Community News Archives

Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford today announced 10 out of 12 requests made by university professional faculties to increase tuition fees beyond the five per cent already approved by government have been declined.

Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced new resources to educate, recruit and retain more doctors with a specific focus on increasing the supply of family doctors throughout Manitoba.

Manitoba Health reports the analysis of the adult mosquitoes trapped for the week of June 13 found low numbers of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes in some communities in southern Manitoba.

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation advises motorists, especially truckers, that repairs to the Trans-Canada Highway east of Winnipeg will result in more traffic lane reductions starting tomorrow.

The City of Steinbach reports on their 2010 projects including sewer watermain renewals, asphalt projects, lagoon expansion and residential developments.

Steinbach MLA and P.C. Party Deputy Leader, Kelvin Goertzen, has been appointed by his party to the Midwest-Canada Relations Committee to deal with matter of common interest between Canada and the Midwest United States.

A new mobile Emergency Co-ordination Unit will enable the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) to provide additional support for communities in crisis.

Testing has found that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality guidelines at the 60 beaches monitored this week by Manitoba Water Stewardship.

Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Provencher was pleased to announce Government of Canada support for the 2nd Annual Summer in the City running June 18th and 19th in Steinbach.

Drivers caught texting or using hand-held cellphones could face a fine of almost $200 under a new law that takes effect July 15 under amendments to the Highway Traffic Act, Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton announced today.