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Virden RCMP are looking for help identifying a young boy to ensure the wellbeing of him and his family.
On Thursday, October 22, RCMP received a report that a 4-year-old boy — who identified himself as Jason — had called the Virden Health Centre saying he needed a doctor.
Jason told the employee at the clinic that he was home with his mom, who was asleep, and his younger brother Hayden, who could be heard crying in the background.
He said that he lives by a school and train tracks. Jason further stated that he had an injury on his toe, but he did not appear to be in distress.
When asked by medical staff if he could wake up his mother, Jason said he could not.
The medical staff then asked Jason if his mom had a car and what was the licence plate number, but the call was disconnected, and it had come from a blocked number. That is when police were contacted.
RCMP officers followed up every lead, knocking on dozens of doors, including an entire apartment building, but nobody knew of Jason or his brother Hayden. Schools have been contacted, medical charts have been examined by health centre staff to see if anyone who attends the clinic fits that description.
At this time, RCMP are not sure what community Jason is from. Investigators have enlisted the help of Manitoba First Nations Police Service to assist in locating Jason to ensure his and his family’s well-being.
If you have any information that can assist police in this matter, please contact Virden RCMP at 204-748-2046.
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Another death and 100 new cases of COVID-19 have been announced on Monday.
Public health officials are also advising a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 attended a funeral in Lake Manitoba First Nation on October 12 when they did not have symptoms but was in their infectious period. Public health officials will be notifying close contacts directly. Others who attended the funeral should self-monitor for symptoms. If symptoms develop, people should self-isolate and seek testing.
A possible exposure has also been identified in Shoal Lake at Big Way Foods (433 Station Rd. Shoal lake) on October 13-14 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. -- and also on October 15-16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Swan River Outbreaks
Dr. Brent Roussin did not provide any further details about the outbreaks declared in Swan River at the Swan Valley Health Centre and Swan Valley Lodge Personal Care Home -- but did explain what's involved in the outbreak procedure.
"The definition of an outbreak is more than what's expected. For something like COVID in a high-risk setting like a personal care home, we would declare an outbreak with a single case. The benefit of that is it immediately enables the outbreak measures: widespread isolation, ending group gatherings, enhanced infection prevention and control measures."
Today’s caseload brings Manitoba’s total number of cases to 4,349.
Today’s data shows:
• five cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 10 cases in the Northern health region;
• one case in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 11 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 73 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (7), Porcupine Mountain (1), Little Saskatchewan (2), Whitemud (1). The Swan River health district has 1 active case. Brandon has 9 active cases of COVID-19.
1,704 (80%) of the province’s active cases are in the Winnipeg region.There are 2,117 active cases in Manitoba, and 2,177 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 80 people in hospital and 15 people in intensive care.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 55.
Public health guidance for Halloween trick-or-treating has been developed. Click here to read more.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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To mark walk-in flu shots being available at the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy, Barret Procyshyn stopped in the CKDM studios this morning to give Al Gaines his flu shot.
At the building in the DCP parking lot, anyone aged 7 and up can get a flu shot for free, without a health card.
Procyshyn says the flu shot is very safe to get.
“It’s perfectly fine to get it, it’s great to get it. You have to remember, I hear all the time, ‘oh I don’t get sick.’ But even if you’re one of those people that say you don’t get the flu, remember, the flu shot stops you from passing it on to someone else. You can actually get the flu, not get sick, but then pass it on to a loved one.”
There are some differences this year for flu shots at the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy.
“We’re not actually doing the flu shot in the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy, we’ve got the DCP annexe, so it’s in our parking lot. It’s the dark blue-greyish building. We’ve got it all set up with walk-in, no appointment necessary clinic, that’s going to run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. no lunch break, we’re going to go straight through. We’re going to do it safely, effectively, quickly. You’ll just come in through one door, exit through the other. You are supposed to wait 15 minutes, you can wait, we’ve got a waiting area.”
Procyshyn says they’re hoping the free, walk-in flu shots will help boost the number of flu shots Manitobans get because we’re consistently in the 20% range.
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Voters in Saskatchewan head to the polls today.
The Saskatchewan Party led by Scott Moe is hoping to win its fourth consecutive term.
Over 185,000 people already voted in five days of advance polls.
Polls close at 8 p.m. local time.
Mail-in ballots won’t be counted until after today, so some results may not be confirmed for a few days.
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Four more deaths, 161 new cases of COVID-19, and several outbreaks have been reported on Sunday by Manitoba health officials.
Public health is advising outbreaks have been declared at Swan Valley Health Centre and Swan Valley Lodge Personal Care Home in Swan River, and both sites have been moved to Critical (red) on the Pandemic Response System.
The province’s 4 most recent deaths are all from the Winnipeg health region. Two are linked to an outbreak at the Parkview Place care home.
The 161 new cases of the virus brings Manitoba’s total to 4,249.
Today’s data shows:
• 10 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• seven cases in the Northern health region;
• four cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 30 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 110 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts currently have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (7), Little Saskatchewan (2), Whitemud (2), Porcupine Mountain (1). The Swan River health district has one active case. Brandon has 11 active cases of COVID-19.
There are currently 4 active cases in the Eriksdale/Ashern health district.
There are 2,053 active cases in Manitoba, and 2,142 individuals have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 77 people in hospital and 15 people in intensive care, and the number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 54.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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The NDP won a majority government in British Columbia following Saturday’s vote.
The final results won’t be available for a few weeks as hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots have yet to be tallied.
John Horgan’s New Democrats won 53 seats, the Liberals won 27, the Greens won 3, and four ridings were too close to call.
Horgan thanked opponents — Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson and Green Leader Sonia Furstenau — for a “spirited campaign.''
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The number of active cases in Dauphin was unchanged on Saturday, but several other Parkland health districts added cases to start the weekend.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (5), Porcupine Mountain (1), Little Saskatchewan (2), Whitemud (1). Brandon has 11 active cases.
Today’s data shows:
• eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 15 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
• 15 cases in the Northern health region;
• 24 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 91 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
A total of 153 new COVID-19 cases were recorded across the province Saturday, along with the province’s 49th and 50th deaths — both women in their 70s from Winnipeg. One is linked to an outbreak at Misericordia Place.
The total number of cases in Manitoba is now 4,088. There are 1,922 active cases in the province and 2,116 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 65 people in hospital and 10 people in intensive care.
Public health officials have advised that outbreaks have been declared at Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg on units 5N and 5S, and at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. Both facilities have been elevated to red on the province’s #RestartMB Pandemic Response System.
For up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Manitoba, click here.
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People and businesses in Manitoba that violate public health guidelines can now be ticketed by municipal bylaw enforcement officers.
The province announced the change on Friday, which goes into effect immediately.
Municipal bylaw officers will now be able to enforce the following health orders:
- Orders limiting the size of gatherings;
- Orders imposing health protection measures on business (e.g. social distancing, capacity limits, patrons to remain seated at bars, etc.);
- Orders requiring people with a positive COVID-19 test, or those advised they are a close contact, to self-isolate;
- Orders requiring people travelling into Manitoba to self-isolate according to public health; and
- Orders prohibiting travel to northern Manitoba.
Fines are now set at $1,296 for individuals and $5,000 for corporations.
Previously, public health orders were enforceable by the RCMP and other police agencies, the Health Protection Unit, Manitoba Conservation and Climate, Workplace Safety and Health, and the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority.
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The province is introducing an appointment-based option for getting COVID-19 tests at several locations in Prairie Mountain Health.
Starting Monday, October 26, the option to book an appointment for a COVID test will begin for the sites in Dauphin, Swan River, and Brandon (Keystone Centre Site).
People can call 1-855-268-4318 (toll-free) or go online to make appointments to get a COVID-19 test at this link.
Those who attend the testing site without an appointment will not be turned away, but going forward the province is transitioning to an appointment-based system.
People are asked to arrive about 10 minutes early for their appointment to allow time to check-in and to bring their health card or government-issued identification.
Appointments are not required at drive-thru locations.
At this time, only people with symptoms are being advised to get tested for COVID-19. Appointments are expected to take about five minutes for adults and about 10 minutes for children.
See below for Prairie Mountian Health testing locations:
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The provincial government is distributing over $100-million to Manitoba municipalities on a per-capita basis as part of the federal Safe Restart Agreement.
That works out to the City of Dauphin receiving $501,050.11.
Dauphin city manager Sharla Griffiths tells CKDM the City is planning to record the funding as a surplus for 2020.
“We don’t know how long the [COVID situation] will last … and we don’t want to spend this money frivolously. We want to basically put it in the bank and wait and see for a day that we need it.”
The Safe Restart Agreement is a federal investment of more than $19 billion to help provinces and territories safely restart their economies and make our country more resilient to possible future surges in cases of COVID-19.
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Health officials announced 163 new COVID cases today, along with another death.
A man in his 80’s from Winnipeg is Manitoba’s 48th death due to COVID-19. This was a previously announced case linked to Parkview Place care home in Winnipeg.
Today’s data shows:
- One case in Prairie Mountain Health region;
- Eight cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region;
- Seven cases in the Northern health region;
- 19 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
- 128 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The following Parkland health districts have active cases: Dauphin (2), Asessippi (2), Little Saskatchewan (1), Whitemud (1). Brandon has 14 Active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 2 active cases.
Manitoba has had 3,935 cases in total-- 1,855 are active cases, and 2,032 are recovered.
There are 51 people in hospital with 8 in intensive care.
Health officials are advising of a number of new health measures that will be put in place in Manitoba’s northern regions, and schools in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region. These restrictions will take effect on Monday, October 26th and last for at least 2 weeks.
To stay up-to-date on COVID-19 information in Manitoba, click here.
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