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The Watson Arts Centre has reached its fundraising goal in its "Coolest Building in Town" fundraising campaign.
After receiving almost $1,000 in e-transfers over the weekend, as well as a cheque for $1,000, the campaign surpassed the $12,000 mark needed to pay the 12 per cent taxes on a project that will see heat pump technology installed in the building.
That technology will cool the building over the hot summer days, allowing the Watson to remain open 12 months of the year.
Officials with the Watson thank everyone who donated to this cause.
They say donations will continue to be accepted, which will help reduce the amount that they will need to pull from their reserves to pay for this project, which will take place in the summer of 2025.
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The Ashern RCMP is looking for a missing 41-year-old female from that community.
Crystal Woodford was last seen on December 13 in Lundar, after being dropped off at a business along Highway 6, and she has not been heard from since.
Woodford is described as 5’5” tall, 140lbs, with a mostly shaved head with hair about an inch long, brown eyes, and wearing a black winter jacket with black sweat pants.
She may be in Winnipeg, Lundar, Eriksdale or Fairford. If you see her, contact the Ashern RCMP at 768-2311.
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A 34-year-old man is dead and a 53-year-old man was arrested for Murder.
On December 15 at 7:45 a.m., Ste. Rose RCMP responded to a shooting on Highway 278, near the Ebb and Flow First Nation. The 34-year-old was spotted lying beside a truck, near the Ebb and Flow First Nation Arena. He was transported to the hospital in Dauphin where he later died.
A 53-year-old man was later arrested at a residence in the community and remains in custody.
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Sunday's Dauphin Kings game has been postponed due to the weather.
The draws for Tractor Lotto will still be done and when they are, results will be posted online.
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The Town of Swan River is letting residents know about several options they have in finding out their water utility bill, as the current postal strike is preventing the town from sending out bills.
Residents can call 204-734-4586, extension 9, to speak to a clerk and find out their bill amount.
They can also email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide their own email address in order to have their utility bill emailed to them.
Utility bills are also available to be picked up at the municipal office on Main Street in Swan River.
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A freezing rain warning is in effect for Dauphin and much of the Parkland.
Periods of light snow are expected to change to freezing rain mixed with light snow as the day goes on before returning to just snow. Another five cms of snow is expected on Sunday night and the snow continues into Monday morning.
If you need to drive, drive to the conditions and be extra cautious as hazardous conditions are expected.
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A shift in Bee trades and a change to a nearly 40-year-old US border Policy might be in order to help the Canadian Honey Industry.
Osee Podolski, local honey producer and chair of inter-provincial movement for the Canadian Honey Council, is dreading the losses that his operation, and many in Canada, could see this winter.
"About 2-3 weeks ago, we were sitting at around 11-15% winter loss in the building, and through the harvesting period, from July 1st to October 31st, we lost 24% of our operation. If we extrapolate the data out, it's looking like a 90% overwinter loss by spring. Somewhere around the market of 1.2 million dollars in bees"
The trade of packaged bees was halted in 1986 to stop a parasite, called the varroa destructor mite, from coming to Canada.
Since then, varroa mites have established themselves here despite these measures.
Osee notes this is because bees do not obey land borders, and the border-based beekeepers could have acted as a point of contamination even without trade.
We'll have more conversations with Podolski about the state of the Beekeeping industry on Monday's noon-hour edition of Agri View.
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Keystone Agricultural Producers are amid their district meeting run, and they are coming to the area next week.
Jill Verway, KAP president is excited to return to Dauphin and connect with local producers.
"Having those regional discussions with our members is what KAP is all about, and we've had quite a bit of those discussions in coordinating and coming out to your ag society meetings in the last 3 years and being able to reconnect with producers in the Dauphin area."
KAP will be meeting at the Smitty's in Dauphin on December 18th from 11-2, and in Swan River the next day at the veterans hall from 12-3.
Be sure to register ahead if you plan on attending.
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The RM of Lakeshore has a new Reeve.
Isaac Olson was acclaimed to the position after he was the only person to submit nomination papers for the Reeve position by Tuesday's deadline.
Meanwhile, Diana McIntyre was acclaimed to the vacant council position in ward two - which includes Ochre River and the lakes.
There will be a by-election to fill the Ward One vacancy,
Three people have come forward for the spot - Varey Guy, Rick Paradis, and Ernie Smandella.
Voting will take place on January 15th from 8 am to 8 pm at the Lawrence Rec Centre in Rorketon.
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The bitter cold and less-than-ideal road conditions have prompted a notice from CAA.
Over the past 2 days, CAA Manitoba has received triple their volume of calls due to the extreme weather, and due to this, some changes may be seen in their Service.
Emergency/priority calls will still be prioritized, but for all other roadside tow calls, dispatchers are not providing ETAs and will contact customers within 24 hours to arrange a time for service.
CAA members are encouraged to call ahead to their Garage and ensure drop-off is available. Manitoba CAA appreciates their member's patience as the backlog is dealt with.
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