NewsNow
Manitoba is moving closer to being able to open the vaccine appointment phone-lines to the general public — starting with Manitobans over the age of 95.
“I know this is something many Manitobans are looking forward to,” says Dr. Reimer, medical lead for the vaccine implementation task force, “and I’m looking forward to being able to announce next week that we’ll be opening up to elderly Manitobans.”
“I want to reiterate that Manitobans over 95 are not eligible (for vaccination) today, please do not call to book an appointment this week. But I will let you know next week when that changes.”
The province's toll-free phone number to book a vaccine appointment is 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC).
The province urges the public to not call unless they are eligible for vaccination at this time. Eligibility criteria can be found here.
Manitobans eligible for vaccinations at this time include community services workers and health-care workers whose work involves direct contact with patients, who meet the criteria outlined by the province.
A “vaccination calculator” set up by the province lets Manitobans see where they are in the priority line, based on their age and other factors. Click here to access the online tool.
Immunizations in Manitoba will be given out at “super sites”, pop-up clinics, and by Focused Immunization Teams (FITs). The province plans to expand the number of super sites in Manitoba up to 13 sites in April.
COVID immunizations in Manitoba will start to ramp back up with 15,210 doses of the Pfizer vaccine expected this week.
- Details
- Contributed by Matt Hamel
Manitoba has now recorded over 31,000 total cases of COVID-19 with 76 new cases announced today.
Only one death is being reported — a man in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region related to an outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital.
Since March, the province says there have been a total of 60 cases of COVID-19 in the Dauphin health district — with two deaths and one case still considered active.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are from the following health districts:
• five cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 44 cases in the Northern health region
• two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• two cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 23 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate in Manitoba is 5.9% provincially and 4.3% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 31,007.
There are 1,555 active cases and 28,576 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 89 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 142 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (231 hospitalizations total).
There are 15 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 13 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (28 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 876.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (1), Swan River (0), Porcupine Mountain (4), Duck Mountain (0), Asessippi (13), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 10 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 13 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 27.
- Details
- Contributed by Matt Hamel
COVID-19 enforcement officers handed out a total of $30,590 worth of fines to Manitobans last week.
27 tickets were handed out last week – seven were for gatherings against health orders, and 16 were for not wearing a mask in indoor public places.
One of the $5,000 fines issued last week was to the Church Of God Restoration in Steinbach for holding services against public health orders.
Churches and all places of worship in Manitoba are now allowed to hold services, but they must be at 10% capacity with physical distancing measures in place for those not from the same household.
Last week, one ticket was issued for breaking the Federal Quarantine Act -- the individual was given a $1,750 ticket.
- Details
- Contributed by 730 CKDM
The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce has announced all the nominees for their awards night on March 9th.
Awards will be given out for Business Person of the Year, Community Appreciation Award – Individual & Group, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Outstanding Business and the Legacy Award.
Following the awards ceremony at 7:15 p.m. on March 9th, the Chamber’s AGM will start around 8 p.m.
You can register for the Annual Chamber Celebration Night and AGM online or by calling (204) 622-3140.
The award nominees include:
Business Person of the Year Nominees
Clayton Swanton - Johnston & Company
Chuck Burton - Kelleher Ford Dauphin
Steve Sobering - Pathways Funeral Services
Marisa Philippe - Café Trocadero
Kerry and Rachelle Fidierchuk - Fudd's Corner Store
Community Appreciation Group Nominees
Dauphin Kings Hockey Club
Gilbert Plains & District Community Resource Council Inc.
Dauphin Ag Society
Community Appreciation Individual Nominees
Brenda Gregory
Kari Prawdzik
Randy Daley
Outstanding Business Nominees
Eastside Furniture
Rionet Wireless
The Mercantile Store
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Nominees
Steven and Kimberley Perih - Perih Heavy Duty
Kayla Luky - Old September
Matt Syrnyk - Syrnyk HD Service
- Details
- Contributed by Isaac Wihak
2nd St. NE between 3rd Ave. NE and 4th Ave. NE will be closed at 7 this morning.
The road will be closed to all traffic as crews repair a water main break.
The City says to be prepared to detour.
- Details
- Contributed by Isaac Wihak
Although the Fusion Credit Union (FCU) board election isn’t until the end of March, the recruitment process for nominees is open.
FCU Chief Innovation Officer Michelle Mazurkewich says this election is significant because their election is done through a democratic voting process by the credit union members.
“Each of our members have the ability to use their voice to elect the candidate that they feel would be best suited for that position. We start the process by proactively recruiting potential candidates and really, for us, that increases our opportunity to bring new skill sets to the existing board of directors.”
Fusion’s focus right now is the impact of COVID-19 on the industry and members, both personal and business, and how to support them through the pandemic related challenges. Another focal point is technology and security, which includes some initiatives that will be released throughout the year.
Candidate nominations are open until midnight on February 28th. Following that, all potential candidates will be reviewed and interviewed.
The election is from March 22nd to April 2nd and will be done online and in-branch.
Mazurkewich says the election results will be announced at their AGM at the end of April.
“For this year, we four seats available, three three-year terms and one two-year term up and that is one seat within each of our four districts. So, no matter which branch or community you deal with, you have an opportunity to put your name forward.”
Fusion will announce more details on the election as the date gets nearer. Nomination forms are available at any Fusion branch or by calling (204)571-3923.
- Details
- Contributed by Isaac Wihak
An Edmonton man is facing forgery charges after attempting to fill a prescription for a type of cough medication in Portage la Prairie.
On Friday, Feb. 12, RCMP were called to a pharmacy on Saskatchewan Avenue in Portage la Prairie.
Officers were told that a 30-year-old man had dropped off a prescription to be filled for cough medication containing codeine, and that the prescription had been forged.
RCMP were informed the man had tried to fill the prescription at another local pharmacy, and left the store in an SUV.
Officers located the vehicle and arrested Badal Kaahin Kaafi from Edmonton, Alberta.
A search of the vehicle found two bottles of the same medication dispensed at a pharmacy in Winnipeg.
RCMP seized two bottles of cough medication containing codeine, a highly addictive opioid.
Kaafi is facing charges including possession of an opioid for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a forged document.
He will appear in court at a later date.
- Details
- Contributed by Tess Kovach
An extreme cold warning has been lifted in many parts of southern Manitoba today, after being in place for about 10 days.
That period of time saw extreme overnight temperatures around -50 in many parts of the province, with frigid daytime temperatures.
A much more favourable forecast for the Parkland shows the temperatures progressively warming up throughout the week.
A high of plus 4 is forecasted in Dauphin to start next week.
- Details
- Contributed by Matt Hamel
Health officials are reporting four deaths and 167 new cases of COVID-19 over a two-day period.
Today’s numbers have been combined with yesterday’s as there was no COVID-19 bulletin due to the Louis Riel holiday.
71 cases were identified on Monday, and 96 were identified today.
The four deaths announced are all from Winnipeg.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health region:
• 13 cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 93 cases in the Northern health region
• two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• eight cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 51 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.9 percent provincially and 4.5 percent in Winnipeg.
There have been a total of 30,932 cases reported province-wide. The total number of deaths is 875.
There are 1,625 active cases in the province and 28,432 people have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 86 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 144 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 230 hospitalizations.
There are 13 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 13 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 26 ICU patients.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts:
Dauphin (1), Riding Mountain (0), Swan River (0), Porcupine Mountain (5), Duck Mountain (0), Asessippi (14), Little Saskatchewan (0), Whitemud (0), and Agassiz Mountain (1). Brandon has 11 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 13 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 28.
- Details
- Contributed by Tess Kovach
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tabled new gun legislation that would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws.
He says the bylaws can restrict the possession, storage, and transportation of handguns and the measures will be backed up with serious penalties including jail time for those violating municipal rules.
Gun-control advocates have been pressing for a national ban on handguns, saying that leaving it up to municipalities will create an ineffective patchwork of regulations.
This long-promised bill also proposes a buyback of recently banned firearms considered by the government, “assault-style weapons”.
In addition, the bill includes an increase in criminal penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking and enhances the capacity of police and border officers to keep illegal firearms out of Canada.
New offences for altering the cartridge magazine of a firearm and tighter restrictions on importing ammunition would also be created.
- Details
- Contributed by Isaac Wihak
Yesterday afternoon around 1:40, firefighters in Brandon responded to a fire at Inland Kenworth.
It’s reported that fuel tanks were rupturing and exploding.
Fire crews worked until 12:30 a.m. this morning to get the fire under control and the Brandon Fire Emergency Services is still on scene.
During the fire, the Trans Canada Highway was closed and traffic was rerouted until approximately 10 p.m. last night.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
- Details
- Contributed by Isaac Wihak
