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With School back in session this week, School zones should be on the minds of many motorists.

Slowing down in school zones and stopping for buses is critical for student safety and can also cost you a sizeable fine if you don't.

Ewald Friesen, the Manager of Community Relations for CAA, runs the numbers on how much these speeding tickets could get you.

"Drivers caught speeding in a school zone could get a fine of at least $200 and move down the driver's safety rating scale 2 demerits"

Friesen offered a lot of good ideas to avoid the school zone congestion, including meeting your child away from the main pick-up area, or walking/biking/skateboarding while the weather is nice.

School transit safety expands just beyond school zones though, as buses will be busy moving children across the parkland.

Drivers who see a bus with the stop sign out and/or red lights flashing must stop on both sides of the road. the only exception to this is if oncoming traffic is divided by a meridian

The fines for not stopping for a bus can land you 2 demerits on your driving rating, but also a whopping $674 (or more) ticket if your caught.

Safe driving won't just save you money, but it could also save a child's life from an accident.

So stay sharp, drive safe, and make sure everyone gets to school.

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The 50 Lt. Colonel Barker Dauphin Air Cadets Squadron is set to hold their registration and information night tonight (Tuesday).

However, unlike other community groups who are gathering tonight at the Parkland Rec Complex Curling Rink for the Dauphin Rec, Health, and Leisure Mart, the local Air Cadets group will be holding their event in the gymnasium at Parkland Crossing.

It is set to take place from 6:30 to 9:15. 

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Individuals interested in running for one of the four vacancies on the MountainView School Division's board of trustees can start picking up their nomination packages as of today (Tuesday).

The packages are available at the school division office west of Dauphin between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Prospective candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen, and must live within the ward that they are looking to be elected in.

Once they pick up their nomination package, they must get signatures from a minimum of one per cent of eligible voters in the ward that they are running in.

Completed nomination packages are to be turned back into the division office between 8:30 am 4:30 pm between September 18th and 20th and September 23rd or 24th.

The by-election is scheduled to take place on October 30th.  

Two new trustee representatives from the Roblin area are needed, as are one from the city of Dauphin, and one from the Ethelbert-Gilbert Plains-Grandview area.

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Sentencing will take place September 12th for an Ebb & Flow man found guilty in relation to his role in a July 2022 armed standoff on the First Nation. 

39-year-old Manuel Houle was arrested after reports of three people in a home on the reserve, which eventually caught fire after several explosions.

 

Meanwhile, 38-year-old Travis Malcolm of Ebb & Flow was also back in court last week in relation to an assault and firearm complaint in Ebb & Flow from this past April.

Malcolm is slated to return to court in Dauphin on November 12th. 

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Efforts continue to keep Zebra Mussels out of Manitoba and the rest of Western Canada, following their discovery late last year in Clear Lake.   

It’s illegal to possess, transport or release zebra mussels in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, or British Columbia, and people who use watercraft in the region are urged to do their part and make sure their equipment is properly cleaned and dried.

Over the weekend of August 23rd to 25th, Conservation officers and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada completed a blitz of roadside boat checks, stopping 451 vehicles carrying watercraft between the Manitoba and Ontario border.

While none of those watercraft contained visible mussels, a total of 153 had improperly cleaned or drained equipment.

It was the second blitz done this summer by federal officials.

In June, officials found a total of 104 watercraft or equipment that wasn’t clean, drained, or dry, and failed an inspection.

Five of those vehicles were carrying a boat or watercraft with visible zebra mussels.

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An investment of 1.2 million dollars from the federal government will go toward retrofitting the Gilbert Plains Recreation Complex.

The funding, announced on Friday, will help construct accessible bathrooms, change rooms, and other features which are expected to be completed in 2025.

This work adds to the new ice rink refrigeration system which is already in use at the facility's arena and curling rink.

In a news release, Gilbert Plains CAO Courtney Roehl says the municipality greatly appreciates the support from both the federal and provincial government and they look forward to all of the upgrades being complete.

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Work continues to move along on the construction of a new hospital in Neepawa.

Work on the new health centre, which will be over four times the size of the current Neepawa hospital, began in November of 2022.

Debbie Poole is the Regional Lead of Clinical Planning for Prairie Mountain Health and says their goal is to have the exterior of the building completed by this fall.

"(We are going to) make sure it is water-tight.  And then we are going to focus on the interior part of it.  So there will be a little bit of paving that will take place this fall as well, but the main focus right now is to get that building envelope completely enclosed on the exterior, and then we are going to shift to the interior."

She adds they are still on target for Prairie Mountain Health to get the keys to the building by the summer of 2026. 

"But I do have to say that there is a large element of staff orientation and training that will need to occur.  So in terms of having the first patients in the hospital, those projected or anticipated dates will be late fall of 2026 or early winter of 2027.  There is also going to be a phased-in opening, looking at opening services that they already provide today in Neepawa in the new hospital, and then we will get into the expanded areas that are being offered at the hospital."

Poole adds several services will be expanded in the new facility.

"The emergency department will be much larger, the surgery and diagnostic departments will also be much larger than what is current.  But then there will also be new services, including an ambulatory care wing.  And in that wing there will be renal services, so there will be nine hemodialysis stations there.  Plus an ambulatory care wing for patients that are requiring outpatient treatments such an I-V therapy and dressing changes." 

The new facility will also have 30 additional medical beds than what is in the current Neepawa hospital. 

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Your chance to get all of your families fall and winter activities in order is coming up next Tuesday!

The Rec, Health, and Leisure Mart will be running from 5 to 7 pm in the Parkland Recreation Complex Curling Rink, with a ton of groups attending.

You'll find  the following list of groups offering registration:

- Dauphin Recreation Services/Kin Aquatic Centre
- Dauphin Curling Club/Dauphin Junior Curling
- Zirka Ukrainian Dance
- Parkland Gators Swim Club
- Bratstva Ukrainian Dance
- Dauphin Karate Club
- Dauphin Gymnastics Club
- Prairie Mountain Health
- Dauphin Friendship Centre
- Dauphin Junior Rec Hockey
- ParkFIT
- Northwest Metis Council
- Skate Dauphin
- Telfer Highland Dance
- Dauphin Girl Guides
- Beaver Scouts
- Club DJ - Grace Bible Church 

This is a perfect opportunity to wrangle all your family activity registrations all in one location. 

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The election race has begun for new Mountain View School Division members. 

A total of 4 trustee rolls are to be filled. Two for the Municipality of Roblin, one for the city of Dauphin, and one representing the Municipality of Ethelbert, Gilbert Plains Municipality, Grandview
Municipality and a portion of RM of Mountain.

Eligible candidates need to be Canadian citizens over the age of 18 to take part in this by-election. Those who are interested can pick up preliminary paperwork from MVSD.

Next, these applicants must acquire signatures from a set amount of signatures from people from within their constituency.

Applicants need to get a minimum of 1% of their ward's signatures to get nominated. Ward 1, Roblin, would need a minimum of 22 signatures, and both Ward 4 Dauphin, and ward 2 encompassing Ethelbert, Gilbert Plains, and Grand View, would need 25 signatures.

Senior Election Official for MVSD Kirk Dawson will be overseeing the next stages of interviewing these candidates.

"Then we have a period set apart for meeting with folks that they can file the nomination papers and sign a declaration as a candidate, an oath, that they meet the criteria. those dates will run from September 18th, 19th, 20th, and also September 23 and 24 from 8:30 to 4:30 at Mountain View School Division."

Becoming a board member is an important roll, and can come with a great deal of time commitments.

Are you considering becoming a School Trustee? Here's some helpful information regarding the time commitment of a trustee. Candidate packages can be picked up at the MVSD office beginning September 3, 2024.

Posted by Mountain View School Division on Friday, August 30, 2024
If you think you have what it takes, and want to get involved with your local school board, stop by MSVD next week to get your start!
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Two cases from the Russell area were back in court this past Wednesday.

A 44-year-old Russell man, who was accused early last year of making online threats, was back before a judge.

Michael Man had his matters adjourned until October 23rd. 

And 81-year-old Constantin Turcoane made his initial appearance, having his matters adjourned to October 23.

The former Romanian Orthodox priest was charged earlier this year in connection with a historical sexual assault in the Russell area.

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After hosting the last edition of Stomperfest last year, organizers are holding a scaled down version of the event this weekend in Reedy Creek.

Called the Asham Stompers Kitchen Party, it will take place today and Saturday at the festival site.

Organizer Arnold Asham says with the grass still cut and the stage and dance floor still up, they decided to have a simple party this year.

"With one band or a DJ playing in the evenings and some dancers coming.  ASham Stompers will be performing Saturday night around 9-10 pm.  But I just want to warn people that there is no tent this year and cover over the stage, as well as no canteen."

Performers will include Brendan Chartrand and Nelson Little, and the Asham Stompers. 

Admission is free but there will be some 50/50 draws and collections taken in order to help pay for the entertainers. 

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