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The Elphinstone RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a 24-year-old female who is missing from the Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation.

Megan Sportak was reported missing on July 12, and she last spoke with her family on July 5.

Further investigation determined that Megan was reported to be in Winnipeg on July 7. Since then, however, Megan hasn't been in contact with her friends or family.

Megan is described as the following:

  • Indigenous.
  • 5'3".
  • Approximately 125 pounds.
  • Brown eyes and short brown hair.

If you or anyone you know have an idea where Megan may be, you're asked to call the Elphinstone RCMP at 625-2090. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or head to Manitoba Crime Stoppers. 

You can also text "TIPMAN" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

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Road 144N in Dauphin, which is also known as Rampton Road was expected to close after a resolution was passed, but, that resolution has been reversed and it will not close.

"The resolution to close it initially brought up many complaints from rural residents on how it will affect the efficiency of their farm operations," said Mayor Allen Dowhan. "We want to grow a better relationship with the RM of Dauphin's Council."

"City Council has decided to rescind the resolution, and keep the road open," added Dowhan. 

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You've been wondering when Dairy Queen will be opening up in Dauphin, and now we have a better idea.

"The hope is for our franchisee to take possession of the space for their set up and leaseholder permits roughly in mid-October," said Eric Rochefort, Dairy Queen Franchise Developer for Eastern and Northern Canada. "Typically from there, we should expect to see the store opening 90 days after that. So, we're looking at the end of January."

As far as a menu, you can expect the exact same as any Dairy Queen you've ever had a blizzard from or a burger.

"From a development perspective, Dairy Queen's sweet spot has been in small towns just like Dauphin," said Rochefort. "We're going all out with a core-72 building which is our biggest. That mean's it'll have 72 seats inside, as well as a drive-thru."

"Well have all of our burgers, blizzards, drinks and everything else you expect to get from a Dairy Queen," he added. "We're very excited to be going to the community of Dauphin. It's a good feeling that we'll be servicing not only Dauphin but all of the surrounding communities."

Not only will Dairy Queen offer Parklanders a different food and dessert choice, but it will also create dozens of new jobs.

"We're going to be looking at hiring 50-60 local people to work the store," said Rochefort. "It's always nice to know that we'll be contributing to the city from a job creation perspective, so it's really exciting."

"And our existing franchisees own a couple of Dairy Queens already, so we'll be coming to Dauphin with some expertise from an operational perspective," he added. "We're going to be involved in the community whether it be supporting local sport, or organizations and things like that. We're really excited about the whole thing."

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A lightning strike hit a tree in Vermillion Park this morning!

Dauphin Rec’s outdoor crew were forced to cut it down. The tree was still smoking when they got there.  

You can find a link to a video, filmed by Dauphin Rec Services, of the tree coming down by clicking here! 

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Power outages have been reported in Grandview, The RM of Dauphin, and the City of Dauphin as a strong storm cell rolls through the Parkland bringing lots of thunder and lightning and heavy rains.

To report an outage, go to hydro.mb.ca.

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Now is the time to think about running for a position on the Mountain View School Division Board.

Before people submit their applications they should consider the time commitments required for trustees.

Leifa Misko, chair of the board, shares with us why people should think about putting their name forward to become a trustee.

“Everybody in our community has a vested interest in ensuring that our educational system meets our community’s needs. A strong educational system helps grow the social and economical viability of our community.”

“Anyone considering running, they want to give back to the community and advocate to make a difference in our children’s lives so they are prepared for the future.”

Misko says those who are elected should be aware that they will need to attend three to four meetings a month, depending on what committees they are on, with Monday evening meetings being the most important.

You don’t have to live in the ward you’re planning to run in. Each application requires 25 signatures from people living in the ward. Misko encourages getting 30 signatures. The election official goes through each name to make sure they live in the proper ward.

Forms can be picked up after August 22nd. Misko says the submission deadline is short, from October 12th to the 18th.

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The Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board (MHEB) has announced that Kelvin Shepherd will be stepping down as President and CEO and he will retire from the Crown Corporation on November 16, 2018.

Prior to joining the Manitoba Hydro team in 2015, Shepherd was the President of MTS Inc. from 2010-2015.

“It was a difficult personal decision for me to leave Manitoba Hydro,” said Shepherd. “I’m very proud of the team of hard-working people at the utility who I have been privileged to lead. Like any job, the position of CEO comes with the good and the bad that one must accept and manage.”

“I have enjoyed my time at Manitoba Hydro and have done my best to lead our company through both the challenges and opportunities we have faced, but I know in my heart that now is the right time to move on to a new stage in my life.”

Overseeing the completion of the Bipole Three Reliability Project was just one of many things Shepherd accomplished during his time with Manitoba Hydro.

He also oversaw the streamlining of the corporation by over 800 positions through Manitoba Hydro’s Voluntary Departure Program, which is expected to save the company over $90 million per year in operating costs.

“This has been a very satisfying career,” Shepherd said. “I have been fortunate to have interesting work with great companies. I have also made it a priority to give back to the communities I have worked in to help those less fortunate than myself through volunteer activities.”

“In retirement, I’m looking forward to a more relaxed pace, continuing my volunteer work, and spending more time with my wife Debbie.”

The search for a new President and CEO is already underway.

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Many communities across Manitoba are banning single use plastic bags, but Dauphin is not one of them.

The City of Dauphin chose recycling initiatives over putting efforts into implementing a ban.

Sharla Griffiths, Dauphin's Assistant CAO, says the city’s administration did look into the issue a while ago but decided not to pursue the idea.

“Council did take a look at it a while back, but decided their focus at the time was increasing our recycling numbers.” She continues, “they thought that their efforts would best focused on recycling, at that time.”
“At that time organizations were giving out free re-usable shopping bags. As well as starting to charge for the single use plastic bags.”

Mayor Allen Dowhan spoke with us about one of the directions city council decided to move towards instead of the ban.

“The biggest public initiative has been the sort of, compulsory recycling with making sure that you have a recycling bin. We provided everybody with that. And also if you don’t put out your recycling bin on collection day we won’t pick up your garbage.”

Bag bans have been implemented in Thompson, The Pas, Leaf Rapids, and Snow Lake with a City of Winnipeg committee currently considering the idea.

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Manitoba Public Insurance reported a net income of 33.7 million for the first three months of the fiscal year.

That’s down 5.2 million dollars from the same time period last year.

They are blaming summer hail storms as reasons for the decrease.

MPI says the first two quarters are usually favourable compared to the last two when claims ramp up in the winter months.

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A report from the Lifesaving Society says the drowning rate for young Manitoba children is more than three times the national average.

Numbers from 2015, which are the latest ones that are available, show one child under the age of four died by drowning for every 100-thousand Canadians, while the rate in Manitoba was 3.5.

The society released its annual report yesterday as part of its National Drowning Prevention Week initiatives.

The Kinsmen Aquatic Centre in Dauphin is holding drowning prevention classes all week for free and then followed by a free swim!

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If you're looking for somewhere new to shop, the Watson Art Centre has opened up their online store.

With the new store, you don't even have to get off your couch to purchase everything the Watson Art Centre offers on the online store. The website itself is through a Canadian company called "Art of Where", but you'll be helping the WAC with any purchase.

"For every sale made online, the WAC does get a percentage of the sale," said Jan Jenkins, Volunteer at the WAC. "The "Art of Where" has a number of artists from all over Canada that are on there."

By visiting the online store right now, you can purchase different kinds of phone cases, paintings, and greeting cards.

"I'm planning on creating notebooks, and scarfs as well," said Jenkins. "And, in September and October, I'm hoping to load more items into the store so they're ready for Christmas shopping."

Check it out right now by heading to the Watson Art Centre Online Store.

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