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The Community of Russell celebrated a major milestone today, with the grand opening of their new Community Cancer Care Centre.
Gloria Tibbatts, co-chair of The Expanding Community Cancer Care (ECCC) committee, has worked on this upgrade for quite some time.
"It took us approximately 10 years to raise that $1.8 million, and the estimated cost of the building was $2.5 million, but the Manitoba government confirmed its commitment of $700 thousand to support the remaining cost of the project."
These funds were raised through community efforts from the surrounding area, as the ECCC committee contains members from 15 different communities.
From Gala's, bake sales, hockey fundraisers, donations, and more Tibbatts was proud to get this project done with the help of this collaborative effort.
Treena Slate, CEO of Prairie Mountain Health was also thrilled to see this come together.
"The unit itself is beautiful. It will provide an enhanced space for people going through the cancer care journey, it's bright, it's open, it's spacious, and we're just really happy to see this come to be."
The regional health authority will also support this project further, contributing to annual operating costs related to the expansion, including staffing and supplies.
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A 28-year-old Sandy Bay First Nation man accused of discharging a firearm earlier this month Ebb & Flow First Nation has been released from custody on a promise to appear in court on a later date.
Billy Roulette is slated to return to court on October 8th.
Meanwhile, a new court date has also been set for a man arrested during a traffic stop in Dauphin in May.
32-year-old Wayne McKay, who faces several drug possession related offences, has had his matters adjourned to August 27.
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More details have been provided on the gruesome killings that took place in McCreary, giving us a clear timeline of events of that day.
Staff Seargent Richard Sherring gave this info in a press release at 1 pm today, starting with events early on August 16th, at 1:20 AM.
The Suspect, Marlin Glover, allegedly forced his way into a 37-year-old female's home, and she managed to escape the situation and hid in a nearby wooded area.
Glover is then thought to have gone to a nearby residence, where he killed a 66-year-old woman, a 65-year-old man, and a 35-year-old man. These individuals were found to be the Mother, Father, and brother of the 37-year-old female.
Glover then traveled down Road 84 West and took his own life.
The RCMP was first made aware of Glover's remains at roughly 10:10 am that day and found the 3 other victims as part of a wellness check at 10:40 am.
Since last November, Glover had been under a restraining order from the 37-year-old female, and as part of this safety issue had two firearms and his PAL seized.
The 37-year-old female was found by RCMP 11 hours after she fled her house, and was taken to hospital as a precaution.
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The RCMP will unveil more details today of their investigation into multiple deaths on Friday near McCreary.
According to an initial release by Ste Rose RCMP, a 41-year-old man was located dead from self-inflicted injuries on Road 84 West at around 10:10 Friday morning.
A short time later, officers attended another home where they found the bodies of a 66-year-old female, a 65-year-old man, and a 35-year-old man.
At the time, Mounties confirmed that the four individuals knew each other and that their deaths were related.
Staff Sergeant Richard Sherring of RCMP Major Crimes Services will provide the update during a 1 pm news conference at RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg.
CKDM News Now will have details of the News Conference later this afternoon.
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The community of Arden is set to rock this weekend as their Whitemud Music Festival is set to return for a second year.
Taking place Friday and Saturday, the festival was the brainchild of Rob Cameron and a few others back in 2020, but had to be held off until 2023 due to the pandemic.
Cameron says Friday's headliners are a band from Mexico that is returning to the festival for a second straight year.
"They are called the Beast. They play all of the Touristy bars in Puerto Vallarta throughout the winter and they make a ton of friends and connections with all of the Canadians that go down there. They usually come up in late May or early June to Canada and they tour all around all summer. We know the guys and we have had them in Arden a few times for dances at our hall. And last year, we had them booked as our headline for the Friday night."
Cameron says it begins Friday night at 7 pm and continues through to 1 am, with Saturday's performances going from noon to 1 am.
He adds they have a trio of tribute bands headlining Saturday's lineup.
"A Tom Petty tribute band called Damn the Torpedoes, which are based out of Winnipeg. And then another Winnipeg-based band that does an AC/DC tribute band. And they call themselves For Those About to Rock. And then to end off the night, we have another band out of Winnipeg who are a Guns N Roses tribute who call themselves Rattlesnake Suitcase. "
The event is being held at Lansdowne Centennial Park, with free camping available to anyone who purchases a ticket.
The event is a fundraiser for the Arden Curling Club and Lansdowne Recreation.
Tickets are $80 for a weekend pass, $40 for a Friday pass and $60 for Saturday,
They are available online through EventBrite, and in person at the gate during the festival.
More information can be found on the Whitemud Music Festival Facebook Page.
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Over the past seven days, precipitation has fallen across most of the province, focusing heavily on the Central, Eastern, and Southern Regions.
Several Interlake stations and the Swan Valley station in the Northwest logged no rain whatsoever. The most was seen at the Kane Station totaling 54.8mm.
Soil moisture has been maintained well throughout the season, and the accumulation of growing degree days in strong supply, slightly varying at 95%-105% depending on location.
Early harvest numbers also continue to roll in, as winter wheat and fall rye crops are well past half done, at 60% and 72% respectively.
Most of that is being driven by the Central, Eastern, and Southwest areas, as both the Northwest and Interlake areas are just beginning.
Early yield estimates are 80 to 110 bu/acre in the Central region and an average of 75 bu/acre in the Eastern region.
In other cereals, Spring cereal harvest has started, with 3% of spring wheat and oats, and 15% of barley estimated as complete. With the latest spring wheat is in the soft to
hard dough stage.
Spring wheat quality is rated mostly good with 5% of the crop being reported as poor in the Southwest, Northwest, and Central regions.
Corn ranges from the R1 to R3 stage.
Oilseeds are beginning to be harvested, with canola beginning in the Central and the earliest-seeded sunflowers have completed flowering and reached seed development. Most flax fields are in growth stage 11.
Pulses and soybeans made progress, with field pea harvest ongoing in the Central Region, with most other areas mostly in the R 7 stage.
Soybeans in the Southwest, Northwest, and Interlake regions are mostly in the R4 to R5 stage. In the Central and Eastern regions, soybeans are at R5 to R6.
The warm weather and rainfall did create ideal conditions for forage and pasture growth across most of the province, and good progress has been made in putting up hay and silage.
Dairy producers are mostly done with their second cut of alfalfa, and the first cuts of beef hay have also been completed.
Drying conditions haven't been ideal though, as the humidity has left some heavy dew in the mornings.
Dugouts are at 70% of normal capacity, and water supplies are reported to be adequate.
Last week left the Northwest Region with hotter, drier conditions, leading to some good time for crops to grow and some of the harvest to begin.
Grandview received the most precipitation at 42 mm. Temperatures were in the mid to high 20s with Birch River station recording the highest daytime temperature of 29.3 degrees. The lowest overnight temperature was at Ruthenia station at 6.8 degrees.
Most spring wheat is in the dough development stage with the earliest seeded fields moving towards maturity. The later-seeded fields continue to catch up, and small start to spring wheat harvest so far.
The majority of canola crops have completed flowering and continue in pod development and maturity. A small start to swathing/desiccation has begun on the earliest maturing fields.
The recent heat has helped advance Soybean crops. They are in the R4-R5 stage and are looking good with more pod fill evident.
I'm sure many producers in the area are antsy to get harvest started, and hopefully, the forecast ahead shows us some more favorable conditions than the rain from the past couple of days.
Stay safe, and here's wishing you the best of luck this harvest season.
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The Canada Child Benefit (CCB) amounts were increased in July after an annual rework of the numbers, and many of those payments will be seen this week.
This rework led to an increase in the CCB earlier this, year meaning eligible families could be pocketing more.
These payments go towards Canadian residents with kids under 18 at home and vary a bit with the child's age.
Parents could receive a maximum payment of $648.91 for each child under the age of six years, and For every child aged six to 17 years, the maximum CCB payment will be $547.50, a 4.7 percent increase from last year for both.
The benefits come at a reasonable time, as many parents are likely gearing their children up for the school year, which is increasingly costly.
Following this week's payout, the payments are expected again on Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 20 and Dec. 13.
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Tomorrow (Wednesday) will be a special day for the residents of Russell.
A Grand Opening for the new Community Cancer Care Centre in that community will take place at 10 am tomorrow, with a barbecue to follow right after.
The project, which was recently completed, added an additional 33-hundred square feet to the existing Cancer Care Manitoba chemotherapy treatment space in the Russell Health Centre.
The facility now includes an expanded nursing station and medication storage area, as well as the creation of a dedicated patient bathroom, nourishment area, and waiting area.
Funding for the $2.5 million project came from the provincial government, as well as the Expanding Community Cancer Care Committee, which raised $1.8 million towards the construction and equipment costs for the project.
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That's a wrap.
The Manitoba Summer Games, Powered by Manitoba Hydro, are in the books and now, we all have an opportunity to look back at the week it was in Dauphin and the area. Clayton Swanton and Carla Wolfenden joined the CKDM Morning Show featuring Justin Allin and Darnell Duff on Tuesday morning to wrap up the week-long event.
Manitoba's biggest sporting event featured over 1500 athletes, 300+ coaches and managers, 100+ officials, and over 750 volunteers. It was a week to remember, and Clayton and Carla opened up Tuesday by thanking the volunteers.
"They stepped up hugely. The ones that volunteered stayed longer, did more shifts, and pitched in anywhere that was needed," offered Wolfenden. "We can't thank the volunteers enough."
2024 marked the first time in two decades that Dauphin hosted the Manitoba Games after hosting a successful event in 2004. Eight venues played host to events this year, Vermillion Sportsplex, Credit Union Place, the Myles Haverluck Athletics Facility, the Dauphin Curling Club, Northgate Trails, Riding Mountain National Park, Manipogo Provincial Park, and the Gilbert Plains Country Club.
"I think we showcased why the Manitoba Games are so important," said Swanton. "We hope that we have set a pretty good example for Thompson as they will host the 2026 Winter Games. We are thrilled that athletes from across the province had this opportunity to compete."
It was a great week for Team West, finishing with 78 medals, the third-most. They finished just four behind Winnipeg Gold. Team West included more than 60 athletes from the Parkland, many of which claimed a medal.
Being from Dauphin, Wolfenden was so proud of every athlete from the region.
"I was so happy to see so many Dauphin and Parkland athletes in the Games," said Wolfenden. "When Team West walked into Credit Union Place for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, it was a big team. I got a little emotional seeing them all. It's about achieving the next level and this is just the start for many of the athletes."
In closing, Clayton and Carla wanted to thank every volunteer, every fan, every official, and everyone who was involved in the event. It was a great success and once again, it's Parkland Strong.
"We had a vision in our heads and it came out even better," ended Wolfenden.
"Our team was fantastic all week, we problem-solved and achieved amazing things," ended Swanton. "It was fantastic to be a part of such an incredible team. I think we're all going to be sad not working together in this capacity moving forward. It was a pleasure to work with the entire crew."
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In the ongoing Saga of contract negotiation between CN Rail, CPKC, and the teamsters union, negotiations have ground to a halt.
And soon, so will the trains.
CN Rails Director of Public Affairs and Media Relations Johnathan Abecassis stated the teamster made a counteroffer over the weekend, but noted parties remain far apart.
In response, CN Rail has begun to enact a lockout of their railways, which will come in phases throughout the week.
"By Thursday morning at one past midnight, all products will be embargoed. CN will continue moving all goods currently on the network, but anything that isn't on the network yet will be refused. we will try and get as much of the existing product on our network off the network as quickly as possible."
Abecassis said that this lockout is an attempt to protect the goods on the rail and create a more logistically sound shutdown, rather than one conducted by the Teamster union, as they worry products could be left on the systems.
The shutdown is already underway, moving dangerous goods or time-sensitive goods to where they need to be.
But come Thursday at 12:01 am, the embargo will go into full effect, and nothing will move by rail.
Now the nation has to wait anxiously for these parties to return to the bargaining table with more shared ideas, lest we find out what an extended rail shutdown could do during the upcoming harvest season.
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Today, Norwex celebrated 30 years of operation with a family-friendly BBQ, a building tour, and speeches from local and international dignitaries.
The cleaning products company was launched 30 years ago in Norway, with its Canadian distribution center opening 25 years ago here in Dauphin.
Chris Copeland, Norwex's North American CEO was in attendance and was proud to see how this Location has become Canada's Stronghold for the brand.
"The 30th year here feels so right. it all started here. How everything in Dauphin started to propagate this business around north America and around the world, and it's a pleasure to be here and to celebrate in the community."
Co-Founder Debbie Bolton, Accompanied by North American CEO Chris Copeland
Co-founder Debbie Bolton is proud to have built up more than just a company here in Dauphin.
"It's not about one person here, we're really about community. Why it's been so great being in Dauphin we have been able to develop that community and link arms and grow this business"
All the speakers focused on some common themes, the success of community support, and the anticipation of a bright future.
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A man arrested in connection with a July 2022 armed standoff on the Ebb and Flow First Nation has made another court appearance.
40-year-old Lyle Malcolm was remanded back into custody until August 27.
And a new court date has been set for one of two people who admitted to a February armed robbery of two teens in Swan River .
21-year-old Jefferson Cook was also remanded back into custody until September 12.
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