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A temporary drive-thru testing site will be coming to Russell, according to Prairie Mountain Health.
Beginning on Friday, July 24, a drive-thru testing site located at the Russell EMS building parking lot (near the hospital) will be operating from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The testing site will close for the weekend, and reopen Monday, July 27 for the entire week, until its final day of operation on Friday, July 31.
Referrals are no longer needed to get tested, but if you have questions about your health status, you can call Health Links-Info Santé at 1-888-315-9257.
You can also access the online screening tool here.
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The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) is investigating the arrest of a 60-year-old man in Onanole early Wednesday morning.
The RCMP report the man had threatened to shoot a woman, and later locked himself inside of a residence, refusing to comply with police orders.
When the man eventually surrendered to police, he was taken to hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot injury.
The IIU is mandated to investigate because the injuries sustained during the arrest required admission to hospital, and involved an injury caused by the discharge of a firearm.
Witnesses with video footage or any other information to assist the investigation, are asked to contact the IIU toll-free at 1-844-667-6060.
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The City of Dauphin is looking for your feedback on Thursday night during an open house at Credit Union Place.
An Active Transportation Strategy has been developed by the City alongside an organization called Urban Systems.
Jamie Hilland is the Project Manager with Urban Systems, whose organization has developed some options and strategy items to discuss with the general public, and solicit feedback on what barriers people are currently seeing towards walking and cycling safely.
The project team will be presenting some early results and information they’ve collected, and outline what the strategy may look like.
“At the end of the day, we’ll deliver policy and funding recommendations to help move the city move forward with providing more sustainable transportation options for local residents and tourists,” said Hilland.
You’ll have a chance to give your feedback on these draft plans on Thursday July 23, at Credit Union Place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Due to COVID-19 guidelines, there will only be 50 people allowed in at a time. The three-hour block will be divided into three separate sessions, to ensure everyone has a chance to speak with the project team.
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There’s been an increase in speed-related serious driving offences in the province, according to Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI).
In the three month period of April to June of this year, a total of 146 speed-related serious driving offences were reported in Manitoba.
That’s a 60% increase compared to the same three month period last year.
The highest speeding offence recorded in Manitoba during this three month period was 98km over the limit (178 in an 80 km zone).
An MPI representative says 1 in 5 road fatalities last year in Manitoba had speed as a contributing factor.
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The Dauphin & District Community Foundation (DDCF) is still accepting applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) program.
The deadline to apply for the funding is Monday, July 27th — which is open to charities and qualified donees that are helping our vulnerable populations affected by COVID 19.
DDCF Executive Director Kit Daley says the application process is very easy.
“We are accepting applications until July 27th. We want people to really think about projects they’re working on that are COVID-related, serving vulnerable populations, and please get your applications in,” she said.
Local groups that are interested can go to the DDCF website, and look for the Emergency Community Support Fund tab.
Daley says the applications should take less than 20 minutes.
“We’ve granted out $20,000 already, we have more money to grant out, and we really want to grant it out to organizations serving these groups,” said Daley.
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Manitoba has gained 8 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the province’s total to 374.
Two of today’s cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, and two are in the Interlake-Eastern health region.
The total number of cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region is 33.
Seven out of today’s 8 cases are on Hutterite colonies.
The number of deaths remains at 7, and one person is in the hospital.
Manitoba has 49 active cases and 318 people have recovered.
For more information about COVID cases in the province, click here.
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Police are diverting traffic near the Watson Art Centre, after a multiple vehicle collision in Dauphin around 11 a.m.
Police, EMS and the fire department were on scene at 2nd Ave. NW and 1st St. NW.
A tow truck is on scene, and it looks like the area will be open to regular traffic shortly.
More to come.
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The RCMP say last night around 7:20, a man was threatening to shoot a woman.
She fled to safety but the male was inside a home 10 km from Onanole.
Officers contained the area until the Emergency Response Team along with the Tactical Armoured Vehicle (TAV), attended the scene.
Around 3:30 am, on July 22, the TAV breached the door of the residence.
The male then left the residence and surrendered.
The male was suffering from a serious self-inflicted injury.
Immediate first aid was provided to him by trained RCMP medics and local emergency medical personnel.
STARS took the 60-year-old man to a hospital and he's in stable condition.
He will be facing several charges including Uttering Threats and Pointing a Firearm.
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Organizers for the Ashern Rodeo has postponed its 28th annual rodeo until next year.
Sponsorship Chair of the Ashern Rodeo Committee, Christine Michaleski says the committee is busy working towards bringing the rodeo back next year.
“For 2021 we’re gearing up to make it bigger and better. We’re looking at different options, talking to our sponsors, and making sure that everyone knows that it’s postponed, not cancelled forever.”
She adds that although the rodeo won’t be taking place, the committee is working to hold some type of activities for the September long weekend.
In the meantime, if you want to see the rodeo return next year, you can support the Ashern Rodeo Board’s fundraiser by entering their beef draw.
The draw will take place on September 6th.
For more information about the draw, you can go to the Ashern Rodeo Facebook page.
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Clare McBride says no amount of charges or jail time will ever be enough to heal her pain.
The mother of two young girls killed by an alleged drunk driver north of Dauphin is speaking out after RCMP announced charges in connection to the August 16, 2019 incident.
“I was trying to think of a word to describe how I feel. There isn’t really a word — 'relief' doesn’t cover it, because none of this is ever going to bring our girls back, and that’s all any of us want. However, I am glad to see that some sort of justice is finally happening for Oksana and Quinn.”
On Tuesday, RCMP announced a 25-year-old man from the RM of Dauphin is facing 15 offences, with most of the charges relating to impaired driving, and dangerous operation causing death.
Oksana & Quinn Dutchyshen died on their way home from a swimming lesson, after the Dodge Ram they were in was hit by a Ford F-150. McBride and another woman in the Dodge were also injured.
McBride is commending the Dauphin RCMP for their work investigating the matter, adding “I would like to say the Dauphin RCMP did a great job investigating this....and I’m happy to see that charges have finally come from it.”
Cpl. Kalvin Kristjanson with the RCMP says this has been a very complex and complicated investigation — and a lot of work was done to determine who was driving the Ford F-150 in this collision.
“We looked at this case as very important. Two young children lost their lives, and we did everything we could to do a thorough investigation. It’s an unfortunate and horrible reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.”
Clare McBride says every day is still a struggle — but she draws strength from the support of her family and community.
“I have absolutely fantastic family & friends. My parents, my family, all my friends from the community of Dauphin, Gilbert Plains, and the Parkland as a whole have been extrememly supportive.”
If the community can take away one thing from this tragedy, Clare hopes it's a reminder to appreciate each day.
“This happened to us on a normal Friday night, under normal road conditions, on our way home from a normal swimming lesson. The kids never got to walk back through their bedroom doors ever again. I think this needs to be a lesson to our entire community, to love one another, and live with joy just like my girls did. They always had a smile on their face. They were beautiful children.”
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A multi-vehicle collision on Main Street in Dauphin in front of the A&W was impacting southbound traffic earlier today.
At around 3:30 p.m. RCMP, the Dauphin Fire Department, and EMS were called to the scene near 1121 Main Street South.
It appears multiple vehicles were involved — one SUV appears to have had its airbags deployed.
RCMP have confirmed there were no major injuries as a result of the incident.
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