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The time is approaching to hand in your nomination forms for municipal elections taking place all across the Parkland.
In the RM of Lakeshore, there are currently three people registered for a council position with six or seven people interested in running for a seat on the eight-person board.
Donna Ainscough, the Senior Election Official for the RM, says those interested can attend an information session tonight to help them learn what’s required of someone on council.
“We’re holding a candidate information session in two locations in the RM of Lakeshore, one in Ochre River and one in Rorketon. They are both being held at 7 pm at our municipal offices. It’s just a session to get information out to people considering running for council and what would be expected of them as a council member and things that might have changed for people that might have sat on council in the past.”
Some of the topics covered at the meetings include roles and responsivities of candidates and elected officials, eligibility requirements, campaign and election finances, and general campaign rules and candidate duties.
“We want to get the word out there and the more people that are interested in running, that’s great! We would certainly encourage everyone.” Ainscough continues, “If they want some more information to certainly come into our offices and ask the questions and we’d be happy to answer them.”
You have until the 18th to hand in your nomination papers.
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The MS Bike event is this upcoming weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
Amanda Novak, manager of development for the MS Society of Canada, Manitoba Division, explains how hard the Riding Mountain Challenge actually is.
“The bike ride is 70km one way, up to Clear Lake with an 800-metre elevation difference. So I would say less than 5 percent of the population is actually capable of doing this.”
Riders normally take until 2-4pm on Saturday to bike up there. On Sunday for the ride back to Dauphin most riders will be back by 11am-1pm.
The money raised goes towards MS research and program development for those living with MS.
The Manitoba Division’s goal is to raise 147,000 dollars. So far online people have raised 94,000 dollars. They are on pace to exceed their goal.
If you would like to donate you can go to:
http://mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/BikeTour/ManitobaDivision?pg=entry&fr_id=5982
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The four men involved in the Onanole shooting last week are appearing in court this week.
18-year-old Therae Racette-Beaulieu, from Sandy Bay First Nation, is accused of shooting RCMP Cpl. Graeme Kingdon. He’s charged with two counts of attempted murder with a firearm. He has no prior convictions as an adult. He made his first court appearance yesterday and his case is being remanded to tomorrow.
23-year-old Delaney Marcus Houle also appeared in court yesterday, and 30-year-old Shane Donovan Beaulieu will appear in court in Brandon tomorrow.
21-year-old Tommy Edward Beaulieu was scheduled to appear in Winnipeg court this morning.
All four face charges including break and enter, possessing property obtained by crime and weapons offences.
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There is a possible strike on the way for Canada Post as contract negotiations are in a deadlock.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says they will be ready for some kind of job action if the talks on a new collective agreement fail by September 26th.
The CUPW is voting on planned protests on the 9th.
Some of the points that have been a conflict include pay equity which includes an estimated 8,000 rural postal workers earning 30% less than the 42,000 employees assigned to urban areas as well as paid breaks.
You can read their full press release by going here.
In a letter to customers of Bell MTS the company warns of a possible stoppage at Canada Post and that “As you remain responsible for paying your bills on time, and to avoid late fees, please ensure you use one of the following payment methods.”
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School is just starting and there`s a busy night in store tonight.
Welcome night starts at 6 pm, you can go from table to table looking at all the extracurricular activities and find out all the information about the activities.
At 6:30 pm the academic awards will get handed out in the gymnasium.
Awards will go to those with the top marks from grades 9-11, last year.
There`s a special prize that will be given to the person with the best attendance at the end of this school year.
Stephen Jaddock, vice-principal at the DRCSS, says the prize to be won is a jeep and it’s on display at the front of the school when you go through the main doors.
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Barry Trotz Day has come and gone and we now know how much has been raised.
Here are the totals:
Meet & Greet - 36 x $1,000 = 36,000.00.
Donations for Stanley Cup - 27,000.00.
Others - $14,620.61.
That total equals $77,620.
Barry then added $75,000 which makes the total 152,620.61.
"I spoke to Barry last week and he's going to sit down with his family to find out some places where the money should go," said Whitney Odut, one of the event organizers. "It's going to take some time because he wants to do some research and reach out to some people."
"So, as we find out we'll make sure to let the public know," added Odut.
Thousands of people packed the streets of Dauphin and Credit Union Place back on August 22 for the event.
"I just want to say thank you so much to all the volunteers that helped out that day," added Odut. "They made the day run smoothly and flawlessly. We're just all really appreciative of everything they did."
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The survival rate of prostate cancer can be close to 100 per cent if it’s discovered early.
With one in seven men being diagnosed with the disease in his lifetime getting checked regularly is important to beating the disease.
The City of Dauphin declared September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month during their last regular council meeting.
Patrick Feschuk who is in charge of special projects at the Manitoba Prostate Cancer Support Group shares how many cases are discovered a year.
“Prostate Cancer affects many, many men. In Manitoba usually, in a year, you get about 700 cases that are men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Like all cancers, it’s important that you get cancer in its early stages. So we encourage men to get checked for prostate cancer as early as possible.”
“Get their PSA checked, get a bench level established when they are 40. And then watch it when you go for your annual checkup to your doctor, ask them to get your PSA. It’s just another part of the blood test, and you just watch that. if it starts increasing, if it doubles, or if there is an increase that the doctor thinks might be reason to explore further then they will do other tests to determine if you have prostate cancer or not.”
Like most cancers, if it’s caught early, it’s treatable, and you can live a healthy life after.
It’s estimated that 11 men will die from prostate cancer every day in Canada.
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Starting up this morning and going for about six weeks, 4th Ave. SW between 1st Street SW & 2nd Street SW will be closed to all traffic during the morning for water main renewal.
Work will begin at 7:00 a.m. daily and the street will open up in the late afternoon.
You are asked to reduce your speed and you can expect roughly packed trenches.
If the crew is working elsewhere for the day, the street will be open to the public.
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Since Friday, August 31, the Manitoba RCMP has responded to two fatal collisions where alcohol is believed to be a factor as well as a collision causing serious injury.
One incident involved three adult female occupants, driving west on Sturgeon Landing Road, Southwest of Cranberry Portage near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, when they entered the south ditch and struck a large tree. One passenger, a 31-year-old female, was pronounced deceased on scene and another passenger, a 53-year-old female, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital. The 49-year-old female driver was not injured.
Another incident involved a car and an SUV pulling a trailer, that were travelling together and heading east on highway #1, 3.5km east of Portage la Prairie, when both vehicles pulled onto the shoulder. Three occupants exited the two vehicles to fix a strap that was on the trailer. A short time later, a third vehicle veered onto the shoulder and struck the parked vehicles. The impact caused the parked car to go into the ditch, striking an adult female. She was transported to a hospital with serious injuries where she remains in stable condition. The two other adult occupants who had stopped to fix the strap were also struck. They were treated by EMS personnel on scene and released.
The third incident involves a 36-year-old male and an 8-year-old male in a side-by-side off-road vehicle that rolled in the RM of Tache near Steinbach, landing atop the adult male. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased. It does not appear that the adult male was wearing a helmet or seatbelt. The 8-year-old male was not injured. He was not wearing a helmet, and police believe he was not wearing his seatbelt.
With some of the busiest days on our roads quickly approaching due to the end of the long weekend, the Manitoba RCMP asks all Manitobans to drive sober, to wear their seatbelts, pay attention to their surroundings and to slow down.
They want everyone to enjoy their long weekend and to get to their destination safely.
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