City Applies for Federal Funding for Bridge and Water Slide
The City of Dauphin wants a piece of the federal government's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
The federal government is providing an additional $150-million in community infrastructure funding for Canada's 150th birthday.
Mayor Eric Irwin says the city will apply for funding for the Vermillion Park bridge and a new water slide at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre because those most closely fit with the government's criteria.
"Green seems to be at the top of the list... so you have to be environmentally friendly. There's a significant Aboriginal component, there's a significant community component and so on, so when you're doing your applications you really have to tick all the boxes and really hope for the best."
The city is also giving letters of support for applications being sent in by the Watson Art Centre's Big Ask campaign and the Dauphin Senior Centre.
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MVSD Trustees Going Over New Strategic Plan
Mountain View School Division is looking ahead to next year.
Yesterday the MVSD board of trustees held a meeting discussing new initiatives and plans for the 2016-17 academic year.
MVSD superintendent and CEO Donna Davidson says the new academic year will mark the first year of the board's new strategic plan.
"We're looking at obviously a focus on literacy and numeracy. The literacy is a carry over from our '13-'16 plan. We're also looking at a focus on career development, as well as focusing on safe and caring learning environments. So we're excited about channeling our resources to what matters most."
Davidson also says the new plan will concentrate on student mental health and wellness.
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Kidnapping and Ransom Trial Begins in Winnipeg
A trial has begun in Winnipeg for a 23-year-old man accused of impersonating a police officer and kidnapping a 14-year-old boy for ransom, blaming the crime on the Russian Mafia. Harpreet Singh Kanda has pleaded not guilty.
Constable Robert Zurstegge testified that he was dispatched to the home of a missing boy where he found frantic and weeping family members and Kanda, who had befriended the family just months earlier.
The officer said they showed him a note saying the boy had been kidnapped by the Russian Mafia and demanded payment of half a million dollars within one day or the boy would be killed.
Hours later, police located the missing boy after he was able to free himself from a locked hotel room and call his parents. He was not injured.
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Assault Victim Calls for More Protection for Youth Care Workers
The victim of a vicious workplace attack says there needs to be more protections for child and youth care workers.
Jackie Healey sustained a fractured skull and was left blind in one eye after an assault with a baseball bat last month at the Behavioural Health Foundation in Selkirk.
The Red River College student was on the final shift of an internship at the facility when she and another worker were attacked.
Both the province's Workplace Health and Safety Department and the college are investigating the incident. Three youths are facing criminal charges.
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$1,000+ Speeding Ticket for Manitoba Motorcyclist
A 30-year-old Manitoba man has been handed a hefty fine after police say he was caught doing almost twice the speed limit on his motorcycle.
Yesterday, RCMP said the man was taking his motorbike out for the first time this year when he was spotted speeding south of Brandon on Highway 110.
He was clocked at 176 kilometres an hour in a 90 zone, which is 86 kilometres over the speed limit.
The man was handed an $1,176 speeding ticket.
