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Twenty-five Manitoba schools will share $10,000 for music projects and events in April, which is Celebrating Music in Manitoba Schools Month, Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson announced.

Manitoba Hydro announced a lower interest rate for the popular home energy improvement financing plan – the Power Smart Residential Loan.

Steinbach MLA, Kelvin Goertzen, said he is pleased that the region’s growth and bursting schools has been recognized with the announcement that new middle schools will open in Steinbach and La Broquerie by 2011 and a new high school in Steinbach by 2012.

Manitoba Health advises that, although widespread evacuations are not anticipated, high water levels and road closures could isolate some Manitobans during flooding, limiting access to health-care services or making it more difficult for emergency responders including paramedics to reach people in a medical emergency.

Anticipated crest forecasts from Emerson to the floodway inlet have been reduced by 0.3 metres (one foot). Crest forecasts in Winnipeg and from Selkirk to Breezy Point remain unchanged.

Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, MP for Provencher and Senior Manitoba Minister has been travelling throughout Manitoba surveying the flood-affected areas and meeting with provincial and municipal officials and volunteers.

The Manitoba government is continuing to support research in areas such as cancer and AIDS by providing $6 million for the Manitoba Health Research Council’s 2009 budget, Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau announced.

Continued cool weather is delaying significant melting of snow until the end of next week and will result in a further decline in flows on small streams and will slow rises on rivers such as the Red River.

Cool weather expected until early next week will delay the snowmelt and will mean fields, ditches and drains will remain mostly frozen.

Rural youth in Steinbach will get help finding jobs thanks to the federal government’s investment in a local youth internship program.