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8 thousand dollars was handed out during the Gilbert Plains Community Fund Dinner and Grant Recognition Night this weekend.
Charlene Gulak, President of the Gilbert Plains Community Fund, helped present awards.
She is pleased with the over 90 community members who came out to the event on Saturday evening.
“We’re so grateful that the community of Gilbert Plains comes together on an annual basis to celebrate the accomplishments of the various community projects that are continuing to move forward.”
Some of the recipients this year included the Rec Complex for air conditioning units, the Gilbert Plains Elementary school, the local splash park, the Ag society for fencing, the Gilbert Plains senior drop-in centre for their ramp, the GP Fitness Centre for a media package, Veselka dancers for new costumes Daily Discoveries daycare for the purchase of a 4 person stroller, the Gilbert Plains personal care home, and the Legion.
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A vigil is being planned in Humboldt tonight at 7:00 CST help the community cope with the tragic death of 15 of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team.
Representatives from local churches in the city are planning the service.
Pirime Minister Justin Trudeau will be on hand.
It’s to be held at the Elgar Petersen Arena, where the team spent it’s time on ice and 20 grief counsellors will be in attendance to provide support to those in need.
The community has rallied together and a wave of strength and support has received been received worldwide.
A GoFundMe page that was created to help raise money for the family has raised almost 4 million dollars since it was created. You can find the link by going to https://www.gofundme.com/funds-for-humboldt-broncos.
Condolences have come in from Prime Minster Trudeau and the U.S. President Donald Trump.
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RCMP announced that the death toll has risen to 15 following the Humboldt Broncos bus accident Friday night.
The accident happened shortly after 5 p.m. when the Broncos were en route to Nipawin.
Coach Darcy Haugan, Captain Logan Schatz, and Player Adam Herold are three of the deceased who have been identified.
"There are no words to describe what these families are going through, and will for a long time," said Krista Gaber, who is a junior hockey parent from Gilbert Plains. "The hockey world is definitely big, but when something like this happens, it's very small. Everyone is here to support, and what we can do right now is send our love, and our prayers to all those affected."
The 15 other members who were on the bus, including the bus driver, are in the hospital in Saskatoon, and two are in critical condition.
The driver of the semi was uninjured and not in custody.
In a press conference this afternoon the commissioner of the SJHL, William Chow, explained that no decisions have been made moving forward in terms of the league playoffs to this point, or the Broncos organization moving forward.
The Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks, along with the NHL have teamed together to support the Broncos organization, as they will be donating $25,000 each along with wearing nameplates with ”BRONCOS” on the backs of their jerseys for tonight’s hockey game.
730CKDM will continue to cover this story and will provide more details as they become available.
A GoFundMe page has been created for the Broncos, and just under $3.5 million has been raised as of 12:08 p.m. Sunday.
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Tomorrow is the last day to attend Dauphin Arts Fest performances.
The final concert starts at 7:00 and features the best musicians, dancers, and performers of the week.
Organizer, Cheryl Nicholson, says this past week has seen some exciting performances and she is excited for Sunday.
“Sunday evening is our final concert. That’s another free event. That evening you will hear a lot of the performers that have been in the adjudicated events all week. So the piano, the dance, the violin and fiddle players and even some of the band members that have been playing all week long.
The Final concert for Dauphin’s Arts Fest starts at 7:00 tomorrow night at the Watson Art Centre.
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Dauphin Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers.
Rodney Juba, Chair for Habitat explains what the group needs.
“We are looking to fill out our subcommittees, especially in the area of fundraising and media and public relations. As our activities are kicking up with Habitat for Humanity, we are looking to expand our committee accordingly. We do need extra hands on deck to help out.”
Interested residents can ask any current Habitat member for more information, and they ‘ll be set up at the Dauphin Kinsmen Business Expo on April 21st and 22nd.
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16 new child care spots are being allotted to Roblin Children’s Centre.
The provincial government announced today an investment in early learning and child care spaces.
Local MLA, Brad Michaleski, notes how needed this is for Roblin, especially after their facility sustained a fire.
“I’m really, really pleased that we that we were able to support the Roblin Children’s Centre to the tune of just over $300,000 for a renovation of their existing space.”
The province is spending $22.8 million dollars to create 780 new licensed early learning and child-care spaces.
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There are only a couple more days to take in everything at Dauphin’s Art Fest.
Organizer, Cheryl Nicholson, is excited to take in the Piano Night tonight and the open mic night tomorrow.
She tells 730 CKDM this week is a great way the community can appreciate the different forms of art found here in the Parkla
“We really want to use it as an opportunity to showcase all of the talent that is in the area and all of the opportunity to us here.”
The Piano Night begins at 7:30 this evening featuring pianist who have participated in adjudications earlier this week as well as two special guests.
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Zero energy homes just got a lot easier to purchase.
Sundial Building Performance unveiled their Kithouse Premier model at the Winnipeg Home and Garden Show.
Eric Bjornson, President of Sundial Building Performance explains why Sundial is so unique.
“We’ve been doing energy efficient renovations for the last 15 years and have started doing some custom new homes, so Passive House, Net Zero, and high performance houses. We realized that these homes cost a lot when they’re being done as a one off, and unfortunately because of that only a select few people can afford them. So we sought out to find a way to build high performance, very low energy houses in a way that can be affordable for the average homeowner.”
Kithouse is launching their ready to assemble kits at the RBC Convention Centre on now till Sunday.
For more information, contact Bjornson at 204-999-5539.
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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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