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Dauphin's Selo Ukraina site is playing host this week to the Crocus Girl Guides 2023 National Camp.
Over 500 Guides, Pathfinders, and Rangers from across the country are taking part in the week-long camp, which kicked off Sunday night.
The event, which is held to share the sisterhood of guiding and reigniting the camping spirit among participants, also includes components surrounding nature and emergency preparedness.
Participants will be both in the city and in the R-M to engage in a number of activities not only associated with the girl guides movement but also centered around the local Indigenous and Ukrainian culture.
That includes the opportunity to learn about Ukrainian dancing and creating their own Pysanka, as well as Indigenous dancing and medicine wheel creation.
Geocaching, mountain biking, and exploring Riding Mountain National Park are among some of the other activities being offered to participants.
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The initial list of regions in Western Canada designated for the 2023 livestock tax deferral has been released by the federal government. There are 19 rural municipalities in Manitoba on the list along with 98 in Saskatchewan, 56 in Alberta, and 62 in British Columbia.
So far, none of the locations on the list are ones in the Parkland, but depending on conditions, some could be added to the list in the future.
The RMs in Manitoba that are on the list include:
- Dufferin
- Grey
- Lorne
- Louise
- Macdonald
- Montcalm
- Morris
- Norfolk-Treherne
- North Norfolk
- Pembina
- Portage la Prairie
- Rhineland
- Roland
- St. Laurent
- Stanley
- Thompson
- Victoria
- WestLake-Gladstone
- Woodlands
The livestock tax deferral lets livestock producers who have to sell all or part of their breeding herd due to drought or extreme moisture, to defer some of their income from sales until the next year.
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Ukraine's 32nd Independence Day will be taking place, and Dauphin will be holding a few events to commemorate the day.
On August 24th, 1991, Ukraine declared itself an independent nation from the Soviet Union, and this has been celebrated annually since that time.
Stephen Jaddock is helping organize the events, and he wants to recognize the significance of the day.
"Given the current situation in Ukraine, it's even more important to get people out to celebrate that. We want to invite members of the public to be there, and to give organizations and groups a chance to say a brief speech and welcoming comments on the occasion of Ukrainian independence day."
Over the lunch hour from 11-2, CNUF will be hosting a BBQ selling Kuba burgers, and taking donations for their work.
Later at 7 pm, a gathering will take place in front of city hall where local dignitaries will present some speeches for the independence day celebration.
Everyone is encouraged to come out and show their support for this event, and afterward, the festivities continue.
Ukrainian newcomers will be hosting a social meeting in Vermillion Park at 8 pm. They'll be bringing an assortment of traditional Ukrainian food to show their appreciation for the welcoming hospitality shown by the citizens of Dauphin
Considering the outstanding attendance that was seen at the vigil held on a -20c night earlier this year, both city hall and Vermillion Park are going to be some busy venues.
Be sure to be there, 7 pm at city hall, and don't forget to bring your Ukrainian flag to show your support!
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Amelia Rempel, a Métis student from Portage La Prairie who has been living in Dauphin for the past year, will head back to the University of the Arts London (UAL) in the United Kingdom in September. The university is the top arts school in the world for undergraduates.
After her first year in which she finished with distinction (the highest mark you can get), Rempel was selected to attend Wimbledon College at UAL where she will specialize in costume design.
For her final project to finish up her first year, Rempel made a dress based off of a character she created called "The Wanderer". With the dress, Rempel hopes to bring more attention to the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
"She (The Wanderer) is cursed to forever walk North America, witnessing the tragedies of these women, and as she walks across North America, the stories are put on to her dress. The dress is made out of the articles I've found on the internet about these women, and as she walks across Canada, her dress just gets heavier and heavier because of how many women have gone missing", explained Rempel.
She also noted that during her time in London, she discovered that a lot of people are unaware of Canada's residential school history. When her dress was one of two to be selected to be put on display, it was seen by over two-million people. Thanks to this, she was given lots of opportunities to spread the knowledge of residential schools in Canada.
"When my dress was on display, I got a lot of people asking me questions on what it's about, and as I was explaining to them, they're like 'oh my goodness that's horrible.' This is something from our past that we can't erase, but we have to acknowledge it in order to move forward."
[Image - "The Wanderer" dress, created by Amelia Rempel]
To graduate your first year at UAL with distinction is no easy accomplishment but Rempel says her family background has helped her a lot.
"When I was younger, my parents and my aunts & uncles would always enter in costume contests every halloween. So they would make their own costumes from scratch about a month before halloween and we would always do it at our house. So I was always around a lot of creativity growing up."
Rempel also mentioned she has always liked drawing and sketching and that she always knew that art was something she wanted to pursue. She was then introduced to the world of cosplay (dressing up as a character in a movie, tv show, or video game) and the passion for making costumes blossomed from there.
"I loved it so much I decided that it was a career I wanted to pursue."
If you want to see the dress and meet the artist, Amelia Rempel, you can do so this thursday (August 24th) at the Métis Community Centre at 101, 11th ave SW in Dauphin, starting at 5:30. Admission is $5 and all proceeds from it will go to Rempel to help her cover tuition and living costs, which are quite high, especially in the UK. Refreshments and a light meal will be served as well.
"The dress will be on display and I'll have a chance to talk about it and what inspired me."
Those who are unable to make it to the event can support Rempel by making a donation to her GoFundMe page.
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A single-vehicle roll has left a woman dead just south of duck bay.
at 4:15 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP responded to the accident that took place on Provincial Road 272.
When Officers arrived on the scene, they observed that a pickup truck, with one female occupant, had left the roadway, entered the ditch, and rolled.
The 31-year-old driver, from Pine Creek First Nation, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on the scene.
Winnipegosis RCMP continues to investigate.
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No evidence of human remains was found during a four-week excavation of a church basement at a former residential school in the Parkland area.
Last year, ground-penetrating radar was used in the basement of the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic church on the site of the former Pine Creek Residential School, which detected fourteen anomalies.
An archeological team from the University of Brandon was hired by the Minegoziibe Anishinabe First Nation to do the excavation earlier this summer.
Chief Derek Nepinak says the result does not mark the end of their ``truth-finding project.''
The Pine Creek School was run by the Roman Catholic church and was operated from 1890 to 1969.
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NDP Leader Wab Kinew stopped in Dauphin today to make several announcements as election campaigns begin to ramp up.
Kinew's highlight of these announcements was the promise of a new Justice Center in Dauphin that replaces the jail that was closed previously.
Opening statements were presented by local NDP candidate Ron Kostyshyn, who prefaced the announcements with his experiences when Dauphin's jail was closed in 2020.
"3 years ago, PCs tore our town of Dauphin apart by shutting down the Dauphin jail. They cut at our community and they cut 80 jobs from our local territory... In Dauphin, we were shocked when the jail was just down. I'm not OK with that"
Kinew spoke after Kostyshyn, saying the goal would be to build a brand new facility, staffing 80 workers and housing 60 beds to start, and possibly more once it's fully operating.
"When we build this facility, we'll be building a facility that improves safety in the community and in the region. We're going to be building a facility that is a concrete step towards addressing the crime that is too often present in our communities, but we're also going to be making an economic investment to bring good-paying jobs back to Dauphin and back to families that live in the Parkland."
The Justice Center will be designed first and foremost for safety, but it will also be designed to help people who are on a bad path by helping to reform people.
It will be a facility that offers not only safety, but addiction treatments, job training, skill building, and an environment that ensures that people who are released have taken steps to lead a more positive life.
This wasn't the only announcement that Wab Kinew made, as he also is promising to hire more doctors and nurses.
"Dauphin is a great place to grow up and a great place to grow old. we want to ensure that the economy and the social fabric and the needed investments are present in the region so we can live up to that statement for many years to come... We're going to hire more nurses, We're going to hire more doctors and we're going to ensure that these nurses and doctors come to communities like this one."
Kinew concluded his statements noting that he will be back in Dauphin to make more commitments to Dauphin and the Parkland area, and that his party is dedicated to making Manitoba better, together.
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A 32-year-old Winnipeg man will be back in court next Tuesday in relation to a 2021 drug bust west of Ochre River.
In March of that year, RCMP pulled over a vehicle on Highway 5 about 10 km west of the community and arrested the driver after they failed to provide a breath sample.
A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a variety of cannabis products, as well as 195 grams of cocaine, cash, and an open bottle of liquor.
Jory Rowe faces multiple charges including possession for the purpose of trafficking and made a brief court appearance in Winnipeg earlier this week.
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Another province-wide strike could be on the horizon.
MGEU members employed by Manitoba Public Insurance voted overwhelmingly this past week to reject the latest contract offer, and to initiate strike action.
No official strike date has been announced as of yet, but a release from the union says preparations for job action will begin today.
The union represents apprioximately 1,700 MPI employees across the province, including here in Dauphin.
The news release adds that the union has asked MPI to return to the bargaining table, as soon as possible in hopes in negotiating a new agreement and averting any job action.
The members have been without a new contract since September 26th of last year.
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The Harvest Sun Music Fest and Mountain Market take place on Saturday and Sunday and it is a great showcase of Manitoba musicians, creators, and growers.
As usual, the festival will feature lots of different musicians and bands, all from Manitoba. The music is just one part of the festival, which supports the community overall.
"It's supporting the maker and grower community and the heritage of the town and the space that we live, and trying to bring attention to keeping your food purchases as local as you can and to support the people who contribute to the community in that way", says festival director, Nadia Kuhl.
The festival, which is in its 18th year, has all Manitoba musicians and bands.
"We love to honour the music that gets made in our province", added Kuhl.
One of a few highlights of the festival is the quilt show on saturday from 11 to 4 which Kuhl says is a very worthwhile walk-through.
"Our second stage for the festival is in the middle of the quilt zone, there's gonna be musicians playing in there in the middle of all the quilts, it's pretty phenomal when you're walking through hundreds and hundreds of quilts hanging through the arboritum/garden area in the heart of town".
Also nearby will be an antique car show on main street, the Kelwood Agricultural Fair on saturday, and the mountain market.
There is camping available this year, but keep in mind that it is unserviced, so you will have to rely on your own power supply and water. Admission is by donation and they have a suggested donation of $45. You can pay online through their website, harvestsunmusicfest.com, or you can pay at the gate.
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Manitoba's liquor strike maybe have an end in sight as talks are to resume between MGEU and MBLL.
The Manitoba Government Employee Union has been on strike for over a week, closing multiple stores across the province in an effort to gain fair wages for their workers.
A bargaining session is planned for Friday and MGEU President Kyle Ross is looking forward to making some headway in this situation.
"We are hopeful tomorrow's meeting will be productive and will lead to many more bargaining sessions so that we can reach an agreement that respects and values our members and gets them back to work,"
While province-wide strikes have been in full effect for just over a week and a half, limited job action and other forms of protest have been happening for nearly a month.
Workers in the Liquor and Lottery sector have been without a contract for well over a year, as their last one expired in March of 2022.
MBLL has yet to issue a statement about the resumption of negotiations but has already explored options for binding arbitration.
Kyle Ross hopes that this step forward in negotiation will lead to an agreement to end the strike in a mutual way.
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