4 More Deaths, 147 New Cases In Manitoba

Four more people who contracted COVID-19 have died and 147 new cases were announced today.

Three men from Winnipeg, all over the age of 70, and an 80-year-old man from the Interlake are the province’s most recent deaths. Manitoba has now reported 47 deaths due to COVID-19.

There have been a total of 3,773 cases in Manitoba, with 1,807 considered active and 1,920 recovered cases.

There are 42 people in hospital with 8 in intensive care. That's the highest number of hospitalizations in the province to date.

Today’s data shows:

Seven cases in Prairie Mountain Health region;
10 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
10 cases in the Northern health region;
33 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
87 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (2), Little Saskatchewan (1), Whitemud (2). Brandon has 14 active cases.

In the Interlake region, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 4 active cases.

The province is also introducing some new public health orders to Manitoba’s north, which will take effect on Monday, October 26^th. These new restrictions will be in place for at least two weeks.

For more information about COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Oct 22, 2020 - 12:56 pm

The second last day of Rotary Radio Week saw Rotary Club President Wanda Sime join Al Gaines.

They talked about how COVID-19 has affected the Rotary Club.

Sime, who’s been club president since the end of June, says COVID affected them from the start with isolation.

“So we weren’t able to gather together, cause we gather weekly, fundraisers were changed, we had to change our meeting place. We discovered Zoom, like the rest of the world, and with that, we learned a little bit about some of the challenges with online life.”

Sime has been a part of the Rotary Club for about 5 years now and the international reach of the club is what surprised her the most.

“It’s a community across the world and that’s something we’ve been able to really look into during COVID as well. With the challenge of not being able to meet in person that we were facing at one point, we were using Zoom. Well, with Zoom, that means you can get people across the world.

Sime has attended meetings in Texas and Mexico because Rotary is everywhere.

Coming up tomorrow for the final day of Rotary Radio Week is Benjamin Philippe. If you missed Jean-Louis Guillas yesterday, click here.

Details: Contributed by Isaac Wihak; Published: Oct 22, 2020 - 12:45 pm

The results are in!

Winning the vote, 231 to 128, Tom Anderson is the new Reeve of the RM of Alonsa.

John Cabak finished in second place.

Details: Contributed by Isaac Wihak; Published: Oct 22, 2020 - 5:43 am

It’s been exactly one year since Dan Mazier was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa.

Mazier says the first year in his new role in federal politics was a learning experience and a big change — it was the first crop year of his life that he had no involvement in seeding and being on the land.

The former Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president believes he’s in a strong position to advocate for producers in the riding and understand the issues they face.

Beginning to tackle the issue of rural internet connectivity seemed to be one of the most significant points of focus in Mazier’s first year as MP.

Earlier in the year, Mazier sent out a survey to all constituents in the riding to get their feedback on internet connectivity. He says the dead spots he noticed while travelling all over the riding are unacceptable.

“If we’re not connected to the rest of Canada, all of a sudden there’s lost opportunities. We don’t know what’s going on, we don't know what opportunities are out there.”

Putting the business and educational disadvantages of poor connectivity aside, Mazier also pointed to public safety concerns.

“You get 10 miles out of Dauphin and you have no connection. What happens if your car broke down and you’re in harm's way? You’ve got all these tools available to you [with your phone] and you’re not connected — on a major highway in Manitoba. That’s simply not acceptable.”

Mazier will be holding some town halls around the riding in December to continue stoking the conversation around internet connectivity issues — and plans to visit Dauphin, Swan River, Shoal Lake and Neepawa to meet with residents.

“It’s time for us to start saying ‘this is what we need’. It is an essential service as far as I’m concerned — and it’s something I think we can all stand behind.”

Despite the limitations imposed by the COVID situation, Mazier tells CKDM he was still able to touch base with most of the riding during his small business tour.

The MP for Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa says it all boils down to communication, and welcomes constituents to reach out to him and further the dialogue about what’s happening over in Ottawa.

“Being a new MP, I realized our democracy is good. We live in the best country in the world but democracy takes work from everybody. It’s not a spectator sport.”

Mazier was previously the deputy shadow minister for environment, and has now moved to the fisheries committee.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Oct 21, 2020 - 7:05 pm

A fall federal election has been avoided following a vote today in the House of Commons.

The Conservative motion to form a committee to investigate Liberal COVID-19 spending was defeated by a vote of 180 to 146.

If passed, it could have sparked an election, as Trudeau had declared the vote on the Conservative measure a confidence measure.

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Oct 21, 2020 - 5:15 pm

A 17-year-old driver from Carberry received a $927 ticket after Brandon RCMP caught him going 167 km/h on the Trans-Canada Highway.

On Tuesday, October 20, police radar caught the vehicle going well over the posted 100 km/h speed limit.

When police activated their emergency lights to make the stop, the speeding vehicle lost control, going into the ditch and landing on top of a utility box.

The young driver and two passengers exited the vehicle, all managing to avoid serious injury.

The 17-year-old was issued a ticket and Serious Offence Notice, which suspends his license until he meets with MPI — so his mother had to pick him up from the scene.

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Oct 21, 2020 - 3:06 pm

The voting stations are open today from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM for the RM of Alonsa bi-election for reeve.

Ward 1 voters are to go to the Eddystone Community Center.

Ward 2 & 2A voters are to go to the Kinosota Community Center.

Ward 3 & 4 voters are to go to the Alonsa Community Center.

Ward 5 & 6 voters are to go to the Amaranth Memorial Hall

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Oct 21, 2020 - 2:51 pm

Another death related to COVID-19 has been announced in Manitoba today, along with 135 new cases.

A man in his 80’s from Winnipeg is the province's 43^rd death due to the virus. This was a previously announced case in connection to an outbreak at Parkview Place care home in Winnipeg.

Manitoba has seen a total of 3,626 cases, with 1,774 considered active, and 1,809 recovered.

Today’s data shows:

17 cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
Four cases in the Northern health region;
12 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
102 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (2), Little Saskatchewan (1), and Whitemud (1). Brandon has 10 active cases.

In the Interlake region, the Eriksdale/Ashern district has 4 active cases.

For up-to-date information about COVID-19 in the province, click here.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Oct 21, 2020 - 12:50 pm

The province is increasing the fines for Manitobans who flout public health orders.

Premier Brian Pallister announced Wednesday those who fail to comply with health orders could face a $1,296 fine — more than double the previous fine of $486. For corporations, the fine will now rise to $5,000, up from the previous $2,500.

“Sadly there is a small minority of people that are not doing their part and they are ignoring the advice of our public health experts,” said Pallister.

The province says in addition to bigger fines, they’re also stepping up the enforcement of public health orders across the province.

As of October 12, the Manitoba government issued a total of 134 tickets to people failing to comply with Manitoba’s public health and emergency orders.

The new fine levels come into effect today.

Details: Contributed by Matt Hamel; Published: Oct 21, 2020 - 12:25 pm

This morning for Rotary Radio Week, Jean-Louis Guillas joined Al Gaines in the studio to talk about the Rotary Club’s book sale.

The book sale will be from November 5^th to 7^th and Guillas says the big change this time is the location.

“For many, many years we did it in the mall, but just with COVID, we are not able to have this spacing in the mall. So, we’re moving to the 8^th Avenue Hall, the Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium and that’s going to be the location for drop-off of donations as well. We’ll have drop-off bins under the canopy at the front of the hall and you can bring it there and that will remind you that that’s going to be the location of the sale.”

The drop-offs will start next week on Monday, October 26^th.

On Thursday, November 5^th, and Friday, November 6^th, the book sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Then on Saturday, November 7^th, the book sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“We think that’s lots of opportunity for people to come.”

Guillas adds that they’ll have to limit the number of people in the sale at a time.

“What we’ve got in stock is well-sorted and we’re going to try and find ways that people can shop quickly, efficiently, and find the good things that they want to find.”

The book sale is one of the longest-running fundraisers for the Rotary Club and Guillas estimates it’s been running for over 25 years.

Coming up tomorrow on Rotary Radio Week is club president Wanda Sime. If you missed Clayton Swanton yesterday, click here.