Miracle Treat Day A Success

Last Thursday was Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen.

All of the proceeds will go towards the children's hospital foundation and Dauphin sure did its part.

As a whole, $2105 was raised through the Dauphin Dairy Queen.

Next August will mark the 18th anniversary of Miracle Treat Day.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Aug 13, 2019 - 2:16 pm

A second person has pled guilty to the shooting of an RCMP officer in Onanole last year.

22-year-old Tommy Edward Beaulieu has pled guilty on several charges including robbery with violence, aggravated assault, assault a peace officer and theft of a firearm.

Beaulieu, along with two others, were involved in a string of break and enters near Clear Lake last August, ending with an RCMP officer being shot followed by a lengthy standoff in Neepawa.

Therae Racette- Beaulieu was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempted murder. The other two accused will be in court in September.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Aug 13, 2019 - 9:27 am

You'll soon have another option to wash your car in Dauphin.

Within the next week or so, Nick Jewell will be opening up Wellington Auto Sports. It's a brand new car wash and it'll be located at the former Westmore Domo location on Buchanon Avenue.

"There's a huge need for this. We have a market that needs a second car wash in town," said Nick Jewell, Owner/Operator. "There are a lot of cars that need to be washed around here and there isn't a lot of places to do it. We also were able to pretty up this building and it sharpens up this end of town."

Something unique to this car wash will be how you can pay. Nick has purchased machines that will allow you to pay with your debit card. That means a quick swipe and you'll be good to go. The system, however, hasn't arrived yet. When they open in the next week or so, it'll be a soft launch. That means you will be required to pay with loonies or toonies.

"We also have the machine set so you get a good bang for your buck," he added. "It's all new in here, completely renovated and all the wands and everything. It's a nice spot."

Each dollar will give you 128 seconds to do your thing.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Aug 13, 2019 - 5:00 am

Rent costs for some Manitobans will increase next year.

The 2020 rent guideline is set to rise 2.4% on January 1st.

The annual guideline, which is advised by the Residential Tenancies Branch, is applied to most rental properties including apartments, houses, and duplexes.

However it doesn’t apply to:

rental units renting for $1,545 or more per month as of Dec. 31, 2019;
personal care homes;
non-profit housing with subsidized rent;
approved rehabilitated rental units; and
new buildings that are less than 15 years old, where an occupancy permit was first issued or a unit first occupied after April 9, 2001, or;
buildings that are less than 20 years old, where an occupancy permit was first issued or a unit first occupied after March 7, 2005.

Landlords can apply for an increase higher than the guideline if they feel the increase doesn't cover any extra costs they’ve incurred.

Landlords must also provide tenants with written notice three months before any possible rent hike.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Aug 13, 2019 - 5:02 am

The Manitoba Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed the two bodies found in Gillam are Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod.

The two are confirmed to have died by suicide by gunfire. There were two firearms found near the bodies.

While they can’t confirm how long the suspects have been dead, there are strong indications that they were alive for several days after being sighted in Gillam.

Forensic analysis is being conducted to confirm whether the guns were used in the murders in BC.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Aug 12, 2019 - 4:17 pm

The 42nd Manitoba provincial election campaign is officially underway.

While the election date has been set and parties have been campaigning for weeks, the campaign could not officially start until the formal issuing of writs after Pallister asked Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon to dissolve the legislature.

With the September election date already chosen, Tuesday would have been the last possible day to start the campaign. Under provincial law, an election campaign has to be between 34 and 28 days long.

Pallister called for an early election in June, citing the fixed election Day in October 2020 would interfere with celebrations around Manitoba’s 150th birthday.

Manitobans will go to the polls on Tuesday, September 10th

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Aug 12, 2019 - 3:24 pm

A huge fire at one of Manitoba's largest dairy farms has resulted in the deaths of about 800 cattle.

The fire broke out early this morning (August 12th) at Pennwood Dairy, which is northeast of Steinbach.

About 60 firefighters from the Steinbach, La Broquerie, Blumenort, New Bothwell and Ste. Anne fire departments all responded to fight the blaze at 36168 Clearsprings Road, at around 5:00 a.m.

It's reported that the dairy barn represents approximately 2.5 per cent of Manitoba milk production.

No employees were in the building at the time of the fire and they were able to save about 200 cattle.

No estimates on the damage value have been provided and we'll have more as we can.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Aug 12, 2019 - 2:14 pm

The Northwest Métis Council held its Annual Regional Meeting this past weekend.

The meeting brought Métis communities from around the Parkland together to recap the success of the past year as well as contribute to plans going forward.

During the meeting, it was announced that the NMC is planning on building a daycare facility as well as a new office where the old Sneath-Strilchuk building is currently located. The goal of these new projects is to create Métis jobs.

Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand focused his speech on ongoing political negotiations, both good and bad, and urged everyone in attendance to do their part and vote in the upcoming provincial and federal elections. He also pointed out the economic success of the past year, saying the MMF has created more jobs and in turn raised more money to help serve communities.

The day also featured a lunch, entertainment, and a silent auction.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Aug 12, 2019 - 11:38 am

The autopsies of the two bodies found in Gillam are complete.

RCMP say there are some formalities to go through before they can officially identify the bodies. The belief is still that the two bodies belong to Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod.

Any details of the autopsies will have to be released by British Columbia RCMP. More details are expected today.

Details: Contributed by Alec Woolston; Published: Aug 12, 2019 - 8:04 am

You may have noticed at night you can see some shooting stars.

The Perseid Meteor Shower happens because the earth is travelling through a giant cloud of dust in space, and the pieces of dust burn up in the atmosphere and that’s what you see in the sky.

Scott Young, planetarium manager at the Manitoba Museum, says the best time to see the meteor shower is just before dawn on the 13^th because that’s the peak of the meteor shower and the almost full moon will have set by then.

The best place to see the meteor shower is outside of cities and towns.

Young says the northern lights have been on the increase and there’s more to see in the night sky. If you look towards the south and the west, the two brightest things you can see is Jupiter and Saturn and if you stay up late there’s a chance you could see other planets too.