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The Elkhorn Resort was bustling activity over the weekend, as two farm families competed for the title of Manitoba's Outstanding Young Farmer Of The Year.
The results are in, and this year's title winner is Four Oak Farms, run by Marcus and Paige Dueck!
We caught up with Paige Dueck to hear about the experience at the award ceremonies this weekend.
"There's a huge group of people involved with OYF that are really welcoming, really supportive, like-minded progressive farmers. It's a really awesome place to hang out for the weekend."
Both Marcus and Paige have a strong background in Agriculture.
Marcus was born and raised on his second-generation family farm; Paige worked on farms growing up.
Both graduated from the University of Manitoba with Bachelor of Science in Agriculture majoring in Animal Systems.
Marcus achieved his Professional Agrologists license and worked as a sales associate for Marc Hutlet Seeds Ltd. He is a member of the local fire department and currently sits on the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Advisory Committee.
The Dueck's operation has nearly 50 brown Swiss dairy cows as well as 785 acres where they grow corn, soybeans, and forages supplying both the dairy and cash crops.
Paige noted that they love what they do and take pride in how they do it. Sharing the farm's lifestyle with family, friends, and visitors gives them joy and educates others.
The next step for the duo is the national stage, bringing their Manitoban excellence to the Canadian Outstanding Young Farmer Awards.
To learn more about the Outstanding Young Farmer Program, and how to nominate a farmer, visit the OYF Canada Website for all the details.
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Two of the highlight events of the year for the Parkland Chamber of Commerce are set to take place in the coming days.
Milestone awards will be presented to some chamber members and partners during their annual Chamber Appreciation lunch tomorrow.
The event begins at 11:45 tomorrow morning at the Watson Arts Centre, and will be followed up immediately by the organization's Annual General Meeting.
Then on Wednesday, the best of the best over the past year will be recognized during the Chamber Celebration Night, which takes place Wednesday night beginning at 7 at Countryfest Community Cinema.
A total of seven awards will be presented, including businessperson of the year, and outstanding business.
Tickets for either the Tuesday lunch or Wednesday awards presentation can be picked up through the Chamber's website.
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With the arrival of a 60th family from Ukraine earlier this month, and another family set to arrive later this week, organizers of the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund have announced plans to shift their focus.
Tere Stykalo says they are going to put a pause on bringing more new families to the region, with their focus now going towards further supporting the families that have already arrived and making sure that they are set up to succeed.
"The fund is definitely still accepting donations as far as monetary goes. We are always accepting volunteer hours. There is a tremendous amount of support that requires just getting the families settled, getting them into the financial institutions to get their banking set up, to get their insurance set up. Some of that stuff has been done, but there is also the ongoing supports. So to our Ukrainian families, the support from the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund is not over, it is just beginning."
Stykalo highlights some of the areas that they will be working on.
"Families are still going to look for permanent residency, and a number are applying already, so there is some help needed from the community and different organizations to help with that. And integrating them into the English language classes. The Parkland Ukrainian Family Dund is very proud that we have created those English classes, but teachers are required."
Meanwhile, Jim Perchaluk adds they will also be working on a summer daycare program for these families.
"During the summer, we need daycare classes for those parents that currently have children in school, and they have to be looked after during the summer. We set up daycare last year and we intend to do the same again this summer."
Anyone wanting to help out in any of these areas can contact Larry at 204-648-5904, or any member of the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund committee.
Monetary donations can also still be made at Fusion Credit Union, with cheques being made out to the Ukrainian Folk Arts Museum, who are administering the fund.
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A pair of local municipalities have introduced road restrictions after the recent run of spring-like weather led to the softening of gravel roads within their boundaries.
The RM of Dauphin says road restrictions will be in place until further notice, adding that anyone who causes excessive damage to gravel roads within their boundaries can be held responsible for costs associated with reconstructing or repairing the road.
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A pair of cases returned to Dauphin court this past week and were both adjourned until March 26th.
35-year-old Christine Mancheese faces charges following a drug bust last September on the Ebb & Flow First Nation.
And 18-year-old Diondre Nicholson of Dauphin is also slated to return to court that day on matters stemming from a traffic stop in the city last November, where drugs and a weapon were found in a vehicle during a traffic stop.
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It was an early morning for the Selkirk RCMP yesterday, as they responded to an armed robbery on Main Street in that community,
Yesterday, March 15th, at approximately 2:55 am, RCMP attended this report and found a male armed with an edged weapon who'd threatened an employee, stolen items and fled.
A description was obtained and officers immediately made patrols in the area and located the male.
He was arrested without incident and was found to be wanted on three outstanding warrants.
Gary Richard, 39, was charged with Robbery with a Weapon, three counts of failure to Comply and Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose.
He was remanded into custody.
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The West Region Tribal Council will be hosting an ID clinic in the coming week, a great opportunity to update any ID that needs it.
Tons of different services will be offered, ranging from applying for status cards, Tax assistance through the Canadian Revenue Agency, passports, and health cards.
all of these services and more will be available to the public at the Aspen Lodge in Credit Union place from 9 am to 4:30 pm this Wednesday, March 20th.
For any questions, contact Sandra McKay at 204 622 9450, or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Homeowners within the Mountainview School Division boundaries will likely see an increase in the education portion of their next tax bill.
The division passed its 2024-25 budget earlier this week, with the over $50.8 million budget representing a 7.91 percent increase from the previous year.
In a release, MVSD officials say an increase of just 1.76 percent in funding from the provincial government means the burden to support the inflationary cost increases that the division is facing will be shifted to local taxpayers.
The education mill rate is expected to be raised from 12.87 mills to 13.87.
Highlights of the budget include $275,000 for a nutrition program, and over $2.8 million in increased expenses related to staffing, as the division plans to increase their educational assistant staffing levels and maintain all other front-line staffing levels.
For all the details of this year's budget in the Mountain View School Division, the full report can be found at MVSD.ca.
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The Manitoba government has agreed with the Government of Canada to allocate $1.5 million toward upgrading their vital statistics branch.
Government Services Minister Lisa Naylor announced this funding, which will go towards an electronic death registry noting that “This change will expedite death registrations, simplifying the process for grieving families and ensuring faster access to benefits.”
This project is set to be fully operational by the spring of 2025.
The Vital Statistics Branch registers all vital events in Manitoba and provides documents as proof of those events. The branch also keeps a database of all vital event records from 1882 to the present day.
This latest upgrade allows these events to be logged more efficiently.
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Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports the outflow from the Shellmouth Reservoir will be increasing to keep up with the early melt.
The increase in outflow will start to raise water levels on the Assiniboine river.
At the end of the final increase on March 18, water levels on the Assiniboine River will rise by up to two and half feet between the Shellmouth Dam and Russell, one to one and half feet near Brandon.
The current outflow is 500 cubic feet per second. The outflow will be increased in two stages with an increase to 700 cfs today, and a further increase to 1,000 cfs on March 18.
The province will continue to monitor conditions in the upper Assiniboine River as well as downstream river levels as the erratic weather continues.
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The title of Manitoba's Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year will be given this Saturday night.
Farmers eligible for this title are those who are at least 18 years of age, derive a minimum of two-thirds of their income from farming, and have been Nominated by their peers for their excellence.
This Saturday, the award ceremony and banquet will be taking place at the Elkhorn Resort in Onanole
Each year an individual, couple or managing partner/shareholder of a farm group is selected from each of the program’s seven Regional Recognition Events to represent their respective region at the National Recognition Event.
If you happen to know a young individual in the agricultural sector, registration can be found online for next years awards at the Outstanding Young Farmer Canada Website.
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