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Fusion Credit Union is presenting its Final five contestants of this year's Infusion Program this coming Wednesday.
This is the fourth year for this event, which awards $30,000 Dollars to one lucky business after a 3 tiered competition.
🎉 Join us on October 23rd for COMMUNITY INFUSION FINAL FIVE!! 🎉 The finalists have all been introduced and are...
Posted by Fusion Credit Union on Friday, October 18, 2024
Mike Csversko, Business Development Manager for Fusion, lays out the process:
"We've had 3 different scoring levels. so there was the application phase, then there was the business plan stage, and now we're at the live event stage. it's really at the final event that it's allocated, the dollar amounts, and how much to whom. You're sitting on the edge of your seat until the last pitch is over and our CEO Darwin John reveals the final results."
After the money from this year, Fusion will have given over $120,000 through this annual project, and its goal is to build community through business.
Csversko notes that the winners are often encouraged to use local contractors or services in building or growing their operations, feeding the local economy even more.
This event will be held at the Parkland Rec Complex in the Asen Lodge, and it will be open to the public to attend.
Csversko recommends audience members get there early and cheer loudly for the business they're hoping to win, as the lively, energetic atmosphere always makes for a fun time.
The Final 5 businesses include Multi-cook, Countryside Studio & Gym, Parkland Radon Testing and Mitigation, Systems Beauty College, and Friendly's Grocery Co-op.
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A 30-year-old man is dead after shots were fired on the Sandy Bay First Nation.
Officers from the Manitoba First Nation Police Service responded to a report of shots fired at a residence in the community on Friday night at 11:25.
The man was located and pronounced deceased on the scene.
It is being treated as a homicide and if you have any information, you're asked to call 204-843-7701.
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The Watson will be rockin' tonight, as the Northern Pikes are in town, commemorating 40 years of music!
The Watson Art Centre, in collaboration with the Manitoba Arts Network, is bringing this show to town.
Watson Director Cam Bennet is Thrilled to Bring The Northern Pikes to town and wants to bring even more too.
"We would always love to bring in some bigger names, that's for sure. It really depends on how much support we have in the community, and can we afford it? A band like this is not cheap, and we have assistance from the Manitoba Arts Network on this, but yeah. I'm always looking for new acts on this."
The Northern Pikes 🇨🇦 40th Anniversary Fall Tour 2024 2024-10-15 Sherwood Park AB - Festival Place 2024-10-18 Pinawa MB - Community Centre - SOLD OUT 2024-10-19 Dauphin MB - Watson Art Centre 2024-10-20 Flin Flon MB - R.H. Channing Auditorium 2024-10-22 Minnedosa MB - Community Conference Centre 2024-10-23 Killarney MB - Royal Canadian Legion 2024-10-24 Portage la Prairie - William Glesby Theatre 2024-10-25 Regina SK - Casino Regina 2024-10-26 Saskatoon SK - Broadway Theatre
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Dauphin Is the 3rd stop on this 40th Anniversary tour, so if you missed the cut on tickets, you'll still be able to catch one of their other Manitoba shows!
Attendees who bought their tickets ahead of time will have the chance to win their tickets back with a draw at the start of the night!.
And while there was a sizeable amount of presales, you might just be able to find a door ticket, but no promises.
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You may have seen some Busy building equipment behind the big beaver in Dauphin.
The City Of Dauphin recently announced on its social media that The old water reservoir between Main Street and Jackson Street, which has been out of service for over 20 years, is being demolished.
Once the area is demolished and backfilled, a seamless, grassy hill will be left in its place.
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The votes are in at the Manitoba General Employee's Union, and the New Collective health agreement has been ratified.
Roughly 6600 healthcare support workers in the Prairie Mountain Health and Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authorities have voted to accept the tentative agreement reached by their bargaining committees and employers on October 8, 2024.
On average, MGEU Members will receive wage increases of %27 over the four years of the contract.
There are also improvements to sick leave, vacation provisions, and the addition of wellness days.
MGEU president Kyle Ross is pleased with the results:
It's a rather large increase. Our workers have told us they're really appreciative of this increase. It's unfortunate that it's not front-loaded, but our members are happy and so are we."
He also says the next steps will be to calculate the back pay, as the contract effect stretches to April.
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Even though Assistant Commissioner Scott McMurchy has held the position of Commanding Officer for Manitoba RCMP since May of this year, a formal and symbolic ceremony took place on Thursday to make the passing of command official.
Parchments were signed and bagpipe banners were exchanged as part of the ceremony to mark the beginning of a new command in the province and a new path forward.
Assistant Commissioner McMurchy has taken over the post from Deputy Commissioner Rob Hill.
The ceremony was held at the Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site.
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This weekend marks the start of fall craft sale season.
Grandview is holding its 13th annual Fall Harvest Show from 10 until 4 on Saturday at the Kinsmen Community Centre.
Event chairperson Lisa Boughton says the format for this year's show is the same as previous years., adding they have several new vendors and more handmade vendors in attendance.
"We have a couple of baking tables which is always a wonderful thing, and a freeze-dried treat table. Other than that, we have hand-made sewing, crocheting, we have a lady coming in that does leather-fur mitts and other items. It is her first time here. There is also a really neat wild Canadian artistry, who do stone carvings out of rocks and gems."
If you are looking to get a start on your Christmas shopping, Boughton says you need to check this event out.
"We actually have a couple of tables that have Christmas items. One lady has little Christmas trees that she has made - little table-yop Christmas trees. So there are tables that are focused directly on Christmas sales. But I know that I personally like to get my Christmas shopping done early, and this is a nice, easy way of doing it."
There will also be a silent auction and a 50/50 draw, with all proceeds being put back into the community.
Admission is three dollars per person.
Also this weekend there is the Selo Marketfest on Sunday at the Selo Hall south of Dauphin.
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Dauphin Co-op has been celebrating Co-op week this week with celebrations in both Dauphin and Ste Rose.
Dauphin Co-op General Manager Lorne Eiffert says Co-op's are an important part of every community that they are located in Western Canada, adding it is great to support the week and to be recognized for their work.
Earlier this week, the Dauphin Co-op presented over 72 hundred dollars in proceeds from their Fuel Good Day promotion to the Friends of Dauphin Lake.
They also announced earlier this month that 1.2 million dollars will be given back to their members in the form of equity payments, as part of a $2.6 million total in allocations from 2023.
2024 marks the 85th anniversary of the formation of the Dauphin Co-op.
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Grandview School will be closed to all students and staff on Friday after a threat was made.
Mountain View School Division (MVSD) was made aware of the threat towards the school and it was reported to the RCMP.
To allow the RCMP to investigate and to assure everyone remains safe, the school will close for at least one day.
The situation will be reassessed and an update will be provided before Monday.
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A woman charged in relation to a death in July of 2023 in Waywayseecappo was back in court.
25-year-old Talisa Brandon faces one charge of manslaughter after a 23-year-old man passed away after being discovered with injuries in a home on the reserve.
Her matters were put over until November 12th.
And a Dauphin man charged in connection with a serious assault in November of 2022 has also returned to court.
40-year-old Wayne Becks faces charges of aggravated assault and uttering threats.
He remains in custody until his next court date on October 29th.
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A case of illegal Bison Hunting led to an arrest recently in the RM of Russell-Binscarth.
On October 14th, around 1:55 pm, Russell RCMP received a report of 6 bison having been shot and removed from a farm property.
The owner of the property that housed the bison reported that the locks on his pasture gates had been replaced with some that didn't belong to him, and that 6 bison were indeed missing.
A review of nearby trail cams saw four trespassers, who drove in with a pickup and several off-road vehicles, had shot the bison and removed them from the property.
The next day, RCMP were notified of an ad to hunt bison for $1000 a head on this location, but it was not posted by the owner.
Officers reached the people that hunted the Bison, who were under the impression that the operation was legitimate, and their cooperation resulted in an arrest.
On October 16, Russell RCMP issued a Warrant of Arrest out for Gerald Sean Gebler, 52, from Portage la Prairie, who was charged with Theft over $5000 and Mischief over $5000 in relation to this incident.
Later that day, Gebler turned himself in to the Portage la Prairie RCMP where he was later released for court scheduled for January 22, 2025, in Russell.
Additional charges are likely.
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