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The province has announced that two new Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation Service Centres will open in western Manitoba by the end of the summer, to better meet the needs of Manitoba farmers.

Agriculture minister and Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn says they heard from producers loud and clear that they wanted a return to the in-person service they used to enjoy.

Approximately 1,600 MASC clients will benefit from the addition of two new service centres, which will be located in Shoal Lake and Virden. 

The two new service centres will provide farmers with better access to Agrinsurance, hail insurance, wildlife damage compensation, agricultural loans, and pathfinding services for programs offered by Manitoba Agriculture and other programs administered by MASC.

Each new location will be staffed with four full-time employees and one casual employee

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This year's Journey for Sight Snowmobile Ride kicked off this morning in Flin Flon, with riders eventually concluding the four-day trip on Saturday in Brandon.

Dauphin Lions Club president Dean Lounsbury says their travels today will take them to Cranberry Portage and The Pas, which is where they will spend tonight.

Lounsbury adds people can make donations at any point along the journey.

"Between my son and I, we are about $3,000 in donations.  Anybody wanting to make a pledge and sees our support crew along the road can stop them and give a donation to them.  And tonight (Wednesday) we will be staying at the Anderson Suites in The Pas if anybody wants to stop by there and drop off a donation.  We are accepting donations right up until the end of the ride in Brandon."

Money raised through the ride will go to the Eye Bank at Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg, with some proceeds also going to the new eye centre in Swan River. 

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Marook the police dog continues his great work of tracking down bad guys.

Monday morning, RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle out of Winnipeg being tracked as heading towards Onanole.

Officers from several detachments as well as the Police Dog Service headed to the community, where they found the vehicle at a business on Wapiti Drive.

Mounties placed the driver under arrest, but as they tried to do the same to the passenger, he fled on foot.

That's when Marook went to work tracking down the suspect a short distance away, which led to his arrest.

28-year-old Christian Morin of Saskatoon and 25-year-old Brendan Neufeld of Steinbach were both charged with Possession of Property obtained by crime over $5,000.

 Neufeld was also charged with resisting arrest.

Both suspects were released on promises to appear in court at a later date. 

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He pleaded guilty but will not be going to jail.

Shayne Lavallee pleaded guilty in Dauphin Provincial Court on Tuesday after the RCMP were called to a Dauphin apartment building last January after it was reported that two men were fighting in a hallway.

The 31-year-old received a six-month conditional sentence, to be served in the community. 

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Will Tewinion has been hired as the new Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Swan River.

Tewnion will officially take over the role in March, with Darren Harvey serving as interim CAO until then.

Tewinion has spent the past five years in a number of  Director roles with the Yukon government, following a 29-year career with the RCMP.

It will be a homecoming of sorts for Tewnion, who was the local RCMP Detachment Commander, from 2007 to 2010.

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Yesterday, the first Parkland Chamber Lunch and Learn event of the year took place, and some big plans are in the works.

Stephen Chychota, Executive director for the Chamber, highlighted the local organizations at work in Dauphin.

The event featured updates from Immigrate Parkland, the Rotary Club of Dauphin, Dauphin's Countryfest, and the Dauphin and District Community Foundation.

The big news was the Fall travel announcement heading to Italy this fall!

"You can find out all about the trip on parklandchamber.ca, we have a trip button on there that will take people to the website that has all the information. The registration process is on there as well. Some time in February we will be probably having an info night like we had with the other two trip. The actual trip expert will join us in person or online and give us a deep dive to what this trip looks like" 

Chychota notes that the trip will span the Vatican, Vineyards, and much more

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If you're a fan of bull riding, you can save and circle Thursday, May 22 on your calendar.

Dauphin Rec Services (DRC) and the Dauphin AG Society have partnered and are thrilled to announce that Professional Bull Riding (PBR) is coming to Dauphin for a one-day event at Credit Union Place on May 22. 

PBR stopped in Dauphin last year and the event was one to remember for all involved. This year, you can expect another party and some high-octane, thrilling bull riding featuring some of the top riders in the world.

"People can expect an even greater event than last year," said Lindsey Kyle, Assistant General Manager at DRS. "We really knocked it out of the park last year with our first event and everyone seemed to be happy."

Kyle confirmed that additional details will be announced in the coming weeks. That will include ticket sales, sponsorship opportunities, and so much more.

For now, though, you can get yourself excited for PBR as it returns to Dauphin and Credit Union Place on Thursday, May 22.

"The excitement level is huge, we had a ton of requests from people wondering when and if this would return," ended Kyle. "The need for these types of events in our community is high. We have the facility here so we hope to continue bringing these types of events to Dauphin."

Following Dauphin's event, the PBR will take its Canada Cup to Brandon for a two-day spectacle on May 23 and 24. 

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Last Friday's massive blizzard and road closures have Manitoba Public Insurers buried in backlogged claims.

According to MPI, Over 500 auto insurance claims have been filed between Friday the 17th, and Monday of this week.

The Crown Corporation said that it has not fully analyzed the data, so it cannot attribute all of these collisions to winter driving conditions.

However, it can be said that the blizzard conditions were a major contributing factor in many of the crashes.

More claims are expected to roll in over the next several weeks.

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Troy Pruden and Angel Chartrand, both of Dauphin, are facing several charges after they were pulled over. 

On Saturday at 1:10 a.m., Dauphin RCMP pulled over the pair on 1st Avenue SE in Dauphin. When officers approached the vehicle, they could smell cannabis and there was open liquor on the front seat. 

A search located oxycodone, methamphetamine, cocaine, codeine, and Canadian currency.

They are both charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking x 4, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Less Than $5,000, as well as violations under the Highway Traffic Act.

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The annual removal of Dutch Elm Disease (DED) infected trees in the City of Dauphin is underway.

In Dauphin, 191 trees on public and private properties were tagged for removal during this process, which will continue into February. There is no cure for Dutch Elm Disease and the trees must be removed under the Forest Health Protection Act.

Private property owners with affected trees have or will receive notices and service release forms from the contractor and every effort will be made to minimize disturbance to properties.

Trees will be cut flush to the ground and de-barked, however, the stumps will not be moved. You can get more information on the program here. 

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