The Elbert Chartrand Friendship Centre held the annual Truth Walk for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this past Saturday (Sept. 30), to recognize all the children that endured or didn’t come home from the residential schools...

The Dauphin Clippers boys golf team won a bronze medal at provincials, Sept. 29, at the Pleasant Valley Golf Club south of Belmont.

Jackson Delaurier shot a 75 to finish one shot back of Neepawa’s Hayden Delaloye.

Boston Karlson shot an 82, while Cash McCallum finished with an 87 and Mitchell Rauliuk shot a 94.

St. Paul’s Crusaders won the provincial title on a tie-breaker over the Steinbach Sabres after both teams finished with a 236.

In the girls’ tournament, the College Jeanne Sauve Olympiens won the gold, with a 278, two shots better than the Carman Cougars.

Swan Valley won the bronze with a 289, led by Crystal Zamzow, who had the low girls’ score with a 70.

Only the top three scores go towards to the team’s overall total.

Cross-country zones

Dauphin hosted the Zone 8 cross-country regionals, Sept. 26, at the Northgate Trail System, with three runners finishing first in their categories.

Cecilie Larson in the varsity girls, Roman Polovinka in the JV boys and Liam Sobering in the varsity boys all won their races, while Ava Paziuk was second in the varsity girls race.

Also competing in the varsity girls race were Kara Paziuk, who was third; Calla Tabin who finished fourth; Rachel Desseaux who was fifth; and Ellie Czarnecki, who was sixth.

Other competitors in the JV girls race were Jessica White, who finished 11th and Emma Windsor, who finished 12th.

All athletes have qualified for provincials, Oct. 11, at the Asessippi Ski Hill.

Clippers sail to first win

The Dauphin Clippers football team hit the win column, Friday in Dauphin, scoring a 40-6 win over the ParkWest Outlaws.

Will Miner led the offence with 109 yards rushing on 11 carries, while Sully Fox ran the ball 11 times for 60 yards, including two touchdowns.

Cody Zurba was seven for 14 in passing for 60 yards.

The defence was led by Josiah Seale with four tackles, two assists, half a sack, one knockdown and an interception he returned for a touchdown. Lars Gudbjartson had six tackles, one assist and one interception. Jackson Cheater had five tackles, one assist, half a sack and one knock down, while

Declan Waggoner chipped in with three tackles, two assists, an interception returned for a touchdown and a knockdown.

Dauphin will now take its 1-3 record into Neepawa, Saturday, to face the 0-4 Tigers at 3 p.m.

The Dauphin Kings suffered their first loss of the season, Sunday, when they dropped a 2-1 decision to the previously winless Selkirk Steelers at Credit Union Place.

The loss came on the heels of a 4-3 overtime win over the Portage Terriers, Friday in Portage. That win improved Dauphin’s record to 3-0-0-0, until Sunday’s loss.

Naaman Hofer scored the overtime winner against Portage, just 56 seconds into the extra frame.

Myles Yearwood, Gabriel Bugeaud and Nolan Wickham had the Dauphin goals in regulation, while Nolan Nenow, Grant Dardis and former King Slade Stanick replied for Portage.

Cole Sheffield stopped 20 shots in the victory and Portage’s Gavin Renwick made 35 saves in the loss.

Special teams proved to be the difference against Selkirk.

In front of a crowd of 727 spectators, Deshon Frieson and Owen Wiehs each scored on a power play for Selkirk, while Jack Hodgins had a busy night, being called upon to make 37 stops in goal.

Ethan Williment was the only King to find the back of the net. Austin Seibel made his Kings debut in goal and made 19 saves.

Selkirk finished two-for-six on the power play, including four man advantages in the third period. Dauphin was scoreless in four chances.

Kings head coach and general manager Doug Hedley said the Kings played well after the second period, with good puck control.

“They weren’t really getting any opportunities and we had some good chances,” he said. “You can’t kill eight minutes in penalties in the third period and not be on your heels a little bit. We had some good opportunities at the end, but couldn’t get it through. That’s what happens when you set yourselves back.”

Hedley felt the Kings rebounded well in the second period after falling behind in the first period.

“We didn’t come off the hop real good. Not being on the ice for a couple of days doesn’t help. We couldn’t get in the building (Saturday),” he said. “It is what it is. No excuses. They worked hard and found a way to win.”

Although the Kings had 38 shots, they didn’t really generate much in the way of quality scoring chances, something Hedley feels needs to improve.

“I think we’ve got to get better in the offensive zone. We do it all the time. We talk about creating offence. We didn’t drive the middle enough to get pucks to the net. And then we missed short side, high side instead of going far pad,” he said. “We’ve got to start doing some simple smart things. Intangibles win hockey games and it’s the little things that make the difference. We didn’t have any net front presence in the first period at all. And until we get that mentality and it becomes habit, then we’re going to let goaltenders see pucks. We’re not going to create offence for scoring if we’re not going to be willing to go to the hard areas.”

On the flip side, the Kings limited Selkirk’s chances.

“I thought we controlled the puck after the first period. And when we stayed five-on-five I thought we were pretty good,” Hedley said, adding the league has a lot of parity this season, much like it had the last few years. “It doesn’t matter who you play this year. The parity is unbelievable and the speed is there. There’s some good speed in the league and if we’re playing with speed and play fast, we’re a very tough team to play against. And in the second and third period we were that. We just couldn’t get the win.”

The Kings will get a stiff test tonight when they host the Virden Oil Capitals at 7:30 p.m.

With a veteran-laden lineup, the 2-2-1-0 Oil Capitals are among the favourites to win the MGEU West Division.

Following Tuesday’s game, the Kings will face the Neepawa Titans, who are off to a 3-2-0-0 start to the season and will not be an easy opponent.

Dauphin’s lineup was bolstered by the addition of veteran Alex Senf from the North American Hockey League.

Senf had 19 goals and 39 points with the Kings last season and was in the lineup against Selkirk.

“We know he can score, so we’re hoping that touch is contagious,” Hedley said.

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.