Flying Club Holding Meeting This Week
The Dauphin Flying Club could be getting off the ground again soon.
Rumblings of a renewed club have come up at both city and RM of Dauphin council meetings.
A meeting is planned for the evening of March 3 at the Dauphin airport.
City of Dauphin CAO Brad Collett informed council last Monday that despite the loss of Perimeter and the need to cut costs, the airport has had multiple requests for new hangars and is expanding.
RM Reeve Dennis Forbes thinks it would be nice if flight lessons could be offered in the area again.
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Highway 16 Still Closed
Some Manitoba roads have re-opened since blowing snow closed them last night, but not all.
Manitoba 511 says Highway 16 is closed from Minnedosa east to Westbourne.
It lists highways around Dauphin as snow-packed, with swirling snow through Riding Mountain.
South of the park, Highway 10 is ice-covered, with poor visibility and blowing and drifting snow.
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Fire Kills Three in Winnipeg
A rooming house fire in Winnipeg has killed several people.
Two women aged 20 and 21, as well as a 49-year-old man, died yesterday.
Two firefighters also suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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Polar Bear Encounters Up in Churchill
Manitoba government documents suggest polar bear encounters with people have reached record levels on the shores of Hudson Bay.
Polar bear activity reports from the past three years show the number of documented cases in Churchill, Manitoba, has jumped from 229 in 2013 to 351 last year.
Daryll Hedman, regional wildlife manager for Manitoba Conservation, says climate change is largely to blame.
The lack of sea ice means bears spend more time on land with less fat, and they grow hungry and can venture into town in search of food.
