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Northgate Trails users now have another tool at their disposal to help plan their trip to the trails - there's now a new weather station at the trailhead, monitoring relevant conditions. 

Brenon Durston, Northgate Board Member, said the design is pretty simple, as a way to give trail users a little bit more information before they make the trip. 

"At the moment it will do temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall accumulation, and then this weather station will report to our website in just about real time...on the website you can view temperature, humidity, rain on the current day, rain over the last 24 hour period, and rain over the last 7 day period," said Durston. 

Having accurate, up-to-date weather conditions, especially how much rain the area's received, means a world of difference for trail users. Going forward, Durston said they'll listen to user feedback, and as the winter gets closer, they might look at adding other seasonal metrics to the weather station for snow and ice. 

"It's kind of a nice thing to know before you head out of the house, and you can arm yourself with a little bit more information, and dress accordingly...for now, we're just going to watch how this rollout works, and we're exploring watching other metrics as well," said Durston. 

To view Northgate's current trail conditions, and recent trail reports, click here to visit their website. Durston also strongly encourages anyone interested in volunteering with Northgate to reach out. 

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The deadline to apply for the Province's Disaster Financial Assistance Program for 2026 June Heavy Rains is October 8th. 

Anyone with a primary residence, farm, business, or non-profit organization with impacts related to the heavy rains is able to apply to the program. Keep in mind insurable damages are not eligible for financial assistance, and secondary properties like cottages aren't eligible either. 

This DFA Program was established on July 10th, after history rainfall and flood damage affected almost all of Western Manitoba. The October 8th deadline is the last day to open a request for the DFA program, with the deadline to submit invoices and event-related expenses is July 12th, 2027. Municipalities accepted into the program have until July 12th, 2027 to submit any disaster-related costs, and until July 10th, 2028 to submit any costs related to restoring uninsurable infrastructure, or related to relief and recovery support. 

For more information about the Disaster Financial Assistance Program for 2026 June Heavy Rains, and how to apply, click here to visit the Government of Manitoba website. 

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There's a newly imposed weight restriction on a bridge in Mossey River Municipality that's causing some headaches for area farmers and producers. 

The bridge on R172N, between R111 and R112, now has a 5 tonne weight maximum. The recent restriction is especially troubling for farmers because it disrupts their harvest. 

Lorna DeVos, Local Farmer, said the new weight restriction on the bridge was very sudden, as it came after most of the RM's flood-related road repairs, which saw several heavy gravel trucks use the bridge. 

"The new road restriction came quite suddenly. After all the events of the summer there was flooding and then there was subsequent road repairs, and all the gravel trucks were using [the bridge], and we assumed that there was nothing to worry about," said DeVos. 

There are a lot more problems caused by the restriction for farmers than you might think. There aren't any similar length detours in place for heavy equipment, meaning farmers have to spend a lot more time and fuel to get from point A to B. 

"The heavy loads and the large equipment now has to be rerouted elsewhere, and that takes a lot of extra time in a season when we don't have extra time...and it's also burning extra fuel, when fuel has never been more expensive, so that's deeply inconveniencing. And also whenever you restrict farm traffic, it always makes everyone have to go on alternate routes where there's much more likely to be two large pieces of equipment meeting on the road, which is difficult," said DeVos. 

DeVos and other area farmers are hoping for more details from the Municipality as to why this weight restriction has been imposed. 

"We've been underneath [the bridge] and looked ourselves, and there's no visible damage to it, so we'd like to know that we can use the bridge safely, until it is proven to be unsafe to use," said DeVos. 

Mossey River Municipality has not commented on the new weight restriction. 

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The Neepawa RCMP are looking for a missing woman.

30-year-old Jaydia Ferland was last seen on September 25. She left a Neepawa hotel on foot and walked on Highway 16 towards Winnipeg. No one has seen or heard from her since.

It's believed she's in Dauphin or Winnipeg.

She's described as five feet five inches tall. She has long black hair.

If you have information, call the Neepawa RCMP at 204-476-7340. 

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Spruce Plains RCMP did not have to go far to nab their man, after two tractor radiators were stolen from a farm in he RM of Glenella-Lansdowne. 

They received the report of the theft last Friday, and while on their way to the scene, they stopped a vehicle that was speeding.  

The vehicle was stopped, with its licence plate matching the plate number provided in connection with the theft.

The stolen tractor radiators were located in the back of his car, which led to the arrest of 35-year-old Steven Braun from the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.

He was charged with theft under $5,000, and received tickets for four offences under the Highway Traffic Act, but was released on conditions after appearing in court.

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After being closed fully for two months, the Dauphin Regional Health Centre's Emergency Department was reopened in early September. Now services have been expanded again, with the opening of a Mobile CT Scanner. 

In their news release, Prairie Mountain Health says elective patients are now being seen, and CT services for any Emergency Department patients will be available in the coming weeks. For now, CT appointments require a referral, and need to be booked in advance. 

Though it became operational on September 29th, the machine arrived earlier in the month, on September 11th. Treena Slate, Prairie Mountain Health CEO, said it was a welcome surprise to receive the machine ahead of schedule. 

"Very nice to have it in September when the weather is still nice to work in outside, and ensure that the portable scanner is supported by the building and hooked up appropriately," said Slate. 

According to Slate, Dauphin Regional Health Centre staff have adapted very well to all of the change they've seen over the past few months, especially with this new CT scanner. Though it took some time to train up on the new machine, they're doing well. 

"The staff are adjusting well to the transition, and it really, it's been very little transition, given that it's our existing space...[there was] some time required to train staff on the portable CT scanner, because it's produced by a different vendor than our usual CT scanner," said Slate. 

Prairie Mountain Health will continue to provide updates as more services are returned to the Dauphin Regional Health Centre. 

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If you're driving around the City of Dauphin the rest of this week, pay extra attention to the increased number of Public Works teams on the roads. They're doing some much-needed road repairs - sealing cracks and patching potholes. 

Those repairs are two sides of the same coin. Sealing cracks helps to keep water out of the pavement and prevent any future damages, and patching potholes addresses any damage that has already happened. 

The City of Dauphin warns drivers might see slow-moving equipment and workers on the road while work is underway, and asks drivers to slow down and drive carefully around road crews. 

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RM of Dauphin residents have their work cut out of them this October when they go to the polls - there's no polling required, as the Reeve position and 5 Councillors have been acclaimed already. But, there's a small problem - one of the 6 council seats is vacant, as there are no candidates. What happens? 

Not to worry, there's a clear procedure for what happens in this case, as outlined in Section 102(1) of the Municipal Act, which reads: "If a councillor position is not filled at a general election, the members who are elected may fill the vacancy by appointing as councillor a person who was eligible to be nominated for the position at the election, and any person so appointed is deemed to have been elected at a by-election."

All that to say: after the election on October 28th, Reeve Ernie Sirski and the other 5 members of council will meet, and if they can find someone who will accept the position, they'll appoint a 6th member of council. 

"We will wait until after the election on October 28th, and after that, the council of 5 plus myself, so it'll be 6 of us, will meet, and we will await instructions from the Province as how to deal with it going forward...my understanding is they will instruct us to appoint somebody, if we can find someone willing to take the appointment," said Sirski. 

As per Section 106(1) of the Municipal Act, an appointed councillor's term of office is the same as an elected councillor, ending the day after the next general election. 

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According to the latest Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report, Manitoba is at 51% harvest completion. Here in the Northwest Region, good weather allowed for excellent harvest progress over the past week, with the regional average now at 40% completion, up from 24% last week. 

Canola harvest is around 40% complete, with reports of below average to average yields, though fields that experienced excess moisture have patches of delayed growth. Desiccation and swathing of canola continues as stages are reached, and winter cereal seeding continues - with recent heat and moisture, crops are growing nicely. 

Around 75% of this year's field pea crop is harvested, with the rest of crop either ready to harvest, or near harvest. Yields are reported mixed, ranging from below average to average. 

Spring wheat is mature, and mostly ready for harvest. Around 70% of the Northwest's spring wheat has been harvested, with yields ranging from below average to above average, with pre-harvest glyphosate applications continuing where stages are reached. 

Most of this year's soybean crop is in the late R6 to R7 stage, and nearing R8 stage. The crop looks good where excess moisture didn't delay growth. 

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On September 26th, Dauphin RCMP arrested a woman again, after she was involved in several disturbances at a residence in the City, throughout the month of September. 

The first of the disturbances occurred on September 4th, around 10:20 PM. The suspect came to the home, and threatened to fight the occupants. She left before police arrived, then returned later in the night and smashed windows. She was located and arrested, but later released on an undertaking. 

On September 9th, the suspect was involved in a theft at a 1300-block Main Street business. After the theft, she was located at the residence she was on court orders not to attend. She was arrested and released on a release order after a court hearing. 

On September 24th, she was trespassed from a 1400-block Main Street business she was barred from attending, which carried a $672 fine. On September 25th, she returned to the same residence as earlier incidents, and attempted to fight one of the residents. She was arrested an later released on a release order. 

On September 26th, there was another disturbance at the same address - the suspect assaulted a female and male, and threatened the male. She was arrested, and finally remanded into custody. 

Autumn Mekish of Dauphin faces multiple charges, including assault, uttering threats, failure to attend court, and failure to comply with release orders and undertakings. 

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From the start of his time in office, City of Dauphin Mayor David Bosiak said he won't be seeking a second term when the time comes. Now the time is here, and sure enough, his name isn't on the ballot for the upcoming Manitoba Municipal Election. 

Looking back at his time as Mayor, Bosiak said he's glad he got the chance to work with such a good council. 

"The thing that comes to mind the most is the cooperative nature of council. The culmination of a great council and a very competent senior administration team made work pretty easy for me, in the sense that everybody's on the same page...it's a credit to the people that are around the table, because I think they all come, we all come to the table with our own objectives and things that we think need to be improved, added, fixed, changed, yet this group of people worked very well together, in the sense that we understood what the ultimate goal was, making Dauphin a better place to live, to work, to play, to be," said Bosiak. 

Over the past 4 years, Bosiak and Council have accomplished quite a few things of note, including collaborations with the RM of Dauphin and the Provincial Government, and keeping the budget fairly manageable. There have also been some hard times Bosiak had to manage, like the Carberry bus crash in 2023. They've also managed to navigate one of the worst natural disasters the Parkland has seen in more than 50 years with recent severe flooding in July. Bosiak said without the great relationships the City has build over the years with the Province and various Municipal Governments, getting through the tough times would have been much more difficult. 

"We spent a lot of time developing those relationships, and then when we need to have a discussion with somebody, we were very able to have those discussions, where I think that if we hadn't created the relationships, the challenge of getting in front of a senior minister, it's a big challenge," said Bosiak. 

Despite how well the City of Dauphin has done over Bosiak's term, he didn't go into the job with a mindset of making large amounts of positive change. In fact, himself and a few other members of Council ran to do quite the opposite: make sure there wasn't negative change in the community. Bosiak, being a lifelong Dauphinite, wanted to see his City thrive. 

"Looking around at the end of Covid, the end of that sort of convoy period in Canada, I had a sense, and a few other members of Council were fearful that if certain people got elected based on what they were saying in public, that there may be some challenges for the community," said Bosiak. 

What's next for Bosiak? A bit of a break, spending time doing things he didn't really have the time for while he was in office. But the lessons he learned from that time will stay with him for a while. 

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