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McCreary's Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival is coming up.
The Festival is a two-day event starting on April 13th with educational workshops and activities for people of all ages.
Pam Little, President of the Festival explains the highlight of the festival.
“The horse drawn wagon rides out to the sugar bush and the sugar bush are definitely the highlight of the festival. It’s a nice way to get there, and then with the fire there, it’s a really nice atmosphere at the base of Riding Mountain National Park.”
For tickets, go to their website at www.mbmaplesyrupfest.ca.
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Roblin Ford was recognized as one of the elite group of dealerships in Canada.
They were recognized with the 2017 Gold Club President’s Award by Ford Motor Company of Canada.
GM, Keith Fast, contributed the dealership’s success to their strong customer relationships and close ties the community.
Roblin Ford gives back to the community and surrounding area with a variety of fundraising initiatives.
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Environment Canada is forecasting minus 30 with the wind chill for today and tomorrow minus 31 with the wind chill.
By Easter Sunday, temperatures are to warm up with a high of minus 6 and a low of minus 16.
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Four local members in the community will be recognized at ACC’s Parkland Region Alumni Celebration Dinner this month.
David Mansell is being presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award; Nicole Yunker is receiving the Community Service Award; Kevin Giesbrecht is being recognized with the One to Watch Award and Laura Chartrand is being presented with the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dave Mansell is a graduate from both the Motor Vehicle Mechanics program in 1991 and the Applied Counselling program in 2006. Dave has worked for Michif Child and Family Services for the past nine years, first as the Child Abuse Coordinator/Investigator and currently as Child Care Facilities Direct Service Workers Supervisor.
Nicole Yunker is a graduate of the Human Resource Management program in Parkland in 2006. Nicole is Employment Advisor/Team Leader of Parkland Job Opportunity Centre. She co-founded the Boxes of Love Ukraine Project and is a member of CARE (Committee Advocating for the Removal of Sexual Exploitation.
Kevin Giesbrecht, Ag/Commercial Lender at Catalyst Credit Union, is being recognized for his many hours of volunteering in the community for organizations such as the Kinsmen Business Expo and Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival parade.
Laura Chartrand graduated in 2000 from the program in which she now teaches. Laura was instrumental in the change from the Aboriginal Community Development program to the Social Service Worker program in 2015.
The dinner is scheduled for April 26 at the Lion’s Den and tickets are available at ACC.
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The RM of Lakeshore is preparing to introduce their new protective services as a special service levy.
Clinton Cleave, the Reeve of the RM, says this new fee will go towards funding services like fire, ambulance, and all other emergency responders.
“We’re going to put it on every parcel that’s within the municipality and that fee comes out to $41.97. Whether that’s farm land, a pasture, or residence, a bare lot, or a seasonal, you would pay the fee.”
A public hearing is planned for Thursday, April 5th at 7 in the evening at the Ochre River municipal chamber office.
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Knowing your on farm labour needs is important.
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is preparing to update their agricultural supply and demand forecasting system.
Debra Hauer, the Project Manager, talks about the resources available to Parkland farmers.
“On our website we have a couple of online tools. Calculators for people to help them understand how much turnover costs are in their operation and also benchmarking tools so they can compare their business with other types of farmers.”
They are preparing to send out a survey that will be delivered to farmers after harvest in the fall.
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The Dauphin Arts Fest has announced a few changes to its original schedule.
The festival has a variety of events all week long.
Martijn van Luijn, Co-Chair for the Arts Fest, talks about the workshops available:
“Well some of them are or almost are and some of them are not, except the one that is really sold out is the first night of knit and wine. That one sold out so quickly that we added a second night, which is almost full. All the other workshops, it depends on which one, they all have a little bit of room left, so if you phone the Watson Art Centre, you can register by phone.”
Go to dauphinartsfest.com, for a complete schedule of events.
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Toastmasters will be holding their open house in just under two weeks’ time.
The event will give participants a more in depth look at what the organization is doing, and unveiling a new program.
Laverne Lewycky, President of the Speak Up Parkland Toastmasters Club, talks about what to expect that night.
“Toastmasters International is going to be rolling out a new program called the Pathways program. This new program is going to be more interactive, making more use of computers and (technology). Also this should be of interest for human resource people or those who want to do either personal or professional development.”
The event is free to attend and will be at Assiniboine Community College from 7:00 to 8:30 at night on April 10th.
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RCMP has officially charged a Crane River man with Manslaughter after causing a death in a house fire.
19-year-old Earl Moar was initially charged with Aggravated Assault, Arson with Disregard for Human Life, Assault, and two counts of Breach of Recognizance.
Moar remains in custody.
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The Dauphin Cookbook Club Night is tonight.
The community is invited to the public library to share recipes and use the resources to expand their cooking knowledge.
Glen Irvine, Library Supervisor, talks about what kind of recipes you can bring.
“It’s wide open, we have lots of cook books in our collection and everybody else has a few too many cook books in their cupboards. Wherever you get your recipe, it’s more for the fun of it and using the resources that are available to share with others.”
The Book Club Night starts at 7:00 in the evening and for more information, contact the Dauphin Public Library.
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The National Cattle check-off is increasing to $2.50 on Sunday.
This is the first time in almost two decades that it’s going up from the $1 collected.
Melinda German, the General Manager for Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency, talks about the increased price.
“The increase came about under the National Beef Strategy. All nine provincial provinces got together in 2014, with national service providers and came up with a strategy as a group that was intended to continue and advance and build on the beef industry. The check-off dollars go towards those programs.”
Inflation has a big impact on the purchasing power in getting the message about the beef industry to the general public.
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