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Dauphin RCMP are investigating a break-in and theft at a church near Sifton.
When the groundskeepers for the Sacred Heart Parish in Zoria, Manitoba came to work on Tuesday morning, they noticed a cross out of place in the cemetery. That realization led them to discover that the church had been ransacked.
Thieves made away with a number or gold-plated crucifixes and candle holders, they even stole the tops of the gold-plated flag poles.
The Ukrainian Catholic Church was about to host its once-a-year service on July 14th. The church was built in 1938 on the site of a church that stood before it. Its congregation doesn't have the numbers it used to, so the community holds fundraisers to keep the church standing.
Dauphin RCMP are investigating the break-in and asking church members to make an itemized list of the stolen items.
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Emma Peterson was recently on the Al Morning Show to talk about Mossey River Days.
Peterson is one of the organizers, focusing on entertainment and spoke to Barret Procyshyn to get involved with Mossey River Days.
Peterson says a change is being made to the raft races. The start will be at Foxy’s gas bar and go to the beach, boats will be in the lake to make sure floaters don’t drift away. The change is happening because the water isn’t flowing too well and there are low spots.
Mossey River Days is starting tonight with an outdoor movie. For other events going on this weekend click here.
Tomorrow morning you can tune in for more about the event as Al Gaines takes the Al Morning Show all the way to Mossey River Days.
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Carson Callum has been introduced as the new General Manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers.
Callum grew up on a mixed grain and beef cattle farm south of Miami, Manitoba and he comes to MBP with extensive education and experience in agriculture.
He has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agriculture and a Master’s of Science from the University of Manitoba where he majored in Animal Science. Most recently he was the Market Manager, Grains & Oils with Corteva Agriscience (formerly Dow AgroSciences).
"I'm very excited to be here to represent our great beef producers from across the province," said Callum. "We have a great group here and I'm really looking forward to leading them."
Tom Teichroeb is the President of MBP, and he's thrilled to have Callum joining the team.
“Callum has an array of personal, academic and work experience and training related to agriculture that will be very beneficial to our organization and to our membership, including advocacy work related to policy issues and trade,” Teichroeb said. “We believe he will be a valuable addition to the MBP team.”
Callum also thanks MBP’s board of directors for this opportunity and noted he is looking forward to working on issues and opportunities affecting Manitoba’s cattle industry. Being only three days into the job, Callum shares one hurdle he expects to face.
"One of the things is the drought. We're in back to back years of drought, and we're probably going to see some feed shortages this year that will likely cause some problems," added Callum. "We just have to work through different avenues, to find different solutions for our producers."
Callum started with MBP on Tuesday.
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The City of Dauphin gets an annual boost from Countryfest.
Dauphin’s Countryfest is a non-profit organization that puts money back into the community every year.
The festival generates an economic impact of $10 million. The festival injects over $150,000 of direct cash contributions to volunteer community organizations each year.
One of the main contributions in recent years is the festival’s funding of the Countryfest Community Cinema where they donated more than half the money needed to build the theatre.
The money doesn’t just stay in Dauphin; it is donated to many community projects, like arenas, around the Parkland.
Dauphin Mayor, Allen Dowhan, says the success of festivals like Countryfest wouldn’t be possible without the countless hours of dedicated volunteers.
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Tuesday afternoon, you may have noticed the railway crossing gates on Mountain Road and 1st Ave SE were down. That lasted for over 2 and a half hours starting around 3 pm.
Yesterday morning a CN crew was on location to finalize the required repairs. CN is still trying to work out what the problem was.
If the problem occurs again, CN asks that the CN emergency line is contacted. The phone number is 1 800 465-9239 and can be found on every CN grade crossing. By calling that number, the dispatchers will have direct contact with the signals department who would deploy the necessary equipment to regulate the problem as fast as possible.
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This weekend, the RCMP increased their presence on Manitoba Highways as they usually do for long weekends.
There were formal checkstops set up in Dauphin for Countryfest, the Interlake, and Norway House. To deal with increased traffic to and from Dauphin, additional traffic enforcement resources were also deployed to major highways around Winnipeg, along Highway 6, around Steinbach and throughout the western part of the province.
This weekend, there were a few minor traffic collisions, one serious collision, which was an ATV rollover in the Steinbach area that saw one serious injury, and there weren’t any fatalities reported.
According to RCMP media relations officer, Julie Courchaine, 22 people were driving impaired, and 18 tiered suspensions were handed out. Courchaine adds the suspension number might be a bit low because clerical staff will likely still be catching up with getting everything into the system.
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Manitoba First Nations Police Service responded to reports of a man in possession of a handgun on Saturday night at the Sandy Bay First Nation.
Police located the suspect in a bushed area just off Center Road and after being asked to exit the bush, the suspect took off running.
After a short foot pursuit, the suspect was quickly arrested and taken into custody. Police located what appeared to be a home-made handgun that the suspect pulled from his pants. The weapon was seized and secured.
25-year-old Edmond Raymond Spence has been charged with Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, Resisting arrest, Failure to comply with probation, and Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
This arrest was part of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service’s “Guns and Gangs Initiative”
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The public will be allowed to access the Whirlpool Lake area of Riding Mountain National Park this summer.
After being monitored for the past year with all test results coming back negative for the presence of zebra mussels, Parks Canada is opening up the lake and the campground is open for self-registration.
Whirlpool Lake had opened this past winter for winter activities, but there was no word until now on whether the lake would open up in the summer.
Whirlpool Lake is experiencing some low water levels due to the management of the lake depth in minimizing the risk area identified by DNA test results. As well, levels are low to optimize the ability to effectively monitor the lake, and due to very little precipitation during the summer of 2018.
Parks Canada wants to remind those that will be on the waters to remain vigilant and ensure they have inspected all watercraft.
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Since the start of the summer, STARS Air Ambulance has responded to a record number of calls.
Crews have had 252 calls between the start of their fiscal year on April 1st and today. This is up from 183 calls at this time last year.
The crew was especially busy in May responding to 88 calls across the province, which beat the previous record of 61.
A large number of calls were ATV accidents. Chad Saxon, Manitoba Communications Lead, says that it’s rare that a day goes by without hearing of an ATV accident or attending one.
STARS attend the majority of ATV calls based on the severity of riders’ injuries and the remote location that the crashes occur.
“Whatever you do, just please keep safety at the front of your mind” added Saxon. Not to say people aren’t being safe, accidents do happen, but certainly, we wanna make sure that people are being extra cautious because we have seen a number of those (ATV accidents )”
Of the 93 all-time calls to the Dauphin area, 14 of them took place last year. Since this fiscal year has started there have been 9 calls to the area.
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Throughout her years at the DRCSS, Kendra Suss was always known as a hard worker and someone that always gets the job done.
She was also known as one of the nicest girls you'll ever meet. Now that her high school days have come to an end, Kendra will take the next step in her life and she'll do that with some help.
The 18-year-old finished up high school by winning eight scholarships. One of the said scholarships is the Ernest & Elizabeth McGirr Award for Academic Excellence and it's worth $10,475. Kendra's average in her grade 12-year was above 95%. The scholarship was given out by the University of Manitoba.
"I really wasn't expecting to win the big scholarship, but I definitely felt really honoured and it feels good to know that my hard work really paid off," said Suss.
"I've always been really committed to school," she continued. "I would keep my binder tidy and I would always ask questions if I needed help."
Kendra's seven other scholarships total $2550.
"It was a really cool feeling to win all of the other scholarships as well," said Suss. "At the moment, I didn't really realize how much I had won until everyone was taking pictures with me, it was pretty surreal."
The 18-year-old is now set to hit the road in the fall. She'll attend the University of Manitoba. She's currently enrolled in University One. She also plans to pursue being a music teacher or occupational therapist.
One of the biggest changes Kendra will have to get used to is the population difference. Dauphin is home to roughly 9,000 people while Winnipeg's population is roughly 750,000.
"I'm pretty nervous, absolutely. But, I think it's going to be a good change and I'm ready for it," said Suss.
After spending four years at the DRCSS, Kendra knows some of the best moments in her life came during her time at the school.
"The people were so amazing. The teachers were really fun as well, I had such a great time at the DRCSS," concluded Suss.
Kendra also says her textbooks will be her best friend in the fall.
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Another Dauphin's Countryfest has come and gone.
9000 people took in the festival and 3500 campsites were occupied.
"The weekend went well. It wouldn't be Countryfest without a little bit of rain and that, of course, happened on Saturday," said Ann Ransom. "That forced a couple of delays, but the amphitheatre cleared out very quickly and everyone was still having a lot of fun. Our volunteers are a well-oiled machine and we're really pleased with how the weekend went."
The festival kicked off on Thursday with the 730CKDM Thursday night Kick-Off Party. The Nitty Gritty Dirt band headlined the evening. Also performing was Meghan Patrick and Streetheart.
"With everything being upstairs, it really created that kitchen party, getting together type of party," added Ransom. "Nitty Gritty was fantastic. It was such a great evening and we had lots of fantastic comments from people."
Preparations for next year's Dauphin's Countryfest have already begun.
"We have lots of great things planned and we also plan to celebrate Manitoba's 150th during the festival as well," said Ransom. "Our members will get the word first, so that's an exclusive perk for them. After that, we'll get it out to the public shortly after."
Tickets for Dauphin's Countryfest 2020 are now on sale.
More Countryfest facts:
Number of festival week volunteers: 1500
Number of volunteer directors: 11
Number of full-time Dauphin’s Countryfest staff: 5
Number of artists: 54 bands on 3 stages over four days
Number of artist meet-and-greets during the weekend: 13
Number of lucky fans who got to attend meet-and-greets: 325
Pounds of bacon consumed in the bacon eating contest: 16
Number of vendors on-site: 40
Number of meals served in the VIP tent over the weekend: 2700
Daily 50/50 Take Home Totals: $11,427.50 / $16,927.50 / $18,674.00 / $18,442.50
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