Currently, there is a petition going around Roblin calling on the provincial government to do something about the number of elk in the area, the damage they are causing and the potential risk they pose in spreading TB.

Pine Creek First Nation harvester Phillip Chartrand feels there is a solution that could work for multiple parties and not cost tax payer dollars.

Read all about it in this week’s issue.

About 8 p.m. on January 29, the Roblin RCMP detachment received a report of a vehicle in the ditch. Members attended and the driver tried to hide his identity and was obviously intoxicated.

He was arrested, blew one sample into the instrument, then refused after that. He was remanded into custody. If convicted, this will be his 14th impaired conviction.

More in this week’s RCMP report

We’ve somehow made it normal to allow kids to use smart devices and have access to social media, and now it’s catching up to us.

The Manitoba RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has seen a drastic increase in the number of investigations involving youth and social media. The apps youth are using remain the same, but they are starting to use them at alarmingly younger ages.

Check out the rest of the story in this week’s Review.

Many municipalities have been eagerly awaiting Manitoba Multi-Stewardship Material’s (MMSM) draft of a provincial wide recycling program that would alleviate the responsibility and costs associated with recycling to municipalities. This is not a new topic, but has been an ongoing process since 2021.

Now that MMSM has released a draft of how it will operate, there still seems to not be enough details and information being shared to municipalities on how it will work.

Find out what MOR head of council Robert Misko has to say in this week’s Review.

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. We have to send that message that help is coming whether you’re a physician, whether you’re a nurse, whether you’re a health care professional, and that we’re serious about improving work life balance,” the premier said during a recent visit to Dauphin.

Find out more in this week’s issue.

A public consultation is scheduled to be held in Dauphin on Feb. 19, to collect feedback about barriers, lack of services, supports, and other key issues with adult disability services.

The Integrated Adult Services (IAS) Pilot Project is seeking feedback as a result of a human rights complaint that was filed against the Province of Manitoba.

Find out how to register for the meeting in this issue.

There has been a growing number of producers in the area who have concerns about wildlife impacting their farming operations. One concern locals have is the number of elk in the area, which leads to the risk of TB and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), and the impact on livestock and crops.

“There are some public health risks with TB and CWD for it spreads quickly in herd animals such as elk and cattle,” said Andy Addis, who has launched a petition calling on the government to do something about the number of elk in the area.

Read all about it in this week’s Review.

An inadequate workforce is a problem in most jurisdictions, including here in the Parkland, but a group of area municipalities have banded together to help address the problem in the area.

The Municipality of Roblin, Grandview Municipality, the Municipality of Gilbert Plains, Mossey River Municipality, the Municipality of Ste Rose and the City and the RM of Dauphin each provided $3,500 in seed money to run a one-year pilot project aimed at recruiting skilled workers and matching them directly with employment in the area.

Find out more in this week’s issue.