News Headlines
Date Updated 02/22/2012 5:30 am
Wednesday Febrauary 22nd, 2012
Block Parent
A group of Dauphin citizens are reviving a local program that protects young school children and seniors. The Block Parent program is looking for homes in Dauphin who are willing to display the Block Parent sign, and respond to anyone in distress. Organizer Jade Kershane spoke to Cody Glydon yesterday morning and says all the information you need is at the Friendship Centre. If everything goes according to plan, Dauphin will again have a block Parent Program starting next month.
Enviro-Farms
The Harper Conservative are investing in a local Conservation district with the goal of studying ways in which farmers can improve crop quality, while reducing C-O-2 emissions. Yesterday in Miniota, local M-P Robert Sopuck announced a 160 thousand dollar investment towards agro-forestry. Sopuck says the government is dedicated to ensuring the agricultural sector remains the driving force behind Canada’s economy. Sopuck says the Upper Assiniboine Conservation District will use the investment to study how agro-forestry will reduce production costs, and help lower the output of greenhouse gas emissions .
MB Lawyer
A Manitoba lawyer has been stripped of his licence to practise law because he took too much money from former students of residential schools. Howard Tennenhouse pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking nearly one million dollars in excess fees from 55 former students. The Law Society of Manitoba says all students will be reimbursed, either by Tennenhouse or by the society. The federal government is in the midst of settling claims by former students who were abused at residential schools.
Dumpster-Homicide
A suspicious find in a Winnipeg dumpster has led to a homicide investigation. Police confirm that they were called Monday about something that had been found along Donald Street. Reports suggest a restaurant employee called police after finding what looked like two severed hands sticking out of a garbage bin outside a highrise apartment building. Police say evidence was found that suggested a homicide had taken place. Officers are interviewing potential witnesses.
Pension-Reform
The federal government confirms its plan to overhaul the country’s old-age pension system will be unveiled in next month’s budget. Human Resources Minister Diane Finley told a Toronto business audience yesterday there is much need for reform — that leaving old-age pension benefits alone will result in higher taxes and fewer social programs for the younger generation. It’s widely believed Ottawa will raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security from 65 to 67
Tuesday February 21st, 2012
Missing Vehicle
Ste. Rose du Lac R-C-M-P has recieved a report of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle is described as a Green 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport with Licence plate FCE 523. The vehicle was last seen at 283 Lake Road NE in Ebb and Flow First Nation on January 21, 2012. St Rose R-C-M-P are asking for your assistance in locating this vehicle. If you have any information regarding this vehicle or it’s where abouts, please contact St Rose R-C-M-P at 204- 447-3082.
MB Task Force
Manitoba is putting together a task force to review how the province handled last year’s historic flood. Emergency Measures Minister Steve Ashton says the panel will look at the province’s preparedness, its flood forecasting and the flood protection it has in place. It will be chaired by engineer David Farlinger and its work should be completed by late summer. Ashton says officials want to detail the lessons learned from the flood and what could have been done better. The NDP government has come under fire for its handling of the flood, which dragged on well into the summer.
Brandon-New-School
School officials want a new school built in Brandon, Manitoba. Mark Sefton, chair of the Brandon School Division, says there is an increasing number of students in the area. He recently met with the province’s education minister to push for a new school to help ease the crunch. He says no promises were made and he will continue to lobby for a new building.
Farm-Income-Outlook
Government projections suggest almost all Canadian farmers can look forward to good times for up to the next 10 years. Agriculture Canada says by almost any measure, average farm income set new records in 2011. This year, total family income is forecast to be 27 per cent above the last five-year average. And the department projects that the same factors that led to last year’s prosperous harvest will remain stable for the next decade
HKO-Graham-James
Former N-H-L stars Sheldon Kennedy and Greg Gilhooly both plan to be in a Winnipeg courtroom to face the man they say wreaked havoc on their lives. Former junior hockey coach Graham James will be in court tomorrow for a sentencing hearing. He pleaded guilty in December to repeated sexual assaults against two former players– Theo Fleury, and a man whose identity is protected. Fleury can’t attend, though his victim-impact statement will be entered in court. James served a three-and-a-half year sentence for abusing Kennedy and two other ex-players.
Online-Surveillance-Toews
The R-C-M-P are refusing to say whether they’ve stepped up security for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. The Mounties are considering whether to launch a full investigation into apparent threats made against the minister. Toews has sent a letter to his Manitoba constituents saying threats have been made against him and his family. The minister has been the target of an online campaign opposing a bill that would allow police to get information about Internet subscribers without a warrant.
Europe-Financial Crisis
Officials say the 170-billion-dollar bailout deal for Greece — reached early today after marathon meetings in Brussels — will prevent a default in March. They say it also contains a mechanism to monitor compliance with terms of the deal. That close monitoring was demanded by some eurozone members frustrated that Greece has not always enacted painful reforms and budget cuts on time.
Monday February 20th, 2012
Habitat for Humanity
The Dauphin Chapter of Habitat for Humanity has met with City Council and they’re ready to begin their fundraising campaign. Co-Chair Alex Grimaldi says they met with council for a few reasons. Habitat for Humanity kicks off their fundriasing campaign this Thursday at an event with the Rotary Club at the Countryfest Community Cinema
Winter Festival
There will be plenty of activities taking place today in Gibert Plains. The Gilbert Plains Rec Commision is hosting a Winter Festival, beginning at 10am at the Gibert Plains Rec Complex and Fair Grounds. Recreation Coordinator Andrea Puchailo says the idea is to celebrate winter with lots of activities. The events are free, and some of this years activities include, skating, curling, snow shoeing, skiing, horse drawn sleigh rides and a chilli-on-a-bun lunch. Puchailo would also like to thank the town and RM of Gilbert Plains, as well as the Gilbert Plains Lions Club for all their support in making this and other events happen.
Suspect Charged
A 48 year-old man from Pine Creek First nation is in custody charged with second degree murder over a 26 year old’s death last weekend. Last Saturday, Winnipegosis R-C-M-P found Steven Ray Genaille of Duck Bay murdered after an altercation with a second male. Both the victim and the suspect aparently knew each other. The suspect will remain in custody until his first court appearance in Dauphin this Tuesday.
Hydro
Manitoba Hydro has taken a shocking hit to its bottom line, seeing its profits drop more than 40 million dollars so far this fiscal year. The publicly owned utility says it was already suffering financially from lower export sales and higher expenses. And late last night its regulator, the Public Utilities Board, upheld an order for Manitoba Hydro to slash a rate increase to 1.9 per cent from 2.9 per cent Hydro says net income from last year is down 47 million from last year.
Child abuse case
An alarming Child abuse case has wrapped up its first week at the Dauphin Court. Thirty-one-year-old Jason Allen Kines has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in the August 2006 death of his girlfriend’s daughter, Venecia Audy. His month-long trial began this week in a Dauphin courtroom. Dauphins Crown attorney Donovan Dvorak told jurors the evidence will show Venecia suffered a multitude of horrific injuries, including a fractured skull, lacerated liver, broken ribs and several bites.
Helicopter-Arrest
Police in Winnipeg say their helicopter helped them catch a suspect in a weekend stabbing. Officers say the suspect got into an argument with a group of men, and that a 43-year-old man in the group got stabbed. Police say he ran, but that patrolling officers in the Air-1 helicopter were able to locate him. The victim was treated in hospital and a 19-year-old man faces numerous charges
Lotteries
Residents of manitoba, start checking your drawers and wallets for old lottery tickets. Western Canada Lotteries has announced that two lottomax tickets worth a million dollars each are waiting to be claimed, and both tickets were sold in rural manitoba. The one year deadline for the tickets is March 4th and April 15th. Its unusual for for million dollar prizes to go unclaimed, but the largest unclaimed prize in the Prairies and Territories was a 2006 prize worth 14.9 million
