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The Emergency Operations Centre will be presenting Steinbach Council with a Pandemic Event Plan at next week’s regular Council meeting.

Manitoba Health and Healthy Living advises it will launch a modified start to its seasonal influenza vaccination campaign this fall, focusing first on people over 65 years of age and personal-care home residents.

The province is moving forward with aggressive new rules governing human sewage including a ban on new sewage ejectors and a ban on septic fields in sensitive areas, Conservation Minister Stan Struthers announced.

On September 26, 2009 at approximately 5am, Manitou RCMP witnessed a vehicle collision on the Swan Lake First Nation, Manitoba.

On September 27, 2009 at about 10am, the Lynn Lake RCMP were informed that a 33-year-old man from the community of Lac Brochet had not been seen since 2pm the previous day.

Treherne RCMP are investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision which occurred at approximately 10:15am on September 28, 2009.

A new $238,000 eating disorders program focused on prevention, intervention and healing will support Manitobans and their families struggling with these diseases, Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board suggests to flourish Canada’s swine industry needs to reduce its reliance on the United States.

At approximately 4am, on September 25, 2009, Manitou RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle collision in the RM of Pembina.

Earlier this month, the Steinbach RCMP received a complaint of vandalism on Kokomo Lane in the RM of La Broquerie.