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Becoming a Dauphin volunteer firefighter is one of the most rewarding things people can get involved in.
Deputy Chief, of the Dauphin Fire Department, David Clark, explains how he originally got into it:
“As a child I’ve always wanted to be a fireman. My dad was part of the volunteer Peterborough Fire Department, and it’s just something I’ve always wanted to do.”
The Dauphin Fire Department is holding a recruitment night on the 21st.
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The city of Dauphin has announced their road closure for today has been postponed. The closure was scheduled to take place at 4th Avenue NE, between 1st Street NE & 2nd Street NE, to repair a water main leak.
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On Monday, Fort Dauphin Museum is hosting celebrations in honour of Louis Riel Day.
Louis Riel plays a significant part in Manitoba’s history.
Manager and Curator of Fort Dauphin Museum, Theresa Deyholos, explains what the day will entail:
“Everyone is welcome to come out and help celebrate some of the French-Canadian culture. There will be live entertainment, voyageur games, snowshoeing; come and try some maple taffy on the snow, bannock over the fire, horse and wagon rides, and hot chocolate.”
Events start at 1:00 in the afternoon, with a silver collection at the door.
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Manitoba is facing a meth crisis and rampant drug use, putting health care workers at risk to violence.
Prairie Mountain Health has formed a committee to review issues and develop safety measures, noted CEO Penny Gilson.
Also, meetings were held with PMH, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, and various representatives from community organizations, on the gaps of service, and to come up with a plan.
Currently PMH continues training and support for 'Code responses' and there's 24/7 security, on site, at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, which can go to other sites in the region, as necessary.
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Anyone on the Special Drug Program has until the end of April before they will have to pay a deductible for their medication.
The program was created in 1968, to subsidy those with severe medical conditions, that have a higher drug cost.
Once Pharmacare was established in 1996, those people on the Special Drug Program were grandfathered into the original program.
Approximately 1100 Manitobans will now have to pay a deductible, based on their income.
The Director for Manitoba Health feels it’s only fair that everyone have to pay the Pharmacare deductible, and that the program was created for back in the day, when high drug costs were rare.
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Former Premier Greg Selinger finally spoke about the accusations against former Dauphin MLA Stan Struthers today.
Selinger assumed responsibility, along with the party, for failing to ensure there was a safe respectful workplace for women.
Selinger was asked to consider stepping away from his current MLA post by NDP Leader Wab Kinew, but refused.
Selinger made a formal apology in a press conference earlier today.
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Today is Canada’s Agriculture Day.
Dauphin’s Consumers Co-op held a contest asking why farming is so important.
The grade 3 students at Barker school entered and won the contest.
Donna Yaschyshyn, the student’s teacher, talked about the project the class entered into the challenge:
“So we brainstormed together as a class, and talked about the different things farmers do for our world, and things the Co-op does for our community. Then the children chose to either draw about farming or about the Co-op, and we put it on a mural and it said ‘Thanking our farmers and Co-op for taking care of us.'
Yaschyshyn says Canada’s Agriculture Day fit well into her class’ social studies curriculum, where they were focusing on Canada and the world.
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The future of farm technology is one of the topics at this year’s CropConnect.
David Yee, from the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute, says the big innovations come from major manufacturers, as they attempt to add value to their products.
Yee talks about how the industry is dealing with new technology:
“We are seeing an influx of more and more sensors and telemetry. These are the digital technologies that are actually underwriting, and leveraging, and making available to the industry, more and more data."
David Yee presents ‘Star Wars and Star Trek: How Precision Ag May Land in the Farm of the Future,’ tomorrow, at 3:20, as part the conference taking place in Winnipeg, tomorrow and Thursday.
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The city of Dauphin has announced a road closure for today.
Tuesday, February 13, at 8:00 am, 2nd Street SW, between 2nd Avenue SW and 3rd Avenue SW, will be closed to all traffic to repair a water service. All traffic must detour.
The city did not specify when the closure would be lifted.
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Manitoba Liberal leader Dougald Lamont made a stop in Dauphin yesterday.
Lamont was elected as the party's new leader in October, and is in the middle of a long trip around smaller locations in the province.
Lamont explains his thoughts on the future budget and what he wants to change:
“We do get the opportunity by the finance minister, next week, to talk to him about recommendations to the budget, about where they're going, and where we think they're going wrong. Hydro is on the top of the list, and health care is also on that list.”
Lamont will continue his trip, going to Swan River today.
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Water management and predation were some of the big topics at the Manitoba Beef Producers' AGM.
At the group’s meeting, last Thursday and Friday, members deliberated on more than 20 resolutions concerning the beef industry.
Ben Fox, President of MBP, says they had many different categories of issues to deliberate on.
“The issues with the ravens and magpie birds have been prevalent over the last 3 or 4 years. The bear-baiting resolution was carried, that’s fairly recent. Really, it’s asking that any bear-baits set up, are set up using and following the guidelines set out by the organizations that look after hunting and outfitting.”
Now that the AGM has concluded, Ben Fox says MBP will continue to push for the interests of Parkland beef producers within the province.
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