Dauphin is a

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in the Parkland Region of

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, Canada. The municipality surrounds the separately administered city of Dauphin, and lies just north of

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, part of which extends into the RM.

Communities

* Keld * North Junction * Paulson * Sifton *

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* Valley River

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Dauphin had a population of 2,136 living in 896 of its 1,023 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,298. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Transportation

Air

Dauphin Municipal Airport * Regional airport * Paved runways of 2,750 and long * Daily service to Winnipeg * Perimeter Airlines * Night and all-weather facilities * Avgas and aircraft maintenance * Capable of landing 737 and Hercules Transport

Rail

* Canadian National Rail Secondary Mainline *

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passenger service

Road

* Provincial Trunk Highways #5, #10, and #20 * Gardewine North trucking, Purolator & Loomis courier * Local short/long-distance trucking companies

Energy & communications

Hydro electricity * 3-phase power supply * Provided by

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Natural gas * 3" Natural Gas Line (49,560 mcf ) * Provided by

Communications * Digital tower,

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* Provided by MTS Allstream, I-Netlink and Xplornet * WCGtv provided by

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Water & waste management

Water supply source * Edwards Lake/Creek System and Vermillion Reservoir Waste management * Total capacity of storage site is * Currently operating at 75% capacity * $2.5 million upgrading 2003 and 2005 * 2 landfills (one at Sifton; one shared with City of Dauphin) * Recycling program

Industrial park

* Fully Serviced * Land available in Sifton, Dauphin and other areas

Education

*Serviced by the Mountain View School Division *Total K-12 School Enrollment: 1,769 (as of February 2009) * Ecole MacNeill K-6 School: 149 * Henderson Elementary: 239 * Barker K-6 School 269 * Smith-Jackson K-6 School 95 * Whitmore K-6 School 127 * Mackenzie Middle 7-8 School 274 * Dauphin Regional Comprehensive School 616 Post-secondary schools: *

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(Dauphin) varies *

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(Dauphin) varies

Services

Fire department : * Total of 35 member volunteers * 1 rural tanker * 4 pumper trucks * 1 aerial ladder * 3 rescue wagons * 1 portable trailer * 1 kodiak rescue boat * 1 snowmobile rescue sleigh * jaws-of-life Ambulance * 4 ambulances * 24-hour service * Advanced life support service Police *

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(RCMP) * 24-hour service * Rural Crime Watch program Post office * Full Service

Local media

* ''

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'' newspaper (weekly) * ''Parkland Shopper'' newspaper (weekly) * 730 CKDM radio (Dauphin)

Health

Dauphin Regional Health Centre: * 107 beds * Laboratory testing, x-ray, EKG, CT scanner, hemodialysis, ultra-sound, fluoroscopy, medical and surgical wards * Intensive Care Unit * Parkland Family Medicine Residency Program * Community Health Services * 911 emergency services Special care services * Doctors: 21 and visiting medical staff available * Dentists: 8 * Optometrists: 3 * Chiropractors: 4 * Personal Care Home: 70 beds * Other Services: Handi-van * Home Care & Meals on Wheels * Telehealth

Recreation

* Parkland Recreation Complex: * Curling rink - 6 sheets of ice * Indoor leisure & waved pool, waterslide, 2 indoor arenas, * 1 outdoor arena * 18-hole golf course (RM of Ochre River) * Beach and campgrounds * Vermillion Park Sportsplex (baseball & soccer) * Selo Ukraina amphitheatre (10,000 seats) * International festivals: National Ukrainian Festival, Countryfest, and Dauphin's Christian Music Festival (Jesus Manifest) * Historical sites and district museums * Dauphin Bible Camp

References

External links

Map of Dauphin R.M. at Statcan
* RM of Dauphin Fact Shee

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