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Today is the start of the Endow Manitoba Giving Challenge week, and the Dauphin and District Community Foundation hope Dauphin and area residents will give with their hearts - and their wallets - to help make a better community.
Executive Director Kit Daley says the event goes hand in hand with their mission and vision.
"Our vision and mission are focused on enhancing the quality of life in our community. And the giving challenge is exactly for building up the unrestricted funds for community foundations. And that is the pool of money that organizations apply to when they need a little bit of financial assistance with a project"
The Giving Challenge was started back in 2014 among Monitoba's 57 Community Foundations.
Daley says over the past few years, the Dauphin and District Community Foundation has fared extremely well.
"It always amazes me at how generous Dauphin is. There are 57 Community Foundations in Manitoba. And in the last seven years, Dauphin has been in the top three every year."
You can donate in person at the DDCF office in City Hall between 10 and 4, or online through their website at ddcf.ca.
You can also donate over the phone with a credit card, or by mailing a cheque to their office.
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The City of Dauphin has opened a Request for Proposals to find a contractor able to remove several diseased trees across the City.
According to the City, there are 159 diseased elm trees within city limits, infested with Dutch Elm Disease.
Dutch Elm Disease is caused by a fungus that disrupts a tree's ability to conduct water, causing the tree to die sooner than it should. The disease is mainly spread by elm bark beetles, which develop inside the bark, and fly to other trees while carrying the infection. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Manitoba is one of seven provinces considered to be generally infested.
The trees the City of Dauphin is seeking to have removed are all across city limits, though the two main groupings of infected trees are on Whitmore Avenue near Parkland Crossing, and Whitmore Avenue and Sixth Avenue Southeast.
Eligible companies are encouraged to apply on the City's website.
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With Remembrance Day on Wednesday, the City of Dauphin is reminding residents that the City's waste and recycling collection schedule will be slightly different this week.
Day 1 and Day 2 area pickup will be one day earlier, on Monday and Tuesday respectively, as Remembrance Day falls on the Wednesday.
Day 3 and Day 4 area pickups remain unchanged, and will still take place on Thursday and Friday.
If you need to find what your area's pickup day is, you can click here to visit the City of Dauphin's website.
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The Countryfest Community Cinema has a neat promotion going on right now to try and attract more visitors to the theatre.
General Manager Angie Neely explains how "Meat in the Seats" works.
"So we need some bodies coming down to the theatre. Come see a movie and support your local theatre, and you could have a chance at winning a $250 meat packager at Christmas time."
Every time you buy a ticket for a movie, you will receive an entry for the meat draw.
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The Dauphin Firefighter's Association annual Dauphin Firefighters Ball is set to get underway tonight, raising funds for some important projects.
Cam Abrey, Dauphin's Fire Chief, said the funds raised from the ball usually go to helping restore some of their old equipment, as a way to preserve the department's history, and make sure future generations can appreciate the department's past.
"Each year, anything that's raised from the Firefighters Ball goes to support our restoration of the antique fire trucks, so that we can preserve the history of the fire department...the current project is our 1919, which was Dauphin's very first motorized fire apparatus, and we're doing a ground up restoration on that, and we're approaching the end of that," said Abrey.
On the subject of history, Dauphin's fire department has a very storied one - looking back at their records, which Abrey said he's glad to still have, the Dauphin Firefighters Ball has been going on officially since 1901, and there were only three times when the ball couldn't be held. It's the longest ongoing Firefighters Ball in Manitoba.
"There's a long line of traditions and pride that people have given back to their communities, and we want to honour their memories...the very first ball was March 17th of 1901, and looking back in our history records, and we're fortunate enough to have those, there were three times when it didn't happen that we know of, and one of them was during World War I, and twice during World War II," said Abrey.
The event is sold out, meaning the Dauphin Fire Department will raise a lot of funds to help with their restoration projects. Abrey said if you still want to get involved and help out, keep an eye on their Facebook page for details about their upcoming Pack the Pumper Food Bank Drive.
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The community of Inglis is home to one of the last rows of heritage elevators in Canada.
Saturday night, a special fundraising comedy night will be held at Asessippi Ski Hill to raise funds towards the upkeep of those elevators.
Big Daddy Jazz, who once lived in the area and still has family there, will be the featured act, and he hopes to see you there as well.
"Come on out and support it, because it takes $90,000 to fix one of these elevators. And if we don't fix them, they are going to disappear. And it is sad that part of our heritage is disappearing. And I have a great love for Inglis because it is keeping history alive."
Cocktails start at 5, dinner at 6, with the comedy show beginning at 8.
Tickets are $80 each and are available by calling or texting 204-773-6447.
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The Dauphin Fire Department and Dauphin RCMP are responding to a rolled over truck in Dauphin's south end, on Riverside Road.
As of 4:00 PM, officers and firefighters were on scene with equipment to upright the truck. An RCMP officer was able to confirm the driver of the truck was not hurt.
Riverside Road is currently down to one lane as operations continue.
As Dauphin Fire is conducting traffic control operations in the area, slowdowns can be expected.
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Dauphin RCMP have given more details about the heavy police presence in the City's north end on Wednesday.
RCMP say they received a report of multiple shots being fired on Brown Avenue East around 5:40 AM Wednesday, and responded to the reported residence, which is known to have residents tied to local organized crime. Dauphin RCMP were assisted by Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP, RCMP Police Dog Services, and Manitoba West District General Investigation Section officers.
After finding evidence that a vehicle parked near the home had been shot at, RCMP cordoned off the area, and asked the public to stay clear. After initially being uncooperative, three individuals in the home's garage were safely taken into custody, while others inside the home refused.
RCMP called in a crisis negotiator, and around 8:30 AM, six more people came out of the home, and were taken into custody. RCMP obtained a search warrant for the home, and found a modified pellet gun. One individual was arrested and remanded into custody, on charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and failure to comply with release order conditions.
Others that were taken into custody were released without charges. The investigation is ongoing.
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Back in 2014, Endow Manitoba launched Giving Challenge week as a way for Manitoba's 50+ Community Foundations grow their unrestricted funds.
That fund is used to fund projects within their communities.
Residents are encouraged to donate to their local Community Foundation next week, with the money going to the unrestricted fund.
DDCF Executive Director Kit Daley says donations received next week are further stretched by the Winnipeg Foundation and the province.
"A $5 donation is stretched by the Winnipeg Foundation, who contributes $1, and by the Manitoba Government, who contributes $1. So a $5 becomes $7, and a $100 donation becomes $140. And that is on the first $10,000."
Over the past seven years, the DDCF has been in the top 3 as far as amount of gifts received during the challenge.
And Daley hopes local residents will give with their heart again this year.
"No donation is too small. Every donation counts, and that donation will give back to the community forever."
You can donate in person at the DDCF office in City Hall between 10 and 4, or online through their website at ddcf.ca.
You can also donate over the phone with a credit card, or by mailing a cheque to their office.
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The City of Dauphin's South End Destination Site Survey is designed to give residents the opportunity to tell the City what they think Amisk the Beaver's corner of town should look like.
Dauphin's Economic Development Manager, Martijn van Luijn, said updating the site has been a priority for a while, and this survey will help that progress.
"We always had the desire to do something with it. At the same time, we know by visitors that come to our community, more and more people want to stop at that area...pull over, park for a few minutes, get out of the car, walk around, take some photos in front of Amisk the Beaver, and have it a little bit of a tourism destination," said van Luijn.
This survey follows a Request for Proposals opened by the City earlier in the year to find a contractor to help develop the site. Now that contractor has been selected, and the project is almost ready to move into the next steps. But first, van Luijn said it's essential to get as much community feedback as they can, to make sure the space can be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
"We would love to hear from the community if they have any ideas what we could do with this, and how they envision this space, not only for tourists and visitors, but also for locals that live around there, that maybe want to spend some time there...they also have an opportunity to let us know what their concerns are, which is also very important, it has to be a safe space, it is along a major corridor, major route, and we really gotta make sure that it's a safe area," said van Luijn.
To give the City of Dauphin your say on how the South End Destination Site project should look, click here to go to the survey. It's available until November 6th at midnight.
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Countryfest is one of the things that puts Dauphin on the map. For a town of just over 8,000, we know how to put on a good show.
Last Friday, they announced next year's set of headliners: Countryfest favourite Nate Smith, whose set was rained out last year, Kip Moore, a returning voice from back in 2013, and Riley Green, who will be fresh off performing at this year's Grey Cup. Natalie Haslund with Countryfest's Programming Committee said bringing back Nate Smith will help to further cement his status as a Countryfest legend, for practically having to be dragged off stage last year during a thunderstorm.
"Nate Smith, when he got dragged off stage last year and he couldn't finish, we definitely said we had to bring him back," said Haslund.
Plus, new this year, they'll have a Canada Day Kick-Off Party on Thursday, turning the usual 3-day weekend festival into a 4-day party, featuring a Canada Day lineup headlined by one of the biggest names in Canadian music.
"We're gonna have a special Canada Day celebration, and we're gonna kick it off with a big Canadian rock act, gonna be a bit of a rock day, and we're gonna have the Barenaked Ladies, they're gonna be playing that night," said Duane McMaster, Countryfest, President.
Members Only ticket sales closed Wednesday night at midnight, and as of that point both Tier 1 VIP Bar tickets and Tier 1 VIP Bar Seated tickets were sold out, though Tier 2 tickets will be available. Plus, 95% of Tier 1 General Admission tickets are sold - so if you want the best price, act fast! Tickets are on sale to the general public as of 10:00 AM this morning.
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