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Starting December 1st livestock producers will be depending on their vets more as prescriptions will be required to buy antibiotics.
This was a topic discussion at the district 13 meeting of the Manitoba beef producers earlier this week.
Brian Lemon, General Manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers, says this is one of the more significant issues affecting producers at the moment.
“Change is coming. Animal livestock is being caught up in a worldwide phenomenon where we’re losing the effectiveness of some of our antibiotics, not just for animals but for humans. As a result, Health Canada has been calming down on rules around prescribing, not just for veterinarians but for doctors as well. So it’s going to be more difficult for our producers to get a hold of some of the important drugs to look after their animals."
All producers will need to establish a vet-client-patient relationship before they can obtain a prescription for a medically important antibiotic.
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The Rotary Club’s Book Sale is going on today at the mall.
The book sale will be going on during mall hours until tomorrow night at 8.
The book sale is a fundraiser for the rotary club’s scholarships and programs.
All the books have been donated by the community. Books cost 2 dollars.
They have a wide variety of books available, from fiction to biographies, religious books, and even cookbooks and craft books.
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There has been a two-vehicle collision on 4th Avenue SW and 2nd Street SW.
Both the RCMP and Fire Department arrived at the scene.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
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The MVSD board of trustees has a vacant position in Ward 1.
Ward 1 represents the municipality of Roblin. However, the person that applies to be a trustee won’t have to be from Roblin.
The requirements are, you have to be a Canadian Citizen, over the age of 18, and have lived in the MVSD district for at least 6 months.
If interested you have to submit a letter of intent to be a trustee to the chairperson by Tuesday, November 20th.
You can drop it off at the school board office or mail it to Mountain View School Division, PO Box 715 Dauphin, Manitoba, R7N 3B3.
If there are multiple people that apply the current board of trustees will vote on who they want to join the board.
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The work being done to get the MRI machine up and running is right on schedule, according to a communications specialist with Shared Health.
Work on completing the necessary connections from the machine to the physical infrastructure of the building is ongoing. After the connections are completed, the MRI machine will undergo a validation period.
Providing there are no unforeseen complications, Shared Health anticipates they'll be able to start scanning patients early next month, and be able to achieve full clinical operation shortly after.
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13 people have been reported dead so far, including the gunman, after a mass-shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California.
A 29-year-old sheriff's sergeant is among the victims.
We will continue to follow this incident and provide updates.
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Manitoba Hydro is offering a $10 rebate on approved carbon monoxide alarms.
The program started with National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and runs all month long.
Linda Carter, Public Safety & Education Coordinator with Manitoba Hydro, shares what you’ll be looking for when you go to the store.
“What customers are going to look for is a plug-in model. So it’s really easy to install them. You just plug them into an electrical outlet. All the detectors acutely have a sticker on them so you can actually date the time that you purchased the detector and plugged it in. The packaging will also indicate the length of time that that detector is recommended for.”
You should test the detector every year to make sure it’s working properly.
“There is a range on prices for the CO detectors and there’s a range of features. Some of the detectors will have a digital readout. Like most devices, the more features you purchase the higher the cost. You can purchase a good quality CO detector anywhere from 35 to 60 dollars.”
Only plug-in CO alarms with battery backup and an approved safety certification qualify for the rebate.
“The safety of our customers and employees is our top priority,” said Janet Rak, Manitoba Hydro’s Public Safety and Education Coordinator. “You can’t see, smell or taste carbon monoxide. It’s why we call it the silent killer. If you have a carbon monoxide alarm, a ‘beep’ can mean the difference between life and death.”
Carter says they look like smoke detectors on the outside, but have a different function.
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There is a curfew for youth in the City of Dauphin.
The bylaw has been in place since 2006.
The curfew applies to people under the age of 18.
According to the bylaw, people up to the age of 15 should not be hanging around with no place to go between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am Sunday to Thursday and from Friday to Saturday 11 pm to 7 am. For people aged 16-18, the curfew from Sunday to Thursday is midnight to 7 am and, Friday to Saturday, from 1 am to 7 am.
The loitering bylaw affects all ages and the times for that is midnight to 5 in the morning during the week and 1 in the morning to 5 in the morning on weekends.
Sharla Griffiths, Dauphin City Manager, says the council at the time thought they should put the bylaw in place for RCMP to use as a tool to make sure if people were hanging around where they shouldn’t, they wouldn’t.
The curfew penalties are all monetary. A first offence is 25 dollars, 2nd offence is 50 dollars and a third offence and all future offences are 100 dollars. For loitering the penalty can be a fine of not less than 25 dollars and not more than 200 dollars.
The RCMP member may also give out a warning to the person or group to move along, or drive the person or group to their residence.
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Today’s is all about remembering how important getting your pets spayed and neutered is.
It’s Spay Day across the province and vet clinics in Dauphin are participating.
Owner and Vet at the Dauphin Vet Clinic, Dr. Roxanne Neufeld, shares how it went.
“Spay Day was an excellent success, my team worked fantastic. We had 11 surgeries booked today. We had five cat neuters, two cat spays, two dog spays, and two dog neuters. So it was a full, full day. We got done early afternoon and it went great.”
She says getting the surgeries done is an important way of reducing the number of animal in shelters or running around at large.
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Today the Parkland Crisis Centre hosted a luncheon at the Dauphin Friendship Centre.
They hosted it this month because November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Kari Prawdzik, executive director for the Parkland Crisis Centre, thinks it’s important to raise awareness for this issue because of the high amount of people affected by domestic violence.
Amanda Seeley, the administrative assistant at Parkland Crisis Centre, spoke about the Parkland Crisis Centre and Women's Shelter's services, groups and offered information for women, children, and men who need assistance, resources, or help.
There were two other speakers, Nicole Yunker, with the Committee Advocating for the Removal of Sexual Exploitation, spoke about that committee, and the RCMP representative spoke about the Moose Hide Campaign.
The local crisis number is (204) 638-9484 and the 24-hour toll-free number is 1-877-977-0007.
If you would like to find out more, click here.
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A couple in Lavenham, close to Portage, has been arrested for making child pornography and exploitation.
Last month, RCMP received a report that a 16-year-old male had been sexually exploited on multiple occasions.
On Monday Portage and Treherne RCMP, as well as the RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit, executed a warrant where digital devices were seized.
Donna Woodward, 58, and Charles Woodward, 60, were both charged and taken into custody where they remain.
Donna was arrested and charged with making child pornography, possessing child pornography, possessing child pornography for the purpose of publication, sexual exploitation by touch, sexual exploitation by invitation to touch, sexual assault and bestiality.
Charles was arrested and charged with making child pornography, possessing child pornography, possessing child pornography for the purpose of publication, sexual assault, and bestiality.
The investigation is ongoing, and the RCMP is concerned that there could be more victims. Anyone who is a victim or has any information is asked to call Portage RCMP at 204-857-4445, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).
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