Dauphin Herald
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 16:04
Food bank goes shopping at Co-op
Dauphin and District Community Food Bank (DDCFB) received an early Christmas present from Dauphin Consumers Co-op last week. Reflecting on its 85 years of serving the community, Co-op wanted to round out 2024 in a way that honours its position in the community, by giving back. To that end Robin…
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 16:03
Gathering of Manitoba’s municipalities full of good information: Sirski
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities fall convention in Winnipeg provided an opportunity for local governments from across the province to meet and discuss various issues surrounding their communities. With the convention being held in Winnipeg, it also gave mayors, reeves and councillors a chance to meet with various provincial ministers,…
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 16:02
Importance of main tourism draws backed up through studies
The benefit to Dauphin brought by the community’s two major festivals and the economic potential of the new Northgate Trails development are widely known . . . anecdotely. But thanks to the City of Dauphin’s Economic Development (ED) department, there is now some hard data to back it up. Utilizing…
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 15:22
Kings split a pair on the road
The Dauphin Kings maintained their hold on first place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division despite splitting their two games, last week. On Thursday, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines built a 4-0 lead and hung on for a 4-2 win over the Kings in Waywayseecappo. But the Kings rebounded…
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 15:21
Trojans wins bronze at JV provincials, Clippers win in OT
The Gilbert Plains Trojans won the bronze medal at the Manitoba High School Athletic Association’s A/AA Junior Varsity Volleyball Provincials in Winnipeg, hosted by Immanuel Christian School. The Trojans began the tournament with a 16-25 and 20-25 loss to the Gabrielle-Roy Led Roys of Ile-des-Chenes. Gilbert Plains then lost to…
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 15:21
Body cams, grant changes alter city’s funding for policing
The City of Dauphin is currently working out how two recent announcements are going to affect the cost of policing in the municipality. A two per cent increase in funding for policing will ease the burden somewhat on the city’s largest budget line item, while a new directive outlining that…
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 15:20
Chamber receives accessibility grant
The Parkland Chamber of Commerce was among successful applicants as the province announced over $800,000 in funding to 37 organizations to remove barriers and improve accessibility across Manitoba. The chamber will use the $32,250 awarded to an accessibility audit of all marketing materials and resources, as well as provide educational…
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 15:19
City facing down deficit in Utility Fund
Dauphin’s Utility Fund is trending toward a deficit in 2024. City manager Sharla Griffiths informered councillors of the situation at their regular meeting Nov. 18. “One of the reasons that we’re looking at a possible deficit is that the City of Dauphin last September, so over a year ago now,…
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:49
Kings win two of three to move into first
The Dauphin Kings sit alone in first place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s MGEU West Division after winning two of three games, last week. The week began with a 3-1 win over the Swan Valley Stampeders, Wednesday in Swan River, followed by a 4-2 setback at the hands of…
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:48
Clippers boys play wildcard waiting game after interzone playoffs
The Dauphin Clippers are hoping for a wildcard berth to provincials after failing to win at the interzone playoffs, Saturday in Swan River. The Clippers boys won their semifinal match, beating the host Swan Valley Tigers, 25-11, 25-19 and 25-15. In the final against the top-ranked Neelin Spartans, the Clippers…
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:47
Piasta enters Bowling Hall of Fame for meritorious service
A lifetime of activity in bowling has led to the Manitoba Bowling Hall of Fame for a Dauphin resident. Ralph Piasta was inducted into the Bowling Hall of Fame of Manitoba for meritorious service, Oct. 27 in Winnipeg. Piasta, who learned of the honour about a month ago, has been…
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:47
Area producer inducted in the MFGA Wall of Fame
A well-respected producer from the Ste. Rose is being honoured by the Manitoba Forage Growers Association. Shauna Breault, along with former MFGA board chair Lawrence Knockaert, a dairy farmer from Bruxelles, was announced as the organization’s 2024 Wall of Fame inductees during the MFGA’s seventh annual regenerative agriculture conference, last…
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:47
First responders once again squaring off in food drive
Two local emergency services agencies are once again competing for the benefit of the Dauphin and District Community Food Bank (DDCFB). The Dauphin Fire Department and Dauphin RCMP detachment are preparing for the annual “Pack the Pumper” and “Cram the Cruiser” food drive, Nov. 22 to 28, with the official…
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 16:44
Community Justice Committee recruiting some new members
Justice is one of those concepts that means different things to different people. For some, justice lies in the black and white world of the court system, while for others, a more nuanced approach is needed to arrive at a suitable outcome when dealing with crime. Restorative justice is the…
Tuesday, 12 November 2024 16:18
Super league of curling well underway
Eight teams are competing in this year’s Bayer Crop Science Parkland Super League of Curling, which takes place every Sunday at the Parkland Recreation Complex curling rink. Play began, Oct. 20, with defending champion Kyle Forsyth of Turko Fertilizer opening with a 6-5 win over Bryan Preston of Fire Line…