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Ten gorgeously decorated trees were auctioned off at last night's Charity Christmas Tree Auction.
The Best Western hotel in Dauphin reached out to the Dauphin & District Community Foundation to help organize this event, and to donate the proceeds.
Each of the 10 trees were purchased by a business in Dauphin, and decorated in kind.
Afterwords, Larry Garton, of Garton's Auction Service, helped auction off every last tree to the highest bidders.
The nights sales totalled $1710, with the top-seller being the Fusion Credit Union tree, selling for $360.
There was also an award for Best Decorated Tree, which was won by the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy crew, for their tree decorated with all sorts of sweets.
Today, the trees will roll out to the families in the area to really ring in the holiday season.
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An Ebb & Flow First Nations woman will be back in court in February in connection with a drug bust on the reserve.
RCMP in Ste Rose said that on September 20th, they raided a home and seized crystal meth, cocaine, and other drug-related paraphernalia, as well as cash and an unsecured firearm.
35-year-old Christine Mancheese was taken into custody on several charges.
She appeared in court this week and had her matters put over until February 13th.
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If you have yet to make a donation to this year's "Pack the Pumper-Cram the Cruiser" Food Bank Challenge, you are running out of time to do so.
Today is the final day that donations of non-perishable food items or cash are being accepted at either the Dauphin Fire Department or the Dauphin RCMP Detachment.
It's the fourth year for the friendly competition between the two emergency services organizations to see who can collect the most donations for the Dauphin Food Bank, in order to help that organization stock their shelves for what is traditionally a very busy Christmas season for them.
Final weigh-ins of donations will take place on Friday at 10 am.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued snowfall warnings for a majority of the Parkland region.
What is forecast to begin as rain this evening is expected to turn to freezing rain and then heavy snow tonight, with up to 15 cm expected by time the snow tapers off Friday afternoon.
Gusty winds of up to 60 km an hour will cause blowing snow and reduced visibility on Friday.
The weather service cautions you to be ready to adjust your driving, as the combination of accumulating snow and wind could make road conditions difficult to travel on, coupled with reduced visibility.
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A Dauphin man will be back in court on January 23rd in relation to a violent assault from last year.
In November of 2022, Yellowhead RCMP said a woman was assaulted, leading to severe, life-threatening injuries.
39-year-old Wayne Becks was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and uttering death threats.
Becks appeared in Minnedosa court earlier this week where his case was adjourned until the new year.
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The First Annual Christmas tree Auction will be taking place tonight, hosted by the Best Western Hotel.
Local Businesses will be decorating trees between 6pm to 7pm, and will be competing for the place of "best Decorated tree".
At 7 PM, Garton's auction services will be auctioning these artificially lit trees off for charity.
The trees will go to Families in Dauphin that need them this year, and the proceeds will be donated to that DDCF!
Kit Daley with the DDCF is excited for a great turn out for this charity night.
"We encourage people to bring an item for the food bank, a non-perishable item for the food bank, and to come and hopefully bid on a tree."
Business entry fees are $130 dollars, but anyone can come to this event and bid on these tree. As Kit notes though, non-perishable food donations are highly encourraged.
📣Calling all businesses📣 Time to spread some holiday cheer! We are excited for our 1st Annual Christmas Tree Auction. This is a great staff activity while we raise money for our local charities!
Posted by Best Western Plus Dauphin on Monday, November 20, 2023
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A fiscal update released Tuesday shows Manitoba's new N-D-P government is facing a ballooning deficit.
The update says that the deficit is now projected to come in at 1.6 billion dollars, which is more than four times the original amount listed in the province's spring budget.
A softening economy and a major downturn in Manitoba Hydro's numbers are being cited as reasons for the huge deficit, along with increased expenses driven by inflation, new health-care costs and recent collective agreements in the public sector.
Premier Wab Kinew has previously accused the former Progressive Conservative government of hiding the state of the province's finances before voters went to the polls.
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The second annual Christmas Celebration and Santa Claus Parade of Lights is set for this Friday evening in Gilbert Plains.
Courtney Roehl - the CAO for the Municipality of Gilbert Plains - says they have a full evening of activities planned.
"The Dauphin Kings are coming out for a street hockey game with some of our local youth. That will be between 5:30 and 6:15 right on Main Street in front of the EMS building. Following that our parade of lights starts at 6:30, and follows our usual parade route, going from the elementary school, past the care home, and then around town."
"Following the parade, we have the Christmas tree lighting, a bonfire, cookies and hot chocolate, pictures with the Grinch, a Christmas movie, and sleigh rides, all happening from the EMS building."
Roehl says they are expecting a big crowd for the events.
"Compared to last year, we have almost double the amount of floats in our parade, and we are expecting quite a few people to be watching and participating in our events."
"I think it is good to just get the community together and celebrate different aspects, including recreation and family, while keeping traditions of the Christmas tree lighting, hot chocolate, and the sleigh rides."
Roehl says they already have twice as many floats signed up for this year's parade, but adds there is room for more.
You can register a float by contacting her and the Municipality of Gilbert Plains office, or by contacting the HOPE club on Facebook.
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The Swan Valley Community Foundation is set to hold its annual general meeting tonight.
The gathering will also include presentations to their 2023 fall grant recipients.
The meeting is set for 7:30 tonight at the Westwood Inn.
For more information, you can contact Donna Martin at 204-734-9129.
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A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old female are facing a slew of charges after they failed to stop for RCMP on Main Street in Dauphin.
On December 4 at 4:45 p.m., officers attempted to stop a vehicle; however, the vehicle did not stop and began driving erratically, and due to safety concerns, officers did not pursue and alerted other officers to be on the lookout.
Officers from the Yellowhead area set up a spike belt along Highway 10, south of Onanole, which saw the suspect vehicle run over the belt and the vehicle went into the ditch. The two occupants in the vehicle exited and began running on foot.
The female was arrested a short distance later, but the man continued to flee. Ultimately, Marook the Police Dog tracked the second suspect down through difficult terrain including high grass, swamps, and wooded areas and the suspect was arrested without incident.
31-year-old Dakota Tripp has been charged with Operation of a Motor Vehicle while Prohibited, Flight from a Peace Officer, and Resisting Arrest. He was also wanted on several warrants. He was remanded into custody.
The 27-year-old female is facing charges of Resisting Arrest and Possession of cocaine. She was released on an Undertaking with an upcoming court date.
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The Municipality of McCreary has issued a notice to people using their water services that Low pressure may been seen tofay due to repairs.
a break in the water treatment plant creating these lower pressures, and repairs are in the works.
The Bulk water station is notably closed to conserve water, and citizens are requested to conserve water as well.
for more information you can contact the McCreary Municipal council at 1-(204)-835-2309
PUBLIC NOTICE!!!
Posted by Municipality of McCreary on Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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