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In a Facebook post, Manitoba Hydro said they plan to take a planned outage for the Ebb and Flow First Nation / RM of Alonsa area over the weekend.
From 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday, Manitoba Hydro will be undertaking what they call critical vegetation management work near power lines. They expect the outage to affect around 1,100 customers.
Ebb and Flow, Eddystone, Shergrove, and Portia are some of the communities expected to be in the outage area. Manitoba Hydro appreciates customers' patience and understanding.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
And in conjunction with that, the Parkland U18 Rangers are set to host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer night this weekend.
The game is sset for Saturday night when they will host the Kenora Thistles, and parent organizer Ashley Shaw says there will be a number of activities planned.
"There will be a 50/50 draw, and then there will also be three large raffle prize draws. We have an E-bike and Jets tickets among them, as well as a cooler with beverages in it. We also have the $10,000 shoot to win. So it is $20 for an entry for that, and we will draw names to take part."
The Rangers will also be wearing specially designed pink jerseys for that game only.
Proceeds go to cancer wards across the Parkland region.
Puck drop is 7:30 Saturday night at Credit Union Place.
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A 36-year-old from Meadow Portage is the subject of a wanted person case through Dauphin RCMP.
Severi Frank Koski is wanted on numerous charges, including assault, uttering threats, and numerous counts of failing to comply with an undertaking or a court order.
If you know his exact whereabouts, you are asked to call the Dauphin detachment at 622-5020, or Crimestoppers.
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The Lake Winnipegosis Ducks Unlimited group are holding their annual banquet and auction event tonight at the Winnipegosis Elks Hall.
The event is a sell out once again, although last week's conclusion of ticket sales makes this year's event one of the quickest to sell out in its 39 year history.
Club member Barrett Procyshyn says it will be a busy, but fun evening for those that are attending.
"The night is going to start out with an awesome appetizer table. We have appetizers featuring wild game, such as moose, waterfowl like ducks and geese. We will have some people smoking some stuff and cooking some stuff. Our appetizer table is always a huge hit, and leads up to our prime rib dinner starting at 7. And then lots of auctions, lots of raffles, tons of prizes to be won."
Guns, prints, and outdoor gear will just some of the items available through the auctions tonight.
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The City of Dauphin has moved into the day two waste and recycling collection area for its Fall Cleanup campaign.
Crews are making just one pass across the entire city, collecting items such as grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, and shrubs and tree branches that are less than 6 inches in diameter, and less than 8 feet long.
Items collected must be free of garbage, recyclables, and hazardous materials, and must be placed at the curb in neat, identifiable piles, or must be in biodegradable bags or boxes.
The City also asks that branches are piled parallel to the curb, not sticking onto the road.
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Prairie Mountain health will once again be holding vaccine clinics in a variety of Parkland communities, at no cost to residents.
Mari Ingram, PMH Health Services Manager, said even if you're not worried about yourself, getting vaccinated is something that protects everyone, from a wide range of diseases.
"Vaccines contain a weakened form of a bacteria or virus, which is enough to activate your immune system, but does not cause you to get the disease. To ensure you have full and lasting protection, you may need to get more than one dose of some vaccines...vaccines available this season include and annual Influenza and COVID-19, which are offered to all Manitobans 6 months of age and older," said Ingram.
Other offered vaccines include an enhanced Influenza vaccine for Manitobans 65 or older, and for the same age group, a Pneumococcal vaccine, which is a one-time dose. Plus, new this year, PMH is offering a one-time dose RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine for those over 80.
PMH is holding vaccine clinics in just about every Parkland community, big or small. Ingram said since PMH serves such a wide area, with a large number of communities, they need to make sure they offer services to everyone.
"PMH covers a large geographical area, and we really want people across the region to have easy access to vaccines. The better the coverage in our communities, the better protection for everybody," said Ingram.
A full list of vaccine clinics PMH is offering can be found here.
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Dauphin Co-op has been involved in just about every community project in the City, and they've once again given back. As part of Co-op Week, they've made a pair of sizeable donations to two community groups.
First off, they donated $30,000 to Dauphin Recreation Services, for the restoration of their outdoor ice rink. Lindsey Kyle, Assistant General Manager of Dauphin Rec Services, said the funding will be used to make the outdoor rink a lot better for all users.
"We are going to be upgrading the lighting, so it will become a much safer, lit space, we are going to be working with the students from the DRCSS to have a warm-up shelter built, that'll be heated, insulated, lit up as well," said Kyle.
Large donations to community groups like this aren't anything new for Co-op. Lorne Eiffert, Dauphin Co-op CEO, said he's proud to be able to contribute to the community in such a meaningful way.
"These investments in our community and organizations, like Dauphin Rec Services, will definitely help grow the community, and build for families," said Eiffert.
A short hop away, Dauphin Co-op also provided a $1,000 donation to the Dauphin Rail Museum, earmarked for their planned Turntable Exhibit. Jason Gilmore, Dauphin Rail Museum President, said though the donation isn't very big, it's meaning certainly is.
"Especially with Co-op, and this just once again demonstrates the commitment they do to support projects that enrich the community, so very appreciative," said Gilmore.
Sierra Hadway, Marketing and Community Relations Coordinator with Dauphin Co-op, has only been with the company for a year and a half. She said in that short time, she's gotten to see a lot of the ways Co-op positively impacts the community.
"It's great to see all the community impact we have, and how we can help organizations big and small. Not too many places still do that, so it's great to know that we can have an impact like that," said Hadway.
During Co-op Week, Dauphin Co-op is also celebrating the completion of a project they donated $85,000 to in 2023 - Phase 2 of the Trail Development Project in Ste. Rose.
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Doug Podaima of Ste. Rose has been creative since 1976 - when he first started writing at the age of 16. Fast forward 50 years to today, and he's a published author.
Podaima has published two novels - Cascades, a crime thriller about moral compromise and survival, and Eera, a character-driven fantasy about choice, courage, and hope. Some of the ideas in Eera have been with Podaima since the 1980s. He said it's been interesting to see how those concepts have evolved over time, alongside himself.
"It was like something calling to me, whether it be spiritual, psychological, I don't know, I had to start writing and getting my thoughts, and I though I had a story to tell to people...it's like a fine wine, it ages over time, and you change as a person, and I see changes in my characters in the story as well over the time," said Podaima.
October is Seniors' and Elders' month in Manitoba, focused on highlighting the achievements, leadership, and ongoing contributions of Manitoba's seniors. Publishing novels at 66 isn't an easy task. But Podaima's advice to other seniors who might be on the fence about using their creativity: take the leap.
"It's never too late to finish something you started, you have the power in you to do it, just get it out there, so we all can do it, we just need that little nudge or push or something, whatever's calling you to do it...like my novel, in Eera, we all have a fractured path, we never travel down the same path. We all have a road to discovery and to becoming, and that's one of the major themes in the novel," said Podaima.
Podaima is planning a meet-and-green in Ste. Rose for sometime in November.
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The Dauphin Regional Health Centre has made a few more advancements in service restoration since the Emergency Department's reopening in September, and is poised to make a few more in the coming months.
Treena Slate, Prairie Mountain Health CEO, visited the DRHC yesterday, to have conversations with physicians and contractors about what the highest priorities are in next steps, especially with additional lab services.
"Developing a schedule and a set of priorities based on what the clinicians see are the priorities, in terms of, what's the sequencing, what would be the priority next step if we had our choice, what could we open next on the main floor, what would we do...we are working on expanding some of the services that are [in the lab], so that will be kind of the next thing that you'll hear about," said Slate.
Restoration of additional lab services is a big priority right now. Slate said PMH wants to continue reducing the travel necessary for services, and another way they'll do that is to bring in trailers in the coming months to supplement services that will take a while to fully restore.
More specialized services, like hemodialysis and chemotherapy, also look to be on the horizon for the DRHC.
"People are right now travelling for some of those tests, so that will be kind of the next thing that you'll hear about. Work on also getting some mobile trailers in, to support some of the services that are gonna be shut down for a long period of time...chemotherapy is starting in Grandview next week, and hemodialysis hopefully very soon, in the next few weeks," said Slate.
In the short-term, after the emergency department reopened at the start of September, Slate said PMH's focus would be on expanding emergency department-specific services, to ensure the emergency department reaches a good level of care. In the month it's been open, Slate said they've made quite a few positive improvements, and they're still working on more.
"We're working on improving accessibility to spaces in the emergency department, and really hoping that those are things that we can expand sooner than later in the emergency department to get it a little bit more functional," said Slate.
However, with the positive advancements in the emergency room and additional services, there's still a lot of work to be done in repairing and inspecting flood-damaged areas. Pumps are still running, and there's still a lot of work to still be done.
"[Crews have] done a tremendous job of cleaning out that silt, so after that's cleaned out, they still have to do soil testing and some remediation work in there," said Slate.
Another positive is the installation of temporary heating in the emergency room and currently open departments, as winter gets closer.
Slate said Prairie Mountain Health will continue to provide updates on the restoration of services as repairs progress.
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1998 saw the launching of the Parkland Job Opportunity Centre.
Now, 28 years later, the centre is going as strong as ever, helping Parkland residents find their next employment.
Nicole Yunker with PJOC says a number of groups have been instrumental in the organization's success.
"We are funded by the province of Manitoba and the government of Canada. They have stood by our sides and really boosted us up and have been a great resource. The Parkland Chamber of Commerce oversees us, and people might not realize that they put in a lot of time to help us grow and thrive. But most importantly to us is the people that come through the doors, who trust us to share their employment journey with us."
Among the free services they offer are resume and cover letter writing, job searches, online applications, and interview preparation, along with talking to local employers.
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