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Manitoba livestock producers affected by drought conditions will be receiving much-needed help from the provincial government.

 

Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler listed a number of measures Monday to offer producers some relief after a hot, dry summer forced 16 municipalities to declare states of agricultural disaster.

 

Among the list of measures is the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation -the Crown Corporation in charge of providing insurance and loans to producers- has been asked to defer loan payments for up to six months, with a possibility of an extension of up to another six-months.

 

MASC will also be providing loans in financing for the purchase of calves with a minimum weight of 181 kilograms, using the livestock as security. The loan would be repayable when the livestock is sold.

 

Minister Eichler said the federal government is also providing some relief. In the past, producers were able to apply to the MASC for a cash advance of up to 50 percent. The feds have now given permission to raise that amount to 75 percent.

 

 Eichler also urged producers facing feed shortages to check the Manitoba Hay Listing service daily.

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There were a couple of incidences of vandalism at Parkland crossing over the weekend.

On Saturday night, a group of youths was wandering the open spaces of the building, when they took a fire extinguisher. They proceeded to set off the extinguisher in an alley near Buchy Place.

Parkland Crossing managed to get the extinguisher back.

Then on Sunday night, a group of youths got a hold of another fire extinguisher and set it off inside the building, resulting in a large cleanup effort.

Dauphin RCMP are looking into the incidents.

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On Friday afternoon, Dauphin RCMP responded to a disturbance at Kal Tire.

A 15-year-old male, who was believed to be intoxicated, had a wrench and was breaking windows.

Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect. The teen then raised the wrench at police and began walking towards officers in a threatening manner.

Officers drew their weapons and the suspect complied with the commands.

The teen was then arrested and remains in custody.

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Manitobans who earn minimum wage will get a 30 cent bump in pay to $11.65 an hour.

The raise was announced back in March, and is based on Manitoba's 2018 inflation rate of 2.5 per cent, rounding up to the nearest five cents.

This will be the second time in exactly a year that minimum wage will go up in Manitoba. On October 1st last year, a 20 cent raise to $11.35 an hour took effect.

Despite the increase, Manitoba remains in the bottom half of minimum wage rates in Canada.

Country-wide minimum wage data can be found here.

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Select trees near the Anishinabe Sharing Lodge in Wasagaming are to be removed or thinned.

The trees will be removed as a part of the FireSmart program, as a preventative measure to protect the Federal Heritage Building.

Crews will be at work until October 11th.

The about 70 trees that will be removed or thinned are within 30 metres of the building and are mostly older spruce trees.

Many of the trees are in a moderate or severe state of deterioration.

The trees are a potential fire hazard, and concern because of a risk of them falling onto the lodge, damaging it.

Aspen and poplar trees along with wild rose, dogwood, chokecherry, and Saskatoon bushes will remain in place and will be allowed to grow around the building.

Before cutting down trees, Parks Canada ensures the ecology of the site is maintained and work is conducted outside of bird nesting and migratory periods.

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A 55-year-old Brandon man who was arrested and charged with possessing child exploitation materials was released from custody over the weekend.

Brandon police said that on Friday, the man reported to police at the request of investigators. Officers then released him from custody on several conditions, including he not possess any electronic devices, and have no contact with children.

Police seized computers and data storage devices containing "thousands of images of child pornography" while executing a search warrant at the 55-year-old man's home on June 20th.

A court date is set for November. 

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Today is the final day of Rotary Radio Week on 730 CKDM.

Today Al Gaines spoke to Luke Love the president of the Rotary Club about their objectives for this Rotary year.

“There’s nothing earth-shattering that we’re trying to accomplish this year. Last year we had an awesome year in terms of bringing new member on, getting them involved with the club and the different fundraisers that we have. Hopefully continuing to grow that and continue to grow our community support. We do a lot of great things in our community, whether that’s helping with meals on wheels, events staff at the Kings games, donating school supplies, Christmas Hampers, all those different types of things. We’re fortunate that we have a lot of members within our club and we’re fortunate that these members are willing to volunteer on the variety of projects that we’re working on.”

Love joined Rotary because he saw the impact they had on the community and wanted to be a part of it.

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The Dauphin chapter of Habitat for Humanity added two new members on Thursday.

Habitat named Ava and Kara Paziuk as their new youth ambassadors.

The 13-year-old twins from Dauphin got involved in Habitat for Humanity at the young age of 5.

“Our mom helped with the first home build, and we, kind of, just got a little inspired,” said the twins. “So when we were 5 years old, we started donating our birthday money to different charities, local charities, not local charities, and then we decided we wanted to donate to habitat. It’s just a great cause.”

Their job as youth ambassadors is to spread the message and goals of Habitat for Humanity to their school, and all youth in the community.

Rodney Juba with Habitat is excited for what the girls will do as ambassadors.

“It gives us an opportunity to connect with the youth of our community,” said Juba. “With two ambassadors, we get two for the price of one.”

Ava and Kara say they are excited to get started in their new positions.

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The BC RCMP held a press conference today to discuss the investigation into the homicides from mid-July. 

The RCMP described the videos and photos found on a camera Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod took after killing Leonard Dyck.

In the first video, the two took responsibility for the murders of Dyck, Lucas Fowler, and Chyna Deese, and announced their plan to go to Hudson Bay, steal a boat, and run away to Europe or Africa. 

In the second video, they reached Nelson River, Manitoba, and discussed suicide. 

In the third video, both teens had shaved in preparation for death, talked about killing more people, and expect to be dead in a week. 

In the fourth video, they describe suicide. 

The fifth video was taken unintentionally. 

Finally, the sixth video was their last will and testament. The teens wish to be cremated. This is the video shown to their families. 

There were a few photos as well. 

Schmegelsky, alive but lying down with an SKS rifle, a blurred image unintentionally taken, and a selfie of McLeod. 

The RCMP won’t be releasing the videos out of respect for the families. 

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Rotary Radio Week continues on 730 CKDM. During the course of the week, we will be highlighting different members of the Rotary Club of Dauphin.

Malcolm Strang has been a Rotarian for 25 years and is now an Associate Director for the region.

He dropped by the Al Morning Show to discuss why he joined.

“What drew me to Rotary was an opportunity to contribute to the community, an opportunity to have some influence on what’s happening to develop programs and community events that might make a difference, make a change.”

Tune in tomorrow morning at 8:30 for the final interview of Rotary Radio Week.

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A Dauphin woman has been sentenced after admitting to a home invasion earlier this year.

29-year-old Jeanine Guiboche was in court Wednesday, where she was sentenced to 379 days in jail.

On March 2nd of this year, a 55-year-old woman was unlocking the door to her apartment when Guiboche came behind her and shoved her inside. Guiboche then grabbed a knife, cut the phone line, and forced the victim into the bathroom before taking several items and fleeing.

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