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If you don't have to leave the house today, don't. Conditions following yesterday's snowstorm are extremely poor and road conditions are bad.

All highways in and out of Dauphin are closed and Mountain View School Division has closed all schools within the division and as a result, buses as well.

Snowplows are hard at work on the highways as of 6 a.m and they have reported at least two feet of snow on the roads. 

So stay inside, stay warm and be well. 

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All Mountain View School Division buses are canceled, and all schools and division facilities are closed tomorrow. According to the MVSD news release, staff are not to report and may work from home.

 

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The University of Winnipeg has announced it will be extending its remote learning period until the end of the Winter Term. They had announced in mid-December that they would be starting the Winter Term with remote learning, with the decision whether to go back in person or not being made by the end of January. There will be a few exceptions where some activities will be allowed to continue in person.

According to the news release today, the decision to extend remote learning was made after recent U of W surveys, found nearly 80% of students and 70% of faculty and staff prefer to stick with remote learning for this semester.

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The Swan River RCMP is asking the public for information about an assault that happened last week. They were called to a business in the community of Mafeking where the man was found. Paramedics brought the man to the hospital where he was met by the police.

The 28-year-old from Swan River had been tied up, severely assaulted, and left out in the elements. An investigation has led officers to believe the assault could have taken place in the Camperville area. They believe he was picked up on Highway 10 at Highway 20 and taken to a location where the assault occurred.

Police are asking anyone with information to please call Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online here.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a press conference this morning to address the protests going on in Ottawa. The conference was remote as Trudeau announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will continue to work remotely while following all public health guidelines.

During the press conference, Trudeau said he will not go

"anywhere near protests that have expressed hateful rhetoric and violence towards their fellow citizens."

Trudeau went on to say

"We have seen over the past many, many months Conservative politicians sharing disinformation about vaccines, encouraging conspiracy theories online, and I think Erin O'Toole is going to need to reflect very carefully on how he's walking a path that supports these people who do not represent truckers, let alone the vast majority of Canadians."

Some of the protesters have vowed to stay at Parliament Hill until all pandemic-related restrictions have been fully removed.

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An Alberta clipper is set to bring a mix of winter weather to southern and central portions of Manitoba beginning Monday morning.

The system will move across southern Manitoba on Monday bringing a swath of heavy snow from the Parklands region eastwards towards the Ontario border and south towards the Trans Canada Highway. The axis of heaviest snow will include the Parklands and Interlake district over to the Whiteshell and up to Berens River. Storm-total snowfall accumulations through these areas of 5 to 15 cm are possible.

As the clipper moves to the east Monday evening, strong northerly winds will develop over the region with gusts of 70 to 80 km/h likely. These strong winds, combined with freshly fallen snow, will produce a widespread area of blowing snow and is likely to result in a deterioration of travel conditions.

Additionally, a risk of freezing rain is possible primarily south of the Trans Canada in southwestern regions Monday morning into Monday afternoon.

Conditions will improve Tuesday afternoon as the winds gradually diminish. Behind this system, another surge of arctic air will move into the Prairies. Overnight lows will drop to near minus thirty midweek, and likely remain below seasonal through the weekend.

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This afternoon there was a rally held in Dauphin to show support and solidarity with the truckers that are in Ottawa today.

There was a number of vehicles that gathered in the Dauphin Marketplace Mall parking lot at noon today where they held a rally with people speaking about the movement.

After the rally in the lot, the vehicles drove up and down Main Street with their horns honking to show their support for those in Ottawa before heading back to the mall. 

When it comes to the massive protest in Ottawa the number of protesters keeps rising throughout the day as more and more truckers and supporters arrive in the downtown area.

The protest is being held on Parliament Hill and multiple streets in the area are full of vehicles including tractor-trailers and personal vehicles like trucks and cars as well as RV's.

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The Dauphin and District Handivan are beyond overjoyed while also remembering one of their clients who passed away last January.

The Handivan received a very generous donation of $100,000 from the estate of Anne Stewart.

They say that the donation will go a long way to help Handivan continue to service Dauphin and the district for many years to come.

Handivan board members say that Anne will always be remembered for her incredible generosity to the community and she will be greatly missed by all involved.

They say that with all of her donations over the years she was a client she has helped them upgrade their vehicles from time to time and also made sure Handivan could continue to serve the community

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The convoy of protesters that passed through Manitoba on Tuesday will be arriving in Ottawa tomorrow. They will be met by convoys from all around Canada and even some from the United States.

A group of drivers from The Parkland, led by Dustin Taylor, traveled to Brandon to show the convoy their support.

They are planning to be at Parliament Hill around 11 am CST tomorrow and we'll bring you updates from their protests as we get them.

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On Wednesday the Manitoba RCMP East District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) re-arrested 18-year-old Sean Murdock from Fisher River

Murdock faces an additional six counts of Public Mischief in relation to other swatting calls.

After a search and investigation the Mounties found out he made an additional six swatting calls to various police departments located in the United States including;

  • Bridgman Police Department (Bridgman, Michigan)
  • Appleton Police Department (Appleton, Wisconsin)
  • Lane County Sheriff’s Office (Lane County, Oregon)
  • Indianapolis Police Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (Indianapolis, Indiana)
  • Colonial Police Department (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
  • Collinsville Police Department and Madison County Sheriff’s Office (Collinsville, Illinois)

These calls ranged from active shooter to bomb threats involving large facilities in these cities.

As a result of the calls, numerous law enforcement personnel were dispatched to these locations which were all determined to be false.

Murdock is scheduled to appear in court on March 8 in Peguis First Nation.

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The Dauphin Courthouse is getting an additional $4 million from the province for its expansions and improvements. This money is on top of the $11 million that was earmarked for the renovations last March.

The extra money will cover cost increases of materials and labour that has happened during the pandemic, as well as extra costs found during the design phase.

As part of the work being done, there'll be improvements made to video-conferencing, meeting spaces for lawyers and their clients, and accessibility upgrades.

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