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We told you last week about the high vacancy rate that Prairie Mountain Health was experiencing regarding nurses and healthcare aides.
What is likely not as surprising is that PMH is also experiencing a shortage of family doctors and general practitioners.
CEO Brian Schoonbaert says they are currently short about 90 doctors across the region, adding they are looking at several initiatives to try and fill those voids.
"We're always advertising nationally already trying to make many strides into getting folks to look a this area of the province. We're offering $75,000 per GP to attract them to this area. that $75,000 is for anyone outside the province, as we don't want to poach anyone from in the province."
Schoonbaert adds they are also involved in an International/Provincial recruitment program, as well as working with about a half dozen PMH facilities that have hired recruitment firms on their own to try and attract new doctors to their areas.
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A local BioTech company based in Dauphin has opened a new investment opportunity for anyone interested in investing in the work that they are doing surrounding treating and curing Type 2 Diabetes.
Mick Loutt is CEO and Co-Founder of SciMar, whose main office has been located in Dauphin since 2018.
He says about 18 months ago, they started looking into a new U.S. securities offering known as Regulation A+
"It allows us to register as if we were going to do an IPO, but we can stay private. And because the registration process is so thorough it then allows us to solicit investment from the retail investor, which means people that are in a different wealth bracket. So we can also bring the investment amount down. In the past, we have had a minimum investment of $100,000 or $50,000, depending on the group, and now you can invest for $99 U-S as our minimum."
Loutt says they were founded on 20 years of work done by his father at his research facility at the University of Manitoba.
"We discovered that there is a second hormone that is related to Type 2 Diabetes that you are missing. It is called Paladin and it comes from the liver and it works alongside insulin from the pancreas. For a type 2 diabetic, what our research is showing is that you do not need more insulin, you are actually missing the paladin. And so everything we are doing is trying to bring a suite of products and techniques that allow us to protect and bring back the paladin action in the body."
Loutt says diabetes affects 1 on 3 Canadians, and has the potential to have a significant effect on the younger population in our country.
"Half the Canadian population of young people are on track to develop Type 2 Diabetes in their lifetime if we do not intervene. With the indigenous population, the numbers are quite a bit higher for a number of reasons. We are about 80 per cent of our indigenous youth will become Type 2 Diabetics if we do not intervene. "
You can find out more information regarding the investment opportunity by going online to www.scimar.ca.
You can also listen to their podcast, titled "Inside the Breakthrough" which can be found on most podcast streams.
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A Sandy Bay First Nations resident is the subject of a missing persons report by the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.
Garth Wayne Beaulieu was reported missing by his family on Sunday, after last being seen and heard from on January 9th.
The 56-year-old Beaulieu is described as being 6-foot-1 and 181 pounds with a slender build short brownish-grey hair, and wears prescription glasses.
Family members are concerned about his well-being, so if you have any information o his whereabouts, you are asked to call the Sandy Bay detachment at 204-843-7705. You can also contact the MFNPS tips line anonymously at 1-833-978-0048.
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Manitoba labor and immigration minister Malaya Marcelino will be in Dauphin later this week to officially launch a regional immigration strategy.
It is a partnership between the province, local municipalities, and the Parkland Chamber of Commerce.
The Immigrate Parkland strategy will be unveiled during an event this Saturday at 12 noon at Dauphin City Hall.
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A 39-year-old woman who pleaded guilty in relation to an armed robbery in Swan Rive has received her sentence.
Loni Genaille pled guilty to assault with a weapon last October.
Genaille was sentenced to 690 days in jail, but will only have to serve another 282 days due to credit for time already served.
She was also sentenced to three years of supervised probation upon her release, as well as a lifetime weapons ban.
20-year-old Jefferson Cook also pled guilty to assault with a weapon and will be sentenced in March.
On Valentine's Day last year, RCMP responded to a report of a robbery outside of a business in Swan River.
A 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy claimed that a man holding a hammer demanded money, before fleeing the scene.
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The City is preparing for a water main shutoff affecting portions of the city on Monday.
At 5:30 am, properties south of Riverside Road will have no water, save for Canway Inn, as it's on a separate line.
Dauphin's director of public works Mike Van Alstyne notes that a boil water advisory will be effect for the area due to the work.
The work is expected to take 6 to 8 hours in total, and the boil water advisory will last an indeterminate amount of time.
Expedited testing will occur to ensure water safety as fast as possible.
This project is to install an extra valve to have better control over the city's water flow, making future projects easier to work around.
While CKDM's office will be closed for customers, we'll still be on air providing news, weather, sports, and music as usual.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice on several popular granola and cereal bars after Potential Salmonella contamination.
The Agency issued a recall on a total of 38 products sold by the Quaker brand with best-before dates listed from January 11th to October 7th of 2024.
The affected products include different flavors of Harvest Crunch cereals, chewy and yogurt granola bars, and Cap’n Crunch treat bars.
Citizens are urged to not consume these products and discard or return them.
It's important to know that Salmonella has no taste or smell, so it's difficult for a consumer to detect.
Customers are eligible for reimbursement for the recalled products by going to the Quaker recall website.
You can find the full list of the 38 recalled items by visiting the Quaker Recall Site.
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They are among the friendliest and most cuddly volunteers with Prairie Mountain Health.
Therapy dogs provide services such as visits to care homes and hospitals.
And Prairie Mountain Health is looking to add to their team of therapy dogs in the Dauphin area.
They should not only be friendly. patient, gentle, and confident, but they should also be at ease in all situations, enjoy human contact, and be happy being petted, cuddled, and handled by unfamiliar people.
If you and your pet are interested in joining the therapy dog volunteer team with PMH, you are asked to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Dogs and their owners will be certified before they join the therapy dog team.
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Discussions surrounding the addition of more acute care beds to the Dauphin Regional Health Centre are underway between Prairie Mountain Health and the provincial government.
Prairie Mountain Health CEO Brian Schoonbaert says the addition of two new suites is allowing for these discussions to take place.
"We have a new chemotherapy unit there, which is great. And our new endoscopy suite is close to opening - hopefully, that is only about a month away. There will be renovations done to increase the beds at Dauphin Health Centre."
"That may seem to fly in the face of the staffing shortages. But the issue is we need to increase the beds in Dauphin, based on projections. That is going to be done soon, now that chemotherapy has moved out, we will be doing some other shifting and there is a plan to do some renovations and increase the number of beds."
No start date or timeline has been given for the renovations, as both sides are still discussing details of the work.
Schoonbaert hopes that by time the additional beds become available, the appropriate staffing levels for those beds will be met.
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A six-month supervised probation sentence has been given to a San Clara man found guilty of hitting an RCMP officer with a car.
In July of 2022, Roblin RCMP conducted a traffic stop at a campground on Highway 83, during which an officer told the driver that the vehicle would be towed because it wasn’t registered.
The suspect then allegedly got into the vehicle, reversed at a high rate of speed, and struck the officer, before leaving the scene.
Earlier this week, 32-year-old Matthew Paul was convicted of Assaulting a Peace Officer with a Weapon.
Besides the supervised probation, Paul was also fined one thousand dollars, and he must provide a DNA sample.
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An extreme cold warning has been issued for southern portions of the Parkland region down south into southwestern Manitoba.
Environment and Climate Change Canada says we may see wind chills as high as -40 to -50 between now and Monday morning.
If you have to work or be outside, you are encouraged to cover up all exposed skin and take breaks from the outdoors when necessary
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