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Back in May, the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce held the State of the City Address and due to COVID, it was moved online.
The State of the District has yet to be held this year, but Stephen Chychota has an update on that.
“Right now we are in the process of putting it all together and getting our speakers and material put together. It’s going to be virtually hosted, it’s not an in-person session anymore and we want to respect that distancing for everyone and keep events off to the side for a little bit and we can just host everything online and make it a little bit easier on everyone.”
Chychota adds that we have technology that can bring everyone together from across the Parkland.
“We want to highlight what’s going on in the Parkland area and we’re pooling messages from all Parkland wide, Roblin, to Swan, Winnipegosis, McCreary, Ste. Rose, even here in Dauphin. A lot of content is going to be coming out.
Since everything needs to be put together still, Chychota doesn’t know how long the State of the District will be, but he says there’ll be a lot to share and there’s going to be some really great stories.
Chychota says this is the fourth state of the district, first one online, and the content that comes out is amazing and gives people perspective on what’s happening in the Parkland.
“The intent for this was to also have some business opportunities come out of it, so people can realize what’s going on in these other areas and have the ability to maybe do a pop-up shop, or actually start a business out there, or if you’re a contractor go do some builds or services out in these other areas.”
Chychota says this might be the best one just because of the way they can share the info and how many people can have access to the State of the District.
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The Winnipegosis Thrift Store is working hard to open up shop again, but in the meantime, they’re bringing the store to you.
The store has been closed down since March, and hasn’t yet reopened to the public due to its amount of high-touch areas.
Terri Wood, chairperson of the Winnipegosis Thrift Store, says they’ve missed their customers, so they are setting up their products outside the shop to enjoy.
“We are having some of our wears out on tables that are spaced out at physically distanced protocols. Our whole premise is to do this while keeping people safe because we’re not sure how and when we’ll be able to open to the public on a regular basis.”
The sale is being held on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Customers will be allowed in the store for the day; however, there will be a limit to 5 people at a time, for about 15 minutes.
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Public health officials identified 36 new cases of COVID-19 in their update on Sunday afternoon.
Two of those cases are in the Dauphin health district where there's been a total of 7 cases; two of which are considered active, while the other 5 are listed as recovered.
There are now 697 total confirmed and probable cases in Manitoba, with 205 cases considered active, and 483 cases listed as recovered. Two previously announced cases have been removed after public health investigations.
9 new cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, with 21 from the southern health region. One new case is in the Interlake–Eastern Health region, and 1 is from the Winnipeg health region.
There are currently 9 people in hospital because of the virus, with three people in intensive care.
This follows a Saturday update where 20 new cases were announced in the province, along with Manitoba’s ninth death related to COVID-19.
Testing numbers show an additional 1,669 laboratory tests were completed on Saturday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 113,952.
Unless recommended by public health, only individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should go for testing. Individuals with symptoms are asked to seek testing as soon as possible once symptoms are present.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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A 23-year-old man is wanted for 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault after a fatal stabbing early Saturday morning in Dauphin.
Dauphin RCMP responded to a stabbing at home on 7th Avenue SE around 3:40 am on Saturday, August 15th,.
On arrival, officers found a 32-year-old man dead in the home. An 18-year-old man was also injured and taken to hospital, but was later released.
Police are now looking for 23-year-old Nicholas Ryan-McKinnon, wanted for 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault. He is described as 6’ tall, 165 lbs, with light-brown hair, and blue eyes. Nicholas Ryan-McKinnnon is from British-Columbia but has been living in the Dauphin area since December, 2019, RCMP said.
In a release on Sunday, police say he may still be in the Dauphin area.
The RCMP asks that anyone with information about the whereabouts of Nicholas Ryan-McKinnon is to call the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online by clicking here.
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Dauphin’s COVID-19 testing site has extended its hours to keep up with the increased demand for testing.
The site will be open today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Prairie Mountain Health is monitoring the need for more weekend hours on a week-by-week basis.
The site's regular hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., however, they are closed for lunch between 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Dauphin’s site is located at the Community Health Services Building Parking Lot 625 Third St. SW. You do not need a referral to visit any COVID-19 testing site, although he province is prioritizing testing for people showing symptoms.
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Twenty new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Saturday, and public health officials are reporting one more death related to the virus.
The province’s ninth death related to COVID-19 is a man in his 80’s from Portage la Prairie, in the southern health region.
Three of the newly announced cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region — 6 are in the southern health region, and the remaining 11 cases are from the Winnipeg region.
There are 211 active cases in Manitoba; 92 of which are in Brandon. There are 9 individuals in hospital, and three in intensive care.
443 people have recovered, and the number of deaths related to COVID-19 is nine.
For more information from public health on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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A warrant has been issued for a man from Lake St. Martin.
23-year-old Alfred Beardy is wanted by Gypsumville RCMP for aggravated assault and multiple firearms offences.
It’s believed he may be travelling between Gypsumville and Winnipeg.
RCMP warn that he is considered a danger to the public, and that if you see him, do not approach him. Call 911 or the Gypsumville RCMP immediately at 204-659-2682.
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For the month of August the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce has been sharing the stories of their members across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Stephen Chychota says they’re doing the Stronger Together campaign to show off their network and members.
“We have this really great way of taking some of their stories, we got some questions we wanted to ask them and build some content out of that. So all of August, we’ll have at least one picture per day and it’ll come out across all our platforms and we just really want to show off that network and what it means to be stronger together.”
Chychota adds that someone in business doesn’t have to be on their own and feel like they’re the only one out there doing their thing with no supports. Chychota says there’s a network the Chamber can provide and a membership everyone can lean on.
He says all the posts have some really great stories and you get to hear how COVID changed things, why they’re in business, and what it means to be a Chamber member. But, there’s one post that stands out to Stephen.
“I can’t get over BOHO Tatoo’s post where a guy got #StrongerTogether actually tattooed on him and for his own reasons, it wasn’t exactly a part of this campaign, it means something for him and it just was fitting I guess and just great timing, it worked out and I can’t believe that Robbie pulled this off and yeah, it’s a great post, great picture. If you haven’t seen it I’d highly recommend, go check that out on any one of our platforms cause it’s dangling out there, but yeah, really cool stuff.”
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Things have definitely looked a bit different this summer in the Parkland, with many of our usual plans being interrupted by COVID-19.
CKDM wanted to know just how much people have had to adapt their summer plans.
“One of the things that affected our summer was that we ended up camping a lot more – almost every weekend because we weren’t going or doing anything else so it made us spend a lot more time outdoors,” says one woman in Dauphin.
One mother explains it’s difficult to take her young kids out in public because of Public Health guidelines.
“It affected our summer a lot because I have 3 boys, and you can’t keep them in the house for too long. There are other precautions when you take them out now. You’re basically trying to keep them clean, sanitize wherever they go, make sure they don’t touch anything. It’s more outdoors now than anything, trying to find anywhere that we can take the boys where we think there wouldn’t be that many people.”
``Honestly, I haven`t noticed much of a change” says another Parklander. “ I`m still going to beaches, going out and noticing lots of people I don`t really feel that it`s been affected that much.``
It seems like people are saying they've still been able to have a good summer -- spending more time outdoors and with their families. Looking ahead, it seems at least a few Parklanders are eagerly awaiting the return of our normal summer routine.
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Fourty additional cases of COVID-19 have been added to Manitoba’s total today.
The province now has 643 cases.
25 of the new cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) region; none of those are in Dauphin.
Investigations are ongoing but indicate the majority of PMH cases are linked to previously announced cases in Brandon, with early signs of community transmission.
There are currently 9 people in the hospital with 3 in intensive care. Manitoba has 246 active cases and 389 people have recovered.
For more information, click here.
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The border between Canada and the U.S. will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month.
Officials from both countries have agreed to keep the border restrictions in place until at least September 21.
The ban on discretionary travel was put into effect in March, and has been extended each month since.
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