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Manitoba Hydro recommends everyone in the Parkland get a carbon monoxide detector for their homes.
From November 1st to the 7th it’s National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.
Linda Carter, the Public Safety & Education Coordinator with Manitoba Hydro, explains what CO gas is.
“Carbon Monoxide is invisible, odourless, and tasteless gas that we can’t actually detect on our own. We sometimes refer to it as the silent killer. If it’s in our home, we need to have a carbon monoxide detector in order to alert us to that danger.”
She says the gas is very dangerous. “If we start to inhale carbon monoxide it depletes our red blood cells of oxygen. There are varying symptoms. It shows up as a headache, kind of flu-like symptoms, people would get nauseous, you might get blurred vision. If it’s through the night, people are sleeping; there are times that people get consumed with the fumes and then they can go unconscious.”
She explains what you can do to prevent a leak in your home.
“Probably one of the best ways to prevent carbon monoxide in your home is just through property maintenance. If you have any natural gas appliances or fuel burning equipment in your home, properly maintain them. So getting them serviced regularity, making sure that the ventilation for all those appliances is clear.”
Until the end of the month, Hydro is offering a $10 instant rebate on lots of plug-in models with a battery back-up that has the CSA or UL certification.
The rebate is available at locations in the Parkland including Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, McMunn and Yates. Other places include London Drugs, Home Depot, or Costco.
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Searchers located the body of a 22-year-old Pinaymootang First Nation man.
He had fallen off the old train bridge, known to local residents as the "black bridge," that crosses the Interlake's Fairford River on Tuesday.
He was found around 4 yesterday afternoon approximately 4 kilometres downstream from where he had fallen into the River.
No criminality is suspected and an autopsy has yet to be completed.
RCMP continue to investigate.
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A precautionary boil water advisory for Dauphin is in place and will be until further notice.
Boiling water isn't necessary for doing laundry or washing dishes, and it's recommended that young children be sponge bathed while the advisory is in place.
Bill Brenner, Director of Public Works for the City of Dauphin expects the ban to be lifted tomorrow at the earliest.
He also said all public water systems have to do bacteriological sampling and testing, bi-weekly. Sampling in Dauphin was done on Tuesday with test results getting back yesterday. The water tested positive for total coliform. The office of drinking water advised the city of Dauphin to implement the boil water advisory.
We'll continue to keep our eye on the situation and let you know when the advisory is lifted.
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Fire Alarms went off this morning at Barker School.
We talked to Dauphin Fire Chief, Cam Abrey, he said it was just construction dust.
There is no incident.
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The Dauphin Ag Society has new leadership.
Former president Ben Fox talks about the changes they made at their annual general meeting last night.
“Well, we set in a new executive. Boris Michaleski will be president, Tere Stykalo is vice president, Jamie Damsgaard stepped up to be second vice president. So, change in the executive, and then some new directors came on board, which is always great to have some more volunteers.”
Fox says the new fair dates seemed to work well and they are going to work on making it a bigger success in 2019.
“Friday, Saturday, Sunday, with the 4-h events on the Thursday prior to the fair opening. Just going throughout the room it seemed like a well-received idea that allowed families that perhaps worked throughout the week an extra day to get to the fair. It’s something we’re always looking for to get more people out to the fair.”
At the meeting, they discussed ways to make some of their main events like the demo derby and the track be able to run rain or shine.
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The Fire Fighter’s Ball is tomorrow at 5:30 at the 8th avenue hall.
This is the 118th annual Fire Fighter’s Ball, making it the longest running social event in Dauphin’s history.
There will be a live band, Past the Perimeter, who has been nominated for 10 MCMA’s, cocktails and food, and a dance while the music is played.
The money made from the event will go to restoring some of the antique apparatus to preserve the history and set it up for the public to see.
Cam Abrey, Dauphin’s Fire Chief, says there still are tickets available, they cost 50 bucks and can be picked up at the fire station or you can call 622-3100.
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There are seven nursing and 13 Health Care Aide vacancies at the Dauphin Personal Care Home.
The number of beds functioning at the care home was reduced from 90 to 80 to keep the level of care to proper standards.
NDP leader Wab Kinew says not having enough nurses and spaces causes problems for residents.
"What we’re hearing from families is that there is a concern about the quality of care and the amount of time that is going to be spent with their relatives when they are in a home.”
Darlene Jackson, President of Manitoba Nurses Union says Dauphin isn’t the only place facing these problems.
“I don’t think this problem is individual to the Dauphin care home. There are other long-term care facilities, especially in the rural areas that have difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. I know of other facilities that have been through bed closures in the not too distant past who ensured that the residents there are getting safe quality patient care until they can hire, recruit, and retain staff."
Jackson calls it a vicious cycle because nurses have to work extra hours and get overworked and then they get very tired and ill. The union has been talking with the government advocating that patient care hours in long-term care facilities increase from 3.6 hours to 4.1 per resident.
Kinew says these shortages are causing problems for the people who are working at the facility and that we are just starting to see some of the impacts in Dauphin.
“The nurses’ union have been raising the concern about the impact on patient care. We’ve also been hearing from frontline nurses themselves that when they’re overworked, when the staffing situation hits a critical point that, that means the patient care can suffer. The nurses don’t feel good about it, the families don’t feel good about it, certainly, government should be acting to ensure that there’s enough nurses and healthcare aids to take care of older members of our community.”
Prairie Mountain health says they are “diligently working on recruitment into these vacant positions.”
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There has been a precautionary boil water advisory for the City of Dauphin water system including Eclipse Distribution.
Test results have shown the presence of total coliform.
It's not necessary to boil tap water used for other household purposes, like laundry or washing dishes.
Adults and older children that are able to avoid swallowing the water can wash, bathe, or shower.
They recommend young children should be sponge bathed.
If boiling water is not practical, an alternate and safe supply of water should be used for consumptive purposes like bottled water.
All commercial, public and permitted facilities like restaurants, health care facilities, daycares, personal care homes and other private facilities that provide food and water services, must follow water use recommendations from the Boil Water Advisory Fact Sheet #3 – Boil Water Advisory For Commercial/Public Facilities. A copy of this Fact Sheet is available on their their website.
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The Dauphin AG Society is holding their general meeting tonight.
Ben Fox, President of the Ag Society, encourages anyone wanting to get involved, to come out.
“It’s a great group of folks it really is a fun time. Anybody, you don’t have to be in agriculture. If something like the fair attracts you to wanna take part, there are lots of jobs to do and lots of things to volunteer for. So, by no means do you have to be involved in agriculture to be a part of our ag society, but we’ll sure work with you and help direct you to whatever way you need to go.”
It’s taking place at the Lion's Den at the Rec Centre beginning at 7.
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The search for Skownan's Dwayne Lavallee is still ongoing.
Dwayne’s sister, Chantel Lavallee, gives us an update on what’s happening.
“Where we’re at right now is we’re continuing the surrounding areas of Ebb and Flow. We drained lagoons and dugouts, were combing it out, dragging the lake. Last weekend we were out on our hands and knees just looking for anything."
She says many communities have come to help in the search.
“We had Garden Hill, Cross Lake; we’re grateful to have all the volunteers, the searchers, donations and prayers from various communities. We had Easterville up there, Pine Creek, Camperville area.”
The family has had to put up a cash reward of $10,000 available for anyone who can provide an exact location of their son.
You can find more information about the search by going to the Facebook page "Bring Dwayne Lavallee Home."
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Today the laws for distracted driving have become stricter.
Distracted driving fines have been tripled to 672 dollars.
Other consequences for using an electronic device includes losing five points on your license instead of two and a three-day license suspension for a first offence and seven-day suspension for a second offence.
Lots of new vehicles have large touchscreens, Tara Seel, Media Relations Officer with the RCMP in Manitoba, advises that when using those screens you should be parked somewhere safe.
So far this year 67 people have died in this RCMP jurisdiction, distracted driving is the biggest reason.
Manitoba RCMP deals with around 300 incidents a year of distracted driving.
You can go to Manitoba Public Insurance's website for more information.
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