Dauphin Herald News
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 09:27
Assiniboine Effect Day closing in
By Carl StewartParkland Campus Director “Community.” It’s right there in our name. This is because Assiniboine Community College and its Parkland Campus belong to all of us. As our region’s sole post-secondary institution, we are more than just programs and courses. More than classrooms and trades shops. We are more…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 08:57
Health care culture change the way to meet staffing challenges: Kinew
Speaking at an event celebrating improvements being made to the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said it is time to start changing the culture of health care in Manitoba. “We have to fix the culture on the front lines in our health care facilities right across Manitoba.…
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 08:41
Province celebrates local CancerCare expansion
Premier Wab Kinew was in Dauphin last week to mark the opening of a new CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) space at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre (DRHC), which is providing an improved experience for patients and staff alike. “Today’s announcement is about supporting this regional hospital, the health hub for this…
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 08:09
Immigrate Parkland
Ask just about anyone responsible for staffing at any business - small, medium or large - and you are likely to hear of many difficulties in filling vacancies. An inadequate workforce is a problem in most jurisdictions, including here in the Parkland, but a group of area municipalities have banded…
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 07:11
MVSD pleased to have extended bus cancellation in the rearview mirror
No one was happier than Stephen Jaddock when he learned the morning of Jan. 18 that all buses in Mountain View School Division were running. For the previous six school days, the MVSD superintendent/CEO was dealing with the after effects of a snow storm which, for the most part, stalled…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 08:01
Main Street South work progresses
After all of the delays getting started, progress on the reconstruction Main Street South has been substantial. The mild weather the area experienced up to last week allowed for excellent conditions for the contractor to construct several segments of the service road alignments along the eastern and western sides of…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 07:57
Digging out
With 20 plus centimetres of snow falling across the area over the space of a few hours last week and temperatures plummeting to below normal values, the Parkland is now firmly in the grips of winter. And for the City of Dauphin, winter means one very important thing. Snow clearing…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:14
Dauphin Hospital Foundation receives strong support in 2023
The 35th year of the Dauphin Hospital Foundation drew to a close in 2023, and it had the organization taking stock of the past and looking ahead to the future. Looking back at accomplishments and highlights during 2023, the foundation was again touched by the many significant contributions made throughout…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 08:10
Taking down a part of local history, piece by piece
A hallmark of Dauphin’s history is coming down and it couldn’t be in better hands. Troy Angus of The Den is currently on site at the Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport dismantling one of the hangars originally erected as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan’s #10…
Tuesday, 09 January 2024 07:56
Province moving quickly to improve safety at deadly intersection
The Province of Manitoba is committed to improving the safety of the intersection which claimed the lives of 17 Dauphin area seniors last June. That was the message shared by Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor, who were in Dauphin to meet with families and survivors…
Tuesday, 02 January 2024 08:09
A look back at the headlines from 2023
2023 is a year that will be looked back on by many as a difficult one from a global perspective. While good news grabbed its share of the headlines, the year was marred by major armed conflicts, unprecedented weather events and natural disasters, all of which exacted a tremendous toll…
Tuesday, 26 December 2023 07:40
City invites RM to increase its recreation funding
Dauphin city council has identified recreation as one of its priorities. And with discussions concerning the 2024 financial plan well underway, the City is hoping it’s partners at the Rural Municipality of Dauphin join them in addressing a longstanding funding shortfall to the system. The Dauphin Joint Recreation Commission was…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:43
Help arrives from Philippines
Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) recently welcomed four more new Filipino health-care workers, some with family members, who were recruited earlier as part of Manitoba’s Philippines Recruitment Initiative earlier this year. The new arrivals landed at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, Nov. 28. They were understandably tired but excited for the next…
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:40
DDCF celebrates philanthropy
After a lengthy time not being able to gather the community together, the Dauphin and District Community Foundation hosted a special luncheon, Dec. 15, to announce grant recipients from its fall intake and the Philanthropist of the Year. Jason Beyette was honoured as Philanthropist of the Year, in part for…
Tuesday, 12 December 2023 08:07
AMM always a positive trip for councillors
Dauphin city councillors are back from the fall Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention in Brandon and, as always, the event was well worth the hotel bill, mayor David Bosiak said. In particular, the Cities Caucus meeting gave Bosiak some perspective on how stable things are in Dauphin compared to some…