Sopuck Not Running In 2019 Election

MP Robert Sopuck won’t seek re-election during the 2019 federal election.

The Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa made the announcement on Saturday at his riding’s Conservative Party Electoral District Association AGM.

Sopuck has already informed the party leadership and the Manitoba Conservative caucus, giving them plenty of time to find the next candidate to run in our riding.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 7, 2018 - 11:26 am

More burn bans are in effect in the Parkland.

A burning ban is in effect for the Municipality of Roblin until further notice.

Effective at 6 this evening, Grandview is also imposing a ban.

No fires are allowed throughout either of the Municipalities, rural and urban.

Update:

The RM of Lakeshore now has a Municipality-Wide Fire Ban taking effect.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 7, 2018 - 11:10 am

There is a controlled burn going on right now south of Dauphin.

Smoke from stubble burning is blowing over the highway just north of the entrance to Riding Mountain National Park.

The smoke has reduced visibility dramatically.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 7, 2018 - 10:34 am

A 30 year old man is dead after being struck by a pickup truck north of Ashern.

Around 3:30 this morning a 24-year-old woman and her passenger, both from Little Saskatchewan First Nation, were driving north of Ashern on Highway 6 when their SUV rolled.

They were both were wearing their seatbelts and were able to exit the vehicle.

The 30 year old was subsequently struck by a southbound pickup truck and killed.

The driver of the SUV suffered non-life threatening injuries and Alcohol was not a factor in the collision of the SUV.

The driver of the pickup truck, a 41-year-old male from Ashern, is facing multiple charges including Impaired Driving Causing Death.

He remains in police custody at this time.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 5, 2018 - 4:41 pm

The Dauphin & District Community Foundation is holding their Annual General Meeting tomorrow.

Kit Daley, the executive director, expects to highlight the important initiatives and groups they have contributed to this year.

“I think it’s important that they hear what they are doing and how we are doing. We’ve had a lot of growth this year and we are pretty proud of the organizations we were able to assist through our granting. I think it’s important for the community to learn more about that.”

The AGM takes place at 7 in the Dauphin City council chamber at City Hall.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 7, 2018 - 7:49 am

If you look up at the night sky this weekend you can catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

Visible until Monday, this shower can produce around 10-30 meteors per hour with the peak period to view this shower tomorrow.

If you are able to see them in the sky, they will move past going around 30 to 70 km per second.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 5, 2018 - 10:29 am

This year’s Boxes of Love collection drive was a success, but they are still looking for donations.

Volunteer for Boxes of Love, Nicole Yunker, tells 730 CKDM what they are still looking for.

“We are short 20 pairs of running shoes. They need to be brand new. We did collect 80 pairs and we are thrilled. We have 20 pairs to go; if anybody has any to drop off they can be dropped off at Parkland Crossing Monday to Friday 9-4. If anyone has any questions give me a call at (204) – 638-4477.”

They are also hoping to find a hotel that will donate their small conditioner and lotions bottles.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 5, 2018 - 7:04 am

With the very dry conditions in the Parkland, precautionary measures are being declared to avoid future problems.

Starting immediately the Municipality of Ethelbert has issued a burn ban.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 5, 2018 - 6:52 am

Dauphin is set to welcome 15 students from a school in New Brunswick in a couple of weeks.

This is part of the DRCSS’ Aboriginal Student Exchange Program.

Wade Houle, teacher at the DRCSS, notes when the students arrive.

“We’ll have 15 students from Rexton coming here and they will match up with our 15 students. They arrive Friday, May 18, pretty late, so they’ll come to the DRCSS in the evening and our families will meet them and take them home. The following Saturday, we have activities planned all the way up to the following Thursday, which I believe is May 24. Then they’ll head out to Winnipeg and fly out early in the morning on Friday, May 25.”

Local activities are planned out for the week for the students to participate in.

Details: Published: May 5, 2018 - 12:00 am

Between today and next Friday Parks Canada is planning a prescribed fire from Lake Audy to Whitewater Lake in Riding Mountain National Park.

This prescribed burn is being conducted in order to improve the ecological condition of fire-dependent forest and grassland communities and to reduce the risk of a severe fire occurring in the park.

The entire burn area, including the Long Lake Trail, Grasshopper Trail and portions of the Central Trail, may be closed periodically to the public during the burn.

Long Lake, Minnedosa River, and Whitewater Lake campsites will also be closed.

There will also be temporary road closures on Lake Audy Road.

These closures will be lifted as soon as it is safe to do so to minimize the disruption to park visitors.