The Manitoba government will continue to cover 100 per cent of the costs of precautionary bacterial tests for well-water users, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced.
Weekend weather forecasts indicate temperatures in some areas of the province may reach the low 30s with possible humidex values close to 40.
Testing has shown that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality guideline at most beaches monitored this week by Manitoba Water Stewardship.
On Thursday July 29, 2010, St. Pierre-Jolys RCMP received multiple complaints of thefts from parked vehicles in the Landmark area.
On July 30, 2010, at approximately 3:50pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of a theft that had just occurred at Alpha Hair & Body Salon, situated at 227 Main Street in Steinbach.
Food Day, July 31, 2010 is a perfect opportunity to recognize Canadian farmers’ hard work and dedication to producing the best food in the world.
Manitoba Health advises that a population of blacklegged ticks may have become established around the Stanley Trail in south central Manitoba.
On July 29, 2010, at about 12:58pm, Selkirk RCMP were advised that the MS River Rouge had run aground on the Red River just north of Miller Road off of Highway 9.
The member of parliament for Selkirk-Interlake remains hopeful Canada and the United States can work out their differences over U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling without the need for World Trade Organization involvement.
Manitoba Health reports that for adult mosquitoes trapped during the week of July 18, there was an increase in the numbers of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes throughout southern Manitoba when compared to the previous week.
