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The province's Hydrologic Forecast Centre has issued a flood watch for northwest and southeast Manitoba today.
The rainy weather system over the weekend brought up to 25 mm of precipitation in northern Manitoba.
Another system moving toward Manitoba could bring another 30 mm to the area over the next 48 hours.
The flood watch has been issued for the northwest, southeast, and the Whiteshell lakes areas — as rising water levels could result in localized overland flooding in low-lying areas.
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Property owners in the City of Sunshine can expect to receive their property tax bill in the next few days.
Dauphin city staff have confirmed the bills have been mailed out — and are reminding residents that the deadline for payment is now September 30, 2020.
The original deadline of July 31st has been extended due to the COVID situation.
Municipal taxes charged by the City of Dauphin are expected to remain the same as what was charged last year.
Property owners may see a small increase or decrease in their property taxes compared to last year due to a change in the assessed value of the property.
Any questions about your tax bill can be directed to City Hall at 204-622-3200.
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Today goes down as another day where no new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Manitoba as of 9:30 a.m. today.
This means the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases remains at 300.
There are nine active cases while 284 individuals have recovered. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at seven and no individuals are in hospital or intensive care.
Since early February, 49,591 tests have been performed.
For more information, click here.
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On average 130 cyclists in Manitoba are injured annually in collisions with a motor vehicle.
MPI says half of those injuries happen over a three month period from June to August.
Based on a 10-year average from 2009 to 2018, two cyclists are killed and 129 are injured every year in urban locations, while there are one death and 3 injuries in rural locations.
One of the key points to avoid these injuries is to give cyclists room to breathe.
MPI encourages motorists to give cyclist at least one metre of space when driving alongside or passing them. In a press release, MPI gives a list of safety tips for drivers and cyclists.
For drivers:
- Take extra caution at intersections and watch for cyclists when making right or left turns.
- After parking your vehicle, look for cyclists before opening your door. Opening a car door into the path of a cyclist can lead to serious injuries.
For cyclists:
- Always follow the rules of the road, including stopping at traffic lights and stop signs.
- Never pass stopped vehicles in the same lane or when stopped at an intersection as the driver may not see you and turn into your path.
- Always ride on the roadway, unless your bicycle is small enough to legally ride on the sidewalk. Many cycling collisions occur when bicycles are coming off sidewalks at intersections or when crossing driveways.
- Ride defensively, consider wearing reflective clothing and use hand signals to alert motorists to your intentions.
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It will definitely be a new visitor experience at the Fort Dauphin Museum when it opens in July.
That's what we're hearing from the museum's Executive Director and Curator, Theresa Deyholos.
“It’s certainly going to be a little bit different for our visitors. So when a visitor wants to come and visit our museum, we ask them to call give us a call first to schedule a date and time.”
The museum is following guidelines set by the province, public health, and the Association of Manitoba Museums.
Theresa explains the whole idea is to make sure the staff and visitors are protected at all times. Staff will wear masks and gloves, and the museum will be cleaned before and after visitors come in. All tours will be guided by a curator.
The museum will open July 2nd, and operate Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — by appointment only.
Appointments can be made by calling the museum at 204-638-6630.
Deyholos is excited to welcome visitors and continue sharing the history and stories about our heritage and the community we all live in. She says the closure has been a challenge.
“It’s been a tough go — we’re trying to do the best we can with what we have. All of our fundraising activities have been cancelled, and for a small non-profit organization — that’s big. That we’re not able to provide those community events that everyone looks forward to."
For more information, visit the Fort Dauphin Museum website.
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The Member of Parliament for Dauphin - Swan River - Neepawa wants to hear about your experience with internet connectivity.
Dan Mazier has sent out a survey to the Parkland, and hopes to use your feedback to improve rural connectivity infrastructure at the federal level.
“The more input we have to that gives me great information to move forward — so we can start pushing industry and pushing regulations that would work in our favour.”
Mazier points to a stat from 2017 that suggests only 37% of rural households have sufficient internet speed.
“We know there’s massive [gaps] in here. It’s inconsistent — and that’s why I really am a firm supporter and advocate for getting this riding connected so we can all talk as a riding, and connect to the rest of the world.”
You can hear MP Dan Mazier once a month on the Al Morning Show for the “Parliament and the Parkland” segment, hosted by CKDM’s political correspondent James Blake.
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Public health officials identified no new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as there was no increase to Manitoba’s caseload over the weekend.
The total number of probable and confirmed cases in Manitoba remains at 300.
According to the latest update from the province, there are 9 active cases and 284 people listed as recovered. The number of deaths remains at 7.
There have been 26 cases identified in the Prairie Mountain Health region since March.
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For the latest information from the provincial government — click here.
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Some hand sanitizers and being recalled by Health Canada because they contain industrial-grade ethanol with non-approved chemicals.
The health agency warns chemicals in industrial-grade ethanol may not be approved for use in hand sanitizers — and can lead to dry skin, cracking, and irritation.
Products on the recall list include Eltraderm Hand Sanitizer, Gel 700 Hand Sanitizer, Sanilabs Hand Sanitizer or Walker Emulsions Hand Sanitizer.
If you have one of these products, you’re advised to stop using it immediately and return it to a pharmacy for proper disposal.
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Areas in Manitoba’s north & southeast regions could experience high water conditions and overland flooding, according to the province’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre.
Significant rainfall and heavy winds that began this weekend are expected to last until Wednesday.
The main areas of concern in the north include the Saskatchewan River and the Churchill River watersheds — which could receive up to 60 mm of rain by Wednesday.
In the southeast, the Whiteshell lakes area could receive 20 to 40 mm of precipitation. Other areas in the south and southeast parts of Manitoba have a low risk of overland flooding.
Looking beyond these areas, the risk is low in most of the province.
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On Saturday, public health officials identified no new cases of COVID-19.
The total number of probable and confirmed cases in Manitoba remains at 300.
According to the latest update from the province, there are 9 active cases and 284 people listed as recovered. The number of deaths remains at 7.
The community testing sites in Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Steinbach and Winkler will be reducing their hours of operation on weekends in response to lower patient numbers.
For more information — and a full listing of site locations throughout the province — click here.
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The province is increasing visitor access to hospitals, and we’re now getting more information on what that means for us in the Parkland.
On Monday, hospitals in the Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) region will allow a select number of visitors within hospital care units.
Visits can occur daily between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Care teams will work with patients and family members to determine who is allowed to visit.
All visitors will be screened before entering and must follow proper handwashing and physical distancing protocols. Visitors are strongly encouraged to wear masks.
To review the list of new guidelines, click here.
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