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The town of Grandview experienced a major water main break this morning.
The water is now back on but the municipality says due to the break, water levels are very low.
They are urging in town residents to conserve water for the rest of the day.
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An identity theft and fraud prevention workshop is coming to Gilbert Plains.
Shannon Priest, Branch Manager at the Catalyst Credit Union, explains what participants will gain at the workshop:
“It will give (participants) more understanding on how thieves are trying to steal their information. Hopefully give them some tips of how to protect their personal information and keep it safe and what to do if you are a victim of fraud.”
The workshop is tomorrow from 1-4 in the afternoon at the Gilbert Plains EMS building.
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The City of Dauphin has announced a road closure.
The intersection of 8th Avenue SW and 1st Street SW will be closed to all traffic to repair a water main leak.
Be prepared to detour.
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Newcomers in Dauphin are encouraged to attend ‘Connecting With Your Community’.
Hosted by 4-H, this event offers the chance for youth and adults to learn about and take part in activities from groups around town.
Clayton Robins, Executive Director of the Manitoba 4-H Council, says this is a great way to get involved:
“ I think it’s a chance to find out what’s going on in their community, for themselves to get involved in. These are targeted at newcomers to the community or new to the country, and not very familiar with what opportunities might be there. It is open to anybody else who is looking in being involved in things that they are currently not engaged in.”
It takes place from 9 in the morning until noon this Saturday at the Dauphin Marketplace Mall.
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New extended parental leave and leave for individuals to care for critically ill adult family members legislation was introduced today.
Proposed changes include extending parental leave from 37 weeks to 63 weeks to care for a new child in the family and establishing a new 17-week leave to allow employees to care for an adult family member who is critically ill.
The legislation will also increase the minimum age for employment from 12 to 13.
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100 dollars in Dauphin Chamber Bucks are what you could win if you participate in the province’s poverty reduction strategy.
The survey was created to help provide information on improving programs and services.
The Dauphin Friendship Centre is encouraging everyone to give their thoughts on this important issue.
Executive Director of the DFC, Jeremy Smith, explains why the DFC is helping push the survey.
“Poverty affects everybody in the areas of healthcare, education, and employment. So the Friendship Centre thought we would take the main lead on this and assist the province to make wise decisions.”
You can find the survey by going online to going to gov.mb.ca/allaboard/ or stop into the Dauphin Friendship Centre to get a paper copy.
Once you've completed it, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be entered for 4 draws for $100 in Dauphin Chamber Bucks.
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The Dauphin Hospital redevelopment project is progressing into spring.
The Construction on the Emergency Department and new EMS entrance is to be completed in the Spring of 2019.
One more required phase of the project remains, which is reconstructing the main entrance, to be completed in the summer of 2019.
The redevelopment covers 13,000 square feet for both areas, and the EMS drop off adds another 2,400 square feet.
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Last week the free home renovation workshops in Dauphin wrapped up.
The Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation and Dauphin Consumer’s Co-op worked together to put them on.
Acting Executive Director for Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal, Alison Moss, talks about possibility of doing this again in the community:
“This is something we were dreaming about doing in the community for a long time and when the right partner came along, it really made this happen. We sure hope to do it again and I think that we’ve heard from the community that the appetite is there to do more.”
The workshops were held at the DRCSS with local instructors teaching.
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The City of Dauphin has been dealing with water main breaks as spring begins.
City of Dauphin Assistant CAO, Sharla Griffiths says the number of problems city crews have to deal with isn’t unusual.
“It varies from year to year. Usually depending on the weather and how quickly the thaw comes out or how cold it is. It’s really quite weather dependent.”
So far this year there have been 14 water main breaks, with 4 of those taking place in the last two weeks.
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Students with an agricultural background are encouraged to submit their application for a Manitoba Beef Producers bursary.
Six $500 bursaries are available to MBP members, or their children, who are attending a university, college or other post-secondary institution.
General Manager Brian Lemon says the main component of the application is an essay judged by MBP members.
“They should speak about the reasons why they enjoy being involved in agriculture. As you can imagine, with that as a topic there is a lot of really engaged and exciting young people in this industry. Then the opportunity for [the judges] to read the words they put on the page is an exciting and rewarding opportunity that makes everybody feel better about our future when you get a chance to read the inspiring words of these young people.
The application can be found at www.mbbeef.ca/producers/mbp-bursary and have to be submitted by June 1st.
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The province is taking on careless driving with stronger penalties.
New legislation will amend The Highway Traffic Act to create a tiered administrative licence suspension of three days for a first offence and seven days for a second and subsequent offence for prohibited use of a hand-operated electronic device while driving.
The proposed new law will also make careless driving a reportable offence.
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