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Barry Trotz Day has come and gone and we now know how much has been raised.
Here are the totals:
Meet & Greet - 36 x $1,000 = 36,000.00.
Donations for Stanley Cup - 27,000.00.
Others - $14,620.61.
That total equals $77,620.
Barry then added $75,000 which makes the total 152,620.61.
"I spoke to Barry last week and he's going to sit down with his family to find out some places where the money should go," said Whitney Odut, one of the event organizers. "It's going to take some time because he wants to do some research and reach out to some people."
"So, as we find out we'll make sure to let the public know," added Odut.
Thousands of people packed the streets of Dauphin and Credit Union Place back on August 22 for the event.
"I just want to say thank you so much to all the volunteers that helped out that day," added Odut. "They made the day run smoothly and flawlessly. We're just all really appreciative of everything they did."
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The survival rate of prostate cancer can be close to 100 per cent if it’s discovered early.
With one in seven men being diagnosed with the disease in his lifetime getting checked regularly is important to beating the disease.
The City of Dauphin declared September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month during their last regular council meeting.
Patrick Feschuk who is in charge of special projects at the Manitoba Prostate Cancer Support Group shares how many cases are discovered a year.
“Prostate Cancer affects many, many men. In Manitoba usually, in a year, you get about 700 cases that are men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Like all cancers, it’s important that you get cancer in its early stages. So we encourage men to get checked for prostate cancer as early as possible.”
“Get their PSA checked, get a bench level established when they are 40. And then watch it when you go for your annual checkup to your doctor, ask them to get your PSA. It’s just another part of the blood test, and you just watch that. if it starts increasing, if it doubles, or if there is an increase that the doctor thinks might be reason to explore further then they will do other tests to determine if you have prostate cancer or not.”
Like most cancers, if it’s caught early, it’s treatable, and you can live a healthy life after.
It’s estimated that 11 men will die from prostate cancer every day in Canada.
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Starting up this morning and going for about six weeks, 4th Ave. SW between 1st Street SW & 2nd Street SW will be closed to all traffic during the morning for water main renewal.
Work will begin at 7:00 a.m. daily and the street will open up in the late afternoon.
You are asked to reduce your speed and you can expect roughly packed trenches.
If the crew is working elsewhere for the day, the street will be open to the public.
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Since Friday, August 31, the Manitoba RCMP has responded to two fatal collisions where alcohol is believed to be a factor as well as a collision causing serious injury.
One incident involved three adult female occupants, driving west on Sturgeon Landing Road, Southwest of Cranberry Portage near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, when they entered the south ditch and struck a large tree. One passenger, a 31-year-old female, was pronounced deceased on scene and another passenger, a 53-year-old female, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital. The 49-year-old female driver was not injured.
Another incident involved a car and an SUV pulling a trailer, that were travelling together and heading east on highway #1, 3.5km east of Portage la Prairie, when both vehicles pulled onto the shoulder. Three occupants exited the two vehicles to fix a strap that was on the trailer. A short time later, a third vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck the parked vehicles. The impact caused the parked car to go into the ditch, striking an adult female. She was transported to a hospital with serious injuries where she remains in stable condition. The two other adult occupants who had stopped to fix the strap were also struck. They were treated by EMS personnel on scene and released.
The third incident involves a 36-year-old male and an 8-year-old male in a side-by-side off-road vehicle that rolled in the RM of Tache near Steinbach, landing atop the adult male. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased. It does not appear that the adult male was wearing a helmet or seatbelt. The 8-year-old male was not injured. He was not wearing a helmet, and police believe he was not wearing his seatbelt.
With some of the busiest days on our roads quickly approaching due to the end of the long weekend, the Manitoba RCMP asks all Manitobans to drive sober, to wear their seatbelts, pay attention to their surroundings and to slow down.
They want everyone to enjoy their long weekend and to get to their destination safely.
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The 2018-19 school year officially starts on Wednesday this week for everyone except for grade 7 and 8 at MacKenzie Middle School.
Teachers have been back since early last week.
Donna Davidson, Superintendent for the Mountain View School Division, reminds us what their mission statement is,
"Provide an inspiring, respectful, and safe learning environment where every student is valued, nurtured, and enabled to reach his or her full potential."
The teachers and the rest of the staff are excited to have the students back in class.
The custodial team has worked hard throughout the summer to get the schools ready for this week.
There have been some capital projects going on at some of the schools, most should be completed by the start of school.
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Cpl. Kingdon is doing well. He is still in the hospital recovering from his injuries. He is receiving strong support from his family, friends and colleagues.
The Manitoba RCMP thanks everyone who has reached out with words of compassion and encouragement.
The Manitoba RCMP have charged the four people involved in the Onanole incident with the following:
Therae Racette-Beaulieu, 18, Sandy Bay First Nation
- Attempted murder with firearm x2
- Breaking and entering x2
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization
- Possession of firearm/weapon/device/ammunition in motor vehicle
Tommy Edward Beaulieu, 21, Portage la Prairie
- Theft of vehicle
- Breaking and entering x2
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization
- Fail to comply with a probation order
Shane Donovan Beaulieu, 30, Portage la Prairie
- Breaking and entering x2
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization
Delaney Marcus Houle, 23, Portage la Prairie
- Breaking and entering x2
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Possession of firearm/weapon/device/ammunition in motor vehicle
All have been remanded into custody. Shane Beaulieu appeared in Brandon Provincial Court earlier today. Delaney Houle, Tommy Beaulieu and Therae Racette-Beaulieu are all scheduled to appear in Brandon Provincial Court on Tuesday, September 4th.
The investigation is continuing by the Major Crimes Unit and further charges are possible.
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The provincial government is celebrating the Labour Day long weekend, by not requiring vehicle permits.
The province want’s to remind everyone about the dangers of spreading aquatic invasive species.
Their primary focus is to stop the spread of zebra mussels which have already caused closures of Whirlpool Lake in Riding Mountain National Park.
You should always clean, drain, and dry anything that goes into the water before bringing it somewhere else and have your boat checked at a watercraft inspection station.
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There will be an important change to Drivers Ed classes in school this year.
MPI is adding gravel road driving to the curriculum.
The reason gravel road driving wasn’t in the curriculum earlier is that in Winnipeg it can be difficult getting to a gravel road from some parts of the city.
Most instructors took their students on gravel roads before the curriculum change if they could.
If the novice driver doesn’t feel comfortable driving on gravel roads they won’t have to, it’s all conditional on the competence and confidence of the driver.
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A 22-year-old man from Waywayseecappo was arrested by Brandon Police for theft.
The man was going from house to house trying to open doors at 3:39 a.m. yesterday morning when the police were alerted.
Police ended up catching him with an item he stole from a yard in the area.
Waywayseecappo is about 40 km east of Russel.
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After yesterday's four-hour standoff in Neepawa; RCMP believe they have all suspects who were involved in Wednesday night's shooting, in custody.
Police surrounded a house in Neepawa yesterday as they sought the fourth suspect in a shooting that injured 42-year-old RCMP Corporal Graeme Kingdon on Wednesday night in the Onanole area.
Kingdon and a partner were responding to a break and enter call in the Onanole area, when they were fired upon almost immediately after exiting their vehicle.
The RCMP say that there is no further threat to the public at this time, and that they thank the public and the media for their assistance.
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The on-going fire ban in the Municipality of Roblin has been amended so that residents can now use a fire pit, or a solid fuel-burning appliance between the hours of 8PM and 8AM.
Any fires in a fire pit must be enclosed on all sides, and covered with a non-combustible grate or mesh, and placed on a non-combustible base, clear of overhangs.
There is still a ban on open-air fires for stubble, brush, crop residue, and grass fires. Permits are currently not being issued until further notice.
If you have any questions about the restrictions, you can call the Municipal Office at 204-937-8333.
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