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Manitoba RCMP has released details about sightings of a homicide suspect they say is armed and dangerous.
Mounties say a grey 2020 Chevy Equinox that Eric Wildman is believed to be driving was spotted at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 44 east of Whitemouth, Man., which is less than 80 kilometres from the Ontario boundary.
Earlier in the day, the RCMP said they had credible information about a sighting of Wildman on Tuesday in the area of Lockport, Man., about 30 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
RCMP also says footage captured on security cameras appears to show Wildman at a Lowe's home improvement store in Winnipeg on Friday night.
The footage shows the same man getting into a cab and being dropped off at the Winnipeg International Airport, where he goes to a car rental agency and picks up a 2020 Chevy Equinox.
Police are investigating the disappearance of 40-year-old Clifford Joseph from the Rural Municipality of St. Clements and have issued an arrest warrant for Wildman, who is 34.
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Manitoba RCMP has provided surveillance footage of Eric Wildman, who has a warrant issued for his arrest.
The footage showed that Wildman was at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store, on Panet Road in Winnipeg on June 11th at 6:41 p.m.
He was then observed entering a cab at 6:55 p.m. and dropped off at the Winnipeg International Airport where he entered the terminal and approached a car rental kiosk at 7:25 p.m. where he picked up a 2020 Chevy Equinox.
In the surveillance video, Eric Wildman can be seen wearing shorts, a t-shirt, runners, a white camouflage baseball cap, and a surgical mask.
RCMP are reminding the public that he is considered armed and dangerous.
RCMP ask that if anyone sees Eric Wildman or his vehicle, or has any information as to his whereabouts, to call 911 immediately.
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Manitobans who received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on or before May 14th can now book their second dose appointment.
Tomorrow, this will expand again at 11:45 am to include people who received their first dose on or before May 18th.
Johanu Botha, the co-lead of Manitoba's Vaccine Implementation Task Force, says that the plan is to expand second dose eligibility to everyone by the end of next week.
A total of 1,077,421 doses of vaccine have been administered in Manitoba.
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The traditional August long weekend Grandview Mud Bog has been cancelled due to health restrictions in the province this year.
Grandview Rec Director Jill Wiebe commented on the cancellation:
“We usually do have a big crowd attend the Mud Bog. But since we have large numbers, we can't have it in the capacity that we wish, so we are going to postpone it and make it bigger and better for next year.”
In the meantime, the Grandview Kinsmen have plans to upgrade Wilson Park, where the Mud Bog is held each year.
The major upgrade of note is to build a permanent stage to host concerts and other such events at Wilson Park.
The stage is set to be constructed this summer and ready for the 2022 Grandview Mud Bog.
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Mounties are searching a rural property in southern Manitoba for a homicide suspect they say is armed and dangerous and may have clothing and gear resembling that used by police.
RCMP says officers are scouring a property in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, northeast of Winnipeg.
That's the last place Clifford Joseph was seen when he left his home there on June 7.
Police say the 40-year-old's disappearance is being investigated as a homicide and a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 34-year-old Eric Wildman.
Mounties warn that officers found police tactical equipment, patches and other items resembling officer uniforms when they searched his truck on Sunday.
They also found a significant number of firearms in the truck.
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Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School is displaying a new sign by its front doors.
The sign reads: ‘EVERY CHILD MATTERS’ and has the number 215 in the middle to commemorate the 215 children found in the mass grave at the Kamloops residential school.
It was created by welding instructor, Jason Rudkavich, and Educational Assistant, Wendy Wellborn.
Jason says that he wanted to do something as soon as he heard about the Kamloops tragedy, but wasn’t sure what to do at first.
He ended up designing the sign, and he and Wendy painted it. Collision Repair Teacher, Bryan Hannibal clear-coated it so that it can be displayed outside for all to see.
Wendy says the tragedy is history, and that our history shouldn’t be erased, good or bad, because you learn from it.
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Grade 12 student, Morgan Sametz is this year’s winner of Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School’s Car Giveaway.
Morgan says she wasn’t expecting to win.
“On the way here I was thinking is this about my credits, did I win a scholarship or something like that. I kind of had an idea that it was about the car, but I wasn’t expecting it.”
Something unique about the car she won is that it’s a right-hand driving vehicle.
“I don’t fully have my license yet so driving, in general, is a little intimidating, so getting used to the right-hand drive will be a little different, but I think I’ll get used to it pretty fast.”
Patty Goodine, who’s a teacher at the high school, says they started doing this car giveaway six years ago, and initially it was to boost attendance.
“We had this car last year, but we couldn’t give it away because we started out with the attendance incentive but COVID sent us home. So we brainstormed and decided that we just wanted students to say why they deserved the car.”
The cars that the school gets every year are donated by the community. This year's car was donated by Laura Meads and Dale Guttman, and this is their second time donating.
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The Mountain View School Division and the Graduation Powwow Committee have released their first-ever virtual graduation powwow video.
A statement from the MVSD Graduation Powwow Committee says that they’re proud to present this tribute and that they wish everyone a healthy, safe, and fun summer.
The Graduation Powwow can be viewed here.
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Last week a total of 96 warnings and 108 tickets were issued in the province for COVID-19 Health order violations.
95 $1,296 tickets were issued to individuals, seven $298 tickets were given to people for not wearing a mask in an indoor public place, and two $5,000 tickets were given to businesses.
90 of the 95 $1,296 tickets issued were in relation to gatherings in private residences or outdoors, and four for failure to self-isolate.
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Early Tuesday afternoon, Co-op announced a $115,000 donation to Dauphin Recreation Services.
As provinces across Western Canada look to reopen, Co-op community spaces are funding projects that will help bring communities back together.
This year Co-op is providing $115,000 to develop a toboggan run in Dauphin as well as an outdoor climbing wall, warming hut, canteen and more to provide families and children of all ages the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.
A toboggan run has been in the talks for over a decade in Dauphin. Now it's becoming a reality thanks to Co-op community spaces.
The location of the toboggan run will be on DRS grounds, but the exact site of construction for the project is still to be determined.
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On top of the appointments already booked, the Dauphin supersite will be offering limited Moderna walk-in vaccines this Tuesday and Wednesday.
Walk-in clients will be treated as first come, first served for the 60 doses available each day.
The hours for operation are,
12 pm to 2 pm for first dose clients.
2-4:30 pm for both first and second-dose clients.
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A Manitoba man that owns firearms, police tactical equipment, replica police clothing, and patches is wanted by the RCMP.
A warrant has been issued for Eric Paul Wildman as he's been formally charged with unsafe transportation of a firearm and possession of a prohibited device with a licence.
Police searched Wildman's vehicle this past weekend and during the search, they found police tactical equipment, police patches, and other items resembling police clothing.
The RCMP believes he may have further access to firearms and police items. On top of those charges, Wildman is also considered a suspect in the homicide of Clifford Joseph, a 40-year-old man that was last seen on June 7 leaving his home in the RM of St. Clements.
Wildman is considered armed and dangerous. He's described as six feet, two inches and 170 pounds, with blue eyes.
A tip line has been set up for any information relating to Wildman. RCMP says anyone with information is asked to call 431-489-8551 or call 911.
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