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The RM of Dauphin is looking to replace Dauphin’s swinging bridge.
They had initially hoped to save the wooden structure. So they got an engineer to look at it and he said the old material was beyond salvation.
Jack Bremner, a councilor with the RM, hopes to turn the bridge into a tourist site for Dauphin and preserve the history of the area.
“I know a lot of kids partied on the bridge. One guy carved his name into the wood with him and his girlfriend, you know it held a special place for them. So hopefully we can salvage and make something out of it.”
The project qualifies under the provincial Transitional Municipal Road and Bridge Program. They applied and are now waiting on a response from the government.
The RM hopes to have a 50 percent cost share of the $135,896.25 project between the province and through fundraising.
“To take public tax money and fund a small bridge like that, I don’t know if we can do it. But if the public is willing to help, maybe raise part of the funds then the council would look into it and see if we can go ahead with the project.”
If it’s approved Bremner hopes to get the public behind the project and raise enough funds to complete the project.
“We had one meeting and we had some interest in salvaging it. There were some people willing to donate stuff for a fundraiser and hopefully those feelings are still there.”
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Brandon Police were busy last night with a standoff that lasted over 5 hours.
Witnesses reported that it started after 7 when two police cars, two 4x4 vehicles, and a tactical unit arrived blocking several streets from 9th and 10th Streets to Stickney and Assiniboine.
The standoff ended around 12:05 in the morning.
The police haven’t issued a statement at this time.
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The heat warning in the Parkland is continuing today but should end this evening.
Daytime temperatures are expected to reach over 32 today with the humidex of 40.
A cold front is going to pass through tonight ending the extreme heat.
Environment Canada advises to watch for the effects of heat illness, such as swelling, cramps, fainting, and worsening of some health conditions.
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River Ave W is remaining closed through the weekend.
The city is continuing construction and plans to re-open the street in the afternoon on Tuesday at the earliest.
They ask that you be prepared to detour and thank you for your patience.
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This afternoon is your chance to support local producers.
Dauphin’s Famers' Market is back again for the summer.
Joy Huska, the coordinator for the market, says it’s a great way for producers to sell their products here at home.
“We always try and promote local. It’s one way of supporting our local producers."
"For our seniors that have moved into town, who are no longer able to garden, it’s one way that they can still get fresh fruits and vegetables and stuff like that.”
Huska shares with us some of the different products that are available this year.
“We have baking, we have jams, we have produce, and we have homemade crafts the way of sewing. We have woodworking crafts. We have one gentleman who does craft work with using small stone. Another vendor has a lot of different types of honey. Another one, she just came in last year, she has flavoured popcorn, which is quite unique.”
The Dauphin Farmers' Market runs every Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 in the parking lot at 831 Jackson Street.
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It’s an inspirational night in Dauphin as YouTube star Christopher Duffley will be holding a performance.
Christopher who is from the U.S. and is known for his youtube videos, is in town to visit his grandma.
Christopher’s mom Christine Duffley says tonight is an opportunity for him to perform for his grandma, as well as everyone else who wishes to come out and be inspired.
“First of all, you will be inspired. Inspired by family, about the love we have for one another. And how through all these years that love is what binds us all together. Family is beautiful amidst things that might happen. Secondly, you will laugh because Christopher is funny. And then you will be inspired.”
He is performing at Saint Viator’s church at 730 and is free to attend.
“The music will inspire you, the story will inspire you, and just who he is will just make you feel so good.”
“We’re so glad that what we could do in the US we could bring here to Dauphin.”
You can find the link to his YouTube page by clicking the link here.
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An increasing ridge of high pressure is expected to bring extreme heat to the area tomorrow and Saturday.
Daytime high temperatures of, or exceeding, 32 degrees are forecast tomorrow and Saturday with little reprieve as overnight lows will be in the high teens on Friday night and Saturday night.
A cold front is expected to pass through Saturday night ending the extreme heat with more tolerable temperatures in the mid-twenties forecast for Sunday.
Watch for the effects of heat illness: swelling, rash, cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and the worsening of some health conditions.
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Brandon police seized 20.5 pounds of Marihuana when they responded to a gun call at a motel last week.
The street value of the seized drugs is around 92 thousand dollars.
No firearms were found during the call that took place around 2:40 in the morning of the 3rd.
However, they did find a large duffle bag in the trunk of the male suspect's vehicle with the drugs.
A 63-year-old man from Calgary was charged with Possession of Marihuana for the Purpose of Trafficking and is scheduled to appear in Court in August.
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Rural drivers not wearing seatbelts and speed are leading causes of accidents causing death on rural Manitoba roads.
Brian Smiley, the MPI media relations coordinator, says there has been a 25 per cent increase in road fatalities.
"Non-seatbelt use is becoming very troublesome in rural Manitoba, we're really not sure why."
He suggests 50-60 percent of fatalities on rural roads happened because people weren’t wearing their seatbelts.
" People losing control, rolling over, occupants being thrown from the vehicles. they are either being rolled over by the vehicle, hitting a pole, hitting a rock. So non-seatbelt use is particularly troublesome in rural Manitoba."
Smiley says the number of cases of drivers losing control of their vehicle roads has also increased.
"Speed also adds to the severity of the crash. certainly, on gravel roads, they present their own challenges."
If a driver is on a gravel road there is a greater chance that a vehicle can lose control and hit a ditch.
In Manitoba, there have been 38 recorded fatalities compared to 28 last year.
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Parkland Rec Complex has installed a new lighting system in Credit Union Place.
They installed 44 LED lights that can be controlled independently with many dimming options.
They can dim to 30, 80, and 100 percent.
Wes Carneige, the Operations Manager for the Parkland Rec Complex, says with the lights there’s a lot more options for event’s that can be set up in the CUP.
“You can have a whole bunch of different scenarios to set up for different events.”
“For King Games, we can have all the lights off but one, if they want, and have it on the person singing O Canada if need be.”
For minor hockey, they can lower the efficiency of the lights, so rather than running them at 100% all the time they can run more efficiently.
In the near future, Carneige says the Parkland Rec Complex plans to install these lights in the pool and the curling rink.
The project was funded through a Manitoba hydro grant.
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Mountain View School Division is reviewing their bus routes again this year.
Donna Davidson, the superintendent/ CEO for the division, spoke with us about what they might plan to do.
“We’re looking at a reduction of another route within the 2018-19 school year.”
“We always review our bus routes for ride times and for efficiencies. We try out best to be as efficient as possible. The challenge we have, of course, is we are a very large geographical region. We have a lot of miles we cover in a day.”
Davidson continues saying, “It’s trying our best to have children on the bus, have the safest ride as possible, and the shortest ride as possible. Sometimes it just doesn’t work; sometimes they’re a little longer then we’d like them to be.”
Any route revisions will be tested over the summer to make sure if they are feasible to meet the student transportation times,
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