Province Sets Cannabis Sales Rules

Manitoba retailers who sell cannabis have to follow strict rules about how they display and secure the drug.

New rules set by the province will mean stores have to use monitored alarm systems and video cameras that operate continuously.

Cannabis needs to be locked cases, except for small display containers that can be inspected by customers but still secured with a chain or other ways.

Other rules the province announced is a 30-gram limit on individual sales and requirements to verify the age of customers to ensure they are 19 or older.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 13, 2018 - 4:15 pm

The traffic lights are green at River and Mountain.

Allen Dowhan, other representatives from the city, local media, and a guy from Manitoba infrastructure were all at the light control box on the North West corner of the intersection to watch MLA Brad Michaleski flip the switch.

Michaleski spoke with us after.

“It just means a whole area of the community that needed lights to improve safety. This is a busy intersection we’ve all known that for years and the city was pushing for control structures here, control lights with the schools and residential area. It’s long overdue.

He says there is lots of activity going on in the community and a new set of lights proves that Dauphin is going in the right direction.

It didn’t take long for traffic violations to occur at the intersection. Someone drove through a red light less than a minute after the system was turned on.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 13, 2018 - 3:15 pm

The Traffic lights at River and Mountain are officially turning on this afternoon.

At 2 today MLA Brad Michaleski along with staff from Manitoba Infrastructure are turning the green lights on.

Until then they are flashing both red and yellow.

Yellow means approach with caution and treat it like a yield and red means treat it like a stop sign.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 13, 2018 - 10:59 am

The City of Dauphin is hopeful that the Manitoba Electoral Boundaries Commission will strongly consider their proposal.

They expressed their concerns about the proposed electoral boundaries that lump Dauphin with Swan River.

Mayor Allen Dowhan presented at the meeting and shares how the consultations this morning went.

“Certainly there were differences of opinion, but the boundary commission listened to all people, and some valid points were presented. The rest is left to the boundary commission to decide. We feel that our submission along with the chamber and a few other people, there were really no questions of our presentation. And hopefully, they will consider what we presented.”

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The City of Dauphin has concerns about the proposed provincial electoral boundaries that lump Dauphin with Swan River.

They plan to share their own proposal at the public forum this morning at the rec centre.

Mayor Allen Dowhan shares what they are proposing.

“The traditional area trading pattern follows an east/west pattern, while the boundaries commission proposes a north/south pattern. We’re proposing to rename the electoral boundaries in our region to ‘Parkland.’”
They want the boundaries to represent similar communities of interests such as Gilbert Plains and Grandview.

“It’s so important because in the proposed boundaries, communities like Gilbert, Grandview are the constituency that goes all the way down to Hamiota. They don’t have interests with Hamiota or anybody in that region.”

Roblin, Grandview, Gilbert Plains and Saint Rose all share similar community interests like school boundaries, medical, dental, recreation, airport and other services. Dauphin’s proposal encourages and develops regional economic development enterprises to sustain the population.

“Our Mountain View school boundaries in three different areas on the [Electoral Commission’s] proposal. Just inefficiencies in contacting our government representatives and also inefficiencies in communications with our tax payers.”

Another issue is the indigenous populations are excluded from the current Dauphin and Swan River proposal, even though their communities form a large part of the east and west trading, health and cultural patterns.

The public hearing starts at 10 in the Lion’s Den.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 13, 2018 - 5:00 am

Manitoba Hip Hop artist HellNback is coming to Dauphin as part of the Manitoba Arts Network Outreach Tour.

He’s speaking about the program and performing tonight.

HellNback says this is program offers an opportunity for northern artists to access the same programs that artists in Winnipeg get.

“We get to talk about the programs that are available for aboriginal artists. If they want to take their art more seriously this is a perfect program to come in and learn about. These are programs that are offered just not everybody, from up north or in Dauphin, can come to Winnipeg. So basically the Manitoba Arts Network hired us to come out and give some information sessions to the youth and emerging artists.”

The information session, professional development opportunity, and performance by the Hip Hop Artist starts at 6 at the Watson Art Centre and is free to attend.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 12, 2018 - 1:34 pm

The traffic lights at River and Mountain are running.

Today they are flashing yellow in one direction and red on the other. Flashing yellow means approach with caution and treat them like a yield sign. Flashing red means stop.

MLA Brad Michaleski, along with staff from Manitoba Infrastructure, are officially turning on the traffic signals tomorrow at 2pm.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 12, 2018 - 1:16 pm

Nominations are now accepted for Municipal Elections.

You can hand in your filled out nomination papers starting today at 9 am.

Kirk Dawson, the City of Dauphin’s Senior Election Official, says it’s already been busy at city hall.

“You can drop off your nomination papers if they wish to run for mayor or council. That runs through September the 18th at 4:30 PM. We’ve had a brisk start to the day.”

He encourages anyone handing in their packages to have a few extra signatures.

“We ask for 25 eligible voters’ signatures to be nominated. But we ask for two or three more just to ensure that there are no complications in last minute, whether maybe the person hasn’t resided in the city for six months or something that might disqualify them for some reason. By getting an extra three or four then it really makes the process very simple and avoids any last minute delays in getting nominated.”

The names of those on the ballot will be announced next Thursday at one in the afternoon in the council chambers of City Hall.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: Sep 12, 2018 - 12:07 pm

Manitoba’s Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission wants to hear your opinion about where you vote in provincial elections.

The commission is holding a public hearing tomorrow at 10 in the morning in the Lion’s Den at the Rec Complex.

Alison Mitchell Manager of Communications & Public Information with the commission explains why this change is going on.

“The Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission is something that is legislated to happen every ten years in the province to ensure effective representation for all Manitobans. There is a commission that does all the initial work and makes the proposals on how the electoral divisions should change. But public participation is a primary part of the review.”

She shares some of the issues people typically have concerns about.

“People may have voted in a particular place for a long time and have an association with a particular community and if there’s a change coming there may be a concern that that’s not going to fit with their views of their community. Or it may not reflect the way they see their area of the province. That’s why there is room for this public consultation. We do really want to get a sense from Manitobans of what’s important.”

If you want to attend the meeting, find out where the lines are suggested to be changed to and to see how the population is divided to go the commission’s website at boundariescommission.mb.ca.