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The Parkland Chamber Of Commerce State of the District wrapped up this afternoon with a full house in attendance.
Chamber Executive Director Stephen Chychota was proud to gather the Parkland community together to share what's going on.
"This is always a fun one because it's so dynamic and we get different presentations from different people from all over the region"
Several municipal leaders spoke at the event on various items throughout their RMs.
Reeve James Manchur of Gilbert Plains had a lot to talk about for new developments. Some of these included new housing in the area, a doubling of their waste disposal capacity, a new cannabis shop, and a new fire rescue vehicle expected for 2025.
Manchur noted that it wasn't all good news, as the RM also saw 82 washed-out roads, pointing to provincial drainage that may not have been maintained.
Lyle Morran of Grandview was next to speak on the state of his district, which included programs for hiring new physicians, and a sizeable water/wastewater management project that could cost nearly $1.8 million.
Mayor Robert Brunel then took the stage to talk about the unique projects in Ste. Rose, which includes further development of the Turtle River Trails, the campgrounds, and the Ste. Rose Court Project, which already has kids playing pickup games after the snow melted.
Rm of Dauphin's Reeve Ernie Sirski also spoke, highlighting the growth of the region, the expanse of the city's water to rural areas, and a local successful program. He was proud to announce that the first family through the Immigrate Parkland project has already settled into the area, with more on the way.
Other Speakers included local businesses and development:
Greg Crisanti, a local Tim Hortons Franchisee presented the plan for this year's Smile Cookie Campaign.
Mike Csversko announced plans for the Fourth edition of the Fusion Credit Union "Community Infusion" project.
And, Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation showed off their tool kits allowing easy data quantification in rural sectors.
Overall, it was a packed event with lots of development across the Parkland area.
To stay tuned with everything the Chamber of Commerce is up to, Be sure to visit their website at parklandchamber.ca.
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The federal budget is being released right now, and it's looking to level the playing field for young home buyers and entrepreneurs.
One of the biggest factors contributing to this is an increase in taxes on capital gains for Canada's top earners, which is projected to pull 19.3 billion dollars in revenue over the next five years.
This new tax would target the wealthiest .13% of Canadian taxpayers as well as corporations and trusts that make over a certain amount.
This change would go into place as of June 25th of this year. Notably, it would not impact 99.87% of Canadians.
Roughly $25 billion has been slated for housing, $2 billion for a national school food program, and a deficit projection of $39.8 billion moving into next year.
Overall, the 2024 federal budget includes $52.9 billion in new spending plans – some of which is loan-based and reliant on provincial buy-in – as well as an estimated $18.1 billion in new tax revenue.
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Today marks the start of reconstruction work along the East Service Road near Main Street South in Dauphin.
The city says access to all businesses along that service road will be maintained, but motorists are cautioned that portions of that service road will be closed at times in order to complete the necessary work.
Detours and flag people will be set up on that road when needed over the coming weeks, and drivers are asked to follow all signage and to be aware of construction crews during that time.
Work on the East service road is expected to take a few weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Further updates on the Main Street South Reconstruction project can be found on the city's website.
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Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are to select a new leader on April 26 of next year.
The party is to choose a replacement for former premier Heather Stefanson, who stepped down earlier this year.
Wayne Ewasko has been serving as interim leader of the Tories, who have been in Opposition since losing the 2023 provincial election.
The Tories recently changed their rules for selecting leaders.
Instead of a strict one-member, one-vote system, the party has adopted a points system that caps the influence of constituencies with large membership numbers.
Party rules also now allow for online voting as well as mail-in ballots, although the final decision rests with a committee that will lay down detailed rules for the contest.
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Overland flood warnings have been issued for Swan River and other communities in the Northwestern part of the province.
The government is keeping their eyes on a system moving its way into our province this week, that could bring anywhere from 25-50 mm of rain, as well as snow, to those regions.
People in the affected areas are being advised to stay off waterways and keep away from flooding areas and dams.
Overland flood warnings are also in place for The Pas and Flin Flon.
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The Parkland Chamber of Commerce hosts their annual State of the District event today (Tuesday).
Executive Director Stephen Chychota says representatives from several neighbouring municipalities will be on hand to discuss what is happening in their areas.
"This year, we have Ste. Rose, the RM of Dauphin, as well as Gilbert Plains and Grandview all coming to the mic and sharing what is going on in their regions. So we are very excited to hear what they have going on."
Chychota adds several businesses are slated to make announcements as well.
"Tim Horton's is going to be coming to make a big announcement, as there is some stuff coming up with them that they want to share. We also have Rural Manitoba Economic Development coming out to make a presentation, as well as Fusion Credit Union."
The event begins at 11:45 am at the Watson Arts Centre.
CKDM News Now will be in attendance at that event.
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Another Rebate that could put some money back into Manitoban's Pockets is the Home/business security Rebate.
Up to $300 could go toward businesses and homeowners that have installed some form of security measures like cameras, alarms, motion detectors, and more
This rolls back as far as September first of last year. According to Justice Minister Matt Wiebe, applications can be submitted to the program will be launched in June
There was some criticism laid by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who recommended a $1000 rebate for preventative measures.
However, with only $500,000 of Provincial funding on this project, only 1700 applicants would be able to use the maximum amount provided.
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Filing your taxes on the early side will be paying off for people today, as the first round of Carbon Tax rebates toll out.
Manitobans who filed their taxes before March 15th could be seeing a direct deposit of at least $150 in their account today.
For people who filed after March 15th, payments could pop up in May, and for those filing after today, it could be as late as July.
The rebates come at a minimum of $150 but could be upwards of $270 depending on marital status, children, and rural supplementation.
As well, these rebates vary from province to province, with the number listed above specific to Manitoba.
If you're looking to find an easy way to figure out what your rebate will look like, check out the Carbon Rebate Calander on the Government Of Canada Website.
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Some of the best rodeo athletes - on 2 and 4 feet - will be in Dauphin next month for the Mazer Group PBR Dauphin event.
Set for May 24th at Credit Union Place - one night before a PBR Canada Cup series event in Brandon - several former Canadian champion bull riders are expected to take part, according to Crossfire Bull Riding owner Ben Kinkead.
"It is a great opportunity for all of the personnel and bull riders that they can work multiple events with one travel cost. So, we expect the same level of talent in Dauphin that we will see in Brandon the following night."
Ticket sales are going extremely well, with Kinkead saying the support from this area to date for this event has been overwhelming.
"Right from support from the corporate community to ticket sales, we are about 60 per cent sold to capacity to this point. It has been very nice to see the support that the area has given to the event thus far."
Tickets are available at www.tobatickets.ca.
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Parks Canada has announced plans to start a prescribed fire in the Lake Audy and Strathclair Trail area of Riding Mountain National Park.
Prescribed fire operations will take place over the next two months, as weather and environmental conditions allow.
Officials say early spring operations will involve treating grasslands and aspen parklands to form guards, followed by treating boreal mixed-wood forests later this spring.
While the park will remain open during the prescribed fire operations, some areas will be closed for short periods of time to ensure staff and visitor safety.
Those areas include the Lake Audy Bison Enclosure, the Lake Audy Campground Day Use and horse corral areas, as well as the Lake Audy road from 61A to the district station.
Closures will also be in place at times for Strathclair Trail, parts of Central Trail, Kinnis Creak, and Minnedosa and Vermillion River backcountry campsites.
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Today (Monday) is the last day to order swag for the 2024 Manitoba Summer Games, in order to receive it by mid-May.
Orders placed after Monday will not be delivered until mid-June at the earliest.
Host committee merchandising chair Shay Sparrow says they are hoping the business community will get behind them and start ordering clothing for their employees.
"Right now, we are encouraging all businesses to purchase apparel for what we are calling "Games Friday", to kind of get the community, the employees, everybody excited and into the spirit of the games."
Sparrow adds Games Friday will be a great way to drum up excitement for the games.
"It kind of gets the word out that this is happening and for people not familiar with what is going on, that is a great way to talk about it as well."
She adds you have choices as to how you want your games gear to look.
"We have two different logos. One is the Manitoba Summer Games logo, which is traditional to all of the games. And the other is a "Come to Play in Dauphin 024" logo. So you can order hoodies, crew necks, t-shirts, golf shirts, pants, shorts, hats."
Some items also have as many as five different colours to choose from.
A link to order games gear can be found on the 2024 Manitoba Games Host Committee's Facebook page.
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