Lake Dauphin Fishing Ban Lifted

The temporary fishing ban on Lake Dauphin will be lifted as of tomorrow morning.

The ban was part of a conservation measure to protect walleye during the spawning period.

Based on monitoring of the tributaries it’s been determined that the majority of walleye have spawned.

The ban was in effect since April 27.

Details: Published: May 8, 2018 - 4:43 pm

Travel restrictions due to the high risk of fires have now been established for some provincial forests.

Restrictions for Duck Mountain Provincial Forest, Spruce Woods Provincial Forest and a number of provincial parks are in place.

Backcountry travel in these areas is limited and requires a permit.

Campfire restrictions are in place for provincial parks in southern Manitoba.

For a list of where restrictions are in place, go to www.manitobaparks.com.

Details: Published: May 8, 2018 - 4:32 pm

At the State of the City Address today, people got to hear about the growth for Dauphin.

Allen Dowhan, Dauphin Mayor, tells 730 CKDM the city is trying to keep taxes low for residents.

“We are maintaining the tax rate in Dauphin. Residents will see no or very little tax increase on their property tax bills. Also we are doing a lot of projects to grow our community, to make sure our tax base grows so we can keep offering low taxes to our residents.

Dauphin is working on the stability of the water supply and is the only rural community taking a proactive approach to handling lead in drinking water. The city will continue to work on the Vermillion Dam issues to ensure water supply is adequate.

The City of Dauphin maintains its efforts to be a greener centre and will install solar panels at lift station number 1 and build a composite site at the landfill site. Overall the city has seen an increase in recycling, a significant decrease in the amount of garbage and the yard waste program has taken off.

Dowhan attributed Dauphin’s success to the vision and ideals of former Mayor Eric Irwin. His “can do” attitude was instilled in council and citizen to make Dauphin a better place to live.

Details: Published: May 8, 2018 - 3:20 pm

A permit is required from Manitoba Hydro if you plan to move large farm equipment.

Recently fires have started in the Parkland because large farm equipment came in contact with overhead lines.

Public Safety and Education Coordinator Linda Carter tells 730 CKDM what the most common equipment to come in contact with lines are.

“Probably the cultivators and air seeders, and obviously there are some combines that can be over the 15 feet 9 inches. Grain augers, if they’re in transport position, are not a problem. So, it’s those pieces of equipment in transport position that are over 15 feet 9 inches that we want the permits for.”

Permits are good until the end of the year and you can get one by going to your local Manitoba Hydro office.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 8, 2018 - 12:59 pm

The R.M. of Riding Mountain West issued a burning ban effective immediately.

The R.M. of Riding Mountain West includes the communities of Inglis, Shellmouth-Boulton and the former R.M. of Silver Creek.

Residents are asked to refrain from setting fires during this time.

For more information call the fire chiefs at 937-7331 or 773-0244.

Details: Published: May 8, 2018 - 10:57 am

A fire ban in place right now would hurt Dauphin farmers who are following the rules.

Since the end of April, 85 burning permits have been issued.

Cam Abrey, Dauphin Fire Chief, responded to nine fires in two weeks.

“The other eight fires we’ve had, because we have only responded nine times in the last two and half weeks, the other eight incidents never had a permit in place. So if we put a burn ban in place at this point and time, it eliminates all permits that are out there. We don’t want to punish those that are following the rules by putting a ban in place totally.”

Some of the fires have attributed to farm equipment hitting wires, a grader creating sparks while maintaining roads and sparks created by a train on the tracks.

Details: Published: May 8, 2018 - 10:24 am

A jury was selected yesterday morning to hear the case of three men accused of killing Garnet Baptiste.

The 26-year-old from Ebb and Flow First Nation was found severely injured after a confrontation in a motel parking lot at the Carberry Motor Inn on September 9, 2015.

He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Twelve jurors were called to the Brandon Court of Queen’s Bench for the trial, which takes place soon.

Details: Contributed by Darnell Duff; Published: May 8, 2018 - 7:17 am

After 3 successful elections, Conservative MP Robert Sopuck has announced he isn’t seeking election in 2019.

During his time in federal politics, he chaired the Conservative hunting and angling caucus and also served as a member of the standing committees for the environment and sustainable development and for fisheries and oceans.

Sopuck tells 730 CKDM some of the reasons he has decided to not run a 4^th time.

“It’s a whole bunch of reasons. I’ve gone through 3 elections: a by-election in 2010, a general election in 2011 and the general in 2015. So that’s quite a few elections in a fairly short amount of time. I felt that two terms for me as an MP was probably the best for me.”

Sopuck is happy to have served for 2 full terms in federal politics and says it’s time for him to go back to his farm south of the Park and enjoy the life his wife and himself have built.

In the last election, he won 46.4 percent of the vote.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 8, 2018 - 6:25 am

The band students at the DRCSS have a special concert this weekend.

The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble is coming to Dauphin and plan to hold a joint concert.

Taylor Schmidt the DRCSS band director talks about why the group decided to come to the Parkland.

“The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble which is a group made up of professional musicians and teachers that perform all around Manitoba are coming, they do an outreach concert. They are coming to Dauphin next Saturday to do some work with our students here at the DRCSS and also put on a concert.”

The concert begins at 3 at the DRCSS with tickets available at the door. It costs $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

Details: Contributed by Josh Sigurdson; Published: May 7, 2018 - 2:00 pm

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.