Dauphin Herald News
Tuesday, 31 December 2024 09:43
Year’s end a time of reflection of area’s elected officials
The end of any year is a time for celebration and reflection. It is also a time to cast thoughts towards the future to wish and to plan. With 2024 coming to a close, Dauphin’s elected officials at all three levels of government did just that. Here are their hopes…
Tuesday, 24 December 2024 08:26
MLA honours RIDE founder
Dauphin MLA Ron Kostyshyn recently honoured the legacy of John Shuttleworth through his contributions to ensuring community safety through Dauphin’s Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program with a special Member Statement read at the Legislature. Following the statement, Kostyshyn presented a framed copy of the speech to Shuttleworth’s wife Anne…
Tuesday, 24 December 2024 08:24
Recreation funding negotiations hit a roadblock
Dauphin will head into the New Year with the issue of recreation funding remaining unsettled after City council rejected a recent funding proposal from their counterparts in the Rural Municipality. The RM forwarded the proposal to the City on Dec. 11 and rejected the plan at a meeting, Dec. 13,…
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 16:02
Year end housekeeping for council at last meeting of 2024
Dauphin city council took care of some year end business during its Dec. 9 regular meeting, the last of 2024. Paying the bills Council tasked mayor David Bosiak to ensure review and payment of accounts falling due by year end in accordance with the Municipal Procurement and Tendering Policy. Interim…
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 16:02
New provincial program “found money” for City
It is always nice when you find a little money, whether that’s a $5 bill in the pocket of a jacket you haven’t worn for awhile or, in the case of the City of Dauphin, a share of a new $62-million provincial fund announced at the recent Association of Manitoba…
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 16:00
Water rates to increase in the new year
Dauphin residents will be paying more for their treated water in the new year following the recent approval of a rate increase by the Public Utilities Board. As of Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum quarterly charge for 5/8-inch standard household connection will increase to $89.59 from the current $79.12, a…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 09:34
Local author launches new publishing company with a rural focus
To celebrate the release of her second book, On Veil Creek, Gaylene Dutchyshen hosted a book reading at the Dauphin Public Library, Saturday. An avid reader as a child, she wrote her first novel in a Hilroy scribbler at the age of 13 and dreamed of becoming an author. “I…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 09:33
Rotary launches new fund with community foundation
The Dauphin Rotary Club has launched a new fund within the Dauphin and District Community Foundation. But this new fund is a little different from what they have done in the past, said club president Darren Eddie. “Rotary has always done donations and stuff for scholarships and things, but never…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 09:32
MLA helps secure trail partnership commitment from Parks Canada
Since the beginning, and even before completion of the construction of the Northgate trail system, those involved have been advocating for a partnership with Parks Canada with an eye to developing world class mountain biking infrastructure. And, while at times it seemed as though the wheels of government turned impossibly…
Thursday, 12 December 2024 09:31
Countryfest organizers excited by 2025 main stage lineup
Looking for that special Christmas gift for the country music lover in your life? Don’t despair, Dauphin’s Countryfest has released its main stage line up just in time for the holiday shopping season. In no particular order, Josh Ross, Jordan Davis and John Michael Montgomery will headline the three nights…
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 16:04
New bylaw offers a better way forward
According to Mahatma Gandhi, the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. On a local level, the City of Dauphin is claiming a piece of that moral high ground with a modernization of its Animal Services Bylaw. The current…
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 15:21
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…