Rural Municipality of Dauphin

Dauphin is a rural municipality in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. The municipality surrounds the separately administered city of Dauphin, and lies just north of Riding Mountain National Park, part of which extends into the RM.

Communities

 * Keld
 * North Junction
 * Paulson
 * Sifton
 * Trembowla
 * Valley River

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dauphin had a population of 2,136 living in 896 of its 1,023 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 2,298. With a land area of 1512.79 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Air
Dauphin Municipal Airport
 * Regional airport
 * Paved runways of 2,750 and 5,000 ft 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
 * Via Rail passenger service

Road

 * Provincial Trunk Highways #5, #10, and #20

Energy & communications
Hydro electricity Natural gas Communications
 * 3-phase power supply
 * Provided by Manitoba Hydro
 * 3" Natural Gas Line (49,560 mcf )
 * Provided by Manitoba Hydro
 * Digital tower, DSL High-Speed Internet
 * Provided by Bell MTS, I-Netlink and Xplornet
 * WCGtv provided by Westman Communications Group

Water & waste management
Water supply source Waste management
 * Edwards Lake/Creek System and Vermillion Reservoir
 * Total capacity of storage site is 196 e6impgal
 * 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
Post-secondary schools:
 * 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
 * Assiniboine Community College (Dauphin) varies
 * Campus Manitoba (Dauphin) varies

Services
Fire department

Ambulance Police Post office
 * 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
 * jaws-of-life
 * 4 ambulances
 * 24-hour service
 * Advanced life support service
 * Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
 * 24-hour service
 * Rural Crime Watch program
 * Full Service

Local media

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

Health
Dauphin Regional Health Centre: Special care services
 * 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
 * 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