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Harvest operations across the northwest region are now 92 per cent complete, despite rain shutting down work in most parts of the region.
Spring wheat harvest did see a good week of progress, with this year's crop now about 99 per cent in the bin. Yields are ranging anywhere from 50-90 bushels/acre.
This year's Canola crop is about 90 per cent harvested, although reports of green stem in some areas is providing some challenges. Yield reports are averaging 40 to 55 bushels per acre, with some crops reporting above or below those thresholds.
Soybean harvest is proving to be a challenge, as some plants are not drying down due to recent rain and are staying green. Harvest of local soybean crops is about 70 per cent complete, with yields reportedly coming in at average to above average at around 45 to 50 bushels an acre, although some fields are seeing lower yields due to the rain.
Across all of Manitoba, 86 per cent of this year's crop is now in the bin.
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Manitoba Public Insurance says it is requesting no overall rate change for its basic insurance program in the upcoming 2024/25 insurance year.
Despite the request for no overall rate change, the crown corporation began its annual Public Utilities Board hearing on Tuesday, adding that individual insurance rates would continue to vary based on vehicle type, use, rating territory, and driving record.
In a news release, MPI says the Public Utilities Board relies on several factors when setting rates, including Accepted Actuarial Practice.
In October, the provisional overall revenue requirement calculated in accordance with AAP was minus 1.48 per cent, an improvement of minus 0.13 from June.
MPI says that improvement was driven by positive investment yields, adding it demonstrates the overall positive financial position of the crown corporation.
MPI expects the PUB to issue its order in December, with approved rates becoming effective April 1, 2024
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This is the final week of Dauphin Culture Days, with a number of events still to be held.
Wednesday night features a comedy improv show called "Anyways, Who's Line Is It" at the Watson Arts Centre.
That show begins at 7 pm.
Thursday night will feature "Tales From the Trails", which features local storytellers and performers along a 2 km stretch of the Northgate trails.
An artist talk was scheduled for Tuesday night at the Dauphin Public Library, but a post on the Dauphin Culture Days Facebook page says that event has now been postponed.
Culture Days wrap up on Sunday with a film festival beginning at 1 p.m. at Countryfest Cinema.
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Dauphin assault and shots fired
October 26th will be the next court date for a Dauphin man charged after a report of an alleged assault and shots fired in the city.
The incident is said to have happened in September of last year when two people were confronted outside a business by two women, and a woman was struck in the head with a hard object, while a man was cut.
The victims got into a vehicle and attempted to leave when a man reportedly shot at the passenger side of the vehicle.
Fortunately, nobody was injured as a result of the gunshot.
28-year-old Peter Flatfoot was charged in relation to the incident and was in court last week when the case was remanded until later this month.
Camperville shooting
A 19-year-old man will be back in court later this month in relation to a double stabbing in Camperville.
RCMP says in June of last year, a fight broke out between two groups of people outside of a home after a woman was robbed.
The alleged incident resulted in two men, aged 21 and 26, being sent to hospital with injuries.
The 26-year-old was in critical condition.
19-year-old Wilfred "JJ" Chartrand was charged and will be back in court on October 26th.
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RCMP in Dauphin is hoping someone has information regarding the theft of equipment from a property on 3rd Avenue North East.
Mounties received a report on Saturday that suspects had entered the property at some point the night before and stole a Kubota KX161 backhoe, as well as a Case 450CT skid steer.
They believe the suspects brought a trailer to the location and loaded the machinery onto it before leaving
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Dauphin detachment at 204-622-5020, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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This Week is fire prevention week across North America.
With it also being Thanksgiving weekend, the National Fire Protection Association wants to remind people that unattended cooking is the leading cause of cooking fire deaths.
The association recommends several important tips to keep safe, like keeping pot handles toward the back of the stove, keeping a tight-fitting lid of hand to deal with grease fires, and keeping a timer set for long cooking projects.
The commemoration this of week is designed to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in October 1871.
In Dauphin, there will be an open house event at the Dauphin Fire Department this coming Wednesday to raise awareness and to teach people about the local fire department.
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While strike action continues on several fronts across the province, another sector steps into the ring.
Manitoba General Employee's Union members of the Civil Service workforce are considering strike action after rejecting the government's most recent contract offer.
Kyle Ross of the MGEU says "Public sector workers have had enough of the outgoing government’s 2% wage mandate and are prepared to take strike action if they don’t get a fair deal.”
This is similar to other strike actions put forward by MPI to match government employee wage increases with those seen by MLAs and the incoming premier of 3.3%, rather than the currently proposed 2 %
The MGEU represents approximately 11,000 civil servants. They work in a variety of areas province-wide, including Correctional Officers, Conservation Officers, Public Health Inspectors, Snow Plow and Grader Operators, Sheriffs, Clerks of the Court, and Social Service Workers, among others.
MGEU members in Manitoba’s Civil Service have voted overwhelmingly to reject the government’s current contract offer,...
Posted by Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (MGEU) on Friday, October 6, 2023
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If you're prepping for Thanksgiving dinner, you may want to check the label on your turkey.
A notice on Safeway's website has put out a recall on a Sunrise Grade A Fresh Turkey between five and eight kilograms with a best-before date of October 11th.
Luckily, turkeys under this recall can be returned for a full refund.
Sobeys, owner of Safeway notes that the recall is out of an abundance of caution, saying the product didn't meet its quality standards
Some consumer reports have an "off-odor", and these measures are being taken in an effort to ensure no tainted turkeys are on tables this year.
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Dauphin's Culture Days are in full swing, and last night's feature of local artists and entrepreneurs was a big hit.
Obsolete Brewing was a full house as individuals from Dauphin showed off their projects with a series of 20 pictures, with 20 seconds per picture to speak.
Jean-Louis Guillas is the coordinator of Dauphin's Culture Days, and he's proud to help foster the creative culture in Dauphin.
"It's been great! every year we find new ways of activating different people to celebrate their creativity. It started off with a runaway success, the Maker's Market was a great hit"
Several local creatives were featured, including Artist Amy Ray Thompson, Parkland fitness owner Nathan Fleck, and Brewer at Obsolete Brewing Marcos Bardel.
Two local podcasters shared 20 slides in a presentation called "Dueling podcasters" where Cam Bennet and Kirk Nyquist presented their separate projects in tandem.
We're still only halfway through Dauphin Culture Days with more plays, improv comedy, and other creative events to come
keep an eye on CKDM's community calendar to keep track of what's happening.
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Heather Stefanson says she will stay on as leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party for at least a year, as the party prepares for a leadership race.
Stefanson announced plans to step down as leader after her party lost Tuesday's provincial election to Wab Kinew and the Manitoba New Democrats.
Se did manage to retain her seat in Tuxedo, albeit by just over 260 votes.
The Tories say a leadership race is expected to take place within the next year and a half.
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A pair of court cases from the Swan Valley returned to the dockets in Dauphin this week.
New court dates were set for three people who were arrested following a violent incident at a Minitonas home this past August.
Swan River RCMP says an armed robbery took place at a home on August 2nd, in which five people held a man against his will, robbing him with a firearm.
A search of another home a few days later led to the arrest of three people, and the seizure of several different drugs, ammunition, and other stolen property.
27-year-old Nikko Guiboche of Minitonas and 27-year-old Dawson Kozminski-Ursel, of Teulon, have been remanded in custody to November 14th, while 37-year-old Tanelle Mohr of Minitonas was remanded to October 17th.
Meanwhile, a Swan River man arrested in connection with a robbery in that town late last year will be back in court on October 31st.
22-year-old Noah Bercier was arrested last December after reports of a man entering a store, throwing items at an employee, and assaulting them.
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