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Funding of over $80,000 through the Enabling Accessibility Fund for five projects in southeastern Manitoba will improve access for people with disabilities.

The Canada and Manitoba governments will fund two new beneficial management practices. The first will support more environmentally responsible fuel storage and the second will help reduce the risk of spreading crop and livestock diseases between farms.

The chair of Swine Innovation Porc says changes in the approach to funding research conducted on behalf of Canada’s pork industry have fostered a much greater level of communication and collaboration among the researchers and research facilities that conduct that research.

The Manitoba government reinforced its commitment to lifelong learning by increasing funding for adult education programs by 2.5 per cent.

The Manitoba government is increasing the matching funding available to municipalities outside of Winnipeg to $16 million in 2015 to improve roads, bridges and infrastructure.

The Manitoba government is continuing to support nutrition programs in schools with additional funding for the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba.

The Federal Government is providing total funding of $24,000 over two years ($12,000 per year) to the Steinbach Arts Council for its 2015-16 and 2016-17 Concert Show Series.

The Manitoba government continues to create smaller classes for students in kindergarten to Grade 3 by providing an additional $3 million in new funding for schools.

Seven provincial pork organizations have agreed to help fund swine industry research being conducted through Swine Innovation Porc.

The province has announced an investment of over $1.27 billion in public schools funding to help provide students with a quality education.