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The former president of the Keystone Ag Producers intends to run for the Conservative Party of Canada’s nomination in the riding representing Dauphin.
Dan Mazer made the announcement on Friday when he resigned as the President of KAP.
We spoke with Mazier to find out what some of his biggest priorities will be if he’s eventually elected to represent the riding.
“One of the rural issues that’s federal jurisdiction, that I had fought with a lot or heard a lot, yet nothing became of them was the was the digital infrastructure. Cell phone coverage, rule internet, that kind of federal/national issue hits our riding especially hard because it’s so rural and remote in some places. There’s no excuse for that. I want to get that message loud and clear.”
Mazier says he never considered running for government until recently.
“Something that I hadn’t considered up until Bob Sopuck announced that he was not running again and that opened up the constituency.”
“Then I started to get phone calls and people were telling me that I should consider it. It was throughout those conversations that I kind realized that I should consider it.”
Mazier is planning to come to the Dauphin area sometime, probably next week, to speak with supporters.
Mazier farms near Justice which is about a 24-minute drive north of Brandon.
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Greyhound Canada announced today it’s ending their passenger bus and freight services in Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan and cancelling all but one route in B.C.
They are blaming a 41 per cent decline in ridership since 2010 along with competition from subsidized national and inter-regional passenger transportation services, regulatory constraints, the continued growth of car ownership and growth of new low-cost airlines.
The cancellations are scheduled to take effect Oct. 31.
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Police in Brandon arrested 3 and seized around 136 grams of meth, worth over 27 thousand dollars.
Police first arrested two people while they were parked at a business on the 200 block of 17th Street North. Police found 131 grams along with other drug-related paraphernalia.
Police then arrested a woman at a home on Pacific Avenue where they found 5 more grams of meth and a Conducted Energy Weapon, approximately $1400 cash and other drug related paraphernalia.
A 32-year-old Brandon man and a 32-year-old Brandon women were charged for Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of Proceeds of Crime. Both were lodged at the Brandon Correctional Centre to appear in Court today.
The passenger of the vehicle, a 36-year-old woman from Winnipeg Manitoba, was arrested and charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Methamphetamine and later released to appear in Court in August.
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Mossey River Days was a success over the weekend.
Barret Procyshyn, a volunteer for the event, spoke with us this morning and he says it’s great to see so many people from all over the Parkland come out to Winnipegosis.
“Mossey River Days was fantastic. We had amazing weather there were lots of people on the boulevard, all events were well attended, the performances were fantastic and we had a great group of volunteers to make sure everyone had a great time in Winnipegosis.”
Procyshyn says organizers are already getting ready for next year with new attractions and events planned. He says there is a great core of new young volunteers who have really good ideas.
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Sharla Griffiths is excited to take over the role of City Manager.
She’s taking over when Brad Collett, the current manager retires.
Griffiths gives us her thoughts about what she will bring to the role of city manager.
“I like to work with people and I find that our staff is excellent to work with, in terms of the administrative side. I really, really, like Dauphin and like the things that are going on here. So it’s very easy to support all of the initiatives here."
Griffiths expects a smooth transition in September.
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One person has died in a house fire in Winnipeg.
Fire officials say they received a report of an explosion and the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived yesterday afternoon.
The house was nearly burnt to the ground before crews were able to put it out.
There's been no word yet on the cause of the blaze
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There were two fatal rollovers over the weekend where the people who died weren't wearing seatbelts, and were ejected from their vehicles.
On Saturday afternoon, police say a 42-year-old man died when the vehicle he was driving rolled several times on Highway 83, about 10 kilometres south of Virden.
A 31-year-old man who was a passenger -- and was wearing his seatbelt -- wasn't injured.
Early yesterday a 28-year-old man who was the driver and lone occupant of a vehicle that rolled in the R-M of St. Francois Xavier was ejected, and was pronounced dead in hospital.
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Leeches have been banned as fishing bait in Riding Mountain National Park.
Parks Canada put the ban in place on May 11th.
Tim Sallows, a resource conservation officer with Parks Canada, spoke with us about what is banned and why officials don’t want them used.
“Leeches have been restricted in all bodies of water in Riding Mountain National Park due to the concern of aquatic invasive species coming in with them, mostly zebra mussels.”
“But live and parts of fish are restricted as well. So minnows are not allowed as well.”
Sallows says earthworm, ground crawlers, and metal lures are all allowed as bait in RMNP.
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You could win 1000 dollars just by taking a selfie at Fort Dauphin.
The museum is entered into National Trust for Canada’s contest celebrating Historic Places Day.
All you have to do is take a photo at the fort and post it on social media with the hashtag #historicPlacesDay.
To enter you just have to follow these easy steps:
1. Take a selfie!
2. Post it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
3. Use the hashtag #HISTORICPLACESDAY.
4. Tag the historic place you are visiting.
5. Tag and follow the National Trust for Canada on whichever social media channel you are using.
They will take all eligible entries and draw for the prize on Monday.
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The Ste. Rose Travel Club is planning an adults only trip to Dublin, Edinburgh, and London.
It’s a 10-day trip taking place on March 21 to the 28th next year and features tours of the three historic cities.
The trip, usually organized for high schools, included 8 nights in handpicked hotels and expert tours by local guides.
Some of the highlights of the trip include St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square.
Patty O'Rourke, the organizer, shares with us why she decided to organize this specific trip.
“This destination is one of the most popular. A lot of people wanted to go to London. I had asked some of my friends and see what their preference was. A lot of people requested to go to Ireland and Scotland.”
“So, the company already has this tour set, which is these three destinations and I thought this would be a very good opportunity to go and see three countries in one trip.”
Anyone interested in signing up or if you just want more information can give Patty a call at 204-447-3182.
You can view the Itinerary and price for the tour by going here.
Early booking is ending on the 13th and gets you a 150 dollar discount with a 300 deposit.
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It’s an exciting weekend in Carberry during the communities’ fair and races.
Alex Christison, a director with the Carberry Ag Society, shares with us one of the highlights for the weekend.
“It’s teams of men and women, and it’s a timed event. Who can pull an empty potato truck 150 feet the fastest."
"Some of these teams come from all over Manitoba and they train all year for this potato truck pull. So it’s become a very large event of our fair.”
“It started three years ago with a young family that had a young fella who had juvenile cancer. The community got behind it to raise money for cancer care.”
They raised over 100,000 dollars in 2017 which Christison calls their best year. Christison says they know for sure they will pass that this year.
Some of the other attractions include wagon rides, horse shows, beef shows, barrel racing, and so much more.
It’s 12 dollars for the weekend or 7 dollars per day, students are only 5 dollars a day or 8 for the weekend.
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