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In a public notice on their website and social media pages, the town of Carberry has announced they are postponing the annual Homecoming Festival due to "a possible breach of the Homecoming committee’s vision, values, integrity, and transparency”.
A report in the Brandon Sun says organizers have discovered "misappropriated funds".
The announcement added that an internal investigation has begun into the conduct of a previous member who has been removed from the committee.
The Homecoming had been scheduled for this Saturday.
The town asked sponsors, vendors, and other contributors who haven’t heard from them yet to reach out to them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Two men were taken to the hospital for treatment after a two-vehicle collision in Dauphin.
On Tuesday at 2:50 p.m., Dauphin RCMP responded to the collision at the intersection of Mountain Road and River Avenue. The extent of their injuries is unknown; however, they do not appear to be serious.
There were no other occupants in the vehicles.
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There is rain...... then there is what the folks in Minitonas got over the weekend.
According to this week's Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report, 81.4 mm of precipitation fell in the Swan Valley community this past Sunday, including over 37 mm in just a four-hour time frame.
Prior to that, significant progress was made in the Swan Valley with harvest, with a large portion of winter cereals and some field pea crops taken off the ground.
That helped lead to 30 per cent of fall rye and winter wheat crops being harvested so far in the Northwest, along with 20 per cent of field peas in the area.
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The Neepawa RCMP needs your help.
They're searching for a suspect responsible for thefts from a number of businesses in Neepawa and the unauthorized use of a credit card.
If you can help the RCMP locate the suspect, call 476-7340.
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Tara Seel with Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says many Manitobans are engaging in some very risky driving behaviours.
The topic right now is crosswalks, both marked and unmarked. A marked crosswalk features painted lines on the roadway, zebra stripes, or parallel lines. Unmarked crosswalks are where a sidewalk or curb extends across a road, but without any painted lines to mark the crossing area.
What Seel has been noticing lately is motorists stopping for pedestrians as they cross the road. That's the good news. The bad news? Seel says some drivers attempt to pass the stopped vehicle.
"This is putting not only the pedestrians in danger, but those in the stopped vehicles as well," said Seel. "It's a pretty risky driving behaviour that has the potential to be very dangerous and even fatal for pedestrians who are considered very vulnerable road users."
Seel urges motorists not to pass stopped vehicles when a pedestrian is crossing the road. No matter where you need to go, the extra 30 seconds you may have to stop while a pedestrian crosses the road can prevent potential injury and even death.
"As a driver, stop and yield the right of way to pedestrians who are crossing," ended Seel. "If you're a pedestrian, cross the road as quickly as possible. We remind motorists that all pedestrians have the right to use crosswalks. We need to share the road."
Remember, if you're in a vehicle, you're protected. Pedestrians don't have that same type of protection.
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Celebrating our agricultural history is the focus of the annual Threshing Day, hosted by the Dauphin Agricultural Heritage Club.
The event is set for August 30th, and will include a number of activities, according to club president Fern Beasse.
"Basically, a threshing machine is an early version of a combine, except that it was more labour-intensive. But it did the same thing. And from there, we will go to how the grain was cut using a binder, and tying up the grain into sheaves. And then we will also have some stooking demonstrations, which they used in the past to allow the grain to dry."
There will also be a pancake breakfast, wagon rides, and more.
It will take place 1-1/2 miles north of the Valley River road, also known as provincial road 362.
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Finally, some good news if you have an upcoming trip with Air Canada.
A tentative agreement has been reached by Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). After nine hours of talks with the assistance of the chief mediator, a deal will be presented to CUPE, who has an opportunity to ratify it.
Air Canada says that flights will gradually return starting on Tuesday evening. The strike is said to have affected, on average, 130,000 passengers daily.
CUPE represents more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants. According to Air Canada, those with cancelled flights will have options. They could incide a full refund or credit towards future travel.
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You may think you're pulling the hero card.
Fox sightings in Dauphin and the area are frequent, and the City of Dauphin Animal Services understands you may think it's a kind gesture to feed them, but it isn't.
"Feeding the foxes in town does more harm than good," said Lisa Gaudet. "If you feed them, they lose their fear of people. They can become a nuisance, digging in gardens and trying to enter homes. Drawing them into populated areas means that they're more likely to be hit by a vehicle. It's not good for us and it's not good for them."
If you feed a fox, they become dependent and lose their ability to hunt and scavenge naturally. It also increases the risk of disease with parasites or illnesses that are brought closer to people and pets.
Gaudet urges the public not to feed foxes; instead, let them remain wild.
"Foxes are smart. They're resourceful, and they don't need us to feed them. We need to give them space and respect," ended Gaudet. "We are trying to reduce the number of foxes coming onto residential properties. We know people are feeding them. We really want to deter them as much as possible from coming into the city."
So the next time you think of feeding a fox, think again and refrain from doing so.
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The Wasagaming Community Arts is wrapping up its 55th anniversary season with one final exhibit.
Five artists with close ties to Clear Lake, Riding Mountain National Park, and the WCA are currently displaying their works until September 6th.
Organizers say the works of Karen Holden, Karen Clark, Kathleen Baleja, Jordan Miller, and Robin Rice celebrate both the natural beauty of the region as well as the creative spirit that has shaped
the community for over five decades.
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Brandon's Commonwealth Air Training Museum is bringing four very special planes to Dauphin this Saturday.
The planes - a Tiger Moth, Harvard, Cornell, and a Finch - are all World War II aircraft.
The public can book rides on these planes, which local organizer Darryl Inkster says is a rare opportunity.
"These old girls are a piece of history. They are over 80 years old. Brandon is one of the only museums in Canada that actually flies these planes. So yes, you get to come right out and meet the pilots, who will be right out on the tarmac. You do not have to go for a flight. I would love people to just come out and say hello to us and the pilots and just touch a piece of history out there."
Each plane will go up once per hour from 10 am to 3 pm this Saturday at the Dauphin Airport.
About half of the 24 scheduled flights have been booked so far, so if you would like to book a flight, you need to call Darryl at 204-572-7066
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