Photographer Slips and Falls 200 Feet in Riding Mountain
A photographer was taken to Dauphin hospital after falling down a 200 foot escarpment in Riding Mountain National Park.
A post on the Dauphin Fire department's facebook page says the overnight rescue operation began shortly after midnight.
It says the photographer lost their footing and tumbled down an escarpment along Highway 10.
The patient was stabilized by RCMP and paramedics, who first climbed down to the individual. When firefighters arrived, they too climbed down and pulled the person up using ropes.
The photographer was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Pine Creek Residential School Monument Unveiled
A monument that's been four years in the making that honours former students of Pine Creek residential school is now in place.
Bruce Aneechin, who attended three different residential schools and was a committee member for this project, says the unveiling ceremony on Saturday was quite a spectacular event.
"It was raining and then when we were having the ceremony, it quit raining for a while, like when we did our speeches and the ceremony and the stuff like that. When it was coming to an end, then it started raining again."
Aneechin says there were also eagles flying above during the ceremony.
The monument was made by Provincial Granite. Students of Minegoziibe Anishinabe School helped in the design.
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Party!
Take in the Dauphin Street Fair today.
The pancake breakfast has already begun.
Prairie Dust takes the stage at 10 this morning and then it's entertainment all day long.
This is the 16th annual Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce Street Fair and Dance.
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Online Video Shows Man Throwing and Injuring Puppy
Police have arrested a man in western Manitoba after a video of a puppy being abused was circulated on social media.
RCMP say the video shows a man throwing a German shepherd high in the air and letting it hit the ground.
Officers arrested an 18-year-old man in Easterville.
Community volunteers say the puppy's injuries are still undiagnosed, but it is paralyzed and unable to walk.
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Cottage Fee Freeze in Provincial Parks
Some Manitoba cottage owners will see their fees frozen for the next two years.
The province is freezing increases to service fees and Crown land rental fees for cottages in provincial parks.
Sustainable Development Minister Cathy Cox says the province believes cottage owners are prepared to pay their fair share.
She says the province wants to take time to develop a fee system that more accurately and transparently reflects service costs.
