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The Dauphin City Council met for their first meeting in over a month tonight. City Manager Sharla Griffiths spoke about a trip that three city employees took with Parks Canada, to the site of Edwards Lake and Edwards Creek, where the City of Dauphin gets its water.
Griffiths says the city has been using the water source for over 90 years, and since the formation of Riding Mountain National Park has been working with Parks Canada on the project. The City and Parks Canada are currently working on a new agreement about the use of the water, as the original agreement has expired.
"On August 24, the Director of Public Works and Operations, Utility Foreman, and I joined six Parks Canada employees on a hike to Edwards Lake and the control structure that channels water from the Lake to the Creek, to gain a better understanding of the City’s use of the water, the existing control structures, some abandoned City infrastructure, potential impacts of continuing to divert the water through the control structure, and precautions that must be taken to ensure the health of Edwards Lake."
Griffiths says the agreement has been coming along, and the city is now waiting for more details.
"As part of the Agreement, the City will have to perform an impact assessment but we have not been told the details of the assessment, so this part of the work may be done later in 2022 or into 2023. Right now, from this review, parks Canada is taking the information back and working again on the draft of an agreement. It’s been a very long process to get to the Agreementstage, and we continue to work diligently with our partners at Parks Canada toward that end."
Griffiths also spoke about the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial Project, which came to fruition during an unveiling ceremony on August 27th.
The council also discussed Curbside Giveaway Weekend, which is taking place this Saturday and Sunday. People are to place unwanted, reusable household items at their curb and are told to make sure they're labeled with a "FREE" sign so people know they're part of the giveaway weekend.
Items are to be removed by 7 a.m. on Monday, September 19th, or they'll be removed by the city with a minimum fee of $50.
Today's council meeting was streamed to the City of Dauphin YouTube page and can be found here.
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As temperatures are expected to drop tonight, there's a frost advisory in effect for the Swan River - Duck Mountain - Porcupine Provincial Forest areas, including:
- Duck Mountain Prov. Park and Prov. Forest
- Mun. of Minitonas-Bowsman incl. Renwer
- Mun. of Swan Valley West incl. Benito
- Pelican Rapids and Shoal River First Nations
- Porcupine Prov. Forest
- R.M. of Mountain including Cowan and Camperville
- R.M. of Mountain including Mafeking and Birch River
- Westgate Red Deer Lake and Barrows
Temperatures are expected to fall to around zero tonight, and people are being advised to cover up plants if possible. In the Dauphin area, temperatures are expected to drop to around plus three tonight and there's a risk of frost, although no advisory has been issued at this time.
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Water has been restored on 4th Street and Jubilee Avenue in Winnipegosis. The water had been off for a few hours due to a water main break in the area.
The Mossey River Municipality announced water had been restored through a Facebook post this afternoon.
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The provincial government has announced that people who are eligible for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine can start booking appointments today at 9 a.m.
According to the province, appointments will be available beginning September 14th and the online vaccine finder map will be updated this week with all of the locations where the bivalent vaccine is available.
The Manitoba government says that the bivalent vaccine has been developed to provide protection against two strains of COVID-19: the original strain of the virus and the omicron variant.
They also say that Manitoba received its first shipment of 27,650 doses of vaccine last week and will begin filling orders and shipping the vaccine to locations across the province as quickly as possible and that a second shipment of 77,600 doses will be delivered from the federal government this week.
The province adds that they expect to be able to expand eligibility for the bivalent vaccine to all Manitobans aged 18 and older in the coming weeks, based on vaccine shipments from the federal government and initial uptake among eligible groups.
Anyone interested in receiving a dose of the bivalent vaccine can make an appointment by using the online booking tool, by contacting the vaccine call centre at 1-844-626-8222 or by contacting medical clinics and pharmacies directly.
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Michael Winter is running in the municipal election to become a councillor on Dauphin City Council.
Winter says that he's proud of his Indigenous identity and moved to Dauphin when he was twelve years old.
"I love this community and I want to see it thrive... The crime is getting out of control. From when I was a kid, we've been slowly changing and it's not really going in a good way," he adds.
Michael Winter went on to say that he would like the community to be safer and attract better-paying jobs with some kind of industry in town.
"I want to be able to keep our children in this town, so when they graduate if they want to go into something here, it would benefit them, instead of them having to go away to work or move out of town. I want our town to grow," he adds.
After seeing his mother struggle to get around during the winter, Winter is committed to addressing the mobility issue if he's elected.
"[We've] got a lot of elderly in town and a lot of people use walkers and a lot of people use wheelchairs and it's hard to watch people in our community struggle like that just to get groceries," he adds.
Winter believes that people should vote for him because of his honesty and feels that more of that is needed on council.
"I built a pretty good reputation for myself in this town. I've been self-employed since 2011 and all my customers have nothing but good things to say about me and I hold that to a very high standard," he adds.
Winter would also like to see some sort of growth happen and bring in more police officers if elected.
"The businesses suffer having to constantly pay a deductible to get their windows fixed. I've changed a couple of them in the past couple of weeks on Main St. and it's pretty sad," he adds.
Anyone interested in running for municipal office has until September 20th to register.
The municipal election will take place on October 26th.
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The Dauphin Agricultural Heritage Clubs' 22nd Annual Threshing day took place on Saturday and the event was a huge success. Heritage Club President Dennis Forbes says the organization was so happy to have the event back this year.
"This is one of the best things going, I mean we were kind of pouty the last few years not being able to hold it and showcase what we do to the public and so on. We're just looking forward to a very good day today and we do it mostly just because we like playing with this old equipment."
The event had already been pushed back a week due to the late harvest, and a frost warning in the forecast for Saturday morning wasn't enough to stop the Heritage Club. Shortly after the event began, the clouds went away and it was a beautiful day for threshing.
"The people that are coming out, it's 10 o'clock here today and they're showing up already, it indicates that there is interest within the community and that just makes it all the better."
Even though this year's event had to be scaled back slightly because of the date change, the Heritage Club gave attendees a look into how harvest used to be done with cutting, binding, stooking, and threshing demonstrations.
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September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, and Peer Connections Manitoba is participating in an event called Chalk The Walk. Community Support Worker Eleanor Snitka says the goal of today is to let people know there are ways to get help.
"We're distributing chalk to people in four different communities; Swan River, Roblin, Dauphin, and Ste. Rose. We're encouraging people to use that chalk to write on their sidewalks, to write on the sidewalks of the community, and to write messages of hope, and resilience, and encouragement to people who might be struggling with mental health."
The chalk can be picked up from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow, although there is a limited supply. In Dauphin, it's available at Under one Roof, and at the Dauphin Friendship Centre, while in Ste. Rose it's available at the Primary Healthcare Centre. In both Roblin and Swan River, chalk will be available for pickup at the Hero Club.
"People can call any of the crisis lines that are available in our region with Prairie Mountain Health or with the Dauphin Community. At Peer Connections Manitoba, we have people who work right in the emergency room at the hospital so if people are in dire straights, if they're in crisis they can certainly go there, and when they go there to see the doctor or to get help, there will be someone to offer them peer support as well."
There are a number of crisis lines available in the Prairie Mountain Health Region which can be found here. Peer Connections Manitoba also has a list of resources available to those in crisis here.
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The North-West Regional Library (NWRL) in Swan River has been closed to the public due to flooding.
NWRL Head Librarian Kathy Sterma says that the flooding was caused by a plumbing issue in the staff washroom.
"We're still in the midst of clean-up and that," she adds.
Sterma went on to say that, at this time, there isn't a target date for when the repairs will start because they're still waiting for the damages to be assessed.
Although most of the library is inaccessible to the public, the library is still open for curbside pick-up and front-counter service Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Curbside pick-up and drop-off requests can be made by calling 204-734-3880 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
According to Sterma, the library's drop box is closed, since it's located in the flooded portion of the library.
Anyone unable to make it to the library during the hours mentioned above can make alternate arrangements by calling or emailing the library.
Fines for overdue books will be waived until the library is reopened to the public.
Sterma says that updates on the current status of the library will be posted to the North-West Regional Library Facebook page.
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The Mossey River Municipality is advising residents of a water shut-off scheduled for Monday, September 12th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
According to the municipality, people in the following areas will be affected by the shut-off:
- 4th St. from Jubilee Ave. to Princess Ave.
- Jubilee Ave. from 4th St. to Stanley St.
- 5th St. from Jubilee Ave. to Stanley St.
- Winnipegosis Collegiate
The municipality says that a break in the main waterline is the reason behind the shut-off.
They recommend that residents fill their bathtubs with water prior to the shut-off, so that they can flush their toilets, and that they fill a container with water for drinking and cooking purposes.
Water will be made available throughout the day at the water plant on Minto St.
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UPDATE: The frost advisories have ended.
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Environment Canada has issued multiple frost advisories for Dauphin and surrounding areas.
They are currently in effect for many communities in the following areas:
- Dauphin - Russell - Roblin - Winnipegosis
- Minnedosa - Riding Mountain National Park
- Swan River - Duck Mountain - Porcupine Provincial Forest
According to Environment Canada, frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas and widespread, patchy frost is expected tonight throughout the region.
They say that temperatures will drop towards the freezing mark tonight, with some areas going below 0.
They also say that people should cover up plants, especially those in frost-prone areas and that they should take preventative measures to protect frost-sensitive plants and trees.
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A business on Mountain Road was broken into today, September 9th, at around 12:30 a.m.
According to the RCMP, two male suspects broke the front window and entered the business.
They say that it appears that they stole cigarettes, but add that their investigation is continuing.
They also say that the two suspects left the scene in a black truck and that they may have headed eastbound on Davidson Avenue.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020.
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