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Learn to swing dance before you head out to the Big Band Dance Night later this month.
A free dance class is taking place this Friday at the Watson Art Centre running from 7 to 9 in the evening.
Taylor Schmidt says this class can help you get ready to dance to the music performed by groups like the Dauphin Community Jazz Band.
“We’re going to use some of the music that some of the bands are going to be playing so that when you’re at the dance, you might hear that song come on and be like ‘hey that was the one!’ We kind of wanted to get people a couple weeks to practice. If a couple comes out and they’re working together, and maybe they know the names of the tunes, we can offer that too, they can just put on YouTube and do a little bit of practicing before they come out.”
All you need to get into the class at the Watson Art Centre, on Friday, is a ticket to the Big Band Dance Night.
This year the dance has music performed by the Dauphin Community Jazz Band, the Brandon Community Jazz Band, and Grace and the Wielers.
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High-quality bike trails for the 2020 Manitoba Summer Games are mostly completed.
Currently, all the bush has been cleared for the trails, as well as an extra 2km of trails to have the possibility of hosting provincial and national events.
Sustainable Trails is a company that is well known for creating competitive trails in Canada.
As soon as the frost is out of the ground, that company will be finalizing the trails by building the berms and rollers and everything else needed for the trails.
The competitive trails are built to the east of the Dauphin Countryfest amphitheatre, between the upper and lower campground.
Clayton Swanton is really excited about the Co-op Central Trailhead facility. It’s the central hub.
There will be 3.5 km of family trails that start there as well. Overall, 6 km of trails have been cleared.
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Reynold Roulette has been located.
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Manitoba First Nations Police Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a 26-year-old man from Sandy Bay First Nation.
Reynold Roulette was last seen in the community on January 5th, and his last social media contact was on the 6th.
He might be in the McCreary area, but this information hasn't been confirmed.
Roulette is described as First Nations, 5 feet 6 inches, 165 lbs, slender build, with short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a black winter jacket with black and green plaid sleeves, blue jeans, and black runners.
Police are concerned for his well-being and are asking anyone with information to contact the Sandy Bay Detachment at 204-843-7700.
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About 80 people attended this afternoon’s Lunch Series event hosted by the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce.
“This one was a nice surprise because it’s such a close one to the holidays that it’s tough to kind of get the word out there. So it was a nice surprise to see such an interest in this one. And with the presentations, it’s no doubt that a lot of people wanted to come in and check it out.”
Stephen Chycota says all three presentations today were well received. The crowd heard about the Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal’s Unity Project, Dauphin’s pilot Business Incubator project, and the newly developed mountain bike trails.
The next Breakfast Series takes place on Thursday the17th at the Super 8. Chycota hopes everyone can come out to that presentation. Tickets are available at the chamber office or at the chamber website.
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The Brandon Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing youth.
Josh Beaulieu is 13 years of age and has been missing since December 24th, 2018.
Josh is described as Aboriginal, 5’6”, 115 lbs, slim build, fair complexion, with straight short brown hair, and brown eyes.
His current whereabouts is unknown at this time.
They are asking anyone with information about Josh's current whereabouts to call the Brandon Police Service at 204-729-2345.
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Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was in court for a short amount of time this morning in Melfort, Saskatchewan.
The driver of a transport truck involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash simply told the judge, “I plead guilty, your honour.”
Sidhu pleaded guilty to all 29 charges filed against him, 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
Sixteen people lost their lives and 13 were injured when Sidhu's semi-unit, loaded with peat moss, collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus in rural Saskatchewan last April.
Sentencing is scheduled to begin Jan. 28 in Melfort and will likely take three to five days to complete, due to the number of victim impact statements expected to be entered.
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Education is one of the reviews the provincial government is undertaking this year.
Minister of Agriculture Ralph Eichler says there is only one taxpayer, so they need to make sure there is a balanced approach to their plan.
“We know in regards to the Education review that that’s a must. We’re the only province left in Canada that still has taxes on property. So we know that that has to be focused and making sure that we get it right. So that’s going to take us some time. A review of that nature will be very in depth.”
Eichler doesn’t have a projection to what that looks like, as everything is based on the consultations that are taking place across the province.
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2018 was a great year for the Dauphin Hospital Foundation.
It was also a milestone year for the DHF as they celebrated their 30th year of operation.
Chairman Doug Deans attended one of the big highlights that happened back in December.
“One of the biggest battles, I guess is the best word, was trying to advocate on behalf of the area for the new MRI unit. The government, of course, had put a freeze on all capital projects and this one was partially done so we were quite delighted when they announced the fact that they were going to complete the project.”
The Foundation remained a strong community advocate for the Unit through the years both pre and post construction.
The Trotz family also had a significant impact on the foundation.
“Palliative Care Unit is being totally revamped and the Barry Trotz group gave us quite a substantial gift. And then gave us a second gift to fund a couple of new beds for Palliative Care and upgrading two of the rooms. There’s four Palliative Care rooms there. So, that went a long way and were very appreciative of the thoughts that the Trotz and his family and group in Dauphin raised the money locally to support the hospital and the hospital foundation."
Over $17-thousand from the Trotz family was given in November 2018. Money was raised from the historic Barry Trotz Stanley Cup Day celebration held in Dauphin in August. $6,600 from the Trotz family was also donate via the Foundation to the Dauphin Personal Care Home Activities Department.
Another way the foundation promotes the hospital is through supporting nurses.
“We continued supporting local health care professionals that applied for assistance to upgrade their training and skills. We’ve maintained our support for itinerant specialist services and contributions through the Delha Cort educational fund."
Over the year the foundation received generous donations from around the community like a donation of $20-thousand from Tony Semeniuk of Ethelbert in September 2018.
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Thompson RCMP is investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman.
Yesterday afternoon, around 5:50, police received a call reporting a deceased female was found outside a residence.
When they showed up, they were able to identify her as a 29-year-old Thompson resident who had been reported missing in the afternoon of January 3rd.
It's undetermined at this time if criminality is a factor in her death.
The RCMP Major Crime Unit is assisting with the ongoing investigation and an autopsy is pending.
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The Hay Disaster Benefit from Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation has been triggered and associated payments will begin shortly.
The estimated payout for 2018 is $3.2 million on approximately 1,000 claims.
The Hay Disaster Benefit is a complimentary feature of the AgriInsurance program that compensates insured forage producers for the increased cost of hay and transportation when there is a severe provincial forage shortfall.
There is no cost to producers for this benefit. Premiums are cost shared 60 per cent by the Government of Canada and 40 per cent by the Province of Manitoba.
Producers enrolled in Select Hay Insurance and Basic Hay Insurance are automatically enrolled in HDB. All insured hay types (alfalfa, alfalfa grass mixtures, grasses, sweet clover and coarse hay) are eligible.
To trigger a HDB payment, at least 20 per cent of producers with Select Hay or Basic Hay Insurance must harvest less than 50 per cent of their long-term average hay yield. For 2018, producers will receive an additional $40 for each tonne below their Select Hay or Basic Hay Insurance coverage.
For more information on forage insurance in Manitoba, please contact a MASC office or visit: www.masc.mb.ca/masc.nsf/program_forages.html. The deadline to sign-up for 2019 forage insurance is April 1.
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The Transportation Safety Board has figured out why two trains derailed near Portage last week.
The two trains actually collided with each other, causing the derailment.
Two locomotives from the eastbound train and eight train cars from the westbound train derailed.
The fire chief in Portage says it’s lucky the trains didn’t explode because one was carrying hazardous material.
One of the trains leaked diesel fuel 200 metres from the Assiniboine River.
The investigation is continuing.
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