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This past year the Dauphin Fire Department responded to 206 incidents.
Even though that’s a decrease from the 229 incidents in 2018, Fire Chief Cam Abrey says 2019 was a fairly busy year.
The highest occurring incident remains to be false alarms, which makes up for 33 per cent of calls.
The DFD wants to make it clear that false alarms are when no smoke or fire was involved in the alarm activating.
Causes of false alarms may include humidity, construction dust, dirty detectors and fire drills where the property manager did not notify their monitoring company that they were doing tests.
Behind false alarms, the highest percentage of responses were car accidents at 19 per cent, kitchen fires at 17 per cent, outdoor fires at 14 per cent, and structure fires at 9 per cent.
Abrey would like to remind the public.
“If you are conducting a fire drill and you have a monitored alarm, please call your monitoring company to advise in order to prevent the Department from being dispatched. Under the City of Dauphin’s By-Law 09/2019, a property owner may be charged for ‘False Alarms’.”
Each property is allowed their first two false alarms at no charge, however, the third is $350.00, the fourth $500.00 and each subsequent false alarm is charged at $800.00 per occurrence.
From the past decade, 2019 ranked just below the average of 215 incidents and was the 7th busiest year out of the 2010s.
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A man who had been illegally selling pickerel through a buy and sell page on Facebook has been fined 1000 dollars.
Tyson Buskell pleaded guilty to selling fish without a licence in a Brandon Courtroom earlier this week.
Manitoba Conservation was told that he was selling pickerel on two buy and sell sites for 15 dollars a pound.
The Crown told court he isn’t a licensed commercial fisherman and he doesn’t have a fish dealer licence either.
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January 14th. That’s the day the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch Series returns.
Stephen Chychota says the Lunch Series is evolving.
“It’s again getting bigger and better. We’re changing things up, listening to the membership on what they’re looking for and again bringing some hot topics that I think a lot of members will benefit from. So we want to make sure that our stuff is relevant and we’re hitting some topics that are very relevant at the moment. So that members of the business community can have the best bang for their buck when it comes to the content they’re pulling from these events.”
Since the first Lunch Series falls on Ukrainian New Years, the lunch will be Ukrainian themed.
Chychota is looking forward in particular to two lunch series dates, the Chamber Appreciation luncheon in March, and the annual state of the district to end the lunch series.
Chychota says if you haven’t been to the Lunch Series, you should for the great lunches and the connection factor.
“We’ve got dozens of businesses all put together in a room, community organizations in one place and we’re having a great time. We have some time allotted for connection at the beginning and for a little bit after so people can get together and have a little chat. Networking is a huge part so businesses can hopefully leverage some new opportunities out of that.”
Another reason Chychota says people should go is the topics that are discussed. He says there’s ample opportunity for someone to come in, pick up a few things and improve their business.
When talking about the Chamber’s Lunch Series, the Breakfast Series isn’t too far behind, and it’ll start up on January 30th.
If you’d like to register for the Lunch Series, call Chychota at 204-622-3140, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or click here to register online.
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This past weekend on Sunday, around 5:30 in the evening Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers in Long Plain First Nation saw a vehicle in the middle of a field trying to avoid the police unit.
The police members stopped the vehicle on a gravel road south-east of the community and a check on the vehicle revealed it was stolen earlier in the day from the Treherne area.
As the police tried to start a traffic stop, the suspect vehicle took off.
During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle lost control and went into the ditch where the two occupants fled on foot.
First Nations Police officers and Brandon RCMP K-9 units were called out to assist.
Both K-9 Units tracked for over three hours and approximately 4 miles through rural farm properties and heavy bush area.
The tracks continued and around 10:30 p.m., the track ended at a farmhouse in the RM of Portage.
As the police were about to clear the residence, the homeowner arrived in his vehicle and informed them he had just transported a male and female who were cold and wet, to a residence in the Keeshkeemaquah, Long Plain First Nation.
Police immediately attended the residence with further description of the suspects.
The suspects, matching the description were hiding in a bedroom at the residence.
With the cooperation of the homeowner, both suspects were taken into custody, arrested, and charged accordingly.
27-year-old Jesse St Paul faces charges of Possession of Property obtained by Crime and Flight from Police.
A 25-year-old female was arrested and charges are pending.
Manitoba First Nations Police Service would like to thank all responding officers for their assistance in this long chase, as well as the RCMP K-9 Unit.
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After no one chose to run against him, Manitoba Grand Chief Jerry Daniels has been acclaimed for another three years with the Southern Chiefs' Organization.
Daniels, from Long Plain First Nation, first became Grand Chief in January of 2017.
It is the first time in history that a single Grand Chief was nominated to be unopposed in the election.
The election was to take place this week, but the deadline to run was Thursday.
The Southern Chiefs' Organization represents 34 communities including Waywayseecappo, Tootinawazabing, and Ebb and Flow
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A 30-year-old male from The Pas has been arrested and charged with second degree murder for his alleged involvement in a fatal stabbing in Pukatawagan last Friday, January 4th.
Police were called to a residence in Pukatawagan that morning where they found a 23-year-old male in the home who was dead.
A 21-year-old female has also been arrested but it's not yet known what charges she faces in relation to the stabbing.
The investigation by the RCMP is ongoing.
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The Dauphin R.I.D.E. Program recently wrapped up another year, and once again it was successful.
47 volunteers worked 670 hours over 134 shifts to make sure Dauphinites got home safe and sound.
357 total passengers used the R.I.D.E. Program which translates to an average of 51 passengers per night, up from 2018’s average of 49.
Total numbers were down compared to last year however, due to there being fewer weekends in December.
Trips were also down, but loads were heavier, possibly because of groups carpooling more.
Sho-Sho Shuttleworth-Lafontaine says the number of people participating in or using the Dauphin R.I.D.E. Program proves that the program is in demand and beneficial to our community.
She adds that they like to think it is due to the ongoing community support, awareness and promotion of the program.
The R.I.D.E. Program thanks all of their valued sponsors, supporters and volunteers.
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It was just 1 hour and 58 minutes into the new decade before the first baby in Dauphin was born.
Arvel Sunshine Clearsky weighed in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces.
Her parents are Misty Clearsky and Wilbert Beaulieu.
The management and staff at the Dauphin Hospital and PMH extend their congratulations and best wishes to the parents and their new baby.
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The annual Quadrantid Meteor Shower will be at its peak tonight.
Peak activity for the shower is quite short and you have to be on the Earth’s night side during the peak.
That bodes well for us, as the International Meteor Organization predicts the peak to come at 2 am.
Look towards the Big Dipper for the best viewing of the meteor shower.
This prediction has a possibility of not holding up because of the nature of meteors, but experts say the prediction looks good for North America.
If the prediction holds up, there’s a chance of catching 15 to 25 meteors per hour, and in an extremely lucky case, more than that.
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Yesterday morning around 9, a young bull moose was spotted in Brandon.
It was in a backyard in the area of Viceroy Crescent.
The house backs onto a golf course along the Assiniboine River.
Sergeant Kirby Sararas says the person who spotted the animal was worried that dogs might react and panic the moose.
Police and animal control officers guided the moose north toward the river where the Brandon Police hope he finds the life he’s looking for.
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On Friday, December 27th, 2019 just before 10 in the morning, Manitoba First Nations Police received a report of a domestic disturbance at a Sandy Bay First Nation residence.
The caller added that there could be a firearm at the residence.
Police attended the house shortly after the call and watched the suspect leave the residence with a homemade firearm in his hand.
Police instructed him to drop the weapon and proceeded to arrest him.
The 16-year-old is in custody and faces 4 charges.
Those charges are, careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing unauthorized, and fail to comply with probation.
The Manitoba First Nations Police Service thanks the public for their assistance and encourages everyone to report illegal activity.
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