Dauphin Herald
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 07:35
Checkmate
Jon Bettner of Dauphin, took first place on tiebreaks in the Winnipeg Open Chess Tournament U1600 section with a score of 4/5 from three wins and two draws. The tournament was held from Jan. 5 to 7, at the University of Manitoba with 41 players contesting the U1600 section and…
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 07:29
Local makers band together to help one of their own
The local maker community is a close-knit group, one that continually supports each other year round. They can often be seen offering their products at various local markets or in select shops in the area. A sudden medical emergency involving her four-year-old son would have resulted in Jenna Scheller, owner-operator…
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 07:28
Grand opening
Valerie McInnes and Travis Senecal offered a few words in an online video inviting the public to the grand opening of The Bloom ‘n Bean, Saturday. The public was invited to stop in for some coffee and cake as they celebrated their grand opening.
Tuesday, 23 January 2024 07:14
Rangers split with Cougars
The Parkland Rangers are doing what they can to stay in the playoff race, earning a split with the second-place Southwest Cougars, this past weekend. Cam Sarna had two goals and an assist and Maddox Shindle also scored twice to lead Parkland to a 7-4 win, Friday in Dauphin. On…
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, 23 January 2024 07:11
Kings riding six-game win streak to start new year
The Dauphin Kings have started the new year red hot, having won six games in a row to move to within three points of second place. Newcomer Ashton Paul paid immediate dividends in his first game, scoring the game winner on a power play with less than two minutes remaining…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 08:09
Always read the fine print before diving in
By Ed StozekFor the Herald Tuning into 630 CKRC on the transistor radio, or watching The Ed Sullivan Show on Brandon’s CKX television provided an avenue for the latest music trends by musical groups and solo artists. While attending Grades 10 to 12 at the Elphinstone Collegiate, my classmates and…
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, 16 January 2024 07:14
Self-accountability lacking with Rangers
The Parkland Rangers are slowly falling out of the playoff race in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League after a pair of losses over the weekend. The Rangers dropped a 5-3 decision to the Winnipeg Wild, Saturday in Winnipeg, before losing 7-1 to the Interlake Lightning, Sunday in Teulon. As…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 07:12
Kings busy with deals at trade deadline
The Dauphin Kings were busy at the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s (CJHL) trade deadline, with five deals made. The deals started, Jan. 5, with the Kings sending forward Blake Boudreau, 20, to the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League for a player development fee (PDF). Boudreau had…
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 07:00
Ready to launch
Sesley Sloboda signs a copy of her book, Mother, Mother, for Dr. Jim Rae at a private book launch for family and friends, Saturday in the Old Fire Hall at the Watson Arts Centre. The book, which is the second Sloboda has written, will be available on all online book…