Many people and hospital staff are frustrated beyond belief at the restrictions and closures surrounding rural hospital emergency rooms.

Both Roblin and Grandview have been hit the hardest the last go round, meanwhile other hospitals in the area are being stretched thin as they accommodate the influx of patients.

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Another great musician has come out of his shell and earning recognition on the stage as an artist. Opaskwayak Cree Nation’s (OCN) Zack Richards recently won the 2022 GX94 Star Search Competition in Yorkton, SK.
Ever since he can remember, Richards has always loved music, but it wasn’t until he was an adult that he worked up the courage to sing publicly.
“I’ve been singing publicly for ten years now, but honestly I’ve been singing all my life,” said Richards. “I have this really early memory of being in a car seat and my dad playing guitar to me. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved music.
“I never went public with my singing until I turned 18. As a teenager, I started coming out of my shell and sang in front of my siblings. I picked up a guitar when I was 21 years old, and taught myself how to play it. I was looking at basic cords on Google Images and started off with three chords. From there I developed more musical skills and learned how to play the guitar.”

Dauphin’s Countryfest continues to be a favorite summer event for residents of the tri-community area. After a two-year break, the atmosphere at this year’s festival was nothing but positive and while crowds were not as large as in previous years, the event was a success with a top-notch Canadian performers line-up over four days.
“This year, the focus is ‘return to the hill’ and the people have, from patrons to volunteers. It’s been great and so many of the performers have expressed how happy they are to be back at Dauphin’s Countryfest.” General Manager Rob Waloschuk said after day one of the event. Waloschuk emphasized that, like many festival and events, the key to success is everyone.
“None of this would have been possible without the support of loyal ticket buyers, the support of our volunteers, our community and the support of you all,” Waloschuk said

Another great musician has come out of his shell and earning recognition on the stage as an artist. Opaskwayak Cree Nation’s (OCN) Zack Richards recently won the 2022 GX94 Star Search Competition in Yorkton, SK.
Ever since he can remember, Richards has always loved music, but it wasn’t until he was an adult that he worked up the courage to sing publicly.
“I’ve been singing publicly for ten years now, but honestly I’ve been singing all my life,” said Richards. “I have this really early memory of being in a car seat and my dad playing guitar to me. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved music.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral will be celebrating its centennial anniversary this year. It was constructed in 1922 and replaced a church that was built in 1910. The bell that was situated in the belfry was originally beside the church built in 1910. In 1982, the bell was then removed from the belfry and placed in front of the cathedral in 1985.
Adjacent to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cathedral was the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School, which was a two-story wood frame building that was built in 1916. The school ran until 1973, when students were moved to the Mary Duncan Elementary School and the building was torn down in 1974.

The 2022 Gilbert Plains Senior Mixed Scramble took place at the Gilbert Plains Golf and Country Club, July 11.

In the championship flight, the twosome of Dennis Lukey and John Kalechyn took first place, shooting a 65

Second place went to D. Graves and Mel Graves with 66 on a count back over W. Olson and Mark Olson.

The first flight was topped by the team of Scott Lynxleg and Merv Lynxleg, who shot a 75 total, on a count back over S Mancheese and Wayne Catcheway. The twosome of Brad Sawyer and Marie Sawyer finished third, shooting 76.

The second flight saw the team of Mel Green and B Michalski finish in first , shooting a 79. Second place went to D. Cook and J. Kulchycki on a count back over Lloyd Campbell and Donna Campbell. Both teams shot 82.

The afternoon also featured closest to the hole competitions on the par 3s with Kent Wieb earning the title on no. 4 at 11 feet even. Doug Cooke was closest on no. 9 at 12 inches while Freddie Todoruk was closest on No. 14 at eight feet, one inch and Mike Pernarowski was was closest on no. 17, also oat eight feet, one inch.

A little more than a year after he first had the idea to develop a memorial honouring Dauphin’s participation in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and the thousands of airmen who trained at two bases in the community, Al Gray is preparing to unveil the fruits of his efforts.

Set for Aug. 27, the Airport Memorial 80 unveiling will take place in two parts, Gray said.

“We’ll be meeting at the cemetery at about 10:30 in the morning and we will be unveiling a commemorative plaque listing the names of the 15 airmen that lie at rest at Riverside Cemetery. They are 15 of the 49 that were killed here while training,” Gray said “As well, at the cemetery we will be dedicating two granite benches, one in the old veterans section where the airmen are buried and one in the new veterans section.”

Later in the day people will gather at the airport for a ceremony which will begin at 1 p.m., last for approximately 30 minutes and will culminate with the unveiling of the monuments.

“We are flanking the Barker Monument with two five-foot-by-three-foot pieces of granite. They will give the history of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, they will give the history of the two air schools. And on the rear of both is going to be a list of the 29 airmen that were killed in service at the south airport at the service flight training school, and the 20 airmen that were killed at the bombing and gunnery school,” Gray said, adding the two schools trained 9,000 of the 131,000 airmen trained as part of the plan.

“That’s what we are doing to commemorate and memorialize Dauphin’s and Paulson’s role in the air training plan.”

Following the dedication, Gray has a special treat planned as three vintage military aircraft will be on hand courtesy of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon.

The Harvard, Tiger Moth and Cornell aircraft will sit on the apron for the public to inspect and will offer rides to those wanting the complete historic experience.

The cost of the flight for the Harvard is $400 while the Tiger Moth and Cornell are each $280, Gray said, adding those flying must also purchase a $30 museum membership which covers the flight insurance.

The fees are simply cost recovery and a tax deductible receipt will be issued, Gray said.

“These flights have to be pre-booked. They want at least four flights per aircraft booked and I’ve currently got four of the 12 flights a booked,” he said, adding he hopes to further include the aircraft in the days events by way of a low level flyover during the morning dedication at the cemetery. “These pilots are seasoned, well-practiced pilots. What they do is they fly these as the dedicated pilots and they fly these aircraft around to all sorts of air shows throughout the summer.”

The flights will begin at 10 a.m., however, the planes will remain on the ground during the airport ceremony.

Anyone interested in booking a flight can email Gray at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

“We’re going to encourage people to bring their lawn chairs because there’s only going to be a finite amount of seating available. If they want to bring their lawn chairs and set them up on the grass that’s fine,” Gray said, adding he is hoping for good weather. “It’s a mist or shine event. If there’s a torrential rainfall we do not have an alternate day. It’s going to be that day or not at all. The monuments are going to be there they may end up going without an official unveiling.

“This is definitely something that we’re really hoping is going to fly.”

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 28th edition of CIB and the city of Dauphin is participating in the International Challenge Small category, along with Sussex, NB, Ingria, Italy, Glaslough, Ireland, Lewisburg, WV, and Velika Polana, Slovenia.

The communities will be rated from 1 to 5 Blooms, based on the scoring obtained. Also, they will aim to obtain Bronze, Silver or Gold levels in their 5-Bloom rating.

The national and international results will be announced in Victoria, B.C., between Oct. 20 and 23, as part of the National Symposium on Parks and Grounds and the National and International Awards celebrating “Year of the Garden.”

The event will be the first in-person Symposium for CIB since 2019, following two years of virtual awards ceremonies, virtual judging consultations and virtual webinars.

Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit volunteer and partnership-driven organization that uses a multi-tiered competitive evaluation process to foster community strength, involvement, and continuous improvement. This is accomplished by nurturing environmental sustainability, enhancements of green spaces, and heritage conservation in cultural and natural environments encompassing municipal, residential, commercial, and institutional spaces.

The vision is to inspire all communities to enhance their quality of life and environment through people and plants to create community pride.

Visitors to the local Tim Horton’s last Wednesday had the opportunity to help send some youths from underserved communities to a Tims Camp.

On that day 100 per cent of proceeds from the sale of hot and iced coffee supported the initiative.

As well, the public had and opportunity to support Tim Hortons Foundation Camps by purchasing a Camp Day bracelet for $2 or a pair of red and white camp-themed socks for $5.

The local restaurant also maximized its fund-raising efforts by selling raffle tickets and offering to wash the windshields of vehicles in the drive-through lane.

Camp Day has raised over $225 million in its 30-year history and has helped Tim Hortons Foundation Camps support more than 300,000 youth between the ages of 12 to 16 through a multi-year camp-based program.

 A total of $7,000 in proceeds were raised from the Swan Valley Credit Union Beef-on-a-Bun fundraiser, held on Friday (July 8). The proceeds were evenly split between the Swan Valley Health Centre for a CT Scanner and the CMHA Enhanced Community Mobilization Program/Meet off Main. Kate Church and Lance Jacobson accepted the $3,500 donation on behalf of the Swan Valley Health Facilities Foundation. Stacy Grindleand Barb Lewis accepted the $3,500 donation on behalf of the Canadian Mental Health Association and Enhanced Community Mobilization Program’s Meet Off Main project.