The province has finalized amendments to its Onsite Wastewater Management Systems Regulation to address concerns about the province’s phase-out of sewage ejectors, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced.
Extensive over-land flooding continues in many areas of southern Manitoba due to run-off from recent heavy rains falling on saturated ground.
Manitoba Water Stewardship advises the Red River Floodway gates will be operated late this afternoon, to move water into the diversion system and help control levels of the Red River in Winnipeg as a result of heavy rainfall.
Front-line health services will remain protected despite challenging economic realities under an agreement reached between the Manitoba government and the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU), Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk has announced.
The Providence College Music Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Darryl Friesen will be teaching piano at Providence this coming fall semester.
Manitoba Water Stewardship has issued a flood watch for most areas of southern Manitoba.
A successful, low-cost helmet program has been joined by a new, interactive website, Ride2win.ca, to promote increased use of helmets as part of Safe Kids Week 2010.
Manitoba Water Stewardship advises that two storms on the long weekend produced widespread rain over most of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North Dakota and Minnesota.
Manitoba Finance advises that cottage owners have the option of paying a portion of their 2010 and 2011 property taxes over a longer period of time through the Cottage Property Tax Increase Deferral Program.
The Tim Horton Children’s Foundation youth leadership camp will be located near Sylvia Lake in the Whiteshell Provincial Park, Premier Greg Selinger and foundation vice-president Dave Newnham announced.