Public Health Advice For Easter Weekend

Health officials are reminding Manitobans to follow public health orders this long weekend.

The current rules on gatherings allow Manitobans to designate one household or two designated people to visit at their home, and vice-versa. Outdoor gatherings at a private residence are limited to 10 people in addition to the people that live there, while outdoor gatherings in public can have up to 25 people.

Manitoba's chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin says it's a crucial time to stick to the public health orders.

“I know this is the time many of us want to celebrate as per the usual manner, but we can see with the growing concern, seeing what’s happening around us we just can’t to that at this point. We saw where that got us over Thanksgiving and we can’t be in that place again as we continue to roll out our vaccines.”

Health officials have said more restrictions could be relaxed after Easter, depending on how case numbers look after the holiday.

The current health orders due for an update Friday, April 16th.

On Thursday the province extended Manitoba’s state of emergency for another 30 days.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 3, 2021 - 5:00 am

The province-wide state of emergency is being extended again.

The extension goes into effect April 1st at 4 p.m. for a period of 30 days.

Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says the government is continuing to take preventative measures and is staying cautious as the province reopens.

“These have been challenging times and we understand the impact it has had on Manitobans, but we want to remind everyone to follow the fundamentals and keep your friends and family safe,” said Schuler.

The state of emergency was first declared on March 20^th 2020.

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 2:13 pm

RCMP have located the body of a missing man last seen on Lake Winnipegosis.

RCMP were notified on Wednesday that searchers found a damaged snowmobile on Lake Winnipegosis. It was determined to belong to 27-year-old Walter Thomas, who was reported missing on Tuesday.

Local search parties found Thomas’s body a short distance from the snowmobile. It's believed he died from exposure.

RCMP are thanking the public for their assistance in the search.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 2:00 pm

Public health officials announced 59 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths in Manitoba today.

Today's deaths include two women in their 40's - one from the Southern health region and one from the Northern health region.

Three new cases of variants of concern have been reported today, all of which are in Winnipeg. The total number of variant cases in the province is 270.

Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• one case in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 16 cases in the Northern health region;
• seven cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• three cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 32 cases in the Winnipeg health region

There have been a total of 34,174 cases identified in Manitoba since the start of the pandemic.

There are 1,179 active cases and 32,058 people who have recovered from COVID-19.

There are 65 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 83 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 148 hospitalizations.

There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 18 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 30 ICU patients.

The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 in Manitoba is 937.

According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (28), Asessippi (0). Brandon has 3 active cases.

In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. Fisher/Peguis health district has five active cases.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 1:04 pm

Walmart
Friday, April 2^nd — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Safeway
Friday, April 2^nd — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

No Frills
Friday, April 2^nd — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Co-op Grocery Store
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th —Closed
Monday, April 5^th —9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Dauphin Liquor Mart
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Banks
Scotiabank - Closed Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
CIBC - Closed Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
RBC - Closed Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
All banks will be open Monday, April 4th with regular hours.

Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy
Friday, April 2^nd — 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 3^rd — 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 4^th — 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday, April 5^th — 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

City of Dauphin
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — Closed
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — Closed

Dauphin Vet Clinic
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — Closed
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
When the clinic is closed, a vet is on call for emergencies at 204-638-4602.

Canada Post
Friday, April 2^nd — Closed
Saturday, April 3^rd — Closed
Sunday, April 4^th — Closed
Monday, April 5^th — Closed

Testing Sites in Prairie Mountain Health
Many testing sites have adjusted hours over the Easter weekend. Click here for more. Click here to read more.

Provincial COVID-19 Updates
Friday, April 2 – no bulletins or media briefing
Saturday, April 3 – COVID-19 bulletin and web update
Sunday, April 4 – no bulletins or web update
Monday, April 5 – COVID-19 and vaccine bulletins and web update, no media briefing
Tuesday, April 6 – COVID-19 bulletin and regular COVID-19 media briefing with Dr. Brent Roussin

Details: Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 11:58 am

License applications are now open for the 2021-22 angling season.

Angling licenses are now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the province’s e-licensing portal. You can access the portal here.

The recreational angling season officially opens on May 15^th for Manitoba’s southern region and May 22^nd in the northwest and north-central regions. Angling season remains open all year round in Manitoba’s northeast region.

The 2020 angling season closes April 4^th in the southern division and April 30^th for the northwest and north-central divisions.

The province also added 20 fisheries, forestry, and wildlife applications to the e-licensing portal.

Details: Contributed by Tess Kovach; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 11:54 am

A man is charged with assaulting a police officer following an incident in Portage la Prairie earlier in the week.

On Tuesday, March 30th, RCMP received a report that a man was in breach of court order by being in contact with another person.

Police say they attended the home on Duke Avenue and found the man in violation of court-imposed conditions.

According to RCMP, the man fled from officers when they tried to place him under arrest and an officer was assaulted in the process of making the arrest, receiving minor injuries.

Police say the man continued to be violent and aggressive once at the detachment.

37-year-old Michael Bernardin from Portage la Prairie faces charges of resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, breaking and entering, and failing to comply with an undertaking.

He is scheduled to appear in court and police continue to investigate

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 11:30 am

The mother who took her two-year-old son from a supervised visit has been charged by the Winnipeg Police.

An Amber Alert was issued just after 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday when it was determined that she was likely leaving Winnipeg. And just over an hour later, the woman turned herself in at the RCMP detachment in Amaranth.

The mother has been charged with abduction.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: Apr 1, 2021 - 5:48 am

Here's a list of testing sites in the Prairie Mountain Health region. Many are operating with adjusted hours over the Easter Weekend.

The testing site in Dauphin (301 Main Street N) is closed Friday, April 2 and will reopen Monday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The regular hours are from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday to Friday (closed for one hour at lunch)

The testing site in Swan River (621 Main Street) is closed Friday, April 2nd. Its regular hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Keystone Centre & Van Horne Ave testing sites in Brandon will remain open over Easter Weekend.

The testing site in Neepawa (342 Mountain Avenue) is closed Friday, April 2nd and Easter Monday, April 5th. The regular hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The testing site in Russell (447 Main Street, North) is closed Friday, April 2nd. The regular hours are Monday to Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The testing site in Camperville (Camperville Primary Health Care Centre) is open Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information on getting tested for COVID-19 in Prairie Mountain Health, click here.

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Mar 31, 2021 - 5:05 pm

The province is spending $50 million to address a backlog of surgeries and procedures.

Manitoba premier Brian Pallister announced the funding on Wednesday afternoon, and said this major investment will address wait times for priority procedures and services, as well as hip, knee and cataract procedures.

Pallister also called on the federal government to “come to the table as a true, reliable funding partner on health care” in the face of “ever-increasing health-care wait times in this country.”

More details on this new funding will be announced following the release of Budget 2021.

(The story title has been corrected to show the correct funding amount)

Details: Contributed by 730 CKDM; Published: Mar 31, 2021 - 3:35 pm

On Wednesday health officials in Manitoba announced 71 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 variants of concern.

There was one death reported, a man in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region.

Today’s new non-variant COVID-19 cases are in the following health districts:
• two cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 24 cases in the Northern health region
• two cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• five cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 38 cases in the Winnipeg health region

Today’s new variant cases are in the following health districts:
• four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and
• 13 cases in the Winnipeg health region

There have been a total of 34,122 cases of COVID-19 identified in the province, and 935 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

There are 1,181 active cases and 32,006 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.

The total number of confirmed variant of concern cases of B.1.1.7 is 232, the total number of variant of concern cases of B.1.351 is 120, and the total number of variant of concern cases that have not been categorized is 15, bringing the total number of confirmed variant of concern cases to 267.

There are 63 people in the hospital with COVID-19 and 83 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 146 hospitalizations.

There are 12 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 16 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 28 ICU patients.

According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (28), Asessippi (3). Brandon has 1 active cases.