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Canada's National Ukrainian Festival is taking place from July 29th to the 31st of this year.
You can get your tickets now, according to Festival President, Kayla Gillis.
"They've been on sale for about a month now, and sales are going quite well," said Gillis. "We're really excited to return this year. It's going to be an amazing weekend."
The Festival will only be able to do half the capacity of the site this year. An Early Bird Weekend Pass is just $110, and lower camping spots are $60, while upper camping passes are $60.
You can buy your tickets at Canada's National Ukrainian Festival, or call 204-622-4600.
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Swan River RCMP are investigating two separate incidents since Sunday with one involving arson and the other a shooting.
The first happened late on Sunday as the RCMP were called to the Starlite Trailer Court in Swan River after reports of a fire at a residence.
When officers arrived flames were contained to a side window and they were able to confirm no one was inside. The fire has been determined to be arson and investigators are considering the connection between the arson and the shooting they responded to at the same residence on Saturday.
You can find more about that shooting here.
The second incident happened early this morning when officers responded to a report of shots being fired at a house on 6th Avenue in Swan River.
Upon arrival, officers found a vehicle with a window that was shot out and no injuries were reported. The Mounties continue to investigate the circumstances around the shooting.
If you have any information on either of these events, please call Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or a secure tip online here.
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Manitoba announced last week that new public health orders with eased restrictions go into effect right now.
These new orders will be in place until at least February 22, and include;
- Private gatherings where everyone is fully vaccinated will be expanded to allow the household plus 25 others in indoor spaces and 50 people in outdoor spaces.
- Private gatherings where any of the individuals are eligible but unvaccinated (youth under the age of 12 are exempt), are limited to the household plus 10 others in indoor spaces and 20 people in outdoor spaces.
- Sports and recreation tournaments will be able to resume.
- Restaurants will be limited to 50% capacity and will still require proof of vaccination. Table sizes will be limited to 10 people.
- Liquor sales at licensed premises will now be allowed until 12 am
- They are lifting the cap of 250 people at events, however, they will still be limited to 50% and require proof of vaccination.
The full list of public health orders can be found here.
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The Ukrainian Canadian Congress organized 28 rallies across the country on Sunday afternoon, including a flash mob rally in Dauphin. A group of about 25 gathered in front of Dauphin City Hall on Sunday to show their support.
"We concluded the Dauphin event by singing the Ukrainian National Anthem, Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia, so that was a touching end to the flash mob, and I just want to thank everyone who showed up to that for their support."
Event co-organizer Stephen Jaddock told CKDM how great the event was on such short notice and said he believes UCC wants to keep holding events.
"We want to have Canada and the Canadian Government help Ukraine and be proactive rather than reactive."
For more on the movement, you can visit UCC Manitoba's website here.
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Saturday afternoon the Lac du Bonnet RCMP responded to a call of a snowmobile collision on Bird Lake in Nopiming Provincial Park, Manitoba.
After investigation, it was determined that two riders tried to pass another group going in the same direction by leaving the groomed trail. One of the drivers, a 49-year-old female from La Salle, lost control of her snowmobile and ended up back on the trail, colliding with a rider from the other group.
The rider who lost control was pronounced deceased on the scene. The investigation is still underway.
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The Swan River RMCP got a report around 3 on Saturday afternoon that a 24-year-old male was taken to the hospital with firearm-related injuries.
Initial investigation determined the man was in the driver's seat of a car while the person with him was nearby talking to an unknown man. The conversation escalated and a shot was fired. The driver was hit and taken to the hospital immediately before being transported to a Winnipeg hospital for treatment.
The second male was reported to have minor physical injuries, but police have been unable to locate him at this time. The RCMP is actively looking for this individual as well as the suspect who fired the shot.
If you have information, please call Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or a secure tip online here.
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Prairie Mountain Health has announced that Camp Bridges 2022 will be cancelled due to the ongoing recommendations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was a difficult decision but the safety and health of campers and volunteers is their biggest priority.
PMH appreciates the interest and financial contributions for Camp Bridges from everyone and will be in contact with those who have applied to attend/volunteer as well as those that submitted contributions.
Camp Bridges is open to all children in Manitoba aged 7-15 who are grieving the loss of someone significant in their lives at no fee.
For more on Camp Bridges head to their website here.
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This afternoon there was a flash mob rally held in front of City Hall in Dauphin to gather and show unity in support of the struggle happening in Ukraine with the potential of a Russian invasion after they gathered troops at the border with Ukraine.
The residents that attended wore Ukrainian colors while waving Ukrainian flags and holding #StandWithUkraine banners.
This rally was being held in coordination with similar rallies happening across the country put on by the National Ukrainian Canadian Congress along with the provincial chapters.
There were rallies held over the weekend in 28 different cities across all 10 provinces including Morden and Winnipeg here in Manitoba as well as Yorkton, Saskatoon, and Regina in Saskatchewan.
The rallies were held to draw attention to the immense struggle happening over in Ukraine while urging the Canadian Government to join allies in providing Ukrainian forces with weapons to defend itself against the Russian forces at their border.
Ukraine is looking for Canada, the United States, and other NATO allies to act against the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine which has been an ongoing issue since it began in 2014. Russia started this war when they invaded and occupied Crimea and parts of eastern Ukrainian areas like Luhansk and Donetsk.
To date, the war against Ukraine has killed almost 14,000 people and wounded more than 30,000 while displacing more than 1.5 million people.
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This afternoon there was a third rally held in support of the truckers’ convoy across Canada and the protests happening in Ottawa and many other cities across the country.
Today’s protest was originally scheduled for Saturday at noon but was postponed to this afternoon due to the snow that fell Friday night into Saturday.
The group gathered in the parking lot of the Dauphin Marketplace Mall at 2 and had a rally before slow rolling north on Main Street while honking their horns to show their support while waving flags and having flags attached to their vehicles.
They looped back around and went back south on Main Street before regathering at the mall parking lot for a post convoy meet-up.
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Despite the original peaceful rally in support of the truckers and convoy/protests in Ottawa being postponed, there was still a rally and slow roll of vehicles honking their horns up and down Main Street held in Dauphin this afternoon before gathering back at the mall.
The participants of this rally were listening to music and having a peaceful and good time showing their support for the ones in Ottawa and other cities across Canada.
The original rally from today will happen tomorrow at 2 pm in the Dauphin Marketplace Mall parking lot.
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Sunday, February 6 in Dauphin there will be a Stand with Ukraine rally held in co-ordination with similar events across Canada
The local rally will happen at Dauphin City Hall near the Ukrainian Pioneer Woman statue starting at 3 pm.
All attendees are asked to wear a mask while at the event.
On February 6, all the Ukrainian-Canadian communities across Canada are gathering to show their support for Ukraine during the current situation with Russia at their borders.
For more on this head to the event page on Facebook here.
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