Help Whitmore School Get A New Playground

Whitmore School is hoping to win a contest and get a new playground.

The school is taking part in the Aviva Community Fund and hopes to be one of 50 projects chosen to receive 10 thousand dollars.

Whitmore School has been putting a lot of effort into fundraising for their new playground.

A new playground is expected to cost 100 to 150 thousand dollars. Fundraising is done by the school’s Parent Partnership Council members as there is no divisional or provincial funding set aside for the project.

The playground designs they are looking at are more inclusive of people with special needs. They include Fibar Surface for the ground, which allows wheelchair access to the structure. They also chose some low rise equipment for people in wheelchairs to access with ease. All other play structures in Dauphin use pea gravel as surface, which is not accessible to wheelchairs.

Their current playground isn’t up to code and will be torn down.

Voting begins today and goes till next Thursday, October 4.

You can vote ten times per email.

You can read more about Whitmore School and their new playground project by going here.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 25, 2018 - 10:01 am

Brad Collett sees good things in the future of the City of Dauphin.

He attended his last city council meeting as Dauphin’s outgoing city manager last night.

He has been with the city for 17 years and has seen some significant changes over that time.

Collett shared his thoughts, after the meeting, of how the city is moving ahead.

"I think Dauphin is positioned very well. We've got about eight and a half million in reserves, we've got less than a million dollars in debt. It's set up very well going forward. Good staff, good management team Sharla Griffiths will do an excellent job as the new city manager."

During his time as city manager, many changes have come to Dauphin including completing the Parkland Rec complex, overhauling the garbage and recycling system as well as revamping how the finances work in the city.

Collett wants to thank the citizens of Dauphin and all the city councillors for their support over the years.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 25, 2018 - 5:02 am

Environment Canada has issued a Frost Advisory for the Parkland.

Skies are expected to clear tonight allowing temperatures to drop below freezing.

Widespread frost is likely in many areas by the morning.

Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 24, 2018 - 4:27 pm

A 53-year-old male that was found lying on a road in Berens River has passed away.

He was located by community members during the early morning hours on September 16. He appeared to have been assaulted and was transported to the local nursing station with life-threatening injuries.

After being transported to a Winnipeg hospital in critical condition, the man succumbed to his injuries and died on September 22.

The death is being investigated as a homicide by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Sep 24, 2018 - 12:22 pm

It’s rail safety awareness week.

Manitobans are reminded to be cautious and follow the rules around railways.

Last year there were 15 rail-crossing accidents in Manitoba that resulted in two fatalities and three serious injuries, plus one fatality and two serious injuries caused by trespassing on railways.

Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says most rail accidents are preventable.

Each year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behaviour around tracks and trains.

Basic rail safety includes being prepared to stop a vehicle at every rail crossing, never stopping a vehicle on the tracks and never trespassing on railways, which are private property.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 24, 2018 - 11:45 am

The Rotary Club of Dauphin is celebrating Rotary Radio Week!

Rotary plays an important part in supporting local events and projects.

Rotary member Kathy Bellemare stopped by the Al Morning Show earlier today and shared why the club is vital to the community.

“We’re always fundraising because there are always projects in the community that we want to support. Currently, Habitat is doing their build, so Rotary has made a donation to that. Whitmore School is doing a new playground so some of the Rotary activities some of the money is going towards that. So, it’s sort of what’s going on in the community that we can throw our support behind. People are very generous with their time and money and that’s how we make things happen in Dauphin.”

The Rotary Club of Dauphin supports the community through fundraising initiatives and funds projects such as the new bike trails south of town and Walking Wednesdays at Credit Union Place.

Listen to 730CKDM all week long to hear more about what the Rotary Club does for your community!

Details: Contributed by René Huebener; Published: Sep 24, 2018 - 9:36 am

The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys volleyball season is here.

The team will travel to Winnipeg to take part in the 16th Annual Linden Christian Invitational.

"We're really looking forward to just playing some games," said Taylor Schmidt, Head Coach. "I like to think we've had a pretty good pre-season so far. We haven't played but we've had some pretty productive practices to prepare for this."

After several rookies made up the team last season, this year's squad will be a much more experienced and confident group.

"We have a lot of returning players after last season," added Schmidt. "We're an experienced team with a lot of great athletes. We're pretty confident in our abilities heading into the season for sure."

The Clippers round-robin schedule will be a busy one. Starting at 2:40 tomorrow, the team will play four games before Saturday's playoffs.

"The grade 12 players are really chomping at the bit to get in there and get it going," said Schmidt. "Some of our rookies are a little nervous but also excited to see the speed of it. Everyone's going to see the floor here this weekend. We're going to grow as a team for sure, and it's a good chance to see what AAA volleyball looks like for everyone on our team."

The Clippers full schedule is as followed:

2:40 p.m. - vs Linden Christian.

4:20 p.m. - vs Shaftesbury.

6:50 p.m. - vs Louis Riel.

8:30 p.m. - vs Sanford.

Stay tuned all weekend long to see how the Clippers do.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Sep 21, 2018 - 6:00 am

The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys volleyball season is here.

The team will travel to Winnipeg to take part in the 16th Annual Linden Christian Invitational.

"We're really looking forward to just playing some games," said Taylor Schmidt, Head Coach. "I like to think we've had a pretty good pre-season so far. We haven't played but we've had some pretty productive practices to prepare for this."

After several rookies made up the team last season, this year's squad will be a much more experienced and confident group.

"We have a lot of returning players after last season," added Schmidt. "We're an experienced team with a lot of great athletes. We're pretty confident in our abilities heading into the season for sure."

The Clippers round-robin schedule will be a busy one. Starting at 2:40 tomorrow, the team will play four games before Saturday's playoffs.

"The grade 12 players are really chomping at the bit to get in there and get it going," said Schmidt. "Some of our rookies are a little nervous but also excited to see the speed of it. Everyone's going to see the floor here this weekend. We're going to grow as a team for sure, and it's a good chance to see what AAA volleyball looks like for everyone on our team."

The Clippers full schedule is as followed:

2:40 p.m. - vs Linden Christian.

4:20 p.m. - vs Shaftesbury.

6:50 p.m. - vs Louis Riel.

8:30 p.m. - vs Sanford.

Stay tuned all weekend long to see how the Clippers do.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Sep 21, 2018 - 6:00 am

Ten people are running for City Council in Dauphin. The election for city council and school board trustees will take place on October 24^th at the Dauphin Friendship Centre Auditorium. When voting for city council you can vote for six or fewer people. Voting for seven or more people causes the ballot to be declined. The order on the City Council Ballot will be:

Christian Laughland
Patti Eilers
Kathy Bellemare
Laverne Lewycky
Martin Kaminski
Bruce Kozak
Rodney Juba
Devin Shtykalo
Kerri Riehl
Joe Houston

If you can’t make it to the election on October 24^th, the advanced poll will be on October 18^th at the City Hall Council Chambers.

Details: Contributed by Isaac Wihak; Published: Sep 20, 2018 - 2:33 pm

She's from Dauphin and she's about to get hooked up with a brand new furnace.

Norma Parks is the winner of the Feel the Love contest that was put on by Steiner Plumbing & Heating.

"We had six people nominated from in and around Dauphin," said Carla Wolfenden, Owner at Steiner Plumbing & Heating. "All were deserving but we had to narrow it down to a couple finalists and of the two people's homes we visited, she was definitely in need of a new furnace"

"She told us it gets pretty cool in her home during the winter because her current system isn't great," she added. "She's just a caring, sweetheart of a lady. We're thrilled for her."

With the new furnace, Norma won't have to worry about getting chilly in her own home during the winter months.

"It's extremely exciting to win this," said Parks. "I was definitely surprised that I won. I was just delighted to be a recipient of this wonderful gift. I'm so happy."

"I'm very humbled that someone cared enough and thought about me to nominate me," she added. "Even if I didn't win, it was just a good feeling to get nominated in the first place."

This was the first year that Steiner Plumbing & Heating ran this contest. And, they plan on making it happen again.

"It was really successful," said Wolfenden. "Being our first year we weren't really sure what to expect. We know Dauphin is a very supportive community, but six nominations were definitely beyond our expectations."

"We're definitely going to consider running this contest again next year," she added. "This was great because it's really going to make a difference for the winner and in this case Norma."

Norma also wanted to say thank you to Steiner Plumbing & Heating.

"It's such a kind and generous thing for them to offer to the community," said Parks. "No matter who won, it's a huge gift. I just want to say thank you to them for donating their time to installing it and just giving the community a chance to win it."

Norma's new furnace will be installed on October 6.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Sep 20, 2018 - 2:19 pm

A man from Pine River made a couple of generous donations in Dauphin earlier this week.

Anthony Semeniuk donated twenty-thousand dollars to the Dauphin Hospital Foundation. He also donated ten-thousand dollars to the Dauphin Multi-Purpose Senior Center.

Semeniuk says he's very happy to support organizations that support many healthcare projects and initiatives within the parkland.

Pictured from left to right is Anthony Semeniuk, Foundation Chairman Doug Deans, and Dauphin Regional Health Center Director Curt Gullett.