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Last week, the Manitoba government announced funding for public safety in 6 Manitoba cities, including the City of Dauphin, set to receive $200,000. 

The province's news release says the funding will go towards improving safety and upgrades to municipal buildings, including security cameras, alarm systems, and measure to address vanadlism and graffiti. 

Lisa Gaudet, Dauphin's Deputy City Manager, said the City can't say anything official just yet, because they haven't received any paperwork from the province yet. 

"At this stage we have not received the formal contribution agreement from the province, and the agreement will outline the eligible uses for the funding. So right now we want to be careful not to get ahead of that or to speculate on specific projects. We do have some ideas we're exploring internally, but until we see the final agreement and confirm eligibility for the use of the funding, it would be premature to speak to any one initiative," said Gaudet. 

Gaudet said she can assure the funding will be used thoughtfully, and in meaningful ways in the community. 

"We do know that the intent of the funding is to enhance safety through prevention-focused measures, so that would include things like supporting community partnerships, improving security infrastructure, investing in initiatives that focus on de-escalation and well being, but at this stage we really need to wait until we have that formal contribution agreement before we can make a public statement about what the funds will be used for," said Gaudet. 

Gaudet says the formal contribution agreements for funding like this don't usually take long to arrive. She said she expects the city to receive the agreement within the next 3 weeks. 

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Published: Apr 28, 2026 - 12:00 pm

Last week, the City of Brandon played host to the Association of Manitoba Municipalities Spring Convention, which saw more than 600 representatives from all of Manitoba's municipalities get together to talk city politics. Dauphin's Mayor David Bosiak and council were in attendance to speak on the things that are important to Dauphin. 

Mayor Bosiak said speaking with similar communities to Dauphin as part of the Cities Caucus is invaluable, especially to hear some ways other communities are dealing with some common issues. 

"Hearing what's going on in their communities, sharing what's going on in ours, sharing best practices for the things that are common concerns, and letting them know what we're doing really well and what we're struggling with, so that for me is what's the greatest value at AMM...what was consistent with what we were concerned about is, what are communities doing with their homelessness, with their security, safety, those kinds of concerns. All of the municipalities that we meet with were dealing with similar kind of issues. We've got some plans in place in what we want to do, so hearing what other communities are doing is beneficial to us," said Bosiak. 

Bosiak mentioned a few of the communities he spoke to on the issue of public safety and security have their own Community Safety Officer programs. He said talking to representatives from those communities gave valuable insight into whether a similar program would work here in Dauphin. 

"Talking with the folks from Thompson and Portage who both have Community Safety Officer programs, it was interesting to see what works with those programs and the challenges that they have with them...and then also talking to other municipalities at the Cities Caucus about the new policing contract that's coming up with the RCMP, and how that's impacting the municipalities that have contract policing, there's a couple cities in Manitoba that have their own police services, they have similar kinds of issues," said Bosiak. 

Bosiak said one of the city's major concerns from recent months is the Safe Warm Space no longer operating during the day on weekdays, and it's a problem the city is actively looking at. The Safe Warm Space is now only open from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM on weekdays, though they still operate 24 hours a day on weekends. 

"We're finding that we've got a small population in the community that has no fixed address, so when the Safe Warm Space now is not operational during the day, many of these folks don't have any place to be, and they're wandering in the community, which isn't against the law or anything, but has caused some concerns for some businesses and public spaces. So we're trying to figure out, is there something that we can do, that's our jurisdiction, to deal with that," said Bosiak. 

Another key topic Dauphin got to discuss at the AMM Spring Convention was the province's recent inclusion of the Northgate Trails expansion project in their provincial budget. Bosiak said it's a great sign to other cities and municipalities. 

"We've been working on this, I know I say we, I mean the Northgate folks for 7 years. Hats off to Alex Man and Clayton Swanton for not giving up the fight, and working really hard on being ready...it's kind of monumental, in the sense that this is the first time something this big has happened in a national park with external funding, and so we're so excited to get going on it, and making sure that it's a complete success, because all of the partners want this to succeed," said Bosiak. 

Northgate Trails is gearing up to host a presentation on the Crawford Creek trail development plan on May 14th at Obsolete Brewing Co. 

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Published: Apr 28, 2026 - 5:00 am

The Federal Government has made two significant changes to the Cash Advance program for farmers. 

Dave Gallant is with the Canadian Canola Growers Association, who are one of the administrators of the program. 

"On April 1st, the government changed the interest-free component for all commodities from $100,000 to $250,000.  So farmers now have access to $250,000, interest-free, on all commodities included in their advance.  They have also added an additional $250,000 interest-free, on canola. So a farmer with canola on their advance can get up to half a million dollars, interest-free, under the program."

Up to 50 different grains and oilseeds, as well as livestock, are eligible under the cash advance program.

Gallant adds there are no restrictions, so farmers can  use the funds as they see fit for their farming operation. 

First-time applicants are encouraged to call 1-866-745-2256. 

Existing customers can go to the secure website to apply at any time.  

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Published: Apr 27, 2026 - 4:30 pm

This past weekend was a record breaking one for the Rotary Club of Dauphin and its spring book sale.

Organizer Jean-Louis Guillas says the final sales numbers are in, with the event raising $13,013. 

"Every day topped the previous day.  It was a triumph all the way through.  We connected lots of people with good books.  It was great that the Friday was an inservice day, so lots of families came in with their kids to shop for books."  

Guillas thanks the entire community, as well as all of their volunteers, for making the event another huge success. 

Proceeds will go towards youth programs in Dauphin supported by the local Rotary club.  

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Published: Apr 27, 2026 - 2:00 pm

The town of McCreary woke up to their streets overwhelmed with festival goers on Saturday and Sunday, visiting for the Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival. 

Pam Little, President of the Maple Syrup Festival, said this year's festival was surrounded by success, especially with one of the festival's main attractions. 

"I think it was a really successful festival. We had great evaluations, we had about 50 evaluations back and people were very happy, and when you talk to them, they seemed to be quite happy with the weekend...people consistently write the sugar bush as a highlight, and the wagon, taking a horse and wagon to the sugar bush, is often a novel thing for a lot of the people who come out here, and the entertainment is also a highlight for a lot of people," said Little. 

This year's festival had singers, musicians and performers of a wide variety come to McCreary to put on a show for the festival. One of those performers was Caleb Rudkevich, the guitar-strumming, harmonica-playing, singing triple threat from Alonsa. He put on a great show at the McCreary Senior Drop-In Centre on Saturday. 

"We have such a huge number of people around here that are talented and that we can draw from, so it makes [the festival] really interesting for people I think," said Little. 

Another staple of the Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival is their Farmers and Makers Market, taking place at the McCreary Community Centre. Little said there were about 30 vendors this year, and they definitely stepped up for the community. This year's silent auction was only able to take place because of their generosity. 

"We ended up with a silent auction because so many vendors donated their wares to us, that's the only fundraiser really we do as the Maple Syrup Festival," said Little. 

Little said the festival is usually less of one group doing the fundraising, and more of a place for many community organizations and groups to do fundraising together. This year, the McCreary Marlins minor baseball team put on a pancake breakfast at the McCreary Legion, helping to raise money for their team. Little said though she doesn't have the exact numbers, most groups told her their fundraising efforts went well. 

"I know that the Marlins, who put on the breakfast, and the Dead Ox Trailblazers, and the Food Bank, I don't have their numbers but they all told me that it was a great fundraiser for them," said Little. 

The Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival serves as an amazing way for the Town of McCreary to show off what they have to offer. Little said the festival, at least for her, is a great source of pride. 

"A lot of people who go to the festival are not from McCreary, and we're really proud to show off our town," said Little. 

Little also constantly sang the praises of the more than 75 volunteers who helped to put on the festival this year, saying it wouldn't have been possible without them. 

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Published: Apr 27, 2026 - 12:00 pm

What started off as a simple trip to Winnipeg would turn out to be an insipring day for one of Ebb and Flow First Nation's brightest leaders. 

Darcy Malcolm, Education Director for Ebb and Flow, was on a trip with some school elders to Winnipeg when he got a call in a Walmart parking lot. 

"While I was waiting outside, a phone call comes in, and I look at my cell phone and it says 'Dauphin Constituency', I said oh, wonder what this is all about. So I answer the phone call, it was MLA Ron Kostyshyn's assistance Charlene on the other line, and she says MLA Ron has asked me to reach out to you, he would like to recognize you in the Manitoba Legislative Building, he would like to honour you," said Malcolm. 

Last Thursday, Darcy Malcolm was recognized in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly by Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn for outstanding contributions to his community, both as the Education Director for Ebb and Flow, and Master of Ceremonies of the Pow Wow Trail. 

During a phone call with Malcolm, he constantly stressed one thing: the regognition isn't just his. He has a huge team of people he works with to thank for how much he's been able to help his community. 

"It's not only about me, the work I do with the school is about a group of people that come together here daily to educate that child. When I say group of people, I mean my team, I mean teachers, EA, custodians, support workers, support staff, you name it. I have 250 staff that come here daily and work with our children, including bus drivers...it's about coming together with a team of people, and we walk together as one. I will say to my people, no one person is better than the other, we walk as one, we walk in unity, and there's one thing we need to accomplish, it's to look after that child in our school," said Malcolm. 

The other half of his recognition stems from his continued work as the Master of Ceremonies of the Pow Wow Trail, a role he happened to take by a lot of chance. After a heart attack in 2015, Malcolm turned to traditional healing, which involved dancing at a good number of Pow Wows. In an interesting turn of fate, the tipping point from dancer to Master of Ceremonies happened at a Pow Wow at Ebb and Flow School. 

"The Master of Ceremonies did not show up, so the committee was out and about asking people, 'anybody want to Emcee this Pow Wow?', so they went to a few people, they came to me, I said I guess I can give it a shot, I'll give it a try," said Malcolm. 

The rest is history. Malcolm now Emcees 8 different Pow Wows over the summer months, with a 9th addition this year in Waywayseecappo First Nation. 

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Published: Apr 27, 2026 - 5:00 am

RCMP in Swan River are reminding motorists about the dangers of not slowing down when passing Emergency vehicles that are parked on the side of the road. 

Under the Highway Traffic Act, motorists must slow down and move fully to the other lane when any emergency services vehicle is pulled over to the side of the road, and have their emergency lights activated.

Doing so gives the emergency responders the space that they need to perform their jobs safely.

An 18-year-old from the RM of Swan Valley West learned that lesson the hard way this past Wednesday..

He was driving an SUV on Highway 10 in the RM of Minitonas-Bowsman when he failed to slow down or move into the other lane when passing an RCMP vehicle that was stopped on the side of the road for a traffic stop.  

Faling to do so netted the young driver a ticket worth $298.   

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Published: Apr 26, 2026 - 5:00 pm

It's called the most exciting eight seconds in sport, as man will go head to head with some of the toughest livestock in North America. 

Professional Bull Riding returns to Dauphin for a third straight year on Saturday, May 23rd at Credit Union Place. 

Lindsay Kyle is with Dauphin Rec Services. 

"Some of the top bull riders will be back.. They love our venue and our fans.  And they love the arena setting, so they are always excited to come back to Dauphin." 

Kyle adds tickets for the Dauphin show are now available. 

"There are various ticket options, depending on where yu may want to sit.  All tickets are available online, and you can go to Crossfire Bull Riding's website, and from there you will be able to purchase your tickets for the event."  

Dauphin Ag Society will present the pre and post show parties, with the post show party in the dirt returning this year after taking a year off last year. 

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Published: Apr 26, 2026 - 11:00 am

The City of Dauphin's annual Community-Wide Yard Sale is now open for registration. 

This year's yard sale takes place on Saturday, May 30th. The registration and cancellation deadline is May 22nd. 

The City encourages those interested in hosting a yard sale to register with the city, to have their yard sale included on the official community-wide map. The city also said the map will be shared and widely promoted before the event. 

Last year's Community-Wide Yard Sale saw 142 yard sales across the city. To register, click here to vist the City of Dauphin's website. You can also call 204-622-3218, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

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Published: Apr 25, 2026 - 12:00 pm

It's almost time for one of Dauphin's favourite fundraising efforts: Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Week. 

Greg Crisanti, owner of the Dauphin Tim Hortons, said preparations are already well underway, and he's looking forward to keeping the record high number of dollars raised going strong. 

"Yeah, we're really excited, starts Monday, runs right through until Sunday at midnight...definitely Dauphin Tim Hortons is on the map, as far as franchisees across the country with Tim Hortons. We definitely break the record books, and we've always placed the last three, four years at the top five, number one across the chain [in 2024] and we were second last year," said Crisanti. 

In deciding this year's charity of choice, Cristanti opened his ears and listened to the Dauphin community. This year's "charity" is something near and dear to almost everyone in Dauphin. 

"We're extemely happy to donate the funds to the Dauphin Community Cinema this year, can't wait to see what kind of results we're getting in...the Dauphin community was very strong and loud, as to our charity of choice should be the Community Cinema. We listened, we knew they were struggling at the time, and hopefully these funds will get them through even longer and help them out, so we're really excited to partner with them," said Crisanti. 

Tim Hortons said their 2025 Smile Cookie campaign raised more than $22.6 million for more than 600 charities, community groups and hospitals across the country. 

If you want to preorder a large number of smile cookies, click here to view a printable form to submit to your local Tim Hortons. Submissions are required 48 hours before your pickup date. 

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Published: Apr 25, 2026 - 5:00 am