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Prairie Mountain Health's Annual General Meeting for the 2025-26 fiscal year is set to take place tomorrow.
Treena Slate, Prairie Mountain Health CEO, said though the meeting looks a bit in the past, it'll provide valuable information to the public about how they've done in the past year, and where residents and stakeholders will see them improve.
"Our Annual General Meeting always focuses on the previous fiscal year, so in this case it is the 2025-26 fiscal year, which runs from April 1st, 2025, to March 31st, 2026...we'll provide a brief overview of health data in our region, highlight key accomplishments in the past year related to our strategic plan, and review our financial statements for the past fiscal year," said Slate.
In their 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, Prairie Mountain Health lists staffing challenges as a top weakness in the region, and lists implementing a staff retention and wellness plan as a top opportunity. In recent months especially, Prairie Mountain Health and the Manitoba Government have made big steps to address staffing issues in the region, including expanding seats in health-related training programs in colleges, and making it easier for out-of-province doctors and health professionals to transfer their credentials and certifications.
"We definitely made improvements in our financial situation over that fiscal year, and we continue to make improvements...we also made improvements in our healthcare recruitment and retention, and improvements in our vacancy rates, and continue to do so as well," said Slate.
Prairie Mountain Health's Annual General Meeting for 2025-26 will start at 12:00 PM tomorrow, Thursday, November 5th. PMH encourages members of the public to attend virtually, and register questions in advance. You can do so by visiting their website.
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If you live in or around Swan River and want to lace up your skates, the Centennial Arena is the perfect spot.
Public skating is on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. On Sunday, there's another public skating session from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. These sessions run all winter.
Danielle Gordon-Broome, recreation director for the Town of Swan River, says participation varies.
It depends on what activities are happening around the community and if kids are away for hockey tournaments.
"In general, it is fairly well received. It's something that our community values," said Gordon-Broome. "People are happy they can skate at no cost. It really opens the doors for anyone who may not be able to otherwise afford organized sports."
Public skating at the Swan River Centennial Arena has been free to users for years. The Rotary Club sponsored free public skating for many years.
Gordon-Broome says they're blessed by the incredible community support. After the Rotary Club folded, they left a donation allowing users to skate for free for a couple more years.
"That's been incredible for our community," she added. "For giving access to people who couldn't afford otherwise. Or even for families to enjoy an activity to do."
With a new season well underway, the community support has continued.
The Swan River Lions Club has donated $5,000. Those funds mean free public skating at the Centennial Arena will continue. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the sport, you can thank the Swan River Lions Club for free public skating.
Free skating continues in Swan River.
"We're really appreciative that they picked that up," added Gordon-Broome. "These individuals are so community-minded. They're considering recreational activities and the health and well-being. We are so grateful for their support over the past two years."
You can't use sticks or pucks during public skating. The Centennial Arena does offer sticks and pucks a few days a week.
You can see a schedule here.
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On Wednesday morning around 8:30 AM, Dauphin RCMP made a Facebook post warning residents of ongoing police presence in the City's north end.
Dauphin RCMP are currently at the scene of an ongoing incident on Brown Avenue East, between Mountain Road and Bond Street. There are several RCMP vehicles at the scene.
They say motorists and pedestrians should avoid the are until the incident is cleared, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
CKDM NewsNow will be in contact with Dauphin RCMP for further updates.
UPDATE: According to RCMP, the incident has been resolved, and there is no threat to public safety. Officers are still in the area. Dauphin RCMP expects to have an official news release later today.
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Last week's Manitoba Municipal Election saw several new and returning municipal government leaders elected into office. The Municipality of Roblin was one of the last municipalities across the Province to submit their official results - because there was a bit of confusion in the polling station when votes were being counted.
Neither Graeme Conway or Robert Misko, the Municipality of Roblin's reeve candidates, had appointed scrutineers at the polling station. After finding out, councillor-elect Verlin Wiebe asked a couple of his contacts to attend, because he had a feeling the race for reeve would be incredibly close. Turns out, he was right - to the point where alarm bells started going off in his head.
"A lot of the races were close, plus or minus five, we knew the incumbent Misko had won one, but the last voting station, which was number three, Conway, who was elected, took a strong lead of over 40 votes...so we started to raise concerns then, because if Conway had won by over 40 votes, Misko had apparently won the election by 25 votes, so that means we're talking a 65 vote swing on the one race we knew that Misko had won, and it hadn't been recalled as being that close," said Wiebe.
The alarm bells were ringing from Voting Station 3, because while Wiebe's observers had noted a more than 20 vote lead for Conway at that station, the first iteration of the Statement of Official Results from the Municipality had shown a 2 vote lead for Misko. Wiebe said the counting of votes itself wasn't the issue - it was writing down the totals on the Statement of Official Results, saying more training would have been beneficial.
"I had no question how the votes counted, there was no concern over that. This was the tallying of the totals that were being transposed into the official documents, and there was errors occurring there...and that's where even a second set of eyes, and even a little more training for scrutineers and people watching, looking to what they should be observing, is important," said Wiebe.
The biggest concern Wiebe had from the night is that original total for Voting Station 3. According to Wiebe, the first iteration of the Statement of Official Results showed Voting Station 3 as having 82 votes for Graeme Conway, and 84 votes for Robert Misko - which is the exact same vote total for both candidates as Voting Station 2. Though when looking at the councillor vote totals for both voting stations, Station 3 had a higher vote total across the board - so the votes for Reeve should have been higher as well.
"What is concerning is, so apparently on the final document, numbers were copied instead of entered. Which you would think in an election, you know every field is going to be different...Station 2 and Station 3, the numbers were just copied between the two columns, and you could think we'd have a little more checks and balances, that there would never be an identical set of results, right down to the number of votes, and votes between polling stations," said Wiebe.
Whether it was an honest mistake or made with intent, Wiebe said more safeguards should be in place to make sure the vote counting doesn't have any hiccups.
CKDM NewsNow has reached out to the Municipality of Roblin's Senior Election Official, and has not yet received a response.
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After testing found some fluctuating line pressure, the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman has issued a boil water advisory for users of their water system.
Residents are advised to bring any water used for consumption to a rolling boil for at least 1 minute. That's any water for drinking or ice making, brushing teeth, and preparing food or beverages.
Other household tasks, like washing dishes and laundry, don't require water to be boiled.
The municipality says it is just a precaution, as any depressurization of the water system can compromise safety.
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Dauphin RCMP are looking for a male suspect in a theft of a Memorial Boulevard business on Halloween.
Around 11:30 Saturday night, the masked suspect entered the business with a knife, and threw several items at the employee before taking cash from the register.
The employee attempted to hold the suspect back with a chair, but was pushed into a loading area before the suspect escaped.
No Injuries were reported.
The suspect is said to be around 6’2”, with a thinner build, and was dressed in black, with a sweater that had a dark grey pattern to it and white shoes.
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The Parkland Chamber of Commerce is getting set for their upcoming Parkland Works Job and Career Fair.
Kamryn Winter, Executive Director of the Parkland Chamber of Commerce, said they already have several notable businesses and employers, but they're always looking for more.
"We do have a lot of great employers coming, we do have Prairie Mountain Health, Manitoba Hydro, it's gonna be a great afternoon," said Winters.
Winters said kids from several area schools will be there to check out what jobs are available. She said it's a great way to give them a foot in the door, and there's a lot of benefits for businesses and organizations too.
"Well it just gives us information, right, it gives us insight on the workforce landscape right now, it gives us an opportunity to connect with those employers as well...[students are] coming through those doors looking for opportunity, and I think for businesses and organizations to be a part of that, the target demographic is right there for you, so you can inform people about even like what your organization or business is about," said Winters.
If you're in the area, and looking for work, you'll want to check out the Parkland Works Job and Career Fair. Winters said there isn't any cost for attendees.
"For just attending in general, as an individual, no you don't have to pre-register," said Winters.
The Parkland Works Job Fair is set for November 19th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium in Dauphin. Businesses who want to attend and show themselves off to job seekers, you're encouraged to contact the Parkland Chamber of Commerce to learn more.
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Manitoba RCMP are reminding motorists to drive responsibly after seeing an increase in fatal collisions in 2026.
Mounties say the reminder comes after collisions in Dominion City and The Pas over the past week each resulted in the deaths of 19-year-old men.
RCMP says in October alone, they have responded to eight collisions that resulted in eight deaths.
So far in 2026, there has been 65 fatal collisions in Manitoba, and 73 deaths from those collisions, which is a 28 per cent increase from 2025 and 28 per cent more that the five-year average.
RCMP add that 25 of the 73 people who have died were under 30.
Additionally, drug or alcohol impairment has been confirmed or suspected in 17 of the collisions. Speed is believed to be a factor in 11. While in 23 of the collisions, at least one person was not wearing a seatbelt or helmet.
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The Dauphin Rail Museum's Poppy Project has been going on for 6 years now, as a way to stay connected to their history of Remembrance.
Jason Gilmore, Dauphin Rail Museum President, said the Rail Museum has a storied history when it comes to Remembrance. Built in 1912, the Dauphin Train Station saw soldiers leaving for both the First and Second World Wars - some of them never making it home. He feels it's his duty to promote Remembrance, and the Poppy Project is a good way to do that, while getting community involvement too. The Poppy Project revolves around handmade poppies, either knitted or crocheted. So far, they have more than 500.
"We feel it's our duty to do events like this when it comes to Remembrance Day...even though there is a pattern to making [poppies], there is an almost individuality to each one that's made," said Gilmore.
For Gilmore, Remembrance is a lot more than just wearing poppies and promoting the day. He's been involved with the Dauphin Rail Museum for a while, and is well aware of how involved it was in the First and Second World Wars.
"That adage, if the walls could speak, you know, there were soldiers that sat here waiting to take the train to then go to Europe or whatever other conflict zones, so I think of that on a daily basis, just all those people's stories, and then unfortunately, the ones that didn't return," said Gilmore.
Most of the handmade poppies they've received have been from members of the Dauphin Active Living Centre. If you'd like to get involved with the Poppy Project, you can call the Dauphin Rail Museum at 204-202-4622.
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Over the weekend, the Dauphin and Pine River Fire Departments set up near Vermillion Park in Dauphin, to conduct some training on traffic control measures.
Cam Abrey, Dauphin Fire Chief, said training like this helps firefighters work on their skills when it comes to being in one of the most dangerous, and most common, situations firefighters will find themselves in.
"One of the most dangerous places that anybody can work, whether you're police, fire, EMS, what have you, is on the highway, because you can never predict what the other drivers are doing...it's any time that we're working on the roadway, so if we have a fire out in the rural [municipality] and we're parked on the highway, or on a gravel road or anything like that, we have to set up these control zones as well, to make sure that our pump operator is safe," said Abrey.
Both the Dauphin and Pine River Fire Departments are a part of the Riding Mountain Mutual Aid District - meaning if one of the departments is in need of help, they can put out a call to the other departments in the district. Abrey said having connected training like over the weekend helps to improve relations and communication.
"For ourselves, our first call-in for any major incidents that we might have would be requesting Gilbert Plains and Ochre River to assist us, but it doesn't mean that we wouldn't travel up to Pine River, we've been to Ste. Rose and Ethelbert," said Abrey.
Traffic Control Zones are something you'll see at any Dauphin Fire Department response. Abrey has one message for drivers who are in the area of a fire - pay attention.
"If you see any emergency vehicles approaching, and that's coming towards you, please slow down, pull over to the side, allow those emergency vehicles to pass safely, whether they're passing around you or you're meeting them," said Abrey.
From January 1st to July 31st of this year, the Dauphin Fire Department responded to 33 calls for motor vehicles collisions, making up 19% of their total responses.
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