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Dauphin City Council will convene virtually on Monday night — and councillors will have plenty of discussions around the easing COVID restrictions.
One item on the agenda is a recommendation from Dauphin Recreation Services (DRS) to reopen the following playgrounds beginning June 1st:
• Vermillion Park Playground
• Kerr Avenue Playground (East end of Kerr Avenue)
• Kirby Park (Corner of Kirby Avenue W and Hedderly Street)
• Kinette Park (Corner of 5th Avenue SW and 2nd Street SW)
• McDonald’s Playground (Parkland Recreation Complex 200 1st st.SE)
• Park Crescent Playground
• West End Playground (Corner of Railway Avenue and William Street)
• D-Town Plaza Skate Park
Under the directive of Public Health, Council decided on April 6 to close DRS playgrounds to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
As the province gradually eases restrictions during the reopening of Manitoba’s economy, the City of Dauphin will have to make some decisions on how to respond.
With Phase Two of reopening around the corner — and in light of the province allowing larger gatherings of people — the City of Dauphin seems like it will keep facilities operating as-is for now. That means City Hall is open for payments and other meetings by appointment, the Shop and Water Treatment Plant remains closed to the public; and the Fire Hall is open.
Council will also discuss what their meetings will look like going forward — and whether or not they'll continue with virtual meetings, or possibly return to in-person sittings sometime in the near future.
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It was a weekend with no new cases of COVID-19 identified in Manitoba.
Public health officials say there are 17 active cases in the province as of 9:30 a.m on Sunday.
There are no Manitobans in hospital because of COVID-19.
The number of deaths remains at 7.
Government officials have released a drafted plan of what "Phase Two" of reopening Manitoba’s economy could look like. More information is expected in the coming days about the next steps of reopening.
Provincial officials are hosting a telephone town hall with Manitobans from across the province on Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM. To join the town hall, you have to register here.
For more information and to access the online screening tool for COVID-19, click here.
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After two new cases were announced on Friday, there have been no new cases identified on Saturday.
The total number of confirmed and probable cases remains at 292.
There are 17 active cases, and 268 people listed as recovered. The number of deaths remains at 7.
There are currently no Manitobans in the hospital because of COVID-19.
Government officials have released a drafted plan of what "Phase Two" of reopening Manitoba’s economy could look like. More information is expected in the coming days about the next steps of reopening.
Provincial officials are hosting a telephone town hall with Manitobans from across the province on Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM. To join the town hall, you have to register here.
For more information and to access the online screening tool for COVID-19, click here.
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A Brandon home care organization has been fined for failing to follow public health orders.
Daughter on Call in Brandon was fined $2,542 on May 15, after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. The organization reportedly failed to take precautions to control or minimize the risk of spreading the disease.
On Thursday, one of the company's care homes in Carberry was given a ticket in the same amount for failing to follow a public emergency health order.
Manitoba Health continues to work with the organization on compliance.
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Organizers for the 28th annual Ashern Rodeo are hopeful they'll get the green light to proceed with the event this September long weekend.
Sponsorship Chair of the Ashern Rodeo Committee, Christine Michaleski says that a celebration like this will be a great end to the summer, and a start to the reopening of the province.
“We are trying to be as respectful as possible, but it would be so wonderful to be able to celebrate the end of this, and the end of summer with a big rodeo like this.”
“It seems like Manitoba is moving in a really good direction and we’re really lucky. We are staying hopeful and so far with everybody that I’ve talked to, it’s still looking like we are able to have it.”
She adds that they may have to limit the number of people that can attend, as well as implement hygiene and sanitizing stations around the rodeo grounds.
Rodeo Committee Vice President Rylee Giesler says that they're communicating with the province as well as the RM of West Interlake about what restrictions will have to be in place.
While details on how the event will unfold are still up in the air right now, the organization is hopeful to continue.
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2020 has been a tough year for many different reasons and one of those reasons is fatalities on Manitoba roads.
28 Manitobans have lost their lives in motor vehicle collisions just this year. That's well above the five-year average of 18.
Paul Manaigre with the RCMP says these numbers are shocking and he's urging the public to be safe while driving a vehicle, driving your bicycle on the roadways and even if you're a pedestrian.
"That number is staggering. We're seeing a number of high-risk factors and it's just far too many," he said.
Collisions include impaired driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and distracted driving, just to name a few. The RCMP is telling the public to remember these few things when on the road.
- Drive sober
- Wear a seatbelt
- Slow down and drive to conditions
- Be cautious and always aware of your surroundings
- Pay attention to the road at all times
- Keep a safe distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you
- Put your cellphone away.
"I think it's safe to assume that people are being complacent and they're assuming that nothing will happen to them," continued Manaigre. "It doesn't even have to be you causing the accident, it could be someone else. We want everyone to be safe and cautious on the roads."
Another fact is that summertime also brings the highest number of motor vehicle fatalities. Most of these fatalities happen on roads in rural areas.
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Two new cases of COVID-19 were announced by public health officials as of 9:30 this morning. The two bring the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable cases in the province to 292.
Just one individual is currently hospitalized while no individuals are in intensive care.
There are 18 active cases while 267 people have recovered. Seven people have died from the virus in Manitoba.
Since early February, 37,272 have been tested in Manitoba.
Gathering sizes:
As of today, they've increased. No more than 25 people are allowed to gather indoors while the number outside has increased to 50 and social distancing measures must still be in place.
In addition, players, coaches, managers, training staff and medical personnel employed by or affiliated with a professional sports team may attend the team's facilities for the purposes of training and practicing, provided that no members of the public are permitted to enter those facilities.
The province is reminding everyone that people without symptoms should not seek out testing at this time.
For up-to-date information on testing criteria and community screening sites, visit locations. Additionally, a full of Manitoba government COVID-19 measures is here.
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Two Swan River residents are facing drug trafficking and weapons charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a home.
On Wednesday, May 20th, a search of the home by Swan River RCMP recovered 58 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a large sum of Canadian currency, and a gun.
A 23-year-old man and 37-year-old woman, both from Swan River, are facing charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and Unsafe Storage of a Firearm.
Both accused have been released on conditions to appear in Swan River Provincial court on August 19th, 2020.
Swan River RCMP continue to investigate.
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Water has been turned back on in the Municipality of Ethelbert.
City officials say the shut-off earlier Friday afternoon was to accommodate repairs.
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The Fall semester is going to look slightly different for students at Assiniboine Community College (ACC).
In order to maintain physical distancing and comply with public health orders, students will study at a distance for portions of their programs.
Traditional on-campus learning will be “blended” with online learning models.
At this time, the College is outlining four broad categories of this “blended” approach:
- Delivered entirely at a distance (off-campus)
- Blended learning with low on-campus attendance and only for essential shops, labs, skills
- Blended learning with low on-campus attendance scheduled in less than 50% of a program
- Blended learning with higher on-campus attendance scheduled in 50% or greater in that program
College staff say they will be in touch with every new and returning student by the end of June with information about their specific program and its blended delivery format.
Prospective students are still encouraged to apply to ACC, as there have been no substantive changes to the application process and associated timelines.
Assiniboine Community College has campuses in Dauphin, Brandon, and Winnipeg.
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Fusion has announced that they’re giving $600,000 in patronage allocations to their members, they’re also giving $1.3 million in cash payouts to members under the age of 19 and over the age of 65, this is along with other dividends that bring the total return to $2,266,874.
CEO Darwin Johns is thrilled to be paying out over 2 million to their members.
“With so many people facing uncertain times right now, we hope that the cash payouts are a timely support to our members, who have made Fusion Credit Union flourish. The annual payouts have been accelerated this year to put cash in members’ hands when they need it the most.”
A patronage allocation is a value returned to a member of Fusion Credit Union based on their relationship.
The amount for each member is different, as it represents a portion of their interest paid and earned during the past year.
Members will see their allocation on their statements.
Business account holders will see the change around the end of June and Personal account holders will see it on their July statement.
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