Education Will Help The Healing Process
Healing will be achieved through education, according to one residential school survivor.
Beverley Harvey works at the Dauphin Friendship Centre.
She went to two residential schools, both in Saskatchewan.
Harvey says she wants to see all school age and young adults in Canada educated about Aboriginal peoples...
"Regardless of race, religion or skin colour. Anything. Everyone should be educated about the natives of canada. That would do away with racism with the arrogance and the ignorance that we, like - not only us as aboriginals but non-aboriginals - what they do to each other is very unhealthy we all have to heal from this."
The Truth and Reconciliation report released this week makes 94 recommendations.
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RM of Dauphin Grass Fire Under Investigation
The cause of a grass fire in the RM of Dauphin remains under investigation.
Dauphin firefighters fought a blaze in the southwest of the RM for more than three hours yesterday.
Fire Chief Cam Abrey says upon arrival, firefighters found a vehicle and several small buildings caught up in the fire.
There were no injuries.
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Burning Restrictions Ordered In Mossey
Councillors at the RM of Mossey River have placed the entire municipality under a burning restriction until further notice.
Head of Council Kate Basford says a combination of recent crop residue burning fires that haven't been managed effectively and dry conditions have lead to the restrictions being put in place immediately.
Under the bylaws set in place by the RM, fines for violating the restriction range between $100 and $500.
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Fork River RM Office Being Shut Down
The RM of Mossey River office in Fork River will soon be shut down.
Councillors made the decision at yesterday's council meeting after agreeing that having two offices in Fork River and Winnipegosis wasn't very efficient.
Kate Basford, Head of Council, says they'll be able to provide better service to their ratepayers by running all their operations out of one office.
The office in Fork River will officially be closed on July 6.
Basford says there will be no staff layoffs as a result of this decision.
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Arrests Made In Yorkton High School Gun Threat
Three people have been arrested after RCMP got called about a man possibly carrying a hand gun near a Yorkton high school.
Yorkton Regional High School and all elementary schools in the city were put into secure mode yesterday around noon.
RCMP say they took a man fitting the description into custody and also arrested a man and a woman at a home in the city.
No one was hurt and no charges have yet been laid.
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Penalties Increased For Distracted Manitoba Drivers
The Manitoba government is bringing in stiffer penalties for people who drive while impaired or while using a cellphone.
Drivers found to be talking or texting on hand-held mobile phones will be dinged five demerit points, up from the current two, starting July 1st.
The move will force convicted drivers to pay up to several hundred more dollars each year for vehicle registration and insurance.
The exact amount will depend on how many demerit points the driver has already.
The province also wants to increase the licence suspension for drivers with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit to 72 hours from the current 24.
It would also go to a week if a child under 16 is in the vehicle.
