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Manitoba has been advised the province will receive 15,500 doses of vaccine next week, well below the expected 72,000 doses.

Steinbach’s new Community Plan was one of six finalists nominated for a planning award from the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute.

Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Anne Doig commended the federal government today for easing its requirements for sick notes during the H1N1 pandemic.

The federal government is advising all provinces, including Manitoba, that there will be significantly less vaccine delivered than had been anticipated in the weeks ahead.

The six-month-old Worker Recruitment and Protection Act (WRAPA), the first such legislation in Canada, has proven effective in protecting vulnerable immigrants and in supporting employers who want to recruit foreign workers, Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan announced.

Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Ron Lemieux today announced that Greyhound and the Province of Manitoba will continue to work on a resolution to keep bus transportation active in Manitoba, however, he said a reduction in future service is likely.

The City of Steinbach’s Parks and Recreation Department has begun decorating for the Christmas season.

Manitoba Water Stewardship advises that a Colorado low weather system is forecast to cause strong northerly winds over southern Manitoba Thursday to Saturday, creating strong waves over southern portions of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba from late Thursday to Saturday morning.

As of Oct. 27, approximately 38,476 Manitobans had received the H1N1 flu shot.

There are an estimated 150,000 homeless people in Canada, and over the weekend, some compassionate students tried to walk a mile in their shoes.