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City of Dauphin crews have been dealing with slightly more water main breaks than average.
Bill Brenner says it’s not surprising because of the recent extreme cold.
“We can’t say with any surety that we’re done. I would suspect that we’re going to have more. We had another one that started last night, so we have two right now that we are looking to fix.”
Brenner says Dauphin has over 70 kilometres of water pipes alone underground so they never know when a leak might happen.
If you do notice water running down the street give the city a call at their emergency number, 622- 3202.
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Today is the Heritage Day Fair at the Dauphin Marketplace Mall. Until 5 this afternoon on the Safeway side you have a chance to view some vintage and antique items.
Terry Wozney with the Dauphin Agricultural Heritage Club has some cool things to show off.
“I have an old record player. I’ve got some liquor jugs here that were used by Dauphin merchants back before 1923, before prohibition and a variety of old tools, old drills, old woodworking tools, and some mechanical tools.”
He recommends also checking out what the pioneer association, the Dauphin rail museum, and the fort Dauphin museum have at their displays.
Kay Slobodzian, with Trembowla Cross of Freedom, says people should come to be connected to the past. The fair is a collection of history. She adds that people should come because might be able to identify where their grandparents went to school or even what region in Ukraine they’re from.
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At around 11:15 p.m. on February 12, Dauphin RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence in Gilbert Plains.
Two males knocked on the front door of a residence and when the victim answered the door, he was assaulted and stabbed in the upper body.
The suspects then grabbed a small amount of cannabis from a table inside and fled in a vehicle.
Officers were able to locate the vehicle parked on Highway 5, west of Grandview, and both suspects were arrested after a brief altercation.
Roger Keshane, 21, of Gilbert Plains has been charged with the following:
- Breaking and Entering and committing an Aggravated Assault.
- Robbery with a Weapon.
- Resisting Arrest
- Uttering Threats.
- Failing to Comply with Conditions x 3 and Failing to Comply with a Probation Order.
Additionally, a 17-year-old has been charged with the following:
- Breaking and Entering and committing an Aggravated Assault.
- Robbery.
- Resisting Arrest.
- Failing to Comply with Conditions x 2.
The 36-year-old victim was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.
The suspects and victim were known to each other and there is no concern for the public. The RCMP will continue to investigate.
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The province is funding youth fly fishing around Rossburn.
The government is funding $10,400 under the Fish Enhancement Fund to support the 3rd Annual Janos Fly Fishing Camp.
The co-ed fishing camp for youth aged 10-15 will be held from June 2 to 5 in the Rossburn area.
Up to 16 youth will have the opportunity to stay at 9 Finger Ranch north of Rossburn, and experience fishing in Patterson Lake.
“Besides learning the techniques of fly fishing, youth will also gain an appreciation of outdoor pursuits, and learn about the local environment and the importance of conservation,” said MLA Greg Nesbitt.
The funding will cover some of the operational costs, and also allow the registration fee to remain reasonable at $150 per camper.
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You may have noticed some snow sculptures around Riding Mountain National Park.
Chris Pancoe, James Culleton, Allan Fogg and Jakobi Heinrichs are the four artists for the sculptures.
The sculptures are a part of the program called “there’s snowplace like home” it’s a mix of science and art.
They chose the theme of species at risk because they want to highlight the ways they protect the species in the park and across Canada.
Two of them are the western tiger salamander and the barn swallow. The other two animals with sculptures are the leopard frog and the monarch butterfly. There are currently 28 at-risk animals in RMNP.
Richard Dupuis says they wanted to highlight the four animals most likely to be seen.
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Learn about Dauphin’s history at the Dauphin Marketplace Mall.
The Heritage Day Fair is going on, on the Safeway side of the mall, today.
They have booths and displays set up for people to come out and learn.
“People have to know the history here, like the settlers.” Don White encourages people to come out. “The history of the Dauphin area, life, and let people know what is happening here. Like our pioneers came here. They built their schools, their churches and they did an awful lot to build our community here.”
White says you shouldn’t miss out on this chance to view some vintage and antique items.
Things get going at 10 and will run until around 5 this afternoon.
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Vehicle companies are working on lowering the number of distracted drivers.
Michael Cole, sales manager at Kelleher Ford, says car companies have different technology so drivers can focus on the road.
One kind of technology can be set to a do not disturb mode, which will block your phone from giving you notifications.
Pre-recorded messages that say “I can’t talk I’m driving” or whatever you set it to will get sent out if someone tries to contact you.
There’s another option that newer vehicles have where they will read your text to you at the push of a button if you are driving so you can avoid being distracted while driving.
Cole says the car companies are trying everything they can.
“The biggest thing is being mindful of what you’re driving. You’re driving something incredibly dangerous on the road and we need to be very careful on what we’re doing with it.”
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It's the second day of Crop Connect Conference 2019.
It’s an opportunity for local producers, like Boris Michaleski, to go and connect with farmers from across the province. “I think there is a lot of optimism amongst the producers and industry people.” He continues, “I think overall it’s a pretty upbeat tone at this year’s Crop Connect. Definitely a good turn out.”
Rod Fisher was also at the conference. The presentation he says is one of the most interesting is called ‘Makeyour soil great again.’
“I think the farmers are always optimistic. The grain prices are down a little, but I think everybody’s always got optimism,” Fisher said.
The two-day conference is packed with information sessions and annual general meetings for many crop organizations.
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Construction seasons will be busy in the coming years as the province and federal government announced funding for 8 highway improvement projects yesterday.
Certain sections of the Trans-Canada highway, along with PTHs 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 16, and 75 will be repaved. As well, new lanes will be added along a 6 kilometer stretch of PTH 6, and rumble strips will be added at various intersections.
Just under $22,000,000 will be spent on repaving the section of PTH 5 West of Dauphin from the North junction of PTH 10 to the West junction of road 274. As well, PTH 5 from Roblin to the Saskatchewan border, and PTH 10 North of Minnedosa will be repaved.
Just over $36,000,000 is to be invested in repaving 3 sections of PTH 16: From East of the South junction of PTH 83 to road 472, from PTH 21 to the West junction of road 250, and from West of road 242 to East of road 242.
Finally, $54,000,000 will go toward Phase 2 of the rehabilitation work on PTH 6. The funding also includes the section of PTH 6 that will get new lanes.
All together, approximately $291,000,000 in funding will be provided for the 8 projects.
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The RCMP warns everyone to be aware of romance scams when searching for that special someone online.
760 people in Canada reported a total loss of 22.5 million dollars to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre last year. That's more than any other kind of fraud.
Scammers look to capitalize on the vulnerability of those looking for love or companionship. The hope is to take significant amounts of money from the victims. They usually create enticing profiles on dating websites to lure people into an online relationship. After a while of building trust, the scammer will ask for money.
The RCMP say the greater the trust gained by the fraudster, the greater the losses suffered by most victims.
The RCMP has a few tips to avoid falling for one of these scams. Be skeptical when chatting with an individual who claims to live nearby but is currently overseas for work (this can be a set-up to ask for money later), be suspicious if they refuse or continuously cancel video chats and in-person meetings, be wary when someone you've never met in person professes their love and scammers may also ask for help covering the cost of an emergency situation, such as a sick family member.
Protect yourself by never, under any circumstances, sending money for any reason. If you believe you’ve been a victim of this, contact your bank and place a stop payment on any cheque or money transfer, report it to the police, and file a report with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
760 victims in Canada reported a loss of $22, 523, 278 which is about $29 635.89 per person. In Manitoba specifically, there were 31 victims that reported a total loss of $812,007.59 which is about $26, 193.79 per person.
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The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce hosted their lunch series at the Aspen Lodge yesterday.
Laurie Cox had a presentation about how the four generations interact in the workplace.
The bulk of her presentation was how to attract and lead the millennial worker.
The millennials are the largest generation and by 2025 will be 75% of the workforce.
With more millennials coming into the workforce Cox suggests an inspiring and visionary leadership over millennials.
There are a lot of differences between the four generations, leadership-wise.
Baby boomers believe in participant management, gen x looks at a more top-down hierarchal, and millennials like a peer to peer relationship with their leaders.
There are similarities between the generations, they all want to do well in their role, they want to be invested in their company and find value in their company.
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