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George Gordon First Nation, west of Yorkton, has announced as many as 14 graves have been found at the site of a former residential school.

The former George Gordon Indian Residential School was run by the Anglican Church from 1888 to 1996 and is considered one of the worst run by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Chief Byron Bitternose says there are still large areas to search on the site west of Yorkton, with the investigation expected to last about 10 more years.

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The Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund has continued to grow, thanks to the generosity of people across the Parkland. 

Last night, the Armstrong Family, owners of the Dauphin Super 8, made a donation to the fund. On top of their monetary donation, Harvey Armstrong committed to helping out with a temporary place to stay.

They're going to arrive in Winnipeg, and we've got a Best Western Plus in Headingly, so we're going to accommodate them there the day they arrive, and then they'll come to Dauphin and we'll do the same thing here at Super 8.

The whole Armstrong family said they hope this shows them how supportive the community they're coming to is.

Jim Perchaluk, President of the Ukrainian Folk Arts Centre, and a trustee for the fund said it has now reached over $120,000. Many people have also been making donations in kind, such as furniture and household items, that have helped the fund prepare for the arrival of families from Ukraine.

Our goal is to provide support to as many Ukrainian families as our Community will support through these donations. Our Selection Committee has now been in contact with several Ukrainian families and arrival of the first families is anticipated soon.

You can get more information about the fund, by calling Larry at 204-648-5904, or Karen at 204-648-3567.

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Dauphin Recreational Services has announced the impending closure of the Dauphin Kin Aquatic Centre effective Thursday April 21.

This closure will be in effect for an undetermined amount of time but they expect it to be closed for several weeks.

During the closure, they will be replacing the pool heating system after having multiple issues over the past few months while trying to avoid a lengthy shutdown. 

While they are closed for the repairs they announced that they'll also be performing their regular annual maintenance in order to prevent another shutdown in September.

All programs and lessons are cancelled until further notice with spring swim lessons scheduled for May and June being postponed until a later date which will be determined once they re-open. All participants of the lessons scheduled will be contacted directly.

Dauphin Rec will provide updates on the closure as it progresses.

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This afternoon the province of Manitoba announced the launch of their new Manitoba K-12 action plan. Manitoba's Education and Early Learning Childhood Minister Wayne Ewasko made the announcement today and spoke about the plan.

All children deserve a high-quality education and our government is committed to strengthening and improving education in the province, this action plan redefines our focus on actions that improve educational outcomes with student achievement and well-being at the centre of all planning and decisions. Based on public feedback to date, work is not proceeding on three of the commission recommendations including changes to the school trustee model and other governance changes.

The action plan is being launched after there were 75 recommendations put forward by the Manitoba Commission on Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education.

The plan is focused on ensuring access to high-quality, equitable education which will, in turn, prepare students for their future, support excellence in teaching and leadership, and strengthen the public education system in Manitoba.

The newly announce action plan will have 4 pillars for student success involved:

  • High-Quality Learning: to improve learning and outcomes for students through responsive and relevant curriculum and learning experiences in safe and inclusive learning environments.
  • Student Engagement and Well-Being: to respond to diverse life experiences, engage students, promote well-being, support successful transitions and leverage inter-sectoral partnerships.
  • Excellence in Teaching and Leadership: to ensure teachers, school staff and leaders have the knowledge, skills and tools to support student achievement and well-being.
  • Responsive Systems: to ensure an equitable, aligned and effective public education system that focuses on engagement, inclusion and planning for provincial and local needs.

Minister Ewasko said that the work on many of the priority actions is either already underway or has been completed while the work on the remaining ones is scheduled to begin over the next 2 years.

Back in January of 2019, the Manitoba government established the Manitoba Commission on Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education to undertake the largest and most comprehensive independent review of the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system since 1959.

The commission that was formed was tasked with making recommendations to improve student outcomes, ensure long-term sustainability and enhance public confidence in Manitoba’s education system.

In total, there were more than 2,500 written submissions and briefs, over 10,000 survey responses from teachers and the public, as well as close to 1,900 participants in public- and student-focused workshops.

Minister Ewasko noted that the Manitoba K to 12 Education Action Plan reflects the spirit and intent of the commission’s finding, as well as the follow-up engagement since the report was released in March 2021.

This includes numerous sessions with advisory groups made up of educators, students, parents and caregivers, the findings from the parent engagement task force, as well as meetings with student service leaders, school division administrators and education stakeholder organizations.

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With the avian flu now present in Manitoba, chicken producers need to be more vigilant than ever. According to Jake Wiebe, the Chair of Manitoba Chicken Producers, they're reminding producers it's important to stick to the basics.

We don't want to track it into our production facilities...Cleaning up feed spills outside the barn if there are any so as not to attract any of the wild birds, and then of course the footwear changes that we have been doing for years already, just continue to pay attention to that and make sure that we don't track anything into our barns.

The province is asking for the public's help to identify cases in wild birds, Manitobans are asked to contact the toll-free TIP Line at 1-800-782-0076 if they find any of the following:

  • Clusters of six or more dead waterfowl (e.g., ducks, geese) or other water birds
  • Any number of dead raptors or avian scavengers (e.g., ravens, crows, gulls)
  • Large groups of dead birds, such as more than 20 of any species.
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Avian flu is now in Manitoba according to the provincial government. Provincial officials tested several samples from snow geese in the Waskada area, as well as one from a Bald Eagle in the Dauphin area.

One sample from each location came back positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), subtype H5N1. To date, no cases of avian influenza have been detected in poultry flocks in Manitoba.

The risk of avian influenza to human health is low, and there are no known cases of transmission of this strain of the virus from birds to humans in North America. The province is asking for the public's help to identify cases in wild birds, Manitobans are asked to contact the toll-free TIP Line at 1-800-782-0076 if they find any of the following:

  • Clusters of six or more dead waterfowl (e.g., ducks, geese) or other water birds
  • Any number of dead raptors or avian scavengers (e.g., ravens, crows, gulls)
  • Large groups of dead birds, such as more than 20 of any species.
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UPDATE: Power has been restored in the area

Manitoba Hydro has announced that there's a planned outage happening in the Fork River area right now.

According to their outages map, the outage started at 9 am this morning and they expect hydro to be restored by 12 pm today.

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Today is April 20th, a day celebrated as “420 Day” by advocates of legalized marijuana use. Since cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018, it could be assumed that the relevance of 420 days has disappeared.

Dauphin podcaster Kirk Nyquist recently spoke to Steven Stairs, chair of the 420 movement in Winnipeg, who disagrees:

“420 will still be here. It's just a matter of what it changes into… and we'll have a protest event still to it. I think continually until we reach a point where cannabis legislation throughout, not only Canada but throughout the world is much more equitable towards societal benefits than it is detriments.”

Steven Stairs tells his fascinating story of the controversy he faced as leader of the Winnipeg 420 movement, in Reefer MEDness Episode 82, which you can find on their website here.

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Chief Byron Bitternose of George Gordon First Nation, west of Yorkton, will be releasing the details of a ground search at the site of a former residential school. The George Gordon Indian Residential School was founded by the Anglican Church in 1888 and ran until 1996.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation called the school one of the worst runs in the entire residential school system, and say they have 49 student deaths on record. A spokeswoman for the First Nation, Sarah Longman, says the search has been challenging for the community and for those who attended George Gordon Indian Residential School.

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The Dauphin Agricultural Society is hosting its annual fair from July 1st to 3rd this summer at the Dauphin Fair Grounds. President of the Ag Society Terron Stykalo says they're excited to have the fair for the first time in years.

People are ready for us to get back to normal, they're ready for the fair to be around again, and they're ready for that experience with their family and friends.

Terron says planning has been going well thanks to the great people they have organizing the event.

It's always a challenge putting an event like this on. It takes time, and it takes a team of dedicated people and we're lucky that the Ag Society is blessed with those dedicated people.

You can stay up to date with what's happening with the fair here.

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Municipal elections across Manitoba are taking place on October 26th, with a couple of exemptions. Registration to run for Mayor or Reeve in all cities and municipalities runs from May 1st to September 20th.

Information on how to register, and what requirements there are to register will be sent out by officials closer to the May 1st opening date. The City of Dauphin hasn't had a contested Municipal election since 2010 when the late Eric Irwin won by just 36 votes.

Registration for all council positions across the province opens on June 30th and will run until September 20th as well.

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