Dauphin Herald
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:55
Varsity boys on verge of provincials
The Dauphin Clippers varsity boys are one win away from a berth to a provincial qualifying tournament after a lopsided 109-36 win over the Swan Valley Tigers in game one of the zone playoffs, Thursday in Dauphin. Originally scheduled for Swan River, Feb. 17, the games featuring both the varsity…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:54
Dauphin wins U15 provincial gold on home ice
The Dauphin Kings U15 hockey team won the provincial gold on home ice, this past weekend. Hosting the Co-ed U15 A provincials, Dauphin opened the tournament with a 6-4 win over Virden. Drayson Demeria led the way with three goals and Kellan Shtykalo added a pair. Carter Smigelsky had a…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:54
City waiting on some numbers to plug into 2025 financial plan
As winter begins giving way to spring, the focus of city officials turns to budgetting. And, while the process began late last year with meetings to identify priorities and explore opportunities, now is the time to work on the finishing touches. “We’ve got some direction for 2025 that we’re working…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:53
Utility Fund numbers looking better: Griffiths
After some concern that they may be headed for a deficit in the Utility Fund in 2024, City administration is breathing a little easier these days. At a regular council meeting last November, city manager Sharla Griffiths informed councillors the fund was trending toward a deficit, due mainly to a…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:53
RM begins search for new CAO
It is going to be a bit of a homecoming for Nicole Chychota when she assumes her new position of chief administrative officer for the City of Portage la Prairie later this spring. The Rural Municipality of Dauphin announced last week that Chychota would be leaving its municipal administration team…
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:24
Rangers control own fate as season winds down
The Parkland Rangers have their fate in their own hands entering the final week of the regular season in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League. The Rangers make their final trip to Winnipeg on the weekend, dropping both games to the Winnipeg Wild. Reid McIntyre scored twice and added an…
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:23
Clippers on a roll as regular season winds down
Another busy week in the Westman High School Hockey League saw the Dauphin Clippers earn seven of a possible eight points, solidifying their hold on second place. The week began with a 9-3 win over the Roblin/Grandview/Gilbert Plains Raiders, Tuesday in Dauphin, with Ronin Mouck leading the way with three…
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:22
Police seek search for would be bomber
Police are looking for the public’s help in identify a would be robber. On Feb. 10, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Dauphin RCMP received a report of an attempted robbery at a business on First Avenue Northeast in the city. When officers arrived at the scene, they were advised by an…
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:21
Provincial funding bump for Mountain View School Division
Funding for Manitoba schools will increase by $67 million for the 2025-26 school year. Background information concerning the announcement, made last week by Manitoba’s new education minister Tracy Schmidt, shows increases will vary between one per cent and almost 10 per cent for individual divisions, with the inclusion of federal…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:43
Higgins heads south with Selects
A Dauphin football player will be in Florida next week as part of the Manitoba Selects football team. Brenden Higgins, 17, was selected to play for the Selects at a tournament in Miami and Orlando, Fla., Feb. 14 to 23. Higgins attended three tryout practices in Winnipeg, which weren’t grueling.…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:41
Montagnion, Payne win gold at Swim Manitoba’s junior provincials
Eight members of the Parkland Gators Swim Club competed at Swim Manitoba’s junior provincials in Brandon this past weekend, with two swimmers winning gold. Here is a look at the top 10 results for each of the swimmers. Lile Montagnion: first place in the girls 50m backstroke; fourth place in…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:41
Ontario measle outbreak makes its way to southern Manitoba
Public health officials are notifying the public of five confirmed cases of measles in southern Manitoba, all connected to an outbreak in Ontario. These cases involve five individuals living within the same household, all of whom were contacts of lab-confirmed cases while recently traveling in Ontario. The individuals have been…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:40
Mazier, Conservatives set their sights on fentanyl traffickers
Dan Mazier is backing Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to crack down on those convicted in the trafficking, production, and distribution of fentanyl by imposing mandatory life sentences, should Conservatives form government after the next election. “Fentanyl is destroying families across Canada. This deadly drug has seeped into our…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:37
Council paves the way for lagoon financing through bylaws
City council held a pair of public hearings related to the lagoon project set to kick off this spring to open its regular meeting, Feb. 3. The hearings centred on Bylaw 02/2025 and Bylaw 03/2025, which allow for financing $9.1 million of the City’s portion of the $20 million project.…
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 16:19
Loss to Virden costly as Glover, Murray injured, Hofer suspended
Despite one of their worst games of the season, the Dauphin Kings managed to extend their lead over the Northern Manitoba Blizzard and Neepawa Titans in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division. Just six days after spoiling the party on Ukrainian Night with a 4-2 win over the…