News - Manitoba

Summer is in full swing for Manitobans and there are plenty of festivals to attend and enjoy, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino said today.

The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, announced an additional $50 million in federal funding under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program for response and recovery costs incurred by the Province of Manitoba related to the 2011 spring flood.

The successful, provincewide Get Better Together! program that helps people with chronic illness learn to manage their conditions and live better lives will soon be available online.

In recent weeks, RCMP across Manitoba responded to a number of serious collisions resulting in fatalities and serious injuries.

Water testing this week has shown that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality guidelines at all beaches monitored by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship.

The Office of the Chief Provincial Public Health Officer is reminding Manitobans to prepare for exposure to heat and ultraviolet rays from the sun this summer.

Manitoba Family Services and Labour advises that under federal law, employers must observe Monday, July 2 as a general holiday, as Canada Day falls on a Sunday this year.

Permanent boards of directors have been named for Manitoba’s five new, merged regional health authorities (RHAs), Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Manitobans will be able to go online to review key information about Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) enforcement actions with employers as part of a new series of initiatives aimed at improving worker safety.

Manitoba students will have access to new resources at school to help them make smart choices for themselves and the environment, Premier Greg Selinger announced.