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
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 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
- Via Rail passenger service
Road
Energy & communications
Hydro electricity- 3-phase power supply
- Provided by Manitoba Hydro
- 3" Natural Gas Line
- 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- Edwards Lake/Creek System and Vermillion Reservoir
- Total capacity of storage site is
- Currently operating at 75% capacity
- $2.5 million upgrading 2003 and 2005
- 2 landfills
- 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
- 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 varies
- Campus Manitoba 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
- 4 ambulances
- 24-hour service
- Advanced life support service
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- 24-hour service
- Rural Crime Watch program
Local media
Dauphin Herald newspaper Parkland Shopper newspaper- 730 CKDM radio
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
- 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
- Beach and campgrounds
- Vermillion Park Sportsplex
- Selo Ukraina amphitheatre
- International festivals: National Ukrainian Festival, Countryfest, and Dauphin's Christian Music Festival
- Historical sites and district museums
- Dauphin Bible Camp