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After two years, Brandon University and the City of Dauphin have ended their partnership.
Mayor Allan Dowhan explains why he feels the program was shut down.
“It was our hope in the partnership that after the first year- it didn’t happen- and after the second year- it didn’t happen- that there would be funding for the administration costs of the program. Also, we could have had a little bit more enrollment to make a case in the program.”
Mayor Dowhan says he thinks there is a chance the program could be reinstated.
“I think so but I think it has to be driven by the community that they want such a program and also utilize the program.”
The program was a first year arts program from BU, which was a combination of various courses that would have filled a student’s first year.
There were talks between the city and Brandon University that eventually fell through in moving forward with the program.
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve wants you to have ‘the talk’.
With boating season on its way, officials are starting to remind people about the dangers of zebra mussels.
At a recent Aquatic Invasive Species Stakeholder Summit Jim Irwin, Chair of the Riding Mountain UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, explains why people should have the talk about invasive species.
“What we’re hoping is that people who are aware of it will talk with their family and their friends, their neighbours, and so on. Especially if they are on a lake and their friend comes in, say from a control zone area, to ensure that they have been decontaminated and there is no possibility that it could contaminate their lake.”
You can find out more information about ‘the talk’ by going to the biosphere’s website rmbr.ca.
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Water supply interruptions are expected today on Main street.
The city of Dauphin is working on main street watermains today beginning at 7.
Interruptions can be expected until all areas are fixed.
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Police in Thompson were called to Burntwood Hotel this morning for a report of an injured man in the parking lot.
When they arrived around 1 am, they found a 35-year-old male with serious injuries.
He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Police are treating this incident as a homicide and believe it to be an isolated incident.
RCMP say there is no concern for public safety.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The funeral for Mark Cross, the assistant coach of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, is to be held this afternoon.
it's taking place in his hometown of Strasbourg, Saskatchewan.
Team president Kevin Garinger says Mark Cross was a ferocious hockey player, a hard worker, extremely bright and one of the most caring people he's ever met.
Cross, who was 27, was one of 16 people who died after the team's bus and a semi-truck collided two weeks ago.
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The provincial government is planning to change conservation districts into watershed districts.
This has representation in the Intermountain Conservation District concerned.
According to Jeff Thiele, Manager for IMCD, the provincial plan is to increase the district size.
“Right now it looks like they want to make them bigger, so we are a little bit concerned about the size of them. We’ll probably lose some local input. As these organizations get bigger we have kind of seen that some of the previous amalgamations whether it’s the school boards or the RMs.”
Thiele spoke at the IMCD banquet this past week and says he has heard nothing but positive things regarding how the district is run, and wonders why the government would want to change that.
Thiele and other representatives are attending the Kinsmen Business Expo taking place this weekend. He encourages everyone to come to their booth and see what services the IMCD offers.
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Preliminary work has begun on the new Vermillion Growers greenhouse.
Over the weekend crews are digging holes on the site of the future building.
Lucky Deschauer, of Vermillion Farm Holdings, explains what is going on in the field north of town.
“What we’re doing today is doing some final testing on the clay levels for our retention ponds. This is where we are going to be holding water, catching all the service water from the top of the building and the ground and storing it for use in plants.”
For those wondering what is going on over the next couple of weeks, Deschauer says it’s a lot of early work.
“I think you will see things like surveyors coming out, initial ground movement going on. I say, sometime in June people will start to see a lot more action.”
Samples collected this weekend will be sent to a lab for testing to determine the compact ability of the ground and then scientists will be able to tell Vermillion Growers what they exactly have to do next.
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The rail strike by CP rail unionized employees has been stopped, for now.
The two unions representing the workers made the decision after the federal labour minister ordered employees of the rail company to vote on the company’s final offers, this afternoon.
Representatives for the unions are encouraging their members to reject the company’s offers.
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Officers arrested a 29-year-old male in the residence who remains in custody at this time.
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Following the announcement of lead in the City of Dauphin’s water, Prairie Mountain Health is trying to educate residents of its impacts.
A Medical Officer of Health for PMH, Dr. Amy Frykoda, explains the health impacts.
“Exposure to lead for health can cause a wide range of health effects. The exposure for humans to lead has declined significantly in the last 30 years and this is due to the removal of lead in gasoline and lead in paint. But we do know there’s new information now from Health Canada that has shown that lower levels of lead can affect human health more than was thought in the past, and this is particularly important for children’s health.”
Dr. Frykoda continues on about how children are more susceptible to lead in water.
“How lead works is that lead can affect the developing brain and children are more sensitive to this, and these exposures to lead for children can be associated with developmental delays of childhood behaviours, decrease in language skills (and) intellectual disabilities.”
High levels of exposure for long times for adults can result in issues with digestive function, kidney function, increased blood pressure, heart disease, fatigue, depression, nerve damage, memory loss, concentration and insomnia.
Showering and bathing in water with increased lead levels does not absorb through the skin, and is not considered a risk.
If you have a home with a lead service line, it is recommended that you replace all taps that are certified in reducing lead as drinking water, and activities such as brushing your teeth may be harmful to your long term health.
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After amalgamation Catalyst and Vanguard Credit Unions are still strong supporters of the community.
According to Ron Hedley, Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst, Vanguard Credit Unions their commitment to the community will only grow after amalgamation.
“I think it makes us a strong community partner with us joining with Vanguard. Both have made commitments a while ago to be strong community partners and this just makes us that much more effective.
Membership in the new organization has increased by over 13 percent since last year.
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