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Residents of the Parkland have been left shovelling themselves out after a storm hit yesterday.
Highways around Dauphin are reporting as icy with blowing and drifting snow.
With temperatures warming up in the foreseeable future, the snow is not expected to stick around for very long.
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Smart phones will now receive emergency alerts as part of a national expansion to Alert Ready.
Starting today, Manitobans will receive alerts over their cell phones when it impacts their area or an area they may be in at the time.
Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure, Ron Schuler, tells 730 CKDM what kind of alerts would be issued.
“If it’s a weather event, it would probably be done through the federal government, through Environment Canada; so if there is a catastrophic weather event predicted or there’ve been funnel clouds spotted, then it would go through Environment Canada. Basically if it’s something like a train derailment or a serious event like that, then it would go the Manitoba Emergency Measures and we have the save ability as Environment Canada to put a message on people’s phones. Again it’s not just on cell phones that you would see this, it would also be on your t.v. and radio.”
Those areas that don’t have cell phone coverage, would still receive alerts via radio and television.
This system works independently from some of the ones that some municipalities have purchased, like Code Red, for their own emergencies, but they may have capabilities to be linked like All-Net’s Connect.
On May 9, at 1:55 in the afternoon, an emergency test will be done on the alert system, so Manitoba smart phone users can see how it will work.
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Two local pharmacies are going to be impacted by the loss of a pharmaceutical contract.
MediSystems is in the process of taking over the contract for personal care homes in Prairie Mountain Health.
Pharmacist at the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy, Barret Procyshyn, has some unanswered questions about the deal.
“I also understand that there’s economics at play here and the government feels that they should try and save money on this. They feel they will save money on this Request For Proposal. I would still like to see how much and to make sure again, that there isn’t a hidden cost like extra shipping costs and things like that. At this point, I think MediSystems is going to go in there and do the job, I would just ask that everyone keeps tabs on whether the quality of care is good.”
The contracts will be fully transferred over by July 31 and local pharmacists won’t be able to provide any future assistance to PCH patients.
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The first scheduled pick-up of yard waste in Dauphin will start on Tuesday, May 1st.
It was supposed to start on the 17th but the cold temperatures and remaining snow has made it tough for residents to start their yard clean-up.
For more information or to sign up for a green bin please contact City Hall at (204) 622-3200.
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Dan Mazier is happy with the passage of the Transportation Modernization Act in the Senate during its second reading.
The legislation is to help resolve the current grain backlog plaguing the ag industry.
Mazier traveled to Ottawa earlier this year to speak to the committee responsible and pushed for certain amendments.
He is happy the bill passed with all the amendments KAP supported.
“Pressuring the long haul inter-switching; adding soybeans to the schedule 2, known as the maximum revenue entitlement list; and the most important one the motion of power, the ability for the Canadian Transportation Agency to actually investigate problems switchers are having without have to issue a formal complaint.”
There are still some steps to do before the bill passes by June, but it’s heading back for a third reading.
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Volunteers with the Nature Conservancy of Canada conducted an owl survey in Makinak woods last night.
Volunteers either hiked or drove a route, stopped at check points to listen and look for owls.
Local volunteer, Michael Weedon, talks about what he encountered while doing the survey.
“As it turns out we did see one owl, it was a little bit too far away for us to positively identify 100 per cent but we speculated it was probably a Great Horned Owl. And then we also did hear a Northern Saw-Whet Owl briefly on one of the stops as well. So all in all it was a fun experience.”
The survey is done annually to help determine the different species of owls in the region.
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A private member’s bill is attempting to prohibit workplaces from requiring workers to wear inappropriate footwear in Manitoba.
The bill was introduced yesterday, with female restaurant workers in mind, preventing servers from wearing high heels.
This legislation would be the first in Manitoba, however the bill was tabled.
In 2016, a petition gathered over 2,000 signatures in support of a similar ban.
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The Dauphin Friendship Centre and the Dauphin Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation are putting on a Gardening Basics Workshop.
It starts on April 18th and Patti Eilers is teaching participants about the basics of gardening.
Terra Matthews, Coordinator at the DFC, tells 730 CKDM what people will learn at the workshop.
“They’re going to learn how to grow a garden, what nutrients are needed in the soil. Patti is a wealth of knowledge about gardening, growing your own food and sustainable living. She has lots of tips (for participants).”
To pre-register for the course, contact Alison at 622 3146.
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A reduction in ambulance fees was announced by the province on Tuesday.
Fees are going to be reduced by 20 per cent, which is $85.
Penny Gilson, CEO for Prairie Mountain Health, explains how the fee structure worked.
“Right now for areas that were not part of the previous Parkland, so for the previous Parkland the ambulance fee was $270 for the base fee and then for the rest of Prairie Mountain Health it was $425. The reason for that was due to the different rate structures that the regions had prior to amalgamation back in 2012. With the previous Parkland Regional Health, the base fee of $270 also had a loaded kilometre charge but that was stopped at the time of the government’s decision to look at reductions in ambulance fees.”
Ambulances fees will go from $425, to $340 in PMH, with the exception of the former Parkland Regional Health region; the fees will be $270.
The goal is by 2019, there will be a standard fee across the province.
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Dan Mazier plans to speak with District 11 members of the Keystone Ag Producers.
Mazier and KAP’s 2 vice presidents are coming to Dauphin as part of their regional meetings tomorrow at noon.
There are many issues Mazier thinks are important to discuss with Parkland farmers.
“As I understand it’s more of a conversation. If someone is wondering about or has a question about farm policy or something, you are more than welcome to come on out and we’ll have a discussion about it. It’s, I hope, more of a conversation than a lecture.
The meeting takes place in the Strilkiwski Lounge beginning at 12 tomorrow. Don Dewar asks that you RSVP by calling him at 638-8433.
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Today marks 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King.
A march and vigil is scheduled tonight in Washington, D.C., starting at 6:05, the time in which King was shot.
King was 39 at the time of assassination.
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