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Dauphin Fire Department continues to inch closer to their goal of raising five thousand dollars through their annual Fill the Boot campaign.

Firefighters were perched atop both the Dauphin Marketplace Mall and the Dauphin Co-op on Saturday, where they collected just over fifteen hundred dollars.

That brings their total collected so far to around thirty-five hundred dollars, with the fundraiser continuing for the remainder of the month

Funds collected through the Fill the Boot campaign are given to Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

Donations can still be made in person at the Dauphin Fire Hall, or online through links provided on the Dauphin Fire Department's Facebook page. 

Two men charged after a 2022 homicide on the Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation will return to court in July. 

In December of that year, Clear Lake RCMP were called to a home on a report of an unresponsive male.

They located a 54-year-old man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

30-year-old Trevor Bone and 22-year-old Dakota Bone are each charged with Second Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault.

They are due back in a Brandon court on July 5th. 

Residents in Roblin will have a chance to look over details of the proposed 2024 budget for the municipality.

A public meeting to present fiscal plan is set for March 25th at 7 pm at the Roblin Community Centre, with residents also able to take it in online via Zoom.

Copies of the financial plan will be available for viewing beginning on March 18th.

Anyone wanting to ask questions or make comments on the budget during this meeting is asked to pre-register with the municipality by March 21st.

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It's time once again to spring forward, as Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend.

Daylight Savings Time will begin this year on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. local time, and while we might have to wake up a bit earlier, it also marks a significant increase in daily sunlight hours to come.

While many provinces have talked about dropping this bi-annual clock change, only Saskatchewan and the Yukon do not observe it.

There's been a great deal of discussion around abolishing this practice, but any province wanting to scrap daylight saving has faced delays in putting new practices into place or is waiting for American states in the same time zones to pull the trigger.

But for now, don't forget to double-check your clocks tomorrow so they match up with daylight savings time, and you're not an hour late on Monday morning.

The Manitoba government is putting up almost a million dollars this year to help protect fish and wildlife.

The Manitoba government has approved $958,000 for new projects this year through the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund that will go to 17 projects to protect and monitor fish and wildlife species and bolster access to fishing and hunting opportunities.

The money comes from a provincial fund that is supported through donations and restitution payments collected from fish and wildlife infractions

The fund continues to grow every year, as the Manitoba government contributes 10 percent of the annual fees collected from recreational angling, hunting, and trapping licenses.

In addition, the fund is supported through restitution payments collected from fish and wildlife infractions, along with donations to the fund.

For all the details on the funding, and the projects it supports, visit the Government Of Manitoba Website 

Raising money has never looked so cool, as a polar plunge will be raising funds for the Manitoba Special Olympics team this weekend.

A hole will be carved in Katherine Lake off HWY 19 this weekend where people raising these funds will hurl themselves into the icy waters.

Adell Gauthier, Director of Fund Development for this program, says the local group has been raising a lot of money for this cause.

"So the Clear Lake Polar Plunge, at this moment, is showing online that they've raised $7500 so far, which is incredible. I actually want to shout out to Toni Andreychuk who's taken the lead as our top fundraiser. She has raised more than $2000 on her own."

Gauthier encourages people to donate to the various polar plungers, or to come out in person, have a hot chocolate, and show your support. 

If you want to donate to this cause, visit PlungeManitoba.com, or get to Katherine Lake for noon on Saturday!

Throughout the month of March, firefighters in Dauphin will be raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

It's their Fill the Boot campaign, one that Dauphin fire chief Cam Abrey has been around for quite some time.

"Since 1976, the Dauphin Fire Fighters Association and the department have been involved in a partnership with Muscular Dystrophy Canada.  M.D. has been the firefighters' charity of choice since 1954. But since 1976, the total accumulated donations that we have received from our community and surrounding area is in excess of one hundred thousand dollars."

Abrey says they got off to a great start with their month-long campaign last weekend.

"We have set a goal for this year of five thousand dollars.  And thanks to the generosity of the community and the surrounding area, last week we almost made it halfway there.  We are currently just shy of the two-thousand dollar mark, so we are hoping that we can double that this weekend and hit our goal." 

Firefighters will be located at both the Dauphin Market Place Mall and Dauphin Co-op from noon to 2 pm on Saturday to accept your donations. 

If you can not make it out this weekend, you can still donate throughout the month of March.

Links to donate can be found on the Dauphin Fire Department's Facebook page. 

You can also drop off donations in person at the Dauphin Fire Hall.

A new court date has been set for one of four people charged after a weapon and drug bust in Dauphin last month.

Dauphin RCMP received a report on February 12th about a woman with a handgun outside of a home in the city. 

The vehicle that she got into was spotted sometime later, and a search resulted in police seizing a loaded handgun, multiple knives, a hatchet-type weapon, alcohol, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.

39-year-old Cody Genaille was in Brandon court yesterday and remains in custody until his next appearance on March 14th. 

A man accused of killing his partner, their three young children and his partner's foster cousin in southern Manitoba last month has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial.

The results of a mental health assessment for Ryan Manoakeesick, were delivered earlier Thursday, presented to the courts by Crown attorney Christian Vanderhooft.

The 29-year-old faces five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law partner Amanda Clearwater, their three children Bethany, Jayven, and Isabella, as well as Clearwater's 17-year-old niece Myah-Lee Gratton.

Notably, Manoakeesick did not appear in court, but had attorney representation for this announcement.

Currently, Manoakeesick remains in custody, with a a court date slated for june third. 

At roughly 2 pm today, reports came in of a semi-truck downing the bridge on Highway 5 between Ochre River and Dauphin, with an undisclosed amount of damage.

After visiting the scene, CKDM has confirmed that the Highway 5 bridge remains intact and undamaged after the incident this afternoon.

Officers on the scene notified us that a semitrailer had taken too sharp a turn and wedged itself in the narrow bridge crossing.

This shut down traffic for over an hour, but it has since re-opened as of 3 pm today.

Current assessments report no damage to the bridge, but further investigation may be required.

Shovel-weary Dauphin and southern Parkland area residents will be digging out again today after another significant snowfall hit the region yesterday.

No official word yet from Environment and Climate Change Canada on exactly how much snow fell in Dauphin yesterday, but Brandon reported 16 centimetres of snow, while Winnipeg reported between 8 and 15 cm of snowfall.

All highways in the region have now re-opened after being closed last night, but are listed as being partly covered to snow-covered

Highway 10 through Riding Mountain National Park is open but does have snow-covered and icy sections. 

Secondary roads like Highway 19, Lake Audy Road, and Rolling River Road are currently closed.   

Meanwhile, the city has announced that they will try once again tonight to start removing windrows from Main Street and other major areas in Dauphin.  
 
That work will begin at 7 pm tonight, and the city is asking motorists to move their vehicles from the road when possible and be cautious around equipment and staff at work.
 
They add equipment will be working on through-streets throughout the City, with crews continuing until all roadways have been cleared.
 
Sidewalk clearing is ongoing.