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New students going to MacKenzie Middle School will have a full orientation on the first day.
Day one will include a number of activities directed at helping students get to know their new school.
It's planned for Wednesday, September 5th.
Donna Davidson the CEO Superintendent for MVSD says the division sent out a survey to parents to see what they thought of the orientation last year.
“The survey results were very positive. The parents of the students that participated felt that their child benefited from the opportunity to have the school to themselves. They felt that their child was less anxious less sense of stress when they were entering the school on the first day. So they were very pleased with that.”
Davidson says the results from the survey were overwhelmingly supportive.
“Of the 81 responses that we had, 56 percent strongly agreed and 31 percent agreed with the orientation days. So that’s an 87 percent response rate in the positive.”
This full day would allow students to get to know their class locations, teacher faces and names, and the regular routines of a normal school day.
The school plans to welcome parents to visit throughout the day and take part in some of the events as well.
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A Via Rail train derailed this morning on its way to The Pas.
The train crashed 37 kilometers north of Hudson Bay Saskatchewan on the Manitoba side of the border just after 3 this morning.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said two locomotives and a baggage car went off the tracks.
A spokesperson from Via Rail says two crew members and one passenger sustained minor injuries.
He says the train was travelling 50 kilometres an hour when reached a spot with washed out tracks.
Everyone on the train is being taken to the Hudson Bay Health Centre.
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After a thorough search, the Municipality of Grandview has a new Chief Administrative Officer.
Charles Croll moved to the community this weekend and began working on Tuesday.
Croll says his previous work experience will fit in nicely with the new administration.
“Not really anything different than my past. I come from being a CAO of a rural municipality in Ontario so it’s very similar. Same type of set up where there’s a village and a large farm area. Same as I was in Ontario.”
“So really it’s just coming home again to a similar situation.”
Croll says it’s nice to be in Manitoba and looks forward to working with everyone in Grandview and improving the quality of life for residents.
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People attending this year’s Dauphin Ag Society Fair weren’t discouraged by the rain over the weekend.
Ben Fox, the president of the society, spoke with us about how the rain played into the outcome of the fair.
“It canceled two of our bigger attractions, the demo derby and the chuck and chariot waggons on Saturday night.”
Fox says they are moving towards having more events that can take place in all kinds of weather, rain or shine.
“Those events kind of ended up saving the day."
Fox says on Saturday when the sun was shining the fairgrounds were full of people enjoying this year’s attractions.
He expects that next year’s fair will probably stick with the Friday, Saturday, Sunday event days.
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A single occupant sprayer plane crashed this morning in Russell.
Shortly before 10, Russell RCMP responded to the crash at the Russell Airport.
The plane was flying southbound and was attempting to land on the runway. It lost control and flipped into a swampy area.
The 53-year-old male pilot, from Winnipeg, received minor injuries but does remain in hospital at this time.
At the time of the crash, the winds were strong.
The runway was shut down while RCMP held the scene. It has since reopened. The Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
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The Municipality of Roblin has declared a State of Local Emergency.
The council declared the Emergency this morning because of the heavy rains in the Municipality.
It'll take into effect today, and will remain in effect for roughly a month.
"Our lift stations are having a very tough time keeping up," said Twyla Ludwig, CAO for the Municipality of Roblin. "We're asking the public to restrict water use for now. And, to make sure sump pumps are pumped outside."
For more information, you can contact the Municipality of Roblin at 937-8333.
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The search for the 24-year-old man that went missing at Countryfest has ended when search teams found the man dead.
The brother of Danny Kidane shared the news last night.
Sergeant Paul Manaigre, RCMP Media Relations Officer, says the RMCP search and rescue team located him yesterday around 5 in the afternoon.
“He was located in the creek a short distance away from the festival site.”
“The investigation will now focus on determining the cause of death; we’re going to be awaiting the results of the autopsy.”
Kidane was last seen around 3 in the afternoon on Saturday in the campground.
The search was extended to Riding Mountain National Park yesterday afternoon.
“So right now our investigation will continue and hopefully we can answer some questions that the family might have for us.”
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Danny Kidane was found dead after he went missing over the weekend at Countryfest.
News organizations are reporting that Danny's brother, Ben Kidane, confirmed the search ended in heartbreak.
The search area was expanded this afternoon to Riding Mountain National Park.
A team of 50 that including the RCMP, Brandon Police, search and rescue and the Office of the Fire Commissioner were out today searching.
Tune in tomorrow for more updates.
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It’s National Fishing Week in Canada.
The Canadian Safe Boating Council wants to remind everyone getting on the water to wear their lifejacket.
According to the Canadian Safe Boating Council and the Lifesaving Society, 80 percent of recreational boaters who drown each and every year in Canada were not wearing a lifejacket or Personal Floatation Device.
60 percent of drownings happen when people aren’t wearing their lifejackets and are using small, open power boats.
The majority of these drowning victims are males between the ages of 19 and 35 and are out for a day of fishing.
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Dauphin RCMP arrested four people when they found 80 grams of cocaine during a search of a home on Jackson Street Friday morning.
They also found a sawed off firearm, Canadian currency and various drug paraphernalia.
RCMP have arrested and charged 26-year-old Jason Stevens and 30-year-old Aaron Campbell, both from Camperville, as well as 25-year-old Nicholas Olson and 30-year-old Jeffrey Tait, both from Dauphin, with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon and Possession of Proceeds of Crime.
All four accused were remanded into custody for a court appearance scheduled later today in Dauphin.
The Dauphin RCMP continue to investigate.
If anyone has any information regarding drugs or any other criminal activity, please contact your local police agency or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).
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Dauphin’s RCMP has reported that during this year's Countryfest weekend,
there were around 20 calls for service.
This year there were 2 assaults, 3 thefts, and 8 mischief complaints.
This is similar to numbers the detachment has seen for the last few years.
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