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A local family brought home some hardware earlier this week as the Sirski family received the 2022 Manitoba Farm Family of the Year award from the Red River Exhibition Association. Ernie Sirski says it's amazing to be recognized as a family for the contributions they've made to agriculture over the last 40 years.
"Fortunately, I have some very techno-savvy children who keep me on my toes," Said Sirski, "They make sure we stay up to date."
He says it was an honour to be able to share an award like this with the whole family.
"I was fortunate that two of my children were there and all four of my grandchildren. Unfortunately one of my daughters couldn't make it and one of my sons-in-law couldn't make it, but they've all contributed to the success of this farm," Said Sirski, "it's not just me and my wife, all of us have contributed to it."
Ernie, Janet, and their family have joined a distinguished list of 54 other families honoured with this award since its inception in 1966.
After 18 years of production, Hudbay Minerals is shutting down mining activities at its 777 mine in Flin Flon.
Employees and equipment are transitioning to operations in Snow Lake. The mine was the flagship of Hudbay's Manitoba operations and started production in 2004.
Hudbay had the following to say.
"After extensive drilling in and around the mine in recent years, no new deposits were identified," they said.
Hudbay says the hydrometallurgical zinc facility in that location will also be closed after more than 25 years of operations.
The 777 mine and the zinc plant are expected to be decommissioned by September 2022, the company said.
Dauphins Countryfest returns to the hill next weekend, but there are some changes to the weekend schedule you need to know about. President Ann Ransom says the weekend's starting off on Friday this year, with a special event on Thursday.
"So usually we start off on the Thursday but this year's a little bit different where the actual event starts on July first," said Ransom, "So it starts Friday, goes Saturday, and Sunday."
As a thank you to the fans that kept their tickets from 2020 instead of opting to return them, the CKDM Exclusive Thursday Night Kick-Off Party is taking place on June 30th. You can't buy tickets for Thursday's event, and the only way to get in is to already have a ticket or to win your ticket through 730 CKDM.
Countryfest is also still looking for volunteers for the whole weekend, and they have incentive programs to give back to groups that volunteer. You can find out more, as well as register to volunteer on the Countryfest website.
The Parkland Humane Society is as busy as ever and they're looking to you for some help.
They're running low on some supplies and are asking for water bottles, bug spray, paper towels, duct tape, kleenex, and canned cat food. If you're able to donate any of the following, you can head to the Humane Society between 1 and 4 weekdays. If between those times don't work, call 204-638-6966 to arrange an alternate time.
Then while you're heading down to donate some supplies, you can even get in a volunteering shift. They're currently looking for people who would volunteer in the morning and afternoons. If you want to, head to Humane Society Volunteering.
Hannah Lissenberg says they greatly appreciate anyone that donates and volunteers.
"We have such a great community here of volunteers," said Lissenberg. "It's a great opportunity to meet some new people and you get to spend time with the cats and dogs and help out with their basic needs."
UPDATE: As of 7:35 p.m., the severe thunderstorm watch has ended.
The original article follows:
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Dauphin and surrounding areas.
It is currently in effect for the following communities:
According to Environment Canada, conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
They also say that a warm, moist and unstable air mass is in place over west-central Manitoba late this afternoon and that scattered thunderstorms will likely develop over the coming hours, some of which may become severe this evening.
More information can be found on the Environment Canada website.
Dauphin Recreation Services is hosting a Sod Turning Ceremony for the first phase of Maamawi Park tomorrow. The ceremony's taking place at 1:15 at the old Dauphin Brewers Diamond, where the park will be built.
DRS Assistant General Manager Lindsey Kyle says they're focusing on making sure the park is accessible to everyone who wants to use it.
"Maamawi Park is about reconciliation, so our goal is to make it a space that everyone feels welcome, and everyone can come and attend." Says Kyle, "Whether it's learning different languages, learning different arts and culture, that sort of stuff, we have big dreams for the park."
DRS was hoping to have the first phase of the park, which is the Co-op Family Toboggan Run, complete by the winter but continued wet weather has pushed back the start of the project, making a completion date uncertain.
Fusion Credit Union's giving out another $30,000 to businesses as a part of this year's Community Infusion Program. The program was founded to give back to businesses and help out entrepreneurs in the communities that Fusion serves.
This year, they've introduced two categories, New Business/Business Startup and Purchase or Expansion of an Existing Business, to make the program more accessible for entrepreneurs. Mike Csversko, the Business Development Manager for Fusion says they hope this will give more people an idea of what they're looking for.
"There's no such thing as a bad business idea," Said Csversko, "We see all kinds of applications that come through, and you'd be surprised what piques the judge's interest. We're just trying to pull out that entrepreneurial spirit that we know exists in our region, and wanting to build that forward because we know that's what's going to grow our area."
Applications will be accepted for the program until July 3rd at midnight. Successful applicants will be required to submit a formal business plan by August 19th, and finalists will be invited to present their business pitch to a panel of judges on October 4, in Russell. You can apply for the program on the Fusion Credit Union website.
Many folks in Dauphin have been saying they aren't spending as much time as they would like to outside because of the mosquitos that have been horrible over the past little while.
Whether it be on the golf course or just taking a walk down Main Street, they have been relentless and it's an issue that the City of Dauphin is aware of and they are taking steps towards fixing the problem.
Mike VanAlstyne says the city is planning to begin their Larvicide program. In case you weren't sure what that is, larvicide is a type of insecticide used to control mosquitoes indoors and outdoors around your home. They work by killing mosquito larvae before they can grow into adults.
There is another issue as well and that's Mother Nature.
"It doesn't take too long to do because of the size of our community," said VanAlstyne. "We apply it to any ditches around town and other low-lying areas."
Mike says they haven't been able to place any as of yet because heavy rains as of late have caused the city's ditches to fill and waters moving. Although larvacide is good in wet areas, it washes away in moving water.
But when larvacide is placed in a dry spot, VanAlstyne says it does a great job.
"It is very effective, it is probably the most effective way of controlling mosquitos," said VanAlstyne. "We're just waiting for the water to stop moving to get down to business."
This week is Lightning Safety Awareness Week and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) wants to stress the importance of staying safe during a lightning storm.
ECCC Meteorologist Brian Proctor says that lightning is a real problem in Canada and that there's a lot of lightning activity across much of the country through much of the summer season.
Living in Manitoba, we're in one of the more active lightning areas of the country... so it's really important that people be aware of the potential for lightning and how to behave when lightning actually does start to occur.
According to Proctor, if you get caught in a thunderstorm and lightning is striking nearby, you should seek shelter immediately — like inside a house, a bar or an all-metal automobile — well away from any metal that could conduct lightning strikes down into the area. He also cautions against using a landline phone.
If no shelter is available, you should stay away from tall objects — hydro poles, trees, wired fences, and things of that nature — and make yourself as low as possible, Proctor adds.
Consult the Canadian Lightning Danger Map to find out the areas at greatest risk of being struck by lightning in the next 10 minutes.
For additional precautions you can take during a lightning storm, visit the Environment and Climate Change Canada website.
The Dauphin Fair is Returning to the fairgrounds in less than two weeks! It's the first fair since 2019 and Ag Society President Terron Stykalo says they're ready to be back.
I think after a couple of years everything is going to feel brand new so that's exciting for us. I think the car show is going to be something fun, the demo derby is always a big hit, you know we've got a couple of outdoor entertainers coming with the magic bean show and the tractor pull and stuff like that.
Stykalo said that thanks to their great volunteers, planning for the fair has been going smoothly.
We're so lucky with the volunteers that we have, people have been around for so long and involved with our Ag Society and they're kind of able to guide us, our younger volunteers, and show us what we're supposed to be doing.
The fair runs from July 1st to 3rd and will be kicked off by the Dauphin 4H Beef and Lamb Show and Sale on Thursday, June 30th. Tickets for the fair can be purchased at the gate, and it's just $35 dollars for a weekend pass.
