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1 day ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
4-H members across the province will be out collecting garbage along Manitoba highways and roadways on Saturday.
The annual 4-H Manitoba Highway clean-up event is a community service event that improves the environment.
All 4-H participants will be wearing a safety vest, and areas being cleaned will be marked with safety signs.
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1 day ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
The issue of Parks Canada changing course and once again banning motorized boats on Clear Lake this summer was recently a topic of discussion in the House of Commons.
Riding Mountain M-P Dan Mazier has asked Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Stephen Guilbault to remove the Superintendent of Riding Mountain National Park and to hold a public meeting on the issue.
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1 day ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
Ste.. Rose du Lac RCMP have made an arrest after attending a gun call.
Thursday morning at around 2:45 am, Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP received a report of a person pointing a firearm inside a residence on 4th Avenue in McCreary.
Upon attending, officers were advised by the homeowner that the suspect, a female and known to them, had assaulted the homeowner and her two children inside the home and threatened them with a firearm. Ste.
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2 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
Manitobans are being encouraged to get out this weekend and try out one of the summer's most popular pastimes.
This is family fishing weekend, which means you can fish any of the province's lakes without needing a fishing licence.
The only exception is Riding Mountain National Park, where you need a federal angling licence to fish.
Catch limits and other regulations remain in effect.
You are encouraged to check out Manitoba's Angling Guide for 2025 before you head out.
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2 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
An incident in the south end of the city early Tuesday morning has led to an investigation being launched by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba.
At around 3:11 am that morning, Dauphin RCMP were alerted about a man having a mental health crisis in a hotel room along Main Street South.
The man left the room before police could arrive, but he was located later in a dense bush area.
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2 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
Prairie Mountain Health is wrapping up the second and final week of Rural Week, where first-year medical students at the University of Manitoba spend several days in medical facilities in rural communities.
A total of 46 students spent time at health facilities in 15 PMH communities.
Tamara Kemp-Boulet, a physician recruitment and retention coordinator with Prairie Mountain Health, says the experience is an eye-opener for the students.
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2 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
Friday is an exciting day for some students at Assiniboine College's Parkland Campus.
Convocation ceremonies will take place, and Learning Specialist Kristy DeSender with the college says the entire faculty is excited to celebrate with the graduates.
"Some of the students that were with us, we have been working with them for up to four years, depending on what their individual paths are.
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3 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
Marc Dorais' court proceedings are returning to Dauphin for his next scheduled appearance. The 54-year-old from Ethelbert faces several charges after a house in that community was set on fire on June 1st of last year, while a mother and her children were inside the home at the same time. Dorais was in a Winnipeg courtroom late last week, when his matters were put over until June 9th in Dauphin.
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3 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
Two Parkland-area projects will receive funding through Sunrise Credit Union's Building Communities grant program, spring intake
The Burrows Trail Arts Council is receiving a $5,000 grant to assist in bringing in 4-time world hoop dancing champion Dallas Arcand to speak at local schools, in an effort to make arts and culture more accessible in the region.
And the Sandy Lake-Elphinstone Handivan Project is getting $10,000 towards the purchase of a new, fuel-efficient van.
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3 days ago | 
730ckdm.com | Jeff Henson
The new sitting of the House of Commons has brought on added responsibilities for Dan Mazier.
The Riding Mountain M-P has been named the health critic in the opposition Conservative Party's shadow cabinet.
For Mazier, it is a huge honour.
"Figuring out what is the provincial role, and where can the federal government actually improve things. It has been an interesting learning curve. I used to be a farmer and former President of Keystone Agricultural Producers.
