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Events are taking place in Riding Mountain National Park today to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day.
Cal Martin, who is the park's Visitor Experience Manager, spoke with us this morning to share what’s going on.
“We have Daina Warren who is the curator for the Urban Shaman Aboriginal Art Gallery in Winnipeg. She is here as our artist in residence and she is doing a talk and presentation at 7 p.m. at the Wasagaming Art Centre.”
Martin encourages everyone to drive down to Wasagaming this afternoon.
“Here at Riding Mountain National Park, we are located in Treaty Two territory. But we work with First Nations in Treaty Two, Treaty Four, and Treaty One. Coming and taking part in the activities that we have here at the park, and interactions that people can have with Anishinaabe People of the area, gives greater insight and appreciation just our relationship with indigenous people and it’s a great thing to celebrate.”
A teepee raising took place at 1 and there are smaller demonstrations going on until 4 this afternoon.
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RCMP are looking for a 31-year-old man who is missing from Flin Flon since Tuesday.
Skylar Bighetty was last seen heading towards Creighton, SK.
He is a vulnerable person and it’s believed he may have hitchhiked or got on a bus.
Skylar is Indigenous, with brown eyes, black hair, is approximately 5’8” tall and 190 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to contact RCMP at 204-687-1423 or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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For National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the NorthWest Métis Council held a free BBQ for all to enjoy today.
The celebration was held between the WAC and the Métis administration office from 11:00 this morning.
Francis Chartrand, Vice President of the local Métis, tells us about how the celebration went.
“It’s excellent. We’re just so happy that we had Whitmore School here and Mackenzie Middle School here. We had elders from the old folks’ home. We had dancers come in from Duck Bay, from Dauphin, and from Kinnesota. Our entertainment was Campbell Brothers. It was a great day and I’m just so happy we could share our Métis culture with the City of Dauphin and everyone that came down.”
Chartrand wants to promote the culture so people in the area can understand the history.
“I think that when we promote our Métis culture and educate the people of the City of Dauphin and the R.M. of Dauphin and surrounding areas, then they get to understand who we are and where we come from. We have a great partnership with the City of Dauphin. Bless our late mayor, Eric Irwin, he was a great partner and I’m sure we are going to continue working with the City of Dauphin and the R.M. of Dauphin.”
Local musical and dancing entertainment came from all over the area to perform during the event.
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There is still some work to be done to get the room ready at the Dauphin Hospital before the MRI comes.
Petr Kresta, Shared Health Manitoba’s Chief Operating Officer, says the machine is currently being built.
“So the manufacturer of the MRI is one of the long lead items, in terms that it’s manufactured in Germany. They have a production schedule, so they are going to be working on manufacturing the MRI. It takes about 12 to 16 weeks to manufacture that unit and to ship it into a ready site, so a site that’s fully prepared to receive the MRI, to have power applied, air conditioning and so forth. So all of that, the manufacturing work, the remaining site work as well as purchasing some very specific MRI safe small equipment, like stretchers, wheelchairs and those kinds of things, all of that is going to culminate in the site being ready towards the end of October or early beginning of November 2018.”
The machine will be transported on a flatbed transport trailer. Getting the machine into the room requires cutting into the exterior wall and being lowered into the building by a crane and other equipment.
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A project to connect Dauphin seniors with technology is starting with the help of youth this fall.
Students from Mackenzie Middle School will help teach online concepts to seniors this fall through a partnership with the Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation and the Dauphin Multi-Purpose Seniors Centre.
Alison Moss, Community Liaison for Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal, explains how the project will work.
“So this project and grant will be used to purchase iPads and tablets. We’re going to get a range from high-end to more affordable and budget friendly tablets and devices. So those devices will be housed at the senior centre and the public would be welcomed to go and try and use them. Some of the workshops we are proposing, and again it will sort of depend on local interest, but what we think will be really great are various learning opportunities around things like FaceTime and Facebook. We really were thinking about how do we use technology to address social isolation.”
To kick off the project, a free viewing of the film “Cyber Seniors” is tonight at 6:30 at the Countryfest Community Cinema.
To sign up for the program, call Alison at 622-3146.
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A traffic stop on June 5 on 3rd Avenue. N.E. in Dauphin led RCMP to conduct a search of a vehicle.
During the search, 190 grams of cocaine, a large sum of cash and drug paraphernalia was discovered and seized.
Allan Dengler, 30-years-old of Peachland B.C. and Amanda Saxinger, 22-years-old of Cudworth, SK, were arrested.
They were charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Proceeds of Crime.
Both were remanded into custody and then released on court imposed conditions with a Dauphin court date of August 14.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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A date of October 17 of this year has been officially set as the date in which cannabis will be legal.
Trudeau made the announcement during the House of Commons today after the Senate had officially passed the bill.
Although the bill has passed, the Justice Minister warned Canadians, they won’t be able to legally light up until after that date.
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Ronald Fatteicher from the R.M. of Calder received his sentence in Yorkton Provincial court this morning.
Last year, Fatteicher deliberately drove a bulldozer into his son’s home, luckily the two people inside escaped without injury.
He pleaded guilty to 9 charges including Attempted Murder, Uttering Death Threats and Assaulting a Police Officer.
Fatteicher received four years in prison after being given credit for time he’s already served in custody.
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The Senate has passed the pot bill, which sets the legalization of cannabis in eight to 12 weeks.
The bill passed with a vote of 52 in favour and 29 opposed.
Initially the federal government planned for the bill to be passed in time for sales to start July 1, however the Senate wanted more time to review it.
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Dauphin businesses will soon have the opportunity to subscribe to a database featuring shoplifters in the area.
Riehl Securities is launching the program along with a variety of security services to businesses after concerns were raised last month by business owners.
Kerri Riehl, owner of Riehl Securities, explains how it works.
“I’ve got the test database that I am going through now currently and this came as a result of the meeting we had on May 17 in relation to the business community feeling they were victimized by shoplifting, trespassing and break and enter. As a result, you’ll be able to go into the database, you’ll have to subscribe before going on to the website. You’ll have to subscribe to the database and there are various packages that are tailored to meet people’s specific needs.”
The database features photos and information on shoplifters that can be shared by subscribers.
Riehl still hopes to meet with City of Dauphin’s Protective Services Committee to discuss more options and ways to prevent these kinds of crimes from happening in the area.
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You are invited to attend the Northwest Metis Council’s National Aboriginal Day BBQ.
They are holding a free BBQ with entertainment, cultural presentations, and door prizes.
Tammy Chief, from the council, spoke with us about what everyone should expect during this year’s event.
“We are going to have a cultural display. It’s just us showing our wares of Metis and First Nations people. There will be live entertainment, dancing, and singing. We invited a couple of classes from the McKenzie Middle School to attend and partake. There will be a bunch of children activities including bead making and also sash making.”
It’s taking place on 1st Street Northwest beside the WAC and across from the CN Station.
The BBQ begins at 11 in the morning and runs until 3 in the afternoon.
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