News - Manitoba

Partners in Planning for Healthy Living asked, youth answered and then everyone got busy.

Under new legislation proposed by the province, protective booster seats would be required for children who have outgrown car seats but are too small to safely use seatbelts.

Manitoba’s new Chief Prevention Officer will lead a review of provincial workplace safety and health services to provide clear direction on injury prevention priorities, address stakeholder concerns and improve the safety of Manitoba workplaces.

The province will support a volunteer-based snow and rainfall monitoring network called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) in Manitoba, which will provide more accurate and timely weather data to enhance flood forecasting.

By Board Order 54/12, the Public Utilities Board approved a 20% reduction in Primary Gas rates for Centra Gas Manitoba Inc., to be effective May 1, 2012.

The province is adding more prescription drugs to give Manitobans more choice and ease the burden of prescription drug costs for patients and families.

Manitobans will be better protected from hidden charges, incomplete information and fraudulent vehicle repair practices, Premier Greg Selinger announced.

Manitobans now have faster, more convenient access to the information they need to buy or sell a home or property with access to land title documents through Documents Online, a new Property Registry service.

The Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Cell Phone Contracts) has been proclaimed to promote greater transparency in cellphone contracts and create fair practices for cellphone services in Manitoba.

Legislative amendments to the Highway Traffic Act have been introduced that would provide local governments control over speed limits in school zones.