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There's a new kindergarten program coming to Whitmore school that will promote inclusivity, and give parents an opportunity to learn alongside their kids.

The new program runs every day, and at two o'clock, parents and younger siblings of the students will be welcomed into the school if they choose, to participate in activities like medicine picking, making ribbon skirts, and gardening. Principal Dawn Dutchak says teachers were the driving force behind the new program.

"Our teachers had looked at some of the things they had perceived as barriers within our school," said Dutchak, "They want to make sure that parents felt comfortable within our building, that they see representation."

There will also be an opportunity for language learning, for both Michif and Anishinabek if there is enough interest among parents. The new program will use resources already in the Mountain View School Division, along with a grant through the provincial government's Teachers Idea Fund.

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Combine College comes to Dauphin on July 26th at the Rotary Arena and DMCC Fairgrounds. There are morning and afternoon sessions for John Deere, New Holland, and Case I-H combines, as well as a Harvest Loss Management session presented by Shawn Senko, an Agronomy Specialist for the Canola Council of Canada.

"They'll be going over basically the whole machine, from the header working their way back through the machine. They'll cover feeding issues, settings, and operational tips for varying conditions, diagnostics, maintenance, and everything that an attendee will want to go over as well. So please ask questions when you're there because we want to engage our sales guys and our product specialists for these manufacturers to get as much information out of them as possible right before harvest." - Manitoba Crop Alliance Agronomy Extension Special for Special Crops, Morgan Cott

You can register for the college here, it costs $75 for the day, however, members in good standing with Manitoba Canola Growers, Manitoba Crop Alliance, or Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers get a $25 rebate per group they belong to.

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The Dauphin and District Community Food Bank will be accepting applications for food assistance today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 220 Whitmore Ave. W.

Board Member Tom Monson said that people must have not received food from the food bank in the last four weeks and must bring their Manitoba health card to be eligible.

"We are providing a service for... the community in Dauphin... to help those that are less fortunate... [and] those that are struggling at the present time... It gives them a bit of food to kind of tide them over until they can receive some... financial support somewhere else," Monson said.

He also said that when people go to the food bank, they receive a hamper of food, which should last 3 to 5 days.

Furthermore, Monson noticed that the demand for food assistance keeps increasing as inflation continues to rise.

"When everybody was receiving the CERB, our numbers were down... Sometimes thirty hampers [were given out] on a Thursday... Now we're running [awfully] close to 180 to 200 hampers a month, so that's a significant increase," he said.

For more information, you can call the Food Bank at 204-638-7853.

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The Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund's already welcomed 12 families to Dauphin, and they're expecting a 13th soon. The fund has continued to grow, with more than $200,000 in cash donations, and so many donations in kind, and Don Tarrant said he can't believe how far the fund has come.

"To come with an idea of bringing one or two families in, to have twelve families tonight and one more arriving is way above what we thought." said Tarrant, "I think the other thing is, the families we brought in, I think they're fitting in really well. They're very happy and very thankful."

To celebrate the families arriving, and thank all the volunteers for their hard work, the fund organized a BBQ earlier this week. The food was donated by Tarrant, Tere Stykalo, and Jason Beyette, with so many volunteers also pitching in at the event.

"We just feel that they're just home now. We hope that they're comfortable, we hope that they prosper, and it's just a huge relief to have them here." said Tarrant, "Every family that was arriving, the group was just holding their breath until they go into Winnipeg, and holding their breath they got to Dauphin, and to see them all here now, in amongst the local people, and becoming the local people, is a huge gratification."

If you have any questions about the fund you can call Larry at (204) 648-5904, or Karen at (204) 648-3567.

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The province of Manitoba is expanding vaccine eligibility to children aged six months to four years. This follows Health Canada's announcement last week that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was approved for kids in the six months to five years age range.

The initial supply of the quarter dose vaccines will be limited to 14,900 in the first delivery, and because of this, the province will prioritize the following groups of children.

  • First Nations, Inuit, or Métis children, regardless of where they live.
  • Those who have certain medical conditions including:
    • Chronic lung disease,
    • Airway abnormalities,
    • Congenital or chronic heart or circulatory diseases,
    • Moderately to severely immunocompromised due to a medical condition or treatment,
    • Neurologic disorders (including developmental delay),
    • Diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or any chronic disease related to premature birth

The vaccine is a two-dose series with eight weeks between doses. You can find the province's full news release with additional information sources here.

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The grand opening of the Oksana & Quinn Dutchyshen Memorial Splash Park took place Monday night in the campground area of the Gilbert Plains Country Club and it was very well attended.

James Manchur, the deputy reeve of the Gilbert Plains Municipality, the Dutchyshen family — who unveiled the sign — and Brad Michaleski, MLA for Dauphin, were all present at the event.

Board Member Kimberley Perih said that everyone on the board is extremely proud of what they accomplished.

"In the speech from the Deputy Reeve... he had mentioned that... [it was] pretty amazing that four people came together and raised over half-a-million dollars for the community for something like this," Perih said.

She also said that it was a great feeling to hear those words and to see all the kids having such a great time playing together at the splash park.

A video of the grand opening is available on Facebook.

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The Manitoba Youth Job Centre is running a First Job Certificate program to help teach basic job skills to students and youth aged 12 to 29. The program runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21st at Under One Roof.

Mariah Yakielashek, the Youth Engagement Leader for MYJC says it's an opportunity for participants to learn basic job skills, and prepare to enter the workforce.

"The goal of the First Jobs Certificate Program is to make sure young people are ready for the job market. This certificate program has 4 different courses: Introduction to the Workplace, Customer Service, Money Management, and Professional Skills and Leadership."

Participants will receive a certificate once they complete the program that's recognized by employers, and can be presented alongside a resume.

"This program is free and available to all students and youth ages 12 – 29. The only thing they need to do to participate in the program is to register with the centre, by phone or email."

You can call (431) 345-1336 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information or to register for the program.

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An RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop involving a vehicle at a campground on Highway 83, in Roblin, on July 16th at around 7:45 p.m.

The driver was outside of the vehicle — which had not been registered — and the officer told him that it would be towed.

After being told that it would be towed, the driver got into the vehicle, reversed extremely rapidly, and struck the officer. He then fled the scene.

The officer was taken to the hospital, where they were treated and later released.

The day after, July 17th, the suspect turned himself in to police and was arrested.

He was identified as 31-year-old Matthew Paul of San Clara, Manitoba and has been charged with Assaulting a Peace Officer with a Weapon, Flight from Peace Officer and Failing to Stop After an Accident.

He was released by the courts with conditions.

Roblin RCMP continue to investigate.

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Swan River RCMP responded to a vehicle rollover on Highway 83, about 16 kilometres south of Benito, on July 16th at around 5:50 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found that emergency services were already on the scene.

Their initial investigation determined that the vehicle was travelling north on Highway 83 and then went into the ditch.

The driver, a 35-year-old female from Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan, was ejected from the vehicle. She was later pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.

Swan River RCMP continue to investigate.

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The Annual Parkland Chamber of Commerce Street Fair and Dance returns next week with events all day long on Thursday, July 28th. Chamber Executive Director Stephen Chychota says they're moving the street fair to a new location they've had their eyes on for a while.

"It was something that was considered in the past before, but one of the major issues with the street fair is the access to power, so once we found out that the CN Park area was sufficient now with some upgrades that happened, we kept exploring the idea." said Chychota, "We'll give it a trial run this year, hopefully, it works out well, and the addition of having CN Park as the backdrop to everything should be really nice."

The day gets going at 7 a.m. and is going to be filled with food vendors, merchants, a kids zone, musical acts, and a beer gardens.

"One of everybody's favorite elements, we're going to start things off in the morning with the Fort Dauphin Museums Pancake Breakfast," said Chychota, "looking forward to starting the day off that way and having fun all the way throughout."

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The municipal election is over three months away, but the candidates for the City of Dauphin are already preparing. For the first time since 2010, the election for Mayor of Dauphin will be contested, as Kerri Riehl and David Bosiak have both announced they'll be running.

Both candidates are hearing about issues from people around the community, and working on plans to address those issues to the best of their abilities. Riehl spoke about meeting with elected officials at all levels of government to share ideas.

"I was able to meet with Wab Kinew, the leader of the official opposition for the legislative assembly who represents the NDP," said Riehl, "I've talked to the MLA, and just this week I had lunch with the Member of Parliament. That one was very exciting for me. One of my passions when I was on Council and Deputy Mayor was, I certainly would like to see a restorative justice center here, built in Dauphin, and that was the focus of our conversation with the MP."

Bosiak also spoke about some of the issues that have been brought to his attention.

"The issues that seem to be common place in the sense of economic development, you know, Dauphin has to grow," said Bosiak, "The issues related to the perception of crime, and is there more crime or not, is Dauphin a place that people want to live? It's been a variety of things that have been brought to my attention and I don't think there's any one overwhelming issue."

The candidates were also both asked about the labour shortage that the City and the Parkland as a whole are facing right now, and how they might address that if elected. Bosiak talked about making Dauphin a place where people want to live, and the things that come with that.

"Affordable housing, can people find a place to live? Can families be here? We have good education, we have a good healthcare system, but can we connect the people to the jobs. I think we have to create a climate where people want to work again, and I think that by making Dauphin a great little place to live, we might be able to address that issue." said Bosiak, "One of the responses I've had to a lot of people was, there's very rarely one specific answer to any of the issues that are brought forward."

When asked the same question, Riehl focused on education and making people want to come back to the community after their done getting an education.

"I'm an active business owner and it's a problem I face every day, I don't have enough staff," said Riehl "I think it all ties together to education, providing opportunity locally to obtain an education. For instance in Yellowknife when I was there, people moved out to get educated, to get a degree, they never came back, and that was me. I left in '85 to go to university, then I joined the RCMP for 27 years, had another life, and came back. If you send people away, it's very difficult for them to return."

The election takes place on October 26th province-wide, and people have until September 20th to register to run for both Mayor and Council.

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