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Getting Parkland grain to market is part of the reason the president of the Keystone Ag Producers traveled to Ottawa this week.
Dan Mazier spoke in front of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.
In his presentation, Mazier spoke about how vital the rail system is to the ag economy.
“Part of the problem with this rail service is the railway companies are controlling the Canadian economy. It’s eliminating the growth potential; we could be making the most of the second biggest crop in Canadian history. They are eliminating the opportunity to market it.”
Mazier urges Parkland producers to get in contact with agriculture ministers, Liberal members of Parliament to voice their concerns about this issue.
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Women in the Parkland could have to wait longer for breast cancer screening.
CancerCare Manitoba's two custom vans equipped with mammography machines are off the road after undergoing mechanical repairs in December.
The vans travel to over 90 Manitoba communities on a two year rotation, including the Parkland.
CancerCare hopes the vans are up and running next week.
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Mountain View School Division is hosting a Public Budget Forum on Monday.
There is a reduction in funding from the Province this year.
Donna Davidson, Superintendent CEO for the division, talks about why it’s good for people to attend this:
“I think it’s always important for the public to attend the budget forum so that they can have an opportunity to hear about the division, not only the budget, the dollars used to support the programing in Mountain View School Division, but some of the initiatives and the strategic direction Mountain View School Division is pursing. It provides the public with an opportunity to have input or a voice in the budget prior to being approved an hour early by the board of trustees on March 12.”
The forum is at the division office’s conference room and starts at 7:00 in the evening.
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A possible major winter storm could hit the Parkland on Sunday.
Environment Canada issued a statement this morning, that snowfall is predicted for Sunday night and continuing into Monday with an estimated 15 to 30 centimeters, due to a Colorado Low approaching Manitoba.
Environment Canada says wind will begin blowing up to 40 km/h and combine with heavy snow, could cause reduced visibility.
This weather system has the potential to cause major travel disruptions.
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Sheldon Stashko, from Dauphin, received the Educational Assistant of the Year award.
He was recognized for his work helping students at the DRCSS.
Stashko gives his thoughts about what it means to be recognized for the award:
“It’s a great honour, it really is. It’s nice to be recognized for what you do. It’s nice for people outside of Winnipeg to be recognized for what they do, as well. It’s a double bonus.”
The award was announced at the Manitoba “Yes I Can” awards last Thursday.
Stashko works with extraordinary students to help them accomplish great things in their lives.
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A Dauphin doctor has been recognized for his work.
Dr. Scott Kish, site lead for the Parkland’s Family Medicine Unit, won the 2018 Manitoba College of Family Physicians award for Family Physician of the Year.
Dr. Kish explains what the award means to him:
“It’s an honour, for sure, and a surprise as well because I wasn’t aware that I was nominated. I think the recognition of who’s gone before me with this, in terms of our residency program, Dr. Mike Penrose has won this award and Dr. David O’Hagan has as well, and just knowing them personally and knowing what their practices have been like and the standard of care they provide; I think that makes this even more meaningful for me.”
Dr. Kish will receive the award in April at the Annual Scientific Assembly in Winnipeg.
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A new unique testing system is now available in Dauphin.
Heartland International English School is bringing IELTS to its second Manitoba location, which will be here.
David Kunza , Mountain View School Division Coordinator for the International Student Program, explains what the testing system is:
“It stands for International English Language Testing System and it’s an English proficiency test. It tests the test-takers on their speaking, reading and listening abilities.
This testing will help international students come to school here, and any foreign workers who are applying for immigration or work visas.
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A teacher from Dauphin received a nomination for Manitoba’s Educator of the Year.
Lindsay Agnew was nominated for her work with students at the DRCSS.
She says it was a team effort to accomplish what she was able to do, with the students and her peers at the school.
Agnew talks about the work she has done, and that she was very honoured her peers nominated her for such an inspiring award.
“The program I was running at the time was the Community Transitions Program, at the DRCSS. I have students between the ages of 12 to 21 that are transitioning out to the community. So we do a lot of activities within the class room, the school, and also the outside community. Whether it be work placement, regular classrooms, life skills, social skills, various things like that.”
As a nominee, Agnew traveled to Winnipeg to attend the Manitoba “Yes I Can” awards last Thursday.
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A Wine Draw Fundraiser is scheduled for next Thursday.
The event is put on by the Dauphin Kinette’s Club and gives people the opportunity to win back their wine.
Nicole Gulenchin,Treasurer for the club, explains what the event is:
“What we do is you buy your ticket for ten dollars, you buy a bottle of wine from the liquor mart or wherever you buy your wine. The wine must be store bought. Bring it with you, we take your wine and pool it together with everyone else’s wine and then we give it away in increments. The smallest prize we had was three bottles last year and the largest last year was 9 or 15 bottles. Last year we had 20 prizes.”
There will be a 50-50 and multiple draws, and the proceeds will go to local clubs.
It starts at 7:30 in the evening, at the 8th Ave. Hall, and for tickets call 204-647-2000.
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All credit unions will be able to continue to use the terms 'bank, banker and banking.'
The change in the ruling came, thanks to the federal budget stating that credit unions would have the flexibility to use those terms.
Last summer, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions planned on enforcing the Bank Act rules and prohibited credit unions from using terms surrounding 'bank' in their operations.
The Canadian Credit Union Association estimated the change could’ve cost $80 million dollars.
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RCMP were called to the scene of an incident.
On Monday, apasserby reported finding an unresponsive 40-year-old female, discovered in the ditch along Provincial Road 354, south of Oak River, and 70 kilometres northwest of Brandon.
Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported the female to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
RCMP is investigating the death as suspicious.
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