Dauphin city council’s Sept. 25 regular meeting kicked off with a surprise for Mayor David Bosiak.

Through Economic Development manager Martijn van Luijn, Bosiak was presented with an Award of Merit from the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association, which recognizes the efforts of individuals, organizations, community groups or corporations which have influenced the parks and recreation sector in a local, regional and national capacity.

Proclamations

Council passed six proclamations during their meeting, starting with proclaiming Sept, 25 to 30 as Truth and Reconciliation Week and Sept. 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The proclamation considers the 94 Calls to Action authored by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 and marks a public remembrance by the City of Dauphin of the dark history of residential schools.

Council also proclaimed Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 as Right To Know Week, recognizing that access to information is fundamental in a functioning democracy and the importance of open and accountable governments at all levels.

Oct. 1 was proclaimed International Day of Older Persons in recognition of the fact that by 2050, two billion people worldwide will be 60 years of age or older. As the fastest growing segment of Canadian society, older people will require attention to their specific needs, such as income security, housing, health care and elder abuse.

As well, council proclaimed Oct. 2 as Wrongful Conviction Day, recognizing that a wrongful conviction has far reaching and devastating effects and undermines society’s trust in the criminal justice system.

Oct. 8 to 14 was proclaimed as Fire Prevention Week, highlighting the City of Dauphin’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all of its citizens and visitors.

Finally, Oct. 15 to 21 was proclaimed Small Business Week and Chamber Days as a means of celebrating entrepreneurship and the important role played by small and medium sized businesses.

Read more in this week's Dauphin Herald!

There have been posters up advertising BreastCheck Manitoba’s annual mobile breast check screening in many rural and northern Manitoba communities. Appointment dates were advertised to be scheduled for October, however that won’t be the case for every woman who has booked an appointment.

Numerous women have reported having their breast check screening appointment pushed back to dates in February and March of 2024.

Find out more in this week’s Review.

Roblin RCMP Detachment is without clerical staff for the foreseeable future.

As a result, the Roblin Detachment office hours will be greatly reduced. We will have alternative clerical staff in the Roblin office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

More in this week’s RCMP report.

In honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day, many organizations and schools are doing their part to educate and create awareness around Every Child Matters and residential school survivors.

In Grandview, a beautiful gift honouring residential school survivors has been given to the Grandview School, to fly in honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day and to create awareness.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

Opaskwayak Cree Nation is home to many talented people who have a variety of gifts to share. When it comes to music, everyone knows there’s a star in the community and he’s been a part of the music scene for quite some time. Ahab Constant started playing music at a very young age and grew up around several musical influences within his own family.
“I started playing the fiddle when I was very young,” said Constant. “We were living in Barrows at the time. My uncles were living around there too and they had a couple of instruments, a guitar and a fiddle. I was more interested in the fiddle than the guitar.
“One day I went to visit my uncle and he told me to just play the guitar, and not to touch the fiddle that was hanging on the wall. While I was there, he was getting ready to go somewhere to see some friends, and told me once again to not touch the fiddle on the wall. I started playing the guitar and he left. I kept looking out the window, while playing the guitar, to see how far away he was. Finally, he was out of sight, and then I picked up the fiddle.

Many of us don’t realize the power and healing that can come by sharing lived experiences and one’s culture with others. This has been a powerful journey that Steven Nipin-Muskwa has been on and discovered through the course of his life. He didn’t grow up immersed in his Indigenous culture, but he has taken the time to rectify that and share it with others.
“My family is originally from The Pas and my mother was a Sixties Scoop survivor,” said Nipin-Muskwa. “She was raised in the U.S. by a non-Indigenous family. I grew up knowing nothing about my Indigenous culture and about 15 years ago I went to my first pow wow with some friends. I didn’t know anything about where I was from or my family, but watching the pow wow, I was drawn into it and it was amazing.

Canadian social media sensation, Gurdeep Pandher, has caught the eye of many followers online with his Bhangra dancing and spreading messages of joy, hope and positivity. Pandher makes videos of his Bhangra dancing and shares them on his social media. This all started as a result of the pandemic and as a means of lifting people’s spirits up.
“I live in the Yukon territory, in an off the grid cabin in the wilderness,” said Pandher. “When the pandemic started, I became passionate about Bhangra dancing and sending out positive and joy during that time when it was very much needed. I started making a video each day, dancing in the wilderness around my cabin and posting it on social media as sending messages of joy, hope and positivity across the country and beyond.

The Town of The Pas is thrilled to warmly welcome the new Sam Waller Museum Director, Jaxon Baker! Jaxon possesses a Master in Museology from the Université de Montréal and a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in History from the University of New Brunswick. He has also completed Fleming College's Museum Management and Curatorship Program.

Ever wonder what the Dauphin Herald online papers look like? Ever thought about switching from your paper copy to an online edition? 

Now is your chance to check it out and see how you like it with the Dauphin Herald's Total Market Coverage for September 2023.

Read below, enjoy!

On Sept. 19, community members gathered in support of Disability Matters Vote. The public awareness campaign has the goal of ensuring all Manitobans with disabilities can participate in election activities and those who are eligible to vote can do so, to promote priority attention for disability issues in the provincial election, and to support Manitobans in making informed voting decisions.