Dauphin City Council Holds Meeting

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Dauphin City Council met in person on Monday night to discuss a few community topics.

One item on the agenda was COVID-19. Dauphin City Manager Sharla Griffiths said that there will be no changes to the operations of city facilities however, she says that the city is waiting for an update from the province:

“We are seeing changes being talked about from the province and so we do eagerly await any updates that we receive from the province in terms of being able to open up more or include more people in meetings or open up our public areas to more public people.”

Another topic of discussion was the Watson Art Centre. Dauphin & District Allied Arts Council approached the city regarding forming a committee involving representation from both sides with the purpose to discuss maintenance and renovation projects at the Watson Art Centre. Many of the projects are safety and accessibility related. Renovations are slated for 2022.

The last topic was regarding the former site of McKay Residential School at Pioneer Park. Community Minister of Dauphin Church of Christ, Brian Olson, approached the city requesting information about the land adjacent to the site, mainly Pioneer Park. With the recent findings and reporting’s of unmarked graves at several former residential schools across the country, Dauphin City Manager, Sharla Griffiths says that Olson is working with elders to gain more information on the history of the site:

“Mr. Olson is working with Elders of the First Nations in Treaty 2 Territory to proceed in searching the land of the former residential school.”

Last night’s meeting was live-streamed on YouTube. You can watch the meeting in full here.

The next Dauphin City Council meeting will take place on Monday, August 9.

Details: Published: Jul 13, 2021 - 5:03 am

In today’s COVID-19 news conference Manitoba’s top doctor talked about the online threats that he’s faced during the pandemic.

Dr. Brent Roussin says that he’s received many threats against him and his family, that he’s been in contact with security and the police about.

“There's been suspicious activity reported to me around my house, where I’ve been in contact with law enforcement.”

Roussin says the threats have increased over the third wave of the pandemic.

"I think email type threats or at least low-level threats were pretty common throughout all stages of the pandemic. So that was probably daily or at least weekly. During this third wave, things have been stretching out, so I've been getting more and more severe ones, ones that have been reported to me that people have seen in social media that have had some law enforcement involvement in it.”

Roussin said he hopes the threats decline as Manitoba starts to reopen.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 12, 2021 - 8:11 pm

There’s a special air quality statement in effect for Dauphin and the surrounding area.

Environment Canada says there are numerous forest fires producing large quantities of smoke in areas east of Berens River and north of Kenora.

West winds developing later tonight are expected to push the smoke farther east, with most of it remaining on the Ontario side of the border through the overnight hours.

We could also being seeing smoke from the 206,017 hectare fire in the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale.

The fires are causing heavy smoke in areas, reducing visibility and causing poor air quality.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 12, 2021 - 6:23 pm

This year’s extremely dry conditions have made it challenging for fruit growers in the province.

Angie Cormier, who’s an executive director with Prairie Fruit Growers Association, says there’s a small window to go to some ‘U-Pick’ sites this year.

“This has definitely been a challenging year for fruit growers, and keep in mind this is now the second summer that we’ve had drought conditions.”

Cormier adds that the demand for local fruit is very high this year, but the supply is very low.

“I think it started last year with COVID. People weren’t allowed to travel, so families and individuals were all looking for something to do. So with U Pick farms being open last year, it was something they could do as an outing.”

Fruit farms and local fruit producers can be found here.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 12, 2021 - 12:16 pm

Many communities in Manitoba broke hot-weather records over the weekend.

Environment Canada had issued heat warnings for several parts of the province including Dauphin.

The weather agency is reporting that the following communities beat hot-weather records for July 11^th:

Swan River reached 34.9 C, passing its previous record of 32.3 C that was set in 2012
Fisher Branch set a new record of 35.3 C, beating its previous record of 35 C which was set in 2012
Deerwood reached 33.5 C, beating its previous hot-weather record of 33.3 C, set in 1957
Flin Flon hit a record temperature of 32.2 C. Its old record of 31.1 was set in 1939
Gimli experienced a record temperature of 34.8 C. Its previous of 34.3 C was set in 2012
Grand Rapids saw a record temperature of 34.2 C. Its previous record of 33.3 C was set in 2012
Oak Point set a new record of 31.8 C, beating its old hot-weather record set in 2012
Steinbach set a new record of 34.1 C, with its old record of 32.8 C set in 1957

In Dauphin, we could be seeing temperatures in the mid-thirties later this week.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 12, 2021 - 9:21 am

Customers of Dauphin’s Co-op can expect to see their equity cheques in the mail soon.

Dauphin Co-op announced $1.27 million in cash-back to their member-owners, thanks to another successful year in 2020.

General Manager, Lorne Eiffert wants to thank members for their support in 2020.

"You can feel confident knowing that every single dollar our Co-op earns stays right here in your communities and goes back to your members. I am very pleased to announce cash-back to our members this year of over $1.2 million dollars and the cheques are in the mail!"

He adds that the support has helped Co-op invest in brand new facilities, and expand existing ones to serve customers better.

“In 2020, over $170 thousand was invested in community programs and initiatives. This investment betters the lives of our employees, you and your family and the communities we work and raise our families in.”

Those wanting to support local can take their cheque to Fusion Credit Union and exchange it for Chamber Bucks.

Anyone can become a Co-op member by signing up at any Co-op location, or online.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 12, 2021 - 8:10 am

Parks Canada is looking into the possible presence of blue-green algae in Moon Lake, in Riding Mountain National Park.

Parks Canada says as a precaution, swimming is not currently advised.

They also say to not drink the water, or allow pets to drink the water at this time.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 12, 2021 - 7:03 am

The Parkland and many other parts of the province are under an extreme heat warning this weekend.

Environment Canada says temperatures are expected to hover in the low to mid-thirties as an upper ridge builds across the Prairies.

In Dauphin we could see a high of 33 with a humidex of 36 today.

Environment Canada says temperatures will cool off in the north of the province on Monday, but will remain very warm in the south.

Dauphinites can expect a high of 26 with a humidex of 28 on Monday.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 11, 2021 - 9:47 am

There are several Prairie Mountain Health walk-in vaccine Clinics happening in the Parkland next week.

There are Moderna walk-ins at the supersite in Dauphin, from today until Wednesday, July 14^th, from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

There will be 30 Pfizer walk-ins at the Dauphin Supersite today and Tuesday for youth only. On Walk-In Wednesday, there will be 350 Pfizer doses for all ages, but youth will be given priority.

There will be 150 Moderna walk-ins at the Community Hall in McCreary on July 13^th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In Swan River, Moderna walk-ins are starting at 11:30 a.m. on July 13^th at the Veterans Hall.

In Winnipegosis there will be 50 Pfizer walk-ins for youth, and 150 Moderna walk-ins on July 14^th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Booked appointments are still available at the Swan River clinic on July 13th.

Moderna vaccine 1st dose eligibility is 18 years and older.

Pfizer vaccine 1st dose eligibility is 12 years and older.

Second-dose eligibility is 28 days after your first shot.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Jul 11, 2021 - 6:00 am

An employee at Dauphin's Co-op's food store has tested positive for COVID-19.

The team member's last shift was on July 7 and they were notified of a positive test on July 9. The employee is now self-isolating and will remain home while doing so.

The food store remains open.