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If you can’t think of what to get someone for the holidays think about helping the Parkland economy with Chamber Bucks.
“Once money has been transferred into a Chamber Buck that money is locked in locally. So you look at the tens of thousands of dollars that get exchanged throughout a year, and that’s a lot of money that isn’t going elsewhere. It’s locked into Dauphin, it’s locked into the Parkland area, and that’s just more money for the community that gets circled around.
Stephen Chychota says the chamber of commerce has given back over 2 thousand dollars just this past week in people who have supported locally.
“There’s a lot of tremendous benefit to shopping local during the holidays and any time during the year. because a lot of these businesses are here to support the community they’re in, they’re here to support themselves, their friends and families, in a community.”
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The Dauphin Kings and Dauphin Minor Hockey are the final recipients of the donations from Barry Trotz.
$23,050 was given to Dauphin Minor Hockey and $27,490 went to the Dauphin Kings.
His parents presented cheques to the groups at the Kings game Friday night.
The money was raised during the Stanley cup day celebrations.
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Next weekend Parkland Crossing’s Wardrobe is open on a special day.
“Because we're only open on weekdays, a lot of people who work or who are busy taking care of kids during the week can’t get here. So Vicky said she was interested in opening it up on a Saturday for those who can’t get in here on those weekday mornings.”
Jamie Harvey says they are also planning to help out families give gifts this year.
“She also had the idea of, we have a lot of people in town who always when they buy new toys for Christmas, right after Christmas they give the old toys away. But if we can get those toys donated to us before Christmas, we will also give those away on that day, in addition to having the clothing room open."
Harvey is asking for any lightly used toys to be donated before next Friday that they can give out next weekend.
The Wardrobe at Parkland Crossing will be open on Saturday from 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon.
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Tonight at 7 pm there will be an awards night for the Dauphin Fish and Wildlife Association at the Knights hall.
President of the association, Brad Watkins says it’s their biggest fundraiser.
Tickets to the event are still available at Sticky’s Bait and Tackle, Black's Cycle & Sporting Goods, and at the 11th avenue hall. There will not be any tickets at the door because they have a liquor permit.
There’s going to be lots of kid’s door prizes and some gift certificates as well.
The event is a celebration to end the hunting season.
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Pass the Pop on Main Street in Dauphin got broken into in the early hours this morning.
The front door window was smashed and the cash register was the only thing that got stolen, inside the cash register was some pocket change and some papers that he needs.
Bruce Kozak, the owner of Pass the Pop, contacted the RCMP and they are investigating.
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Time to hit the slopes, Asessippi is open for the season.
They're opening for their 20th season in business after significant renovations which includes a renovated lodge, improved the rental processes to cut down wait-times, and they made it possible to buy lift passes online.
“We’re invested in making Asessippi an amazing place to visit for years to come. The last 20 years are something to celebrate, and we look forward to making this our best season yet,” says Daymon Guillas, President of Asessippi Ski Area and Resort.
Asessippi, located south of Roblin, is the largest ski area in Manitoba, with the highest vertical at 397 feet, has three lifts, 26 trails, two terrain parks, four snow tubing lanes and one snowshoe trail.
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After one of the Russell arches crashed to the ground in 2016, the town is finally installing their new steel replacements.
The first arch was installed on Wednesday and the second yesterday with the rest expected next week, according to Spencer Reavie, the chairperson for the Main Street Revitalization Committee.
“The wooden arches that we reclaimed, one of the arches came down, we decided to take down all the wooden arches. Over the process of some consultation and looking at different options we decided to go with a steel-I beam; it’s a quart and steel. So it gradually weathers over a period of time and it has kind of an orange/ brown colour to it. Much like rust actually. But there’s alloyed in the steel that prevents it from going far past the rust stage.”
The new arches are expected to bring a feeling of wellbeing, something residents can be proud of, and something to draw people into the community.
“We’re like most prairie communities; agriculture is our base economy here. We realized we should diversify. Agriculture seems to be concentrating down to fewer and fewer people that are involved in it. So we need to give people a reason to come into our community and explore as much as possible.”
“Hopefully, in doing that, it will simulate our business community, and draw in more people to open up more business and help the whole community economically.”
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The Grandview Healthcare Solutions group is fighting to keep the Grandview EMS building open.
the province is using out of province examples to close the EMS building, they are getting out of province research from McMaster University in Hamilton to prove why the EMS building should stay open in Grandview.
Sue Stirling is a part of the Grandview Healthcare Solutions group and she explains why she wants the building to stay open.
“They should keep the EMS building in Grandview because it provides vital services, it’s a cornerstone of the medical services provided in Grandview, and it’s a great benefit to the community and surrounding areas. In addition, keeping the station open, which is attached to the hospital would be cost effective for the government and still allow them to do their geo positioning that they have proposed, around the province.”
The government has done little in acknowledging their efforts, the only thing they did, was set up a meeting in November of 2017, since then, the government has ignored requests for a consultation.
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Manitoba cannabis retailers haven’t received a single fine since legalization in October.
Two cautions have been given out by the Liquor, Gaming, and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba.
One was for a broken lock on a storage unit, which has since been fixed, the other one was for receiving a shipment before the retail licence was issued.
The chief administrative officer of the LGCA, Liz Stephenson, says there has been excellent cooperation from the retailers.
She adds that inspectors are visiting each store on a regular basis to make sure rules, governing storage, signage and other restrictions are being followed.
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Last night at Whitmore School’s Christmas concert, they were given a 25 thousand dollar donation for their play structure.
The donation comes from the Rotary Club, who was one of the first groups in Dauphin to make a major donation in the summer.
The Whitmore School Playground Fund is sitting at about 65 thousand dollars, they need 100 thousand for their playground.
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Parkland Crossing’s greenhouse project has had a successful year growing and feeding the community.
A lot has changed since they started the project, around this time last year, according to Jamie Harvey.
“We started off with a lot of round bins and odd shaped flower pots that people donated to us when we started. And over time we realized those round pots weren’t very space efficient. So over the course of the year, we decided on one size of plastic bin that works in this area. We’ve learned that the tomatoes do better than anything else right up next to the window, other plants do better away from the window.”
The project hasn’t been without its problems. They’ve had some issues with bugs.
“We’re also learning how to deal with aphids and spider mites,” Harvey says. “The spider mites I got rid of with a thousand ladybugs. They just took care of those spider mites in a matter of three days. The aphids are a more persistent problem for us.” He used a chrysanthemum-based spray product to the aphids.
Parkland Crossing is applying for grants to help buy full spectrum LED lights, that once installed are much more energy efficient.
“Right now we have one room at 6 and a half feet; we have one room at 5 feet. Seems to be that the 5 foot high are doing better for the plants.”
They have also invested in comfortable chairs and couches that are open for people to come and relax in the environment.
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