Dauphin Herald News
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 07:41
Communities in Bloom judges heading to Dauphin
Dauphin residents should start sprucing up properties in preparation for a visit from the Communities in Bloom (CIB) judges at the end of the month. CIB judges Susan Ellis from Pembroke, Ont., and Alex Pearl from Centreville, Ohio, will evaluate the city, July 27 to 29. This year marks the…
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 07:35
Mazier reintroduces bill on internet speed clarity
Dan Mazier’s push to bring clarity to the Canadian internet landscape is back on. The Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa member of Parliament had been working to amend Canada's Telecommunications Act, but that work was halted due to an unexpected election. Mazier is taking on the fight for Canadians who have felt cheated…
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 07:32
Council candidates coming forward
With the registration period for those seeking council seats in the Oct. 26 general municipal election opening last week, Kirk Dawson has been busy. The Senior Election Official for the City of Dauphin and the Rural Municipality of Dauphin said inquiries from prospective candidates and requests for registration packages have…
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 07:26
A triumphant return for the GP-GV fair and rodeo
With the beautiful weather and the strong support from sponsors and the public, it is evident to Kevin Boese the return of the Gilbert Plains- Grandview Agricultural Society’s Fair and Rodeo was meant to be. The society president said considering the event has not been held for two years, he…
Tuesday, 05 July 2022 07:49
DRCSS Class of 2022 award and scholarship winners
Thanks to the generosity of local supporters, 42 students were recognized with over 100 scholarships totaling over $90,000 at the DRCSS graduation last week. Winners included Katherine Kowalchuk, she took home the Dauphin Herald's Scholarship! Check out page seven and eight in this week's Dauphin Herald for all the winners.
Tuesday, 05 July 2022 07:41
Fair organizers could not be more pleased with 2022 edition
Organizers of the Dauphin Agricultural Society’s (DAS) Fair and Exhibition could not have asked for a better return after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. DAS president Teren Stykalo said it was a fantastic weekend with a lot of people hitting the fair grounds to check out everything…
Tuesday, 05 July 2022 07:37
Dauphin’s Countryfest back in the groove: Ransom
Planning and executing a world class music festival is a lot like riding a bike - it doesn’t matter if you haven’t done it for awhile, muscle memory kicks in and everything comes flooding back. At least that is the experience for Dauphin’s Countryfest organizers who brought Canada’s longest running…
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:44
Dauphin Agricultural Society Fair and Exhibition makes its return
For the first time in three years, the sights and sounds of the midway will be heard in Dauphin with the return of the 2022 Dauphin Fair, July 1 to 3. The fair actually kicks off, June 30, with the 4-H beef steer and sheep classes at 1 p.m., followed…
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:38
City, RM host AMM district meeting
Municipal representatives from across the Parkland were in Dauphin last week for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities’ June District meeting. “It was a decent crowd with people from as far as Roblin and as close as Gilbert Plains,” Dauphin mayor Christian Laughland said, adding between 60 and 70 delegates attended.…
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:30
No mosquito fogging, says City
Manitoba’s two largest urban centres are gearing up to begin fogging operations for nuisance mosquitoes, but Dauphin residents will have to deal with the pervasive pests on their own as the City of Dauphin has opted against fogging as a control measure at this time. “The City of Dauphin is…
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:22
Dauphin’s Countryfest returns to the hill after two-year hiatus
Dauphin’s Countryfest’s return to the hill is only days away and, after a two year absence, festival president Ann Ransom could not be more excited. “It is just wonderful. We’re a little rusty, but it is so good. Being a community person in the City of Dauphin and working in…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 07:49
Parkland Campus alumni honoured with awards
Four Parkland residents have been honoured with Assiniboine Community College’s Alumni Association awards. Tere Stykalo received a Distinguished Alumni Award, presented annually to graduates of the college who have distinguished themselves in both their chosen profession and their community, while Jadelyn McKay, Kayla Gillis and Nicole Koroway were honoured with…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 07:46
St. Paul’s Home Ladies Auxiliary ceases operations
St. Paul’s Home Ladies Auxiliary recently held its final meeting due to its aging membership. The group decided to dissolve at a meeting, Sept. 20, 2021, and the final meeting was held, June 13. Established in 1981 under the guidance of Sister Jean Zemliak, the auxiliary was a volunteer organization…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 07:42
Family fund effects positive
For the last few months the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund has been soliciting support for its efforts to relocate families displaced by the war in Ukraine. And with nine families making their way to the Parkland so far, the positive effects of those efforts are starting to show. “Our original…
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 07:38
Police seek assistance with Trembowla theft
Police are seeking the public’s assistance following a theft at a historical sight northwest of Dauphin, last week. On June 12, at approximately 9:05 a.m., Dauphin RCMP received a complaint of theft from the director of the Trembowla Cross of Freedom museum and church, which is located 20 kilometres northwest…