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The RM of Dauphin held a special Press release this afternoon, about the Funding of Dauphin Recreation Services.

"It has been stated by the mayor and the City of Dauphin that the RM of Dauphin has not contributed to their share to Dauphin Recreation Services (DRS). I'm here to clarify some misinformation."

According to the release, Put out by Reeve Ernie Sirski, the RM has put forward just under a million dollars of operational funding, and given over 140 thousand dollars in Capital funding, as requested by the DRS.

The problem the RM has is that there is little to no financial return on this investment.

"We don't have a lot of restaurants or hotels in the Rural Municipality. Anytime there's a function, anytime there's a hockey tournament, a curling bonspiel, the rodeo that just happened, the bull riding that just happened, brings in visitors from out of town. Where do they stay? They stay in the city of Dauphin. Where do they eat? In the city of Dauphin. Where do they shop? In the city of Dauphin. The economic benefit accrues to the city, and I think they have to recognize that."

The RM has offered to negotiate an agreement that pulls away from the previous per-capita model, and reach "an agreement that benefits both municipalities if the city so chooses".

If an agreement isn't reached, the RM has chosen to terminate the current agreement at the end of this year.

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RCMP in The Pas are asking the public to help them locate a missing 30-year-old man from Grand Rapids.

They say Reginald Maxwell Cook was last seen on the evening of June 4th at a residence on Ross Avenue in The Pas.

Police and family are concerned for the well-being of Cook, who is described as 5’9” tall, 120 lbs, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

He was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts are asked to call The Pas RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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In the courts, a 28-year-old Dauphin man arrested in mid-January near Ste Rose has had a new court date set. 

Clint Nepinak faces drug charges and other outstanding warrants and will be back before a judge in Brandon next Thursday.

And a 29-year-old man facing Second Degree murder charges following a death this past January on the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation was also back in court.

Michael Hanska remains in custody until his next appearance on July 5th. 

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This Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the accident near Carberry that claimed 17 lives and injured eight others.

A special Ceremonial Tribute in Remembrance is being planned for Saturday afternoon at 2 pm in CN Park. 

Lavonne Tyschinski - who's mom was a passenger on the bus - is helping to plan the memorial. 

"We will be having representation from the province, the City of Dauphin and the RM of Dauphin, as well as from the Ministerial Association.  We will then have a tribute to the passengers as well as a reading of the passengers' names, and then a tribute to the passengers.  That will be followed by a moment of silence, and then the unveiling of the monument."  

"(The monument) is in honour of both the deceased and the survivors.  It is a tribute as well to the first responders.  It is really a collective monument for everyone that would have been involved or impacted by the accident."

Tyschinski says the day is another step in the healing process for everyone impacted by this tragedy.

"We also want to recognize and express our sincere gratitude to the emergency services... STARS Air Ambulance, the RCMP, any volunteer responders who attended to our loved ones that day.  With this tribute, we really wanted to show our gratitude." 

Seating will be limited so anyone planning on attending is encouraged to bring a lawn chair.

The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a Memorial Tea at the Dauphin Active Living Center. 

For those unable to attend the ceremony, Pathways Funeral Home will be live-streaming it on their website. 

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Last night's Board of Trustees meeting was a bit different, with a much smaller board, and a much larger crowd attending.

It started with an address by Board Chair Gabe Mercier and was followed by minutes from meetings previous.

While the regular board meeting minutes from May 27th were reviewed with the public, the special meeting minutes from the 31st, where Stephen Jaddock was dismissed, were not.

Nearing the end of the meeting, concerned parent Jerri Thompson broke decorum to call for the board to be dissolved after recent controversies.

"Educate yourself, read the policies, read the bylaws, and get involved with your schools. Even if this board is dissolved, there is nothing to stop them from running again except for the public. We need to know who's running for our school boards, and we need to know they have the same values in mind as the broader community."

Thompson encourages any other parents to stay informed and voice their concerns.

While the Board did make note of the ongoing governance review, there's been no new information provided on that yet.

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Friday was a special day for everyone associated with Assiniboine Community College's Parkland Campus.

Director Carol Stewart says 54 graduates were recognized for completing nine certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma programs.

"We had students graduate from our Adult Learning Centre, the School of Health and Human Services, The School of Business, the Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and the Environment, and our School of Trades."   

Stewart adds the next steps for these students is to find employment, hopefully within the field that they studied.

"We are pretty optimistic that this will be the case for most of our graduates, because we just recently got the results of our latest graduate follow-up survey.  On average, over 90 per cent of Assiniboine grads are employed and have careers related to their studies."

Joana Lusung Ribagorda, a Social Service Worker graduate, was the Valedictorian for the Parkland Campus ceremony, which was held at Credit Union Place. 

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Canada's National Ukrainian Festival kicked-started the summer season with its annual Pre-party at Obsolete Brewing.

CNUF board President Kayla Gillis was thrilled by the turnout and is even more excited about what's to come.

"We're going to have a huge announcement coming up for our Saturday night headliner and we're really looking forward to that. expectations, we know everybody is going to have a great time, but if you haven't been,  grab a buddy and come up to the hill, you'll have a fantastic time."

Gillis was thrilled to have a crowd out enjoying Ukrainian Dancing, Food, and fellowship.

It also allowed a great avenue to show off Merchandise with the brand-new CNUF Logo, as seen above.

Gillis thanks all the Volunteers and community support that make this event possible.

Stay tuned, as we'll have more on the big announcement coming later this week.

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Tonight (Monday) is the first school board trustee meeting for the Mountain View School Division since the removal of Stephen Jaddock as Superintendent by the board in late May.

That decision eventually led to the immediate resignation of three trustees - Scott McCallum, Leifa Misko, and Floyd Martens on June 3rd. 

Limited public seating for the meeting was spoken for well in advance of tonight's gathering. 

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A new court date has been set for the two men charged with manslaughter in a stabbing death in Swan River from early this year.

The body of a 33-year-old man was found along Main Street in the community on January 13th and was transported to hospital where the victim was pronounced dead.

29-year-old Dean Bell and 40-year-old Tyrone Guiboche - both of Swan River - remain in custody until their next appearance on September 4th. 

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With the 2024 Manitoba Summer Games now just over two months away, an urgent call is being put out to fill the remaining volunteer spots for the event.

Games co-chair Carla Wolfenden says these spots need to be filled now.

"Laura (Beyette) needs to order T-shirts for volunteers, and that latest deadline has already passed, and we are still short, so she needs accurate numbers.  For certain positions, there are also required criminal record and child abuse registry checks that need to be done.  And we have been told that the deadline in order to have those completed in time for the games in August is June 15th."  

Although they are hopeful that volunteers will sign up to take on multiple shifts, Wolfenden says they will take any help they can get for the August 11th to 17th event. 

"If you can only do half of the week because you have commitments the second weekend, then you can just do the first phase.  Or you could do just the second phase.  We will take anything that people are able to give us because we need volunteers to make this event a success.  We know it will be, just the more hands we can get, the better it  will be." 

 You can sign up to be a volunteer by going to the Games office at City Hall, or online through the Sport Manitoba website. 

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Car enthusiasts will be flocking to Roblin next weekend for their 9th annual Rumble in Roblin Show and Sine event.

Set for 4 pm until dark on June 15th, the event has grown every year during its existence, according to event chairperson Keith Fast.

"I believe we started with 45 cars for our first show, and every year we have grown it from there.  We have had really good support from our local business community as far as sponsorships go and really good community spirit behind this car show, and it is a ton of fun."

Last year, around 150 cars took part. 

Fast says they get cars from all over the place participating.

"A lot of cars from that Southeast Saskatchewan area.  We have had cars from as far as Winnipeg come, as well as really good representation from Dauphin and the Parkland region.  So yes, we get cars from everywhere,  And every year it is a total bunch of new cars as well, which makes it a lot of fun.  Every year we see new cars and new car clubs coming.  This year we have a club coming from Regina.  It is a ton of fun and a great evening."

Fast adds the Robln community has really embraced this event and eagerly looks forward to it every year. 

The show and shine will take place along Main Street in Roblin, and anyone wanting to show off their wheels can simply register onsite the day of the event.

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