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The Strive program is helping people who are out of school and out of work get a job in the labour market in the Dauphin area.
Gabe Mercier, director of the Assiniboine Community College Parkland Campus, says the program has run 19 times since April 2008. Out of the 163 participants, 78 per cent of the job-ready participants have found work or returned to school within 90 days.
Once the program is completed a person would have good knowledge of the industry where their work experience was, they would have a plan for employment or education, they would have set goals and explored careers, they would feel an improved self-esteem, and they’d be left with at least three certificates, Food Safe, WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System), and First Aid, that will allow them to access opportunities in many industries and businesses around Dauphin.
The next program runs from April 18th to June 7th.
The Strive Program is free, if you are interested, let the ACC know by March 30th and they will meet with you.
You can call the Parkland Campus at (204) 622-2222 or email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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On Saturday a fire started in the electrical room of Philomene Chartrand School in Camperville.
It didn’t spread too far beyond that but it did leave the school with water damage and some significant smoke damage.
Reg Klassen the Chief Superintendent of Frontier School Division, says students won’t be able to come back for a month to six weeks as they clean up.
Students will be attending class in Minegoziibe Anishinabe School Pine Creek until repairs are completed. Their teachers will still be teaching the students.
Information has gone out to the parents informing them of the situation.
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On Saturday, March 2nd, Dauphin RCMP responded to a home invasion on 2nd Avenue NE in Dauphin.
At around 2:30 in the afternoon a 55-year-old female was unlocking the door to her apartment when someone came from behind and pushed her into the apartment.
The intruder grabbed a knife, cut the phone line and forced the victim into a bathroom. The intruder then fled after taking several items.
An arrest was made to a 29-year-old female around 8 that evening. Charges of Robbery, Forcible Confinement and Break and Enter are pending.
The Dauphin RCMP and Forensic Identification Unit are continuing the investigation.
We've reached out to the RCMP for additional details.
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Rural Crime Prevention, clubroot, and your farm’s financial future are some of the topics covered at this Thursday's Farm Outlook 2019.
Jim Kaleta says they are bringing something for everyone including farm management, agronomics, and information about where commodity prices are heading.
“I think when we sat down as a committee talking about issues that have been going on out in the rural areas there wasn’t just the marketing side and everything else. We kind of looked at the things that affect us day to day.” Kaleta continues, “There has been a noticeable increase in some crime and issues that have happened on farms. Farms have gotten larger and stuff is scattered around a little more.”
Neil Townsend, the Senior Market Analyst with Farm Link Solutions, is giving the 2019 Market Outlook.
“I think the one biggest thing that we do try to say out there, we do provide unbiased information to the grower,” said Kaleta. “We’re not personally selling them anything. We’ve tried to avoid having people that, we’ll call it commercial interests, giving the presentations.”
“So we try to get it right from the actual research people.”
The Dauphin Ag Society is holding their annual event on Thursday. It starts at 8:30 and runs until 4:30 in the Aspen Lodge at the Parkland Recreation Complex.
Tickets for the event cost $20 each and can be picked up at the door.
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The budget for the Mountain View School Division for the 2019-20 school year has increased 352,142 dollars to 42, 366, 055 dollars.
The increase will help the school division avoid making significant cuts in any area.
The idea heading into creating this budget was to make a responsible budget that maintains the programming they have in the division.
After the difficulty with decreases for the 2018-19 budget, this budget was a lot easier to make.
Last year they had to reduce 4 or 5 staffing positions, 3 teaching, and non-teaching positions as well.
This year no reductions of that source will be made.
Bart Michaleski, MVSD Secretary-Treasurer, says the budget is one piece of an overall discussion that’s going to happen this year on education.
“There’s a large systemic review that’s going to be starting in the next month or so. So we want people to know and understand the budget, but we want to ensure they’re engaged in the broader conversation that’s going to go on provincially.”
The taxes have increased this year. MVSD Special Levy increased 2.75% which will bring in 16, 992, 673 dollars and the MVSD Mill Rate is up 1.82% to 15.63.
The budget has increased in the areas of staff professional development by 5, 000 dollars, field trip budget by 2, 078 dollars, and technology/software licensing by 16, 000 dollars. Reductions have made to the school instructional and supply budgets by 37, 753, and the total materials/supplies budget by 38, 394 dollars.
There is a projected growth of 13 students for the division in the next school year.
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The province's budget deficit is expected to be $51 million lower than expected.
The Manitoba government released its third quarter report for the 2018-19 fiscal year, this afternoon.
Finance Minister Scott Fielding announced the province is tracking towards a budget year shortfall of $470 million, down from $521 million projected in last year's budget.
Fielding noted all government departments except for one are projecting to be within budget. The Department of Health, Seniors and Active Living is projecting to be 3.5 per cent below budget.
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This year’s Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers are from Glenlea.
Will and Jen Bergmann own a mixed farm operation. They do grains and oilseeds, finishing pigs, and have an organic CSA vegetable garden. They sell their organic products to people and restaurants in Winnipeg.
“If we can share our story and tell where their food is coming from and how it’s grown and develop that narrative then it will ultimately change what’s happening on the food scene and what’s happening on our farm and other farms.”
They were chosen on Saturday at the MOYF Awards Banquet that took place at the Elkhorn Resort.
Will says being an Agvocate is important. Saying it’s not only the city people who need to get out into rural areas but farmers also need to go into urban areas.
“Farmers nowadays aren’t often going and spending time in the cities and understanding the urban population. So we’re trying to bridge that gap. And we’re doing that through conventional farming, through organic farming, and we are trying to create a conversation that is pro-agriculture. Saying it’s going to take all kinds of people, all kinds of farmers, farming all different types to provide safe, nutritious, affordable food for everyone.”
They will now compete for the national title in Fredericton, New Brunswick in December.
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Update: Waylon Mckay was arrested on March 2, 2019, for First Degree Murder, in Thompson.
The RCMP would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
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Nelson House RCMP arrested three and are still searching for one more person involved in the homicide of an 18-year-old.
Police are searching for 27-year-old, Waylon Alfred Mckay, who is wanted for first-degree murder as well. He could be in the Thompson, St. Laurent, or Winnipeg area.
Mckay has a tattoo of a teardrop under each eye and a tattoo on his right cheek.
Two arrests were made February 23rd, a 27-year-old, Patrick Linklater and 23-year-old, Gerald Lee Spence were both charged with First Degree Murder.
On Monday an additional arrest was made to 31-year-old, Russel Sinclair, also for first-degree murder.
He is considered violent and police are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to please call Nelson House RCMP at 204-484-2837, local police or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
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The provincial government is committed to addressing the underlying issues related to poverty.
They released a new poverty reduction strategy this morning.
Families Minister Heather Stefanson says ‘Pathways to a Better Future’ renews the province’s commitment to address the underlying issues related to poverty and create better outcomes for more Manitobans.
“Our renewed strategy aims to break the cycle of poverty by giving Manitobans the resources they need to succeed and our primary goal is to reduce Manitoba’s child poverty rate by 25 per cent by 2025,” said Stefanson. “This plan is guided by Manitobans’ ideas and experiences, driven by outcomes and contains measurable goals and indicators we can use to track success.”
To measure progress in a transparent and accountable way, the strategy will focus on a new set of 13 indicators and the following six priority areas:
• investing in Manitoba’s future prosperity through supports to children and youth;
• working together to improve health outcomes and standard of living;
• promoting economic inclusion through employment, education and training;
• facilitating partnerships and supporting community-based organizations;
• strengthening client-centred service delivery; and
• making positive change through social innovation.
Released last week, Statistics Canada’s 2017 Canadian Income Survey shows a 20 per cent improvement in Manitoba’s child poverty rate and a seven per cent improvement to Manitoba’s overall poverty rate to 2017 from 2016. Manitoba now ranks second lowest among the provinces in poverty.
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Act requires the province to implement a poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy, review and update it every five years, and develop indicators to measure success.
The Pathways to a Better Future report is available at www.manitoba.ca/povertyreduction.
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Saturday night around 11, Russel RCMP responded to a fatal snowmobile collision.
A 35-year-old Roblin man failed to negotiate a turn and collided with the thick brush.
He was pronounced deceased on scene.
The collision happened 8 kilometres northwest of Inglis on a groomed snowmobile trail, northwest of the Assessippi Ski Hill in the RM of Riding Mountain West.
He was wearing a helmet. Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in the accident.
The RCMP is continuing the investigation.
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The Brandon Police are asking for your help in finding a missing 20-year-old woman.
Leah Ernest was last seen by her family last Sunday when she left home.
She's 5-foot-5, 150 pounds, she has curly shoulder length hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexion.
Ernest usually wears a white winter jacket with a green or brown hoodie.
Anyone with information regarding Leah is asked to call the Brandon Police Service at 204-729-2345.
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