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The Dauphin City Council met tonight for their fourth meeting of the year. Here are some highlights from the meeting.
- One of the points of discussion at tonight’s meeting was water main breaks around town. The cities turnaround time for repairing a water main break is roughly 6 hours, and the biggest time constraint is determining exactly where the break is located. There was a new piece of equipment purchased this year that speeds that process up quite a bit and can usually pinpoint where the break is within a meter.
- The Dauphin Public Water System audit for the 2021 calendar year was discussed. The audit indicated that Dauphin was compliant with the terms of the Drinking Water Safety Act.
- There was a letter of support requested for a Building Sustainable Communities Grant. The Dauphin Active Living Centre is requesting a letter of support to apply for a grant that would help fund:
- An upgrade for the kitchen ventilation system to bring it to code.
- An upgrade to the washroom entrance to allow barrier-free accessibility and reduce the spread of germs.
- An upgrade to the entrance/reception area to make it barrier-free and safe for the use of accessibility aids.
- An upgrade to the steps into the building and a parking area for scooters and bicycles.
- There were two letters of support requested for Dauphin and District Community Foundation Grants
- The first was from the Dauphin Neighborhood renewal corporation for a Pilot Transportations project to provide affordable transportation for Dauphin residents to access retail and medical amenities.
- The second was from the Dauphin chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The letter of support would help strengthen Habitat for Humanity’s grant application.
Today's council meeting was live-streamed and can be viewed here.
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The province of Manitoba is lifting its vaccine passport requirements in all settings across the province effective today.
The province made the announcement that they were going to lift the proof of vaccination requirement at a press conference with Premier Heather Stefanson and Chief Public Health Officer Doctor Brent Roussin that was held on February 11.
With the vaccine passport orders no longer in place, the province says it’s now up to the individual businesses as well as public spaces like arenas, pools, museums, etc. if they want to continue to ask for proof of vaccination. Last week True North Sports and Entertainment, the owners of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose, announced that despite the lifting of proof of vaccination they will still require it until April 30 for both AHL and NHL games at Canada Life Centre.
Of note, Manitoba has already announced that its provincial mask mandate is expected to be lifted on March 15 in all settings as the final restriction that is set to be lifted.
Meanwhile, the federal government eased the rules for international travelers coming into Canada yesterday (February 28). All double-vaccinated travelers entering Canada by air or land will no longer require a negative PCR molecular COVID-19 test done before departure to enter the country.
On top of that, any unvaccinated travelers under 12 years of age will also no longer need to self-isolate when returning to Canada.
The only requirement left for travel to Canada that remains is a rapid antigen test administered by a health professional for anyone over 12 years of age who wants to avoid quarantining at home for 10 days when they arrive back in Canada.
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UPDATE: The Winnipegosis RCMP have arrested 42-year-old Kory Flamand and would like to thank the public for their assistance.
The Winnipegosis RCMP is asking for public help in finding the suspects of an Armed Robbery that happened on Friday. 42-year-old Kory Flamand(pictured below) and an unidentified suspect entered a business on Highway 20 in Camperville, with a firearm. One of the men pointed the gun at an employee and demanded cash, the employee was not physically injured.
The two men fled with an undisclosed amount of money in a gold/grey-colored vehicle with two windows smashed. Flamand has been charged with Robbery with a Firearm and Failing to Comply x2. Officers are still trying to identify the second suspect.
If you have information on the whereabouts of Kory Flamand, or information on the robbery, please call Winnipegosis RCMP at 204-656-7000, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online here.
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On the evening of February 27, Spruce Plains RCMP responded to a fire at a rural residence on 71 Road West, in the RM of Westlake-Gladstone. Before RCMP arrived, family members attended the residence and noticed flames coming from the home. One of the family members immediately went inside, located an injured 24-year-old male, and pulled him out of the structure.
The male was pronounced deceased at the scene and there was no one else inside at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined but it does not appear to be suspicious. Spruce Plains RCMP along with the Office of the Fire Commissioner, continue to investigate.
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Unionized workers at Safeway and FreshCo in Manitoba have voted 98% in favor of a strike mandate. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832, has been negotiating a new contract with Sobeys Capital Inc. since late 2021.
The strike mandate does not mean that workers will be going on strike right away, but if the final offer is rejected closer to the current contract expires, a strike would likely follow.
The current contract ends March 19, and the two sides are expected to continue talks tomorrow. UFCW represents around 2000 workers in Dauphin, Neepawa, Brandon, Thompson, and Winnipeg.
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This afternoon there was a prayer service, held in front of Dauphin City Hall, to pray and show support for the people of Ukraine.
The service was held by the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection, and St. George Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
There were prayers and songs in Ukrainian, as well as English, throughout the service, which was run by Father Brent and Father Oleg.
Residents showed up in full-force, and were dressed in Ukrainian colors, waved Ukrainian flags, and held signs to show their support for those suffering in Ukraine with the invasion by Russia.
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Tomorrow afternoon, at 4 pm, there'll be a prayer service held in Dauphin to show support for Ukraine and its ongoing invasion by Russia.
The service will take place out in front of Dauphin City Hall, on Main Street South, at the statue of the Ukrainian Bake Oven, and all are invited.
Residents are asked to bring Ukrainian flags, banners, and any other symbols of Ukraine, as well as being encouraged to dress in Ukrainian colours and clothing, to show their support for those back in Ukraine.
The event is being hosted by the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection, and St. George Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Donations to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress will be accepted on-site.
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The Manitoba provincial government recently announced that it will be putting forward $300,000 in funding in an attempt to increase the number of Indigenous language translators across the province.
Manitoba hopes to train 45 speakers and 35 translators in Indigenous languages including Dakota, Michif, Cree and Ojibway over the next three years.
The announcement is part of a partnership with Indigenous Languages of Manitoba Inc. They're looking to help strengthen the continued use of Indigenous languages in the province for the future.
The announcement comes after reports from the 2016 census showed that more people in Canada are learning Indigenous languages as a second language than ever before including about 15% that said they could hold a conversation in an Indigenous language while there was an increase of 3.1% of the population that could speak in an Indigenous language.
The language info from the 2021 census has yet to be released.
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On Thursday members of the Parkland U-18 Rangers hockey team met in front of the Dauphin Regional Health Center for a cheque presentation towards three separate cancer programs around the Prairie Mountain Health Region.
The Rangers donated a total of $3,600 which was raised during their Hockey Fights Cancer night held back in October with the funds raised through in-game donations, sponsors as well as an auction of special pink jerseys that were worn during that game which were donated by Embroidery by Design in Dauphin.
The donations will be split evenly with $1,200 going to each of the Dauphin, Russell and Swan River Chemotherapy Units to help even more cancer patients in the area.
Shelley Tokarchuk from the Cancer Care Community Program in Dauphin was on hand to receive the funds from Rangers players Rylan Gibbs, Kyan Grouette, Marco Bodnarski, Cohen Smigelsky, Skyler Carriere, Madden Murray, Parker Boguski, Kyler Swanton, Carter Zalischuck and Alumni Dave Swanton.
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The Dauphin RCMP are investigating a robbery at a business on Main Street South in Dauphin that happened on January 25th.
The mounties say that 3 males believed to be in their late teens to early twenties entered the business and threatened the employee with bear spray before getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect descriptions are as follows:
Suspect 1- Male, approximately 5’10”, wearing a black Nike jacket with stripes down the sleeves and black Ecko pants.
Suspect 2- Male, wearing a black/grey jacket, dark coloured hoodie with the hood up, sunglasses, ballcap and carrying a black bag
Suspect 3- Male, wearing a black jacket, light-coloured hoodie with the hood up and Crooks and Castle black pants.
If you recognize these males or have any information, please call Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online here.
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The Fisher Branch RCMP has arrested 25-year-old Allan Blain Porter for the second time in just over a month.
On January 20, as a result of an ongoing investigation, the Fisher Branch RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Peguis First Nation. The search of the residence resulted in the seizure of 38 grams of cocaine, nearly $12,000 in cash, and drug-related paraphernalia.
A 25-year-old and 33-year-old from Peguis First Nation were arrested. The two were released and scheduled to appear in court on March 15, when they were to face charges for Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking.
On February 18, the Fisher Branch RCMP executed another search warrant at the same residence and seized an additional 31 grams of cocaine, cannabis, and drug-related paraphernalia.
Porter was arrested for the second time and remanded into custody on additional charges including Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Possession of Illicit Cannabis, and Fail to Comply with an Undertaking. An investigation is underway.
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