City Council Praising Refugee Initiative
An initiative to bring refugee families to Dauphin is being praised by Dauphin's city council.
It was a small council on Monday, but councillors and the mayor only had positive things to say to a delegation from the group heading the initiative.
Mayor Eric Irwin told CKDM after the meeting people are afraid for their lives and their families, and to be able to accommodate some of them is a wonderful thing to do.
"There are millions and millions of displaced people who have shattered lives, who if anyone of us were in their situation with their house blowing up and their families in danger every day and so on, we would be crying to get out and get somewhere else."
They won't know the make-up of the families coming until about mid-January, but each of three Dauphin churches is hoping to sponsor a family of about four or five people.
Pot Smoking Driver Case Ends In An Acquittal
One of the first cases in Manitoba of a driver being accused of
being impaired from smoking marijuana has ended in an acquittal.
being impaired from smoking marijuana has ended in an acquittal.
Judge Cynthia Devine ruled that while she had no doubt Tyler
Manaigre smoked up before he got behind the wheel of his vehicle,
it's not clear his marijuana use had any significant impact on his
motor skills.
Court was told Manaigre was pulled over by RCMP Corporal Terry
Sundell in November 2013 because he was driving about 20 km/h below the speed limit. No other driving infractions were
recorded.
Manaigre admitted he had smoked about half a gram of pot that
night but said he felt like he was OK to drive.
Road Finally Coming To Shoal Lake 40 Reserve
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says funding an all-weather road
for an isolated reserve is a good example of how the new federal
government is prepared to work with First Nations and other levels
of government.
for an isolated reserve is a good example of how the new federal
government is prepared to work with First Nations and other levels
of government.
Thirty million dollars will be spent by Ottawa, the Manitoba
government and the City of Winnipeg on the new road for the Shoal
Lake 40 First Nation on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary.
The reserve is home to 270 residents and has been under a
boil-water advisory for 18 years.
The former Conservative government refused to commit to help fund
construction of a road despite willingness by Manitoba and Winnipeg
to share the cost.
Meat Company In Winkler Getting Money From Government
A family-owned meat processing company in Winkler, Manitoba, is
getting $250,000 from the federal government and the
Manitoba government.
Spenst Brothers Premium Meats currently produces and sells deli
meats, pizzas, buns, perogies, custom-cut and wrapped meats and
other products.
To meet consumer demand and food safety requirements, the company
is planning a $2 million expansion.
Government funding will support the purchase of more than one
million dollars of new equipment including packaging systems,
conveyors, ovens and cooling equipment.
getting $250,000 from the federal government and the
Manitoba government.
Spenst Brothers Premium Meats currently produces and sells deli
meats, pizzas, buns, perogies, custom-cut and wrapped meats and
other products.
To meet consumer demand and food safety requirements, the company
is planning a $2 million expansion.
Government funding will support the purchase of more than one
million dollars of new equipment including packaging systems,
conveyors, ovens and cooling equipment.
