Dauphin Herald
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 14:05
Clippers lose in heartbreaking fashion
The Dauphin Clippers football team came, oh so close to remaining undefeated in the Rural Manitoba Football League, Saturday in Moosomin. But a goalline stand on a two-point conversion ended with the Clippers suffering their first loss of the season, a 14-12 decision versus the Generals. “It was a heartbreaker,”…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 11:03
Beef producers throw support behind Agriculture in the Classroom
Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba (AITC-M) has entered a transformative three-year funding partnership with Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP), amounting to $105,000. The alliance underscores a shared commitment to ensuring the next generation is well-informed about the agriculture industry’s opportunities and challenges. Katharine Cherewyk, executive director of AITC-M, expressed her enthusiasm for…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 11:02
Open conversations about mental health in agriculture are needed
The Do More Agriculture Foundation’s (Do More Ag) 2024 campaign, #TalkItOut, runs until the end of October. This important initiative seeks to raise awareness around the critical need for open conversations about mental health in agriculture. Recent findings from the National Survey of Farmer Mental Health, led by Dr. Andria…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 11:02
Keep everyone safe during harvest
Farm accidents can cause severe injuries, death, and damage to property and livestock. Most accidents are preventable. As you work in your fields this fall, always take a moment to look up and check your clearance before moving machinery and maintain at least three metres between your equipment and power…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 11:01
2024 harvest well underway in the region
Dry conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures have resulted in strong progress when it comes to harvesting the 2024 crop, according to the latest Manitoba Crop Report. Despite some recent localized rainfall and frost over most of the region, the latest Manitoba Crop Report shows that overall, harvest in the Northwest…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 11:00
Dauphin air cadet adds to their skills at Yukon camp
The 50 Lt.-Col. Barker V.C., Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Dauphin, has some survival expertise to draw on after one of their number attended training in Whitehorse, Yukon, this summer. Cadet Maison Legge, along with 57 other cadets, completed the Survival Instructor Course at the Whitehorse Cadet Training Centre.…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:59
Isfeld makes the most of unique drag racing opportunity
Imagine getting the chance to meet your idol. For Dauphin’s Marty Isfeld, that chance became a reality when he traveled to Edmonton to participate in the Street Outlaws No Prep Kings (NPK) All Stars vs Canada drag races in July. In April, just on a whim, Dawn Isfeld sent an…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:59
New group to focus on the happy side of mental health
Anyone dealing with mental health issues will soon have a chance to discuss their problems with others in a group setting. Eleanor Snitka, a Peer Connections Manitoba counsellor, is looking to start a Stories and Smiles group for people who are living alone or may be full-time caregivers and they…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:58
Back in Black's
Any time you can combine a passion with an opportunity and at the same time address a social need, you should count yourself lucky. And that is what Melisa Stefaniw and Alex Man are doing after such a convergence allowed them to launch one of Dauphin’s newest businesses. Back in…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:58
Mavs season ends
The Parkland Mavericks season has come to an end with a 36-17 loss to the Winnipeg Wombats, Sept. 7, in Winnipeg. Oliver Dandeneau, Matt Zurba and Daniel Evans had Parkland’s tries and Evans added a convert. It was the first playoff game for the Mavericks in more than 20 years…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:57
New hockey program aims to bring more girls to the game
Girls who want to give hockey a try have the opportunity to learn about the game and to improve their skills, Saturdays throughout the winter. Starting Oct. 12, the Saturdays Are For the Girls program will hit the ice at Credit Union Place in Dauphin from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:56
Dauphin has connection to Olympic silver medalist
Dauphin is connected to the recent 2024 Paris Olympic games through Abby Dent, a great granddaughter of the late Ted and Alice Dent, who won a silver medal as a member of the Canadian Women’s Eight rowing team. Dent was born in Kenora, Ont., to Leanne and Carlton Dent and…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:56
Delaurier set to head Down Under
Dauphin’s Jackson Delaurier’s success on the Male Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) this summer will lead him Down Under in a couple of weeks. Delaurier will be one of eight Canadians who will travel to New South Wales, Australia, to compete in the prestigious Jack Newton International Junior Classic, Oct.…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:55
CPFF grant enables City to expand its surveillance camera system
A successful application to the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund will enable the City of Dauphin to install additional security cameras at several of its facilities. The $24,353.20 grant will allow the City to add 15 cameras to its existing system of 17 high-resolution video feeds already in place. The new…
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 10:54
WAC looking to cool things down through new fund-raising campaign
The need for air conditioning in the Watson Arts Centre has been well known for years, if not decades. Now the centre will begin fund-raising towards fulfilling that need. The fund-raising campaign, titled “Make the Watson the Coolest Building in Town”, is looking for donations from area residents. “Technically, it’s…