News - Manitoba

The summer holiday season is upon us and with the strength of the Canadian dollar, many Canadians will likely be travelling abroad over the coming weeks.

A unique plug-in hybrid vehicle developed in Manitoba and now being tested in American cities will be piloted at the University of Manitoba as the province supports efforts to secure federal approval for its use on Canadian roads, Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak announced.

In celebration of Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino and Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard today launched the first part of a three-part publication entitled Ethnicity Series – a Demographic Portrait of Manitoba.

The province has confirmed the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) is mobilizing staff and resources to the areas hardest hit by rain to ensure producers who have lost crops due to overland flooding have access to excess-moisture insurance as quickly as possible.

A flood watch has been issued by Manitoba Water Stewardship for all of southern Manitoba, south of a line through Duck Mountain and Bissett, due to potential heavy rain this weekend.

A strategy to better protect tenants during low vacancy rates, better inform tenants and landlords about rights and financial help, encourage more pet-friendly apartments as well as increase fees to deter breaches of leases, comes into force June 30, Family Services and Consumer Affairs Gord Mackintosh announced.

Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford today announced 10 out of 12 requests made by university professional faculties to increase tuition fees beyond the five per cent already approved by government have been declined.

Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced new resources to educate, recruit and retain more doctors with a specific focus on increasing the supply of family doctors throughout Manitoba.

Manitoba Health reports the analysis of the adult mosquitoes trapped for the week of June 13 found low numbers of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes in some communities in southern Manitoba.

The Office of Manitoba’s Fire Commissioner has indicated it plans to extend provisions of the Buildings and Mobile Homes Act to cover the construction of new or expanded agricultural buildings.