency crews were on the scene.
The Dauphin Fire Department say it is not suspicious and the fire was caused by the heater running inside the vehicle.
There were no other damages as a result of the fire.
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Robbie Burns Day has been celebrated in Dauphin every year since 1907.
Kate Storey, the bass drummer of the Dauphin Legion Pipe Band, says for the first time in the 114 years there won’t be a celebration.
“This is the longest-running celebration in Dauphin history. It was started by the Scottish settlers and it celebrates the strength of the spirit of the Scottish people.”
In a normal year, the Dauphin Legion Pipe Band organizes a celebration in the evening featuring food, Scottish dancing, pipe music, and talk about Robbie Burns and his poetry.
Storey says this year we’ll have to celebrate in our hearts instead of getting together.
“On January 25th, raise your glass to Robbie Burns and the Scottish culture, and you can say cheers in Gaelic, it’s Slàinte”
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An extreme cold warning was issued by Environment Canada on Sunday afternoon.
Temperatures are in the minus 30s with windchills forecasted around -40°C or colder for a second consecutive night.
Temperatures are expected to moderate slightly Monday morning, however, extreme cold could return for a third night to some areas Monday evening into Tuesday.
The risks of extreme cold are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.
It's important to cover up; frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with windchill.
As a rule, if it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside.
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:
- Gilbert Plains Mun. incl. Ashville
- Grandview Mun. incl. Valley River Res.
- Mossey River Mun. incl. Winnipegosis and Fork River
- Mun. of Ethelbert incl. Garland
- Mun. of Roblin incl. Makaroff Shortdale and Bield
- Mun. of Russell-Binscarth incl. Gambler Res.
- R.M. of Dauphin incl. Sifton and Valley River
- R.M. of Lakeshore incl. Ochre River and Makinak
- R.M. of Lakeshore incl. Rorketon and Toutes Aides
- R.M. of Riding Mountain West incl. Asessippi Prov. Park
A period of very cold wind chills is expected.
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On Sunday, health officials in Manitoba reported 222 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths due to the virus.
A man in his 80s at Prairie Mountain Health’s McCreary/Alonsa Health Centre is among the deaths being reported today. The other two are women in their 90s linked to care home outbreaks in Winnipeg.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.6% provincially and 6.4% in Winnipeg.
Today’s data shows 3,521 active cases in Manitoba and 24,377 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 143 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 135 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (278 hospitalizations total).
There are 28 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 14 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (42 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 799.
The cases reported Sunday are from the following health regions in Manitoba:
• 20 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 116 cases in the Northern health region
• 22 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• three cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 61 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (4), Riding Mountain (3), Porcupine Mountain (50), Duck Mountain (5), Asessippi (11), Little Saskatchewan (4), and Agassiz Mountain (33). Brandon has 59 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 69 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis also has 69.
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