Manitoba Water Stewardship and Manitoba Conservation recommend people stay off rivers and other bodies of water as the spring melt continues.
Empowering hotel staff to stop child sexual exploitation will be the outcome of a partnership between the province and the Manitoba Hotel Association, Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord Mackintosh announced.
Mayor Chris Goertzen (City of Steinbach), Reeve Art Bergman (RM of Ste. Anne) and Reeve Stan Toews (RM of Hanover) are pleased by the renewal of several longstanding regional service agreements.
The Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau is advising caution when dealing with individuals and companies charging a fee for assistance in completing and filing forms for the federal Disability Tax Credit.
A house that was once a marijuana grow-op has a chance to become a home again after being forfeited to the province under the Criminal Property Forfeiture Act, Attorney General Andrew Swan announced.
Manitoba Health will soon provide funding for Lucentis, a treatment used to prevent and reverse eye damage, through a centralized vision program, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.
The City of Steinbach recently presented its 2010 Financial Plan at a public hearing held on February 2, 2010.
Improved services, low camping fees and free provincial park entry await visitors to Manitoba’s provincial parks this summer, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced.
Steinbach MLA, Kelvin Goertzen’s annual pre-budget survey of area businesses shows an overwhelming number of business people are concerned about the province’s growing debt while remaining optimistic about the performance of the local economy.
Two ice breaking Amphibex machines along with new and more powerful ice-cutting machines are now actively breaking ice on the Red River north of Selkirk, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced.
Providence College and Seminary has been scouting for a new vehicle to replace the school’s ailing coach bus for quite some time.
Manitobans who hold locked-in registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) should be cautious of schemes that promote unlocking of these funds, Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard, minister responsible for the Pension Commission of Manitoba, advised.
International Women’s Day 2010 will recognize the gains in equality achieved by Canadian women since the Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada was tabled in the House of Commons 40 years ago, Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard, minister responsible for the status of women, said.
Survey Manitoba will introduce some of the toughest penalties in the country for those who facilitate and participate in underage drinking, along with new tools aimed at reducing youth drug abuse, smoking and unhealthy eating, Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau and Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord Mackintosh announced.
On February 24, 2010, Eastman Immigrant Services, together with the Steinbach Chamber of Commerce, hosted the first Immigrant and Newcomer Employment Fair at the 55Plus Center in Steinbach.
The Steinbach Chamber’s Business Awards Program is back for its 7th year.
Daylight saving time returns to Manitoba early in the morning of Sunday, March 14, 2010, when clocks across the province will be advanced one hour.
Providence College and Seminary is pleased to announce that Margaret Schonewille of Kenora, ON, has accepted the position as Director of Development starting in March 2010.
The Steinbach Aquatic Centre is now offering several different options for those looking to obtain their boating licence.
Steinbach’s Fire Hall, completed in 2008, has seen another significant addition this past January with it’s new confined spaces training course.
