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After hearing the provincial school reopening plan at the end of July, the Mountain View School Division has had the past few weeks to finalize its plan.

The plan, in its entirety, is available by clicking here.

Some of the highlights include what’s happening with high school students, masks, and extra-curricular activities and music.

In Grandview, WCI, Ethelbert, and GPCI, schools that have less than 75 students will be regarded as one cohort, while schools that have more than 75 students will be organized into two cohorts and students will attend full time.

For Goose Lake, grade 9 students will attend full time. A blended learning approach will be implemented for grades 10-12. It’ll include a minimum of 50% per 6-day cycle for each student in September. Scheduling will also be set up to accommodate restoring full-time attendance on short notice if/when allowed by the Chief Public Health Officer.

At the DRCSS, a blended learning approach will be implemented because of the large enrollment. This approach will include a minimum of 2 in-class learning days per week for each student for September. Vocational programming will continue, although theory portions may be facilitated through remote learning. 50% of students will attend on Day 1 and 50% on Day 2 from Monday through Thursday. Fridays are designated as follow up/administration time for teachers to contact students and preparation time as teachers will be scheduled 100% of the time Monday through Thursday.

Students with special needs will attend full time at all high schools.

As for masks, the province announced last week that they strongly recommend students in grades 5-12 wear masks, as well as staff. MVSD echoes that sentiment, adding that younger students can wear masks as well. While on buses, masks will be required for all students in grades 5 and up. Boarding and exiting the bus will be done with physical distancing and assigned seats. Extra masks will be made available at all schools throughout the school year for students and staff who do not have their own.

On the topic of extra-curricular activities and music, no competition, including exhibition games, is permitted for any school sports. Field trips and all divisional athletics and tournaments, including intramurals, are suspended until further notice. For Music classes, MVSD will follow the directives of Public Health and Manitoba Education. Singing and choral programs will be suspended until Public Health declares these activities are safe in which to engage. Music teachers will move from class to class where possible. While band teachers may require students to move to the Band Room to keep programming viable.

MVSD Superintendent Dan Ward believes they’ll be in the best shape possible if the basic fundamentals are followed.

“That is, if you’re symptomatic, even with mild symptoms, stay home, screen. If the screen online on the shared health website says to get tested, get tested. When you’re in a school building or a division building, to social distance as much as reasonably possible to the greatest extent possible and if you’re assigned to a cohort, to stay within that cohort.”

Ward stresses the importance of communication.

“It’s one thing to put out a multi-page document with all sorts of resources -- but, there’s going to be questions and I just want to assure the entire MVSD community that when questions arise, to feel empowered to contact your school or contact the school division, or send us an email, a phone call, and we will answer those questions when they arise.”

Ward adds that they’ll consult with public health on any questions they aren’t sure about and then get back to whoever asked the question.

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We won’t be seeing a traditional Manitoba Ag Days show in 2021.

In a release put out Monday morning, organizers of the event at the Keystone Centre in Brandon say its board of directors made the difficult decision to not proceed with the event in the interest of the safety and well-being of all involved.

General manager of Manitoba Ag Days, Kristen Philips, says you can expect to see some announcements in the near future about “non-traditional” Ag Days events happening in light of the cancellation.

“We are definitely pursuing non-traditional elements. We are going to work with our exhibitors to create those opportunities — and hope to roll them out shortly,” Phillips said.

The general manager adds that the public can stay tuned to their social media platforms for the latest information about future events.

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) was the target of a cyberattack over the weekend, which they say has compromised the personal information of at least 5,500 hundred Canadians.

The CRA now says it could be a few more days before they restore their online services, which they’ve shut down after the privacy breach.

Hackers used thousands of stolen usernames and passwords to obtain government services and compromise personal information.

Officials say the vulnerability in the federal agency’s software has now been fixed, but have been vague about what victims will have to do to get their accounts reinstated, after some were disabled to prevent further fraud.

The CRA stated that letters will be mailed only to those who are affected.

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Back in May, the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce held the State of the City Address and due to COVID, it was moved online.

The State of the District has yet to be held this year, but Stephen Chychota has an update on that.

“Right now we are in the process of putting it all together and getting our speakers and material put together. It’s going to be virtually hosted, it’s not an in-person session anymore and we want to respect that distancing for everyone and keep events off to the side for a little bit and we can just host everything online and make it a little bit easier on everyone.”

Chychota adds that we have technology that can bring everyone together from across the Parkland.

“We want to highlight what’s going on in the Parkland area and we’re pooling messages from all Parkland wide, Roblin, to Swan, Winnipegosis, McCreary, Ste. Rose, even here in Dauphin. A lot of content is going to be coming out.

Since everything needs to be put together still, Chychota doesn’t know how long the State of the District will be, but he says there’ll be a lot to share and there’s going to be some really great stories.

Chychota says this is the fourth state of the district, first one online, and the content that comes out is amazing and gives people perspective on what’s happening in the Parkland.

“The intent for this was to also have some business opportunities come out of it, so people can realize what’s going on in these other areas and have the ability to maybe do a pop-up shop, or actually start a business out there, or if you’re a contractor go do some builds or services out in these other areas.”

Chychota says this might be the best one just because of the way they can share the info and how many people can have access to the State of the District.

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The Winnipegosis Thrift Store is working hard to open up shop again, but in the meantime, they’re bringing the store to you.

The store has been closed down since March, and hasn’t yet reopened to the public due to its amount of high-touch areas.

Terri Wood, chairperson of the Winnipegosis Thrift Store, says they’ve missed their customers, so they are setting up their products outside the shop to enjoy.

“We are having some of our wears out on tables that are spaced out at physically distanced protocols. Our whole premise is to do this while keeping people safe because we’re not sure how and when we’ll be able to open to the public on a regular basis.”

The sale is being held on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Customers will be allowed in the store for the day; however, there will be a limit to 5 people at a time, for about 15 minutes.

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Public health officials identified 36 new cases of COVID-19 in their update on Sunday afternoon.

Two of those cases are in the Dauphin health district where there's been a total of 7 cases; two of which are considered active, while the other 5 are listed as recovered.

There are now 697 total confirmed and probable cases in Manitoba, with 205 cases considered active, and 483 cases listed as recovered. Two previously announced cases have been removed after public health investigations.

9 new cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region, with 21 from the southern health region. One new case is in the Interlake–Eastern Health region, and 1 is from the Winnipeg health region.

There are currently 9 people in hospital because of the virus, with three people in intensive care.

This follows a Saturday update where 20 new cases were announced in the province, along with Manitoba’s ninth death related to COVID-19.

Testing numbers show an additional 1,669 laboratory tests were completed on Saturday, bringing the total number of tests completed since early February to 113,952.

Unless recommended by public health, only individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should go for testing. Individuals with symptoms are asked to seek testing as soon as possible once symptoms are present.

For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

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A 23-year-old man is wanted for 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault after a fatal stabbing early Saturday morning in Dauphin.

Dauphin RCMP responded to a stabbing at home on 7th Avenue SE around 3:40 am on Saturday, August 15th,.

On arrival, officers found a 32-year-old man dead in the home. An 18-year-old man was also injured and taken to hospital, but was later released.

Police are now looking for 23-year-old Nicholas Ryan-McKinnon, wanted for 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault. He is described as 6’ tall, 165 lbs, with light-brown hair, and blue eyes. Nicholas Ryan-McKinnnon is from British-Columbia but has been living in the Dauphin area since December, 2019, RCMP said. 

In a release on Sunday, police say he may still be in the Dauphin area.

The RCMP asks that anyone with information about the whereabouts of Nicholas Ryan-McKinnon is to call the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online by clicking here.

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Dauphin’s COVID-19 testing site has extended its hours to keep up with the increased demand for testing.

The site will be open today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Prairie Mountain Health is monitoring the need for more weekend hours on a week-by-week basis.

The site's regular hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., however, they are closed for lunch between 12:00 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.

Dauphin’s site is located at the Community Health Services Building Parking Lot 625 Third St. SW. You do not need a referral to visit any COVID-19 testing site, although he province is prioritizing testing for people showing symptoms.

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Twenty new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Saturday, and public health officials are reporting one more death related to the virus.

The province’s ninth death related to COVID-19 is a man in his 80’s from Portage la Prairie, in the southern health region.

Three of the newly announced cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region — 6 are in the southern health region, and the remaining 11 cases are from the Winnipeg region.

There are 211 active cases in Manitoba; 92 of which are in Brandon. There are 9 individuals in hospital, and three in intensive care.

443 people have recovered, and the number of deaths related to COVID-19 is nine.

For more information from public health on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.

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A warrant has been issued for a man from Lake St. Martin.

23-year-old Alfred Beardy is wanted by Gypsumville RCMP for aggravated assault and multiple firearms offences.

It’s believed he may be travelling between Gypsumville and Winnipeg.

RCMP warn that he is considered a danger to the public, and that if you see him, do not approach him. Call 911 or the Gypsumville RCMP immediately at 204-659-2682.

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For the month of August the Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce has been sharing the stories of their members across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Stephen Chychota says they’re doing the Stronger Together campaign to show off their network and members.

“We have this really great way of taking some of their stories, we got some questions we wanted to ask them and build some content out of that. So all of August, we’ll have at least one picture per day and it’ll come out across all our platforms and we just really want to show off that network and what it means to be stronger together.”

Chychota adds that someone in business doesn’t have to be on their own and feel like they’re the only one out there doing their thing with no supports. Chychota says there’s a network the Chamber can provide and a membership everyone can lean on.

He says all the posts have some really great stories and you get to hear how COVID changed things, why they’re in business, and what it means to be a Chamber member. But, there’s one post that stands out to Stephen.

“I can’t get over BOHO Tatoo’s post where a guy got #StrongerTogether actually tattooed on him and for his own reasons, it wasn’t exactly a part of this campaign, it means something for him and it just was fitting I guess and just great timing, it worked out and I can’t believe that Robbie pulled this off and yeah, it’s a great post, great picture. If you haven’t seen it I’d highly recommend, go check that out on any one of our platforms cause it’s dangling out there, but yeah, really cool stuff.”

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