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Flu season is here and now is the best time to get the shot.
Barret Procyshyn, a Pharmacist at Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy, encourages everyone to get it.
“People should get the flu shot because it prevents the flu, and not only does it prevent you from getting the flu but it prevents others from getting the flu. So if you get the flu shot, you have less of a chance of transferring the flu to others.”
He encourages people who are in contact with people who are at high risk of getting sick or if their chronic illness could get worse if they got the flu.
“A lot of young people don’t realize that they can actually get the flu, not have symptoms of influenza but transfer it to other people. That includes loved ones like grandmas and grandpas and young children.”
Forty-six people with lab-confirmed cases of the flu died in Manitoba last winter, the highest number in three years, and another 35 were admitted into intensive care units.
In total, there were 505 hospitalizations because of the flu last season across the province.
A record number of people received flu vaccines last winter with more than 320,000 doses given, that’s 22.5 percent of Manitobans.
You can go to your local pharmacy to get a flu shot for free any day or attend a free flu clinic in Dauphin on Friday, October 26th, November, 5th, 8th, or 9th.
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The provincial government has made amendments to the Non-Smokers Health Protection and Vapour Product Act to allow the smoking of medical cannabis in some public places.
Medical cannabis users will be permitted to smoke or vape medical cannabis in outdoor public places, except for:
• within eight metres of a building to which the public has access;
• on (or within eight metres of) a restaurant or bar patio or deck;
• at a stadium or outdoor entertainment venue, or within eight metres of those venues;
• in a wading pool, splash pad or water park, or within eight metres of those locations;
• in or within eight metres of a playground;
• on a public beach; and
• in bus shacks or other similar structures to which the public has access, or within eight metres of such structures.
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You have the opportunity to learn how to bake bread and get support from the community at Parkland Crossing in Dauphin.
Free Bread and Jam Breakfast is taking place every Wednesday from 10 till 12 in the morning at the Parkland Crossing Multipurpose Room.
Jamie Harvey, the administrator for Parkland Crossing, talks about the goals for this program.
“It will meet a couple of goals. One is to feed people. It will create a social environment for people to get out and have contact with others and engage in social situations. And the third goal, which is probably the most important one is we want to be able to teach people how to bake bread.”
Harvey says they are going to start with simple recipes and help people help themselves with this skill-building opportunity.
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The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is launching a Labour Market Information survey to examine Canada’s agricultural workforce.
The survey will provide up-to-date labour market information including national, provincial and commodity-specific forecasts of agricultural labour supply and demand to 2029.
The Conference Board of Canada is conducting the survey and is looking for participation from more than 1,000 producers, farm workers and stakeholder organizations.
The short online survey can be found by going the link, https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/programs/agrilmi#section-surveys and will be open from October 12 to November 30.
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The search for Dwayne Lavallee is still going, and now the family has set up a facebook page to help get the word out.
The page is called “Bring Dwayne Lavallee Home" and features updates of the search, messages from the family, and information about Dwayne.
The search continues today. If you want to help you are asked to report to the Ebb and Flow Arena complex to get an update and be assigned a location.
Lavallee is described as six foot 2, and around 200 pounds, with a tattoo of a small cross on his left hand and a tattoo of "can't stop" on his right arm. Anyone with information can call Ste. Rose RCMP at 204-447-2513 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce is holding their first election forum tomorrow.
It's your chance to hear RM of Dauphin council hopefuls in person.
Chamber Executive Director Stephen Chychota, explains why they are holding this forum.
“We want to have an opportunity for candidates to address the residents and the businesses that they are going to be serving and then vice versa. We’re also accepting questions from the public. We’re going to do our best to get through as many questions as we possibly can at the forums so that everyone has the opportunity to hear many different platforms from all the candidates.”
He says the format for the evening only includes prepared questions.
“We found that with past events that we’ve done that this format works pretty well. We want to stay away from a single candidate or few candidates getting singled out. We want everyone to have an opportunity to speak on matters. And we want to keep everything very fair and not have harassment or anything vulgar come up on the microphone.”
You can send in your own questions for the candidates by going to city hall or by going online to the chamber website.
The RM forum takes place tomorrow at 7 in the evening at the Lion’s Den in the Rec Centre.
A forum for the city council hopefuls is taking place next Tuesday.
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Bruce Kozak is running for city council in Dauphin.
He’s a newer resident to Dauphin, however, he wants to run mainly for accountability but also because he thinks the city can still do a lot better.
A few things he wants to address are crime, economic spending and development, infrastructure, and youth initiatives.
His platform is maintaining the tax structure, while bringing in more business, more residents and building up the community.
If you want to know more about him he has a Facebook page, pop into his shop and have a discussion, he’s always open to talking.
The election is on October 24th.
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Dauphin’s Fall Yard Clean-up starts tomorrow.
Crews are starting in the day 4 area and going in reverse order through the four-day cycle.
Sharla Griffiths, Dauphin’s City Manager, shares what you are encouraged to put out when crews get to your area.
“These things would be leaves, branches, grass clippings, and tops removed from garden produce.”
She talks about where to put your yard waste.
“Leave things out at the back lane or at the front curb if you do not have a back lane. City crews will be going around and picking those things up.”
Griffiths explains why the city does the clean up every year.
“One of the things that we’re trying to do is divert organic material from our landfill. So by having the city take away organic material, like leaves or grass clippings. We can put them in a special spot at our waste disposal site and it keeps the organic matter our of the landfill cells. Organic matter decomposing in a landfill cell creates methane gas and that’s something that we’re trying to keep to a minimum.”
Crews won’t pick up piles with plastic bags, scrap, house or commercial garbage.
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When recreational marijuana becomes legal next week edibles won’t be available.
Only fresh or dried bud, oil, plant and seed form will be sold in Manitoba.
Eventually, edibles will be a massive part of the market, experts are predicting.
Health Canada plans to create regulations to support the sale of edibles in the next year, including the possibility of a standardized cannabis symbol on labels and banning product forms, ingredients and flavouring agents that appeal to kids.
A Deloitte survey of 15-hundred Canadians found six out of 10 likely cannabis customers will choose to consume edibles.
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During Fire Prevention Week you are encouraged to look, listen, learn, and be aware because fire can happen anywhere.
Statistics Canada says the number of structure fires declined by 26 percent between 2005 and 2014. But, residential fires made up six of every 10 structural fires during those years.
Fire Chief of the Dauphin Fire Department Cameron Abrey says this year’s “Look. Listen. Learn.” campaign highlights three steps people can take to help quickly and safely escape a fire:
• Look for places fire could start.
• Listen for the sound of the smoke alarm
• Learn two ways out of every room.
Cameron says people often make choices in fire situations that jeopardize their safety or even cost them their lives. He suggests people should create escape plans for their homes and that practice can make and motivate them to action when a fire starts.
The Dauphin fire department kicked off Fire Prevention Week at the Kings game last Friday.
For more information about Fire Prevention Week and home escape planning, visit www.firepreventionweek.org.
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Patti Eilers is running for city council in Dauphin.
She’s running for city council because she wants to continue to improve all aspects of life in Dauphin.
Some things she wants to address on council are health, education, and housing.
She strongly believes in getting involved with the community to make it a better place to live, work, play, and visit.
If you want to know more about her she says.
“People may contact me by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , phone me at 204-638-8848 or contact me through city hall. I am at many community functions so I hope community members continue to approach me with their concerns.”
The election is on October 24th.
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