Dauphin Herald News
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 15:21
Chychota leaving the helm of Parkland Chamber of Commerce
The Parkland Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new executive director after it was announced Stephen Chychota would be stepping down from that position. Chychota’s wife Nicole, was recently hired as the city manager in Portage la Prairie and he will be joining her there. “I gave the board…
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 15:20
Kin Club launches new fund-raising ice fishing derby
The first ever Dauphin Lake Walleye Dash was a tremendous success, with 68 fishers trying their luck just offshore at Ochre Beach, Saturday. The event was hosted by the Kin Club of Dauphin and Toba Outdoors. Prize winners were Fred Boychuk, $2,550; Orville Brown, $1,190; Kashtin Wilson, $850; Nathan Sichewski,…
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 15:19
MVSD increases its budget, lowers its mill rate
The tax bill for those living within the boundaries of Mountain View School Division will have a different look for a variety of reasons. Presenting a draft 2025-26 budget at a public forum, Mar. 6, MVSD secretary-treasurer Lori Slepicka indicated the division has increased its budget requirements by approximately $2.6…
Thursday, 06 March 2025 16:28
Feds, province invest in new child care spaces and training
Health care facilities, schools and post-secondary institutions across the province will soon open new high-quality and flexible child-care spaces for children up to six years old, thanks to a partnership between the governments of Canada and Manitoba Earlier this month, the two governments signed the action plan under the Early…
Thursday, 06 March 2025 16:28
Council promotes purchasing of Canadian goods and shopping local
Dauphin city council showed its support for the trend of shopping Canadian products and supporting local businesses through a proclamation at its regular meeting, Feb. 24. The proclamation recognized that businesses, manufacturers, producers and tradespeople in the region form the backbone of our economy and noted the recent threats of…
Thursday, 06 March 2025 16:27
Consultation a positive sign for mayor and reeve
Justice Minister Matt Wiebe was joined by local MLA Ron Kostyshyn in the City last week to meet stakeholders regarding the Dauphin Community Justice Centre project currently in the works And for the two municipalities which are partners in the project, the meeting felt like a positive step forward in…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:54
City waiting on some numbers to plug into 2025 financial plan
As winter begins giving way to spring, the focus of city officials turns to budgetting. And, while the process began late last year with meetings to identify priorities and explore opportunities, now is the time to work on the finishing touches. “We’ve got some direction for 2025 that we’re working…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:53
Utility Fund numbers looking better: Griffiths
After some concern that they may be headed for a deficit in the Utility Fund in 2024, City administration is breathing a little easier these days. At a regular council meeting last November, city manager Sharla Griffiths informed councillors the fund was trending toward a deficit, due mainly to a…
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:53
RM begins search for new CAO
It is going to be a bit of a homecoming for Nicole Chychota when she assumes her new position of chief administrative officer for the City of Portage la Prairie later this spring. The Rural Municipality of Dauphin announced last week that Chychota would be leaving its municipal administration team…
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:22
Police seek search for would be bomber
Police are looking for the public’s help in identify a would be robber. On Feb. 10, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Dauphin RCMP received a report of an attempted robbery at a business on First Avenue Northeast in the city. When officers arrived at the scene, they were advised by an…
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:21
Provincial funding bump for Mountain View School Division
Funding for Manitoba schools will increase by $67 million for the 2025-26 school year. Background information concerning the announcement, made last week by Manitoba’s new education minister Tracy Schmidt, shows increases will vary between one per cent and almost 10 per cent for individual divisions, with the inclusion of federal…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:41
Ontario measle outbreak makes its way to southern Manitoba
Public health officials are notifying the public of five confirmed cases of measles in southern Manitoba, all connected to an outbreak in Ontario. These cases involve five individuals living within the same household, all of whom were contacts of lab-confirmed cases while recently traveling in Ontario. The individuals have been…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:40
Mazier, Conservatives set their sights on fentanyl traffickers
Dan Mazier is backing Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to crack down on those convicted in the trafficking, production, and distribution of fentanyl by imposing mandatory life sentences, should Conservatives form government after the next election. “Fentanyl is destroying families across Canada. This deadly drug has seeped into our…
Friday, 14 February 2025 15:37
Council paves the way for lagoon financing through bylaws
City council held a pair of public hearings related to the lagoon project set to kick off this spring to open its regular meeting, Feb. 3. The hearings centred on Bylaw 02/2025 and Bylaw 03/2025, which allow for financing $9.1 million of the City’s portion of the $20 million project.…
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 16:18
RMNP adjusts Clear Lake boating restrictions for 2025
Boaters are once again looking forward to enjoying some time on the waters of Clear Lake in 2025 after Parks Canada announced it’s plans to permit watercraft on the lake, reversing a complete ban imposed last season. The decision was made after the discovery of hundreds of live juvenile zebra…