Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin, Manitoba
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For the rural municipality, see Dauphin, Manitoba (rural municipality).

Location of Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin (French for the eldest son of the king of France) is a city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006[1]. Founded in 1898, it became an important centre for the transportation of grain. Farming still plays a central role in the economy of the area, but its role has been greatly reduced. The current mayor of Dauphin is Alex Paul, a former high school teacher. Inky Mark, also a former high school teacher, is the current Member of Parliament for the Dauphin-Swan River riding. Stan Struthers is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly and is the Minister of Conservation for the Province of Manitoba. Dauphin plays host to several summer festivals, including Dauphin's Countryfest, Canada's National Ukrainian Festival, and Jesus Manifest.

The largest ethnic groups in the City of Dauphin are English/Scottish/Irish 54.08 % and Ukrainian 41.04% according to the 1996 Statistics Canada Census[2] Dauphin has a significant aboriginal population as well.

Dauphin is the hub for the Riding Mountain National Park which is south of the city and served by Highway 10.

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1 Transportation
2 Sports
3 Notable residents
4 Local media
5 External links

Transportation

Ground

The city is served by Highways 5, 10, 20, 5A, 10A and 20A.

Air

Dauphin Airport serves the Dauphin area.

Rail

Dauphin has an active Canadian National (CN) line that is also used by VIA Rail.

Sports

Dauphin is a hockey community. A new recreation complex, called Credit Union Place, was recently built. This facility is the home of the Dauphin Kings, an MJHL Junior A hockey team. The Kings are Turnbull Memorial Trophy winners, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, and 1993. Formally, the Team played in the Dauphin Memorial Community Centre (D.M.C.C.) arena that was built after the 2nd world war. Dauphin and the Kings have recently been award the privilege of hosting the Royal Bank Cup in 2010, which is the Canadian National Championship for Junior A Hockey. This "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity will require many hours of volunteer effort, as well as local sponsorship and support.

Dauphin has a rich baseball history, senior teams The Dauphin Redbirds, then later the Dauphin Brewers, both have claimed numerous provincial titles.

Dauphin is also home to two decades of senior Rugby (Dauphin Mavericks), a relatively new sport in Canada. Home grown talent player/coach Jason Alf will play in his twentieth season for the Mavericks in the summer of 2008. The Mavericks have yet to claim a provincial title.

Dauphin highschoolers also play a big part of the athletics of Dauphin. They've won many awards and medals. These teams include Track and Field, Basketball, Volleyball, Football, and Hockey.

Notable residents

James Ball competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 400 metres where he won the Silver medal.
Robert Hopkins competed also competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, where he claimed the gold medal

Local media

Newspapers

Dauphin Herald [3]

Radio Station

CKDM - 730AM - New Country, Classic Rock, Community Information

Television

CKND-2 (Global) channel 2
CHMI-3 (Citytv) channel 6
CBWST-TV (CBC) channel 8
CKYD-TV (CTV) channel 12

External links

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