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UPDATE:
After 13 hours on scene, the Dauphin Fire Department cleared the scene of the fire located at the Bond Building on 4th Avenue NW.
Although there is no estimate on damages at this time, the building is a complete loss. The MB Office of the Fire Commissioner is leading the investigation.
You're asked to keep clear of the sidewalks and use caution as there is ice accumulation in the area from the water that was used all day.
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Emergency crews remain on scene at a fire at the Bond building on 4th Avenue Northwest. RCMP ask that you please avoid the area. We will let you know when the area is back open.
From the Dauphin Fire Department's Facebook page:
"Shortly before 3:00 am this morning (February 07), DFD was dispatched to a report of a possible garbage fire at the front of a building located on 4th Avenue NW. Upon arrival, firefighters attempted entry and found the fire was located in the basement of the building with flames coming up the stairs and out the front door.
All occupants of the apartments located on the rear of the building were safely evacuated along with one of the neighboring homes. Due to the fire conditions coming from the basement, firefighters were unable to make entry through the front door and shortly after the main floor of the building collapsed into the basement.
Crews remain on scene at this time and have called in assistance through mutual aid from Gilbert Plains Fire Department. Please avoid the area on your way to work and school this morning. Updates will be posted as the scene progresses."
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The water reservoir under the hill by Barker School is likely in use to help the firefighters deal with the fire on 4th Ave NW.
Pumps in the reservoir automatically kick in when lots of water gets used.
Bill Brenner says that because the city’s water pressure comes from gravity having the reservoir in the north end of Dauphin can help combat low pressure if something happens in the south.
That reservoir also gets used if any issues occur at the water treatment plant to make sure Dauphin still gets water.
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The get swabbed campaign is a movement for the month of February to encourage men to donate stem cells.
Sarah Jasmins, stem cell territory manager for Western Canada of the Canadian Blood Services, says they are looking for healthy men aged 17-35 to register.
Registering is important because it is still very unlikely a match is found. There are currently 1400 Canadians without a match in the registry, so by registering you could save a life.
In Manitoba to donate stem cells, you would have to go to Cancer Care Manitoba in Winnipeg. All costs associated with donating and going to and from the hospital for the donor and one other person would be covered.
There are two procedures for donating stem cells. The one 85% of people do, takes 4-6 hours. The donor is given a medication 5 days before that will cause the stem cells to grow. The medication also causes stem cells to move from inside the bone to the bloodstream and with a needle, the doctors can remove stem cells. They then remove some of the stem cells from the blood and return the rest.
The other 15% of the time it is a surgery where the donor is put to sleep and a needle removes stem cells from the back of the hip bone. After that, the donor will feel as if they fell on ice, but no other pain should be felt.
To register, click here.
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There's an extreme cold warning in effect for most of the Parkland.
The temperature with the wind chill is expected to be close to -40 tonight and tomorrow.
For a link to all the areas affected click here.
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It’s a common problem for pets to hate going to the vet clinic.
Dr. Wendy Wesolowski, a vet at the Dauphin Vet Clinic, did an online course to learn a way to keep pets calm at the vet.
She started the course in November. The course looked at three aspects of pets and called it FAS, fear, anxiety and stress.
Wesolowski now knows how to see signs of fear, anxiety and stress in animals, what to do when that happens, and how to treat or prevent stress.
She can give out medication so pets are more relaxed when it's time to go to the vet clinic.
50 per cent of the patients that go to the Dauphin Vet Clinic show signs of FAS.
The course also looked at ways to minimize FAS before coming to the vet clinic.
Implementing the strategy will take a while because they will have to go through records to see which pets had a tough time at the vet.
Owners being upfront about how their pet was feeling before going to the vet clinic will help too.
If your pet hates its kennel, you can try keeping it out at all times so they grow accustomed to the kennel and don't have a fear of going in the kennel.
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The RM of Dauphin announced the Listowel Bridge has been closed.
It will be closed until the end of March for repairs and maintenance.
The bridge is located on Road 106W between Road 149N and 150N.
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Municipalities across the Parkland will have to decide by March 31st whether they want to be a part of the future Inter-Mountain Watershed District.
A meeting took place yesterday afternoon between the province and conservation representatives to discuss the proposal to amalgamate the Turtle River and Intermountain conservation districts. Many city and RM officials were in attendance as well.
Should a member municipality choose not to sign off on the proposal; they will lose more than their matched funding from the province. "We would actually lose access to a number of other programs that are proposal-based, that you have to be a conservation district to apply for". Noted Jeff Thiele, Manager of the Intermountain Conservation District.
One concern that was brought up at the meeting is the fact that the Intermountain Watershed District will be one of the largest districts in the province, but no additional funding has been offered by the province yet to cover any extra costs.
".. the two conservation districts and the municipalities are spending quite a bit of time and money on formulating this draft proposal and going to some extra meetings that we wouldn't actually have, so it's actually costing us quite a bit more than we had budgeted for this year. Hopefully at some point the province is going to look at some extra funding for this".
Overall, the meeting went smoothly, and the representatives from the provincial government were able to knowledgably answer questions and concerns. The province has set a target date of January 1st, 2020, to make the amalgamation official.
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A crosswalk could be built on 2nd Ave. NW and 2nd St. NW.
They want the crosswalk at that intersection because there are lots of daycares and families in the area that use the splash park in the summer as well as Vermillion Park is used at all times of the year.
The city has to go through Manitoba Infrastructure to get the crosswalk done.
MI would set up a traffic study at a time of the city's choosing to determine if a crosswalk makes sense.
The city will likely choose a time in July when that street will be busy to start the traffic study.
MI will send someone out to watch the intersection and count how many cars drive by and people cross the street.
If MI decides they won’t build the crosswalk for the city, Dauphin has the option of paying for it themselves.
That would have to wait until 2020 because of the budget being used for this year.
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The Keystone Ag Producers annual general meeting has come to a close.
Five resolutions were brought up today.
Some of them included:
That KAP lobby the Government of Canada to do further research on a point of delivery check-off system, in place of trailing or end point royalties,
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That KAP lobby the Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba to provide more resources to help innovate farms and value-added enterprises to get established in Manitoba.
The highlight of the morning was TSN’s Michael Lansberg speaking about depression. His presentation went on for an extra 20 minutes with so many questions from the crowd.
The Manitoba Young Farmers Conference continues for a bit in the afternoon. Today was their first day of a two-day conference.
Benjamin Schwab will be heading to Brandon tomorrow for the Manitoba Beef Producers AGM at the Victoria Inn.
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Headliners for Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa have been announced.
On the FP Genetics Main stage, Friday, August 2nd, Lee Aaron will perform, along with Canadian rock band Harlequin, multi-platinum group, Platinum Blonde and the final group playing that night is April Wine, a group that’s been rocking hard for 5 decades.
On Saturday, August 3rd, on the FP Genetics Main Stage there are a couple groups playing. The Sam Roberts Band and Collective Soul are headlining.
Sunday, August 4th will be a big night on the FP Genetics Main stage. Juno award winning Streetheart will be playing, as well as Canada’s Queen of Rock, Sass Jordan, 54-40, and 8x Juno Award-winning Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, will be performing.
Tickets and camping for Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa go on sale this Friday.
Tickets will be available at www.rockinthefields.ca or by calling 1 888 330-8333.
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Grandview’s Taron Topham was a finalist for the $100,000 LORAN Scholarship and now he can say he’s a LORAN Scholarship winner.
Taron was in Toronto this past weekend alongside 88 other finalists. Of which, 34 were chosen and Topham was one of the 34 that received the massive scholarship. One thing the weekend included was an extensive interviewing process.
“It’s definitely a great honour and makes me feel like all the hard work has paid off,” said Topham. “I’m really thankful for everyone that has helped me and I can’t wait to move forward now.”
Taron found out he was a finalist for the scholarship late last year after he was one of just four Manitoba residents that were chosen to head to Toronto. It’s been somewhat of a stressful couple months for him. Advancing to the national stage was already a huge deal, but he didn’t really know what to expect when he got there.
Obviously, the impression that Taron left was a lasting one that was enough to award him $100,000 towards his post-secondary studies.
“You know, filling out the initial application, I thought to myself what are the odds,” said Topham. “I’ve really enjoyed everything that’s gone into this.”
“It was a great time in Toronto. I met so many people that were past scholars and they shared their stories,” he added. “This just opens so many doors and that’s the really exciting part.”
The question is now when will Taron begin his post-secondary studies and where? Not only is he extremely smart and a super hard worker, but Topham is also well on his way to having a very good junior hockey career with the Dauphin Kings’. Pursuing the goal of making it to the next level out on the ice is just one of the many doors Taron has right in front of him.
“I want to go into the sciences and I’ll probably major/minor in phycology, but I’m not sure which one yet,” said Topham. “I also want some bio and chemistry in there and after my Bachelor in Sciences; I want to aim for the medical program. Where this will all happen is a very good question, I really don’t know.”
A big reason Taron has won the $100,000 scholarship is his commitment to getting out in the community and volunteering. That’s something that will always be a big part of his life.
“Oh yeah for sure, I wouldn’t want to stop doing what got me to where I am,” said Topham. “I still plan on doing it going forward and I’m looking forward to it.”
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