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Rotary does more than just fundraising for projects in Dauphin.
The district manager, Malcolm Strang, stopped by the Al Morning Show this morning and shared one of the highlights the club does to help people around the world.
“In the last 30 years, Rotary has been a major actor, a major mover and shaker in the reduction and the near elimination of Polio. Last year, in 2017, we immunized 430 million people along with our partners in the elimination of Polio.”
Over 17 million people have not got Polio in part because of the work was done by the Rotary Club.
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Jack Bremner has been on the RM of Dauphin Council for the past 8 years.
He’s running again and the biggest issue he’s facing this election is that the development plan hasn’t been signed yet.
In the past, Bremner brought the garbage transport station to the council and is continuing to work hard to bring safe drinking water to more people in the RM of Dauphin.
If you want to know more about him, talk to him out on the street, he is open to receiving phone calls saying,
“They can contact me anytime. My name is in the phone book.”
The RM of Dauphin Council elections is on October 24th.
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Orange Shirt Day has now been moved to the Watson Arts Centre.
The event tomorrow starts at 10 in the morning, going until 3:30.
The event is in honour of all Residential School Survivors.
The event is free and open to all in the community.
Opening Prayers begin at 10, followed by guest speakers, lunch, along with messages of healing and reconciliation.
For more information, please call 204-622-940.
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The Manitoba government will write-off an eighty-two million dollar loan which helped in financing the construction of Investors Group Field, home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Premier Brian Pallister says that the write-off is necessary to save the team, and that the current payment structure is unsustainable.
A big reason for the write-off is the fact that the Bombers got a break on interest on the loan, until this year. Without the break in interest payments, interest itself will come in at around four million dollars annually.
The province had earlier forgiven another one-hundred and eighteen million dollar portion of the loan which was set up by the former NDP government.
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Ever pass by a Dauphin church and wonder what it looks like from the inside?
Tonight is your chance to find out.
Dauphin Church Crawl begins at 7 and starts at the United Church on 3rd Ave North West.
Jean-Louis Guillas, an organizer for culture days, explains more about a free guided tour of Dauphin’s architecture.
“Basically it’s a chance to see and learn about the architecture of a church without having to go to a wedding or funeral, or if that’s not your parish or not your regular church.”
Dauphin talent is also on display tonight at the public library.
Dauphin’s Got Talen starts at seven at the Dauphin Public Library and is featuring more than five local musicians.
“We’re also having our music night at the library is moving to the Culture days week. That’s also on the Thursday night because we just have so many events we put a few outside the weekend. “
More events are happening throughout the weekend as part of Culture Days. Go to the 730CKDM events calendar to find out what else is happening.
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Kathy Bellemare has been on Dauphin city council for the past four years and is looking to stay on for four more years.
Bellemare wants to continue being a city councillor because she enjoys seeing how a city is run and how decisions are made for the city. She likes being part of that process.
Bellemare wants to keep improving the quality of life in our city. She is using the slogan, make Dauphin better with Bellemare.
Bellemare explains what you can do to find out more about her.
“People will see my concerns and my interests for our community through my Facebook page. I’m out and about in the community and I welcome people to stop and tell me their concerns or their interests and we can have a conversation about that.”
The election is on October 24th. Ten people are running for six city council positions.
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A community information session on the Crystal Meth crisis is taking place in Ebb and Flow.
The session is called “Taking back ‘Our Community’” and it's held tonight.
James Favel, the Co-founder of the Bear Clan Patrol is giving the keynote address.
Britta Roulette is also sharing her experiences as a survivor.
The session starts at 7 and goes until 9 at the community complex in Ebb and Flow.
It's free to attend.
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Christian Laughland is focusing on recreation, city expansion, keeping taxes low, and working with the RCMP and Manitoba Highways for the city council elections.
Laughland is pleased with how the council has been for the past 8 years and wants to be a part of the process moving forward.
He is running for city council because he thinks the city council could use some young blood and wants to be a part of the process moving forward.
Christian Laughland explains how you can find out more about him.
“I’ve got a Facebook page going on right now. But if people want to find out more about me, I work for the Dauphin Kings, you can go to dauphinkings.com, find my number and give me a call, my door is always open at the arena. People can feel free to send me a message on the Facebook page.”
The election is on October 24th. Ten people are running for six city council positions.
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Becoming a Rotary member is a great way to connect with the community.
Rotarian Clayton Swanton recently stopped by the Al Morning Show and encouraged people to get involved.
“Pop in and experience what Rotary is for a few meetings and see if it’s for you.”
Swanton encourages anyone interested to stop by one of their meetings that take place around the noon hour every Tuesday in the Co-op boardroom.
“Really all we’re about is giving back to the community, and that community being locally, internationally, and Canada wide. Our club is very focused on being strong, and a big presence in Dauphin and being able to support projects that we think are needing a bit of a boost. We do a really good job fundraising with unique events so that when we are hosting events we are making money at them but people are happy to be at them and they have a great time.”
This week is Rotary Radio Week.
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The two hunters who went missing south of Grand Rapids have officially been found.
Around 1 in the afternoon yesterday RCMP searchers in a helicopter found the pair dead.
It took some time to confirm their identities because of the remote location and took some time to get to them.
They were found together, and the deaths do not appear suspicious.
The second ATV hasn’t been found, but they think it’s in the water.
Autopsies have been ordered, and the Grand Rapids RCMP continue to investigate.
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Crossing the tracks where you aren’t supposed to is one of the most dangerous things people do in Dauphin, when it comes to rail safety.
Joe Jardine, a CN Police constable based in Brandon, spoke with us about one of the leading problems he sees in our community.
“Specifically when it comes to Dauphin one of the biggest issues we have is trespassing, people crossing the tracts at a place other than where it’s lawful and safe to do so. In order to cross a railroad, it needs to be at what’s called a level crossing. Meaning, quite literally, the road and or walking path is built up to be level with the rails. Anywhere else is considered trespassing on rail property. It’s very dangerous to do so because the people driving the train aren’t looking for people at those places. They are specifically looking for people at the level crossing anywhere else could be a hazard."
Last year one person died in western Canada because they were trespassing and two were seriously injured.
Crossing the tracks when a train is stopped is also extremely dangerous.
Jardine shares why you shouldn’t try crossing a stopped train.
“No one should ever be crossing through a train. The people driving a train are up at the front, and they can’t see all the way back. They may have no idea that somebody is going underneath a car, which is one of the most dangerous things I’ve ever seen, happen or people climbing up over the rails. When those things start moving, people tend to forget that they don’t start out slow and on a gentle acceleration like a vehicle does. It can start out with a serious jog, and those cars can jump up to 10 to 15 feet upon an immediate pull. Depending on how far back it is on a train and how much slack has been let off between he knuckles."
Pedestrians can use Dauphin’s underpass on Main Street or just wait until the train starts going again and moves on.
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