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Arrests have been made in relation to the fire at Two Creek School, in Virden.
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22 new primary care physicians are starting to work in communities across the Prairie Mountain Health Region.
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To kick off Culture Days in Dauphin, the unveiling of the newest statute was held this morning.
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A public hearing is scheduled to begin next week to hear Manitoba Public Insurance’s application for a 2.7% increase to basic insurance premiums.
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Today is day 5 of Rotary Radio Week at CKDM and a dedicated group of individuals, known as the Rotary Club of Dauphin, are set to making the community and the world a better place.
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Operating grants for licensed, home-based child-care providers is increasing.
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Roquette celebrated its groundbreaking of the new pea protein plant in Portage la Prairie yesterday.
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2nd Street SW from 4th Avenue SW to 10th Avenue SW will be closed at 8:30 am today, Friday, September 29 for repaving. Please note - 4th Avenue SW 4 way stop will be down to one lane traffic. Drive with extreme caution. All traffic must detour.
The street will reopen Saturday morning.
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Minimum-wage earners will see their hourly pay increase next month for the first time since 2015.
Beginning Oct. 1, the minimum wage will increase from $11 an hour to $11.15 an hour.
The legislated increase has drawn criticism from both sides of the minimum-wage debate — including small businesses that would have preferred a freeze and labour advocates who argue a 15-cent increase still does not provide a living wage.
The increase is part of legislation introduced by the government in May that indexes minimum wage increases to inflation each year, but also includes a provision under which government can freeze the minimum wage in the event of an economic downturn.
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Culture Days in Dauphin begins this morning. Culture Days is a collaborative 3 days that thrives on public participation and lasts until Sunday. One of the organisers Jean-Louis Guillas talks about what is special about this event.
“Culture Days is a national program that encourages all kinds of professional and amateur and community based cultural groups to put on events that are free, participatory, or behind the scenes sort of events. The overarching goal is to have people create participate and share in culture.”
The weekend begins today with the Monument unveiling of Colonel Barker at CN Park at 11am. On Saturday Dauphin’s Yardfringe, begins at 3:30 at the Watson Art Center. Bike riders travel to different performances throughout the city, there is also an open mic nigh at the Old Firehall at 8pm. On Sunday Bike to the Bronze Age begins at 10:15 in the morning. The activity tours all of over to Dauphin’s different monuments. From 1 to 3 it’s the Toddler Music and Dance Festival at the Watson Art Center.
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