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The Dauphin and District Community Foundation received a donation of $507,088 from the estate of Peter Sklepowich. He left his entire estate to charity, with half going to DDCF, a quarter to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the rest going to the Canadian Cancer Society.
DDCF Executive director Kit Daley was amazed when she heard about the donation.
I was so deeply moved that this extremely generous man planned ahead and left his estate to charities. I get emotional about it, even now, because I never had the opportunity to thank him in person, and to let him know what an impact this will have forever.
The money will help DDCF provide an extra $20,000 to the community next year, and that number will keep growing according to Daley.
It was such an incredibly generous gift and it will have a lasting impact.
Jason Beyette of Johnston and Company Law Office is handling the estate, and he talked about why Peter chose the foundation.
He wanted to leave a significant bequest to the DDCF, he enjoyed the part of the foundation that left the principle untouched and only the interest earned off the principle would be distributed in the community, so the gift is everlasting.
Jason will be working closely with the foundation to create fields of interest funds within the foundation. You can learn more about the foundation and what they do in the community here.
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Yesterday in Dauphin court 29-year-old Patrick Hines of Dauphin, who was arrested last October on 2 charges of simple possession and 3 charges of fail to comply with an undertaking, had his charges stayed by the Crown Prosecutor.
He was arrested after a search of a home in Dauphin by the R-C-M-P that resulted in the seizure of cocaine, crystal meth, anabolic steroids, illicit pills, firearms, and drug-related paraphernalia.
All items seized were forfeited.
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Some of Manitoba's festivals that are returning this year made an announcement this morning in coordination with the Manitoba Government.
The announcement made by several festivals in the province says that these festivals will no longer be requiring a mask or vaccine passport to enter their grounds.
Among the festivals are Dauphin's Countryfest, Canada's National Ukrainian Festival and Rockin the Fields of Minnedosa.
They have all said that if restrictions happen to return prior to their festivals they will adjust accordingly.
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1st Street Northwest in Dauphin is closed effective immediately to allow crews to repair a water main break.
The closure is effective between 1st Avenue NW and 2nd Avenue NW.
Detours in the area will be required.
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The Yorkton RCMP is looking for a stolen vehicle that is believed to be travelling east on Highway 16. Police are searching for a two-tone brown 1988 Chevrolet Silverado with a white 2010 Arctic Cat Crossfire snowmobile in the box.
The two vehicles were stolen between Sunday night and Monday morning and were seen yesterday at a gas station in Yorkton. Anyone with information should call Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-2400.
Photo from Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers Facebook
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Ste. Rose Du Lac RCMP is investigating a fatal two-vehicle accident that happened on Highway 276 south of Rorketon, in the RM of Lakeshore, yesterday morning.
A pick-up truck going north, rear-ended a semi-truck going in the same direction. The driver of the pick-up truck, a 68-year-old female from Dauphin was pronounced deceased on the scene, and the driver of the semi sustained minor injuries.
A Forensic Collision Reconstructionist is assisting the RCMP in the ongoing investigation. Road conditions and poor visibility are believed to be a factor in the accident.
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The Dauphin City Council held its fifth meeting of the year tonight. Here are some highlights from the meeting.
There was a proclamation of support for Ukraine issued by the city council.
“We stand in solidarity with our Ukrainian friends and neighbors, offer our support in whatever way we can, hold the casualties of this violence close to our hearts, and recognize the sacrifices that are being made in the name of freedom and democracy in Ukraine”
The council talked about the importance of language and literacy and acknowledged that March 21, 2022, is World Poetry Day, and April 2022 is National Poetry Month.
“We encourage our citizens to enrich themselves through partaking in all forms of culture, we support the idea of promoting literature, and specifically poetry, in our community.”
The cities director of finance, Scott Carr, gave a report on why the city saw a surplus of $697,000 this year.
- saw a labor shortage in 2021, which resulted in work not being completed as budgeted.
- Higher than expected taxes on new construction.
- Higher than expected revenue at the landfill.
Most of the surplus is being transferred to reserve for future spending. The city will be using $33,000 of the surplus to cover the overage on snow clearing that they had. The only area the city was over budget was the purchasing of oxygen at the water treatment plant.
We planned to be using our new oxygen generator in June 2021 but the project was delayed and will be completed in 2022.
The next city council meeting will take place March 28th, 2022
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The remaining public health orders that were put into place to control the spread of COVID-19 in the province have been lifted. Masks will no longer be mandatory in indoor public places, but individual businesses can still require them if they choose to do so. Masks will still be mandatory in healthcare facilities.
The Mountain View School Division has announced they will be following the province and removing their mask requirements for students and staff starting today.
Those who test positive for COVID will no longer be required to isolate for five days, however, the province is still recommending people do. Some level of public health restrictions have been in place since the Pandemic started in March of 2020.
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The Winnipeg Police have arrested Joseph Floyd Delaney from Lundar, in connection to multiple sexual assaults of children in the 1980s. Delaney, who is 65 now, met some, but not all of the children at a church theater group he ran.
He faces several charges including sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching. All of the children were around 10 at the time of the assaults.
In December 2021, police were contacted by one of the survivors, and after opening an investigation two more came forward. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or who wishes to speak to investigators is asked to call the child abuse unit at 204-986-3296 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.
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Emergency services have temporarily been halted at the Grandview District Hospital.
Starting 8 a.m. Monday, emergency services will be put on hold for a period of 12 hours. Services will resume at 8:01 Monday night.
If you require emergency assistance, call 9-1-1.
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The Brandon School Division is set to decide today whether to continue to require students to wear masks.
Manitoba's COVID mask mandate will be lifted tomorrow, but the province has given school divisions the power to make their own rules.
A report is to be presented at the board's regular Monday meeting and then a decision will be made about whether or not to ditch masks for students and staff.
A number of Manitoba school districts, including the Louis Riel School Division, Pembina Trails and River East Transcona, say they will align their public health policies with the province but will recommend students in kindergarten through to Grade 12 still wear masks.
We've reached out to Mountain View School Division to find out their plans.
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