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Today, dignitaries from Indigenous, provincial, and federal governments will join Waywayseecappo First Nation and Waywayseecappo CFS in celebrating a historic accomplishment.
The Waywayseecappo First Nation will celebrate receiving its own provincial mandate under the Child and Family Services Act.
Chief Murray Clearsky said in a news that “Our values and traditions are needed in healing the traumas experienced by the community members and supporting families and children and connecting them to their home and to their community.”
Waywayseecappo has been working on its CFS Mandate since 2023 and it is embedded in the Waywayseecappo First Nation self-government agreement.
An Advisory Committee was formed that consisted of Waywayseecappo elders, and community members with the task of developing a child welfare law framework.
Waywayseecappo began a collaboration with the Southern First Nation Network of Care and the province of Manitoba for the purpose of the Manitoba CFS Mandate.
The new Waywayseecappo Child Welfare Law framework will be completed within the next year, and the laws will be based on Anishinaabe traditions and values of the community.
Festivities start at 10:00 am at the Waywayseecappo Bingo Hall.
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An Armed robbery has resulted in multiple charges after an individual reportedly assaulted several people on the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation.
On November 2 at roughly 3:25 pm, Swan River RCMP received reports of a 24-year-old male who had committed these assaults and was walking around with a firearm.
As officers arrived in the community, they learned the suspect had fled the area after being picked up in a vehicle.
Patrols were made and the suspect vehicle was located at the gas bar in Mafeking.
A traffic stop was conducted on this vehicle that led to the arrest of the 24-year-old male, a 27-year-old male, and a 40-year-old female. The 24-year-old male suspect had been found lying in the back of the vehicle with a loaded sawed-off shotgun, machete, and ammunition.
The investigation has determined that the 24-year-old male had assaulted two male victims (22, 20), threatened to harm them, and forced them to empty their pockets and turn over their cell phones all while having the firearm pointed at them.
24-year-old Chandler Cook and 27-year-old Travis Cook, both from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, were remanded into custody on charges including two counts of Careless Use of a Firearm, Two counts of Pointing a Firearm, two counts of Robbery with a Firearm, as well as numerous other firearm-related offenses.
The 40-year-old female, from Brandon, was later released from custody for a future court appearance in Swan River.
Swan River RCMP continue to investigate.
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There is a new Dean of Assiniboine College's Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment.
Dr. Nicole Gaudette joins Assiniboine after being the Director of Post Secondary Research and Innovation Strategy with the Province of Alberta's Ministry of Advanced Education.
She also previously worked for the Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc as a Senior Sensory Scientist within Alberta's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Dr Gaudette brings a robust background in post-secondary research, innovation, and policy development, which will be instrumental in furthering the School’s mission to advance learning opportunities in sustainable agriculture and environmental practices, as well as being instrumental in the next phase of the Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture project.
As Dean of the Edwards School, she will lead the implementation of strategies designed to increase research revenue through federal programs, expand research opportunities, and promote industry-post-secondary collaborations, with a primary focus on working with faculty and staff to ensure that graduates of the Edwards School are well-equipped with the skills and competencies needed to meet the demands of today’s agriculture and environmental sectors.
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Dauphin Rotary Club is putting the final touches to the 8th Avenue hall, as they get set to host their annual Fall Book Fair later this week.
Rotarian Jean-Louis Guillas is very impressed with the book donations that they have received so far.
"It is phenomenal. The quality of stuff that is coming in is fantastic as always. I am always surprised at the quality and variety of books that come in, whether that is kid's books or fiction or history. It's fantastic as always."
Guillas adds there will be a wide variety of books for people of all ages.
"A lot of local cookbooks coming in, such as groups in Gilbert Plains that put together a cookbook. Some good things on "How-to", on different types of crafts. Some really good books on art, I just got some nice music books. And then fiction as well, always lots of good stuff, and really wonderful support from the community with regards to current books - books that have been released in the last year or two - coming in."
Guillas adds you can still drop off book donations right through the entire sale.
In partnership with this year's book fair, the Crocus Quilters group will be on site all three days to show off their work and will hold their monthly quilting bee on Thursday.
The sale goes from 9 am to 7 pm on Thursday and Friday, and 9 to 4 on Saturday.
Guillas also reminds you that it is a cash-only sale and that you should bring your own bag for your purchases.
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After many major events, the Dauphin Ag Society is taking a look back on its Annual General Meeting This Thursday.
Current Ag Society President Terron Stykalo expects some solid numbers, with this year featuring The RCMP Musical Ride, The Farm Outlook, and of course the Annual Fair.
Notably, this year's Ag fair pulled record numbers, despite some rainy days during the Fair weekend.
There will be a full fiscal review, as well as a vote for fresh board members, and more.
Terron says the Society is always seeking new members.
"We're always looking for volunteers! What's that saying, more hands make lighter work. So if you want to come out and join the Ag society, or come to a meeting and see what it's all about, you're more than welcome to reach out to us on our Facebook Page, and the People there will be able to answer any questions you might have"
This AGM is open to the public and will be a the Aspen Lodge at 7:30 this Thursday.
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A trial date has been set for a Neepawa man facing child luring and pornography-related charges.
28-year-old Jaime Centeno was charged following an investigation by Manitoba's Internet Child Exploitation Unit, which revealed that a suspect was posing as a teenage boy on SnapChat and was asking for sexual photos from girls under the age of 18, even meeting some of them in person.
Centeno, who is currently in custody, will stand trial in Brandon Court of King's Bench next September.
He was also arrested in April of 2021, where he was found to be breaching court-ordered conditions from previous charges in 2018.
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Two 16-year-old males from Swan River have been arrested after a 21-year-old man was found dead last week in the community.
The first 16-year-old has been charged with 2nd Degree Murder and has been remanded into custody. The second 16-year-old was also arrested and remanded into custody.
The victim and suspects were known to each other.
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A 21-year-old from Brandon was found dead in Swan River.
On Friday night at about 11:00 p.m., Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a male who was unresponsive in Legion Park.
The male had obvious injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.
If you have any information, you're asked to contact the RCMP at 204-734-4686.
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The man who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into Canadian residential schools has died.
Murray Sinclair passed away Monday morning in a Winnipeg hospital at the age of 73.
As chair of the commission, Sinclair participated in hundreds of hearings across Canada and heard testimony from thousands of residential school survivors.
He also served as co-chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba to examine whether the justice system was failing Indigenous people after the murder of Helen Betty Osborne and the police shooting death of J.J. Harper.
Sinclair graduated from law school at the University of Manitoba in 1979, and eventually became a judge within 11 years - the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba at the time and the second in Canada.
He spent a total of 28 years as a judge.
Sinclair also directed the complex Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest into the deaths of 12 children at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre.
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The city of Dauphin has announced that the Eric Irwin pedestrian bridge in Vermillion Park will be temporarily closed for construction.
They add other sections of the walking trails may also need to be closed at times for equipment access.
No time line was given for the construction.
The city says they will keep the public posted as to when the walking trails and the bridge will re-open.
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Water and sewer line repairs are set to begin today (Monday) in McCreary.
The municipality says the water line repairs will affect customers on a portion of Aline Drive and Burrows Road South.
Residents in that area are encouraged to make necessary arrangements to ensure that you have sufficient water supply while the repairs are taking place.
The sewer line repairs will affect residents along the back lane between PTH 50 and Fletcher Avenue West.
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An Ebb & Flow man learned his fate in Dauphin court this past Thursday in relation to an armed standoff from 2022 on the First Nation.
40-year-old Lyle Malcolm was sentenced to 43 months in jail.
In July of that year, Ste. Rose RCMP received a report of three men with outstanding arrest warrants at a residence on the reserve.
After the surrender of a firearm, followed by several explosions that caused a fire at the home, the trio turned themselves in.
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