News - Manitoba

The province is investing more than $47 million as a part of a five-point plan to focus Manitoba’s pandemic response specifically for H1N1 influenza, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Manitoba students and teachers returning to school and work this week are asked to do their part to maintain good health by taking precautions such as hand washing and covering up a sneeze or cough to avoid the spread of the H1N1 flu virus, Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson said today.

The 2010 rent increase guideline has been set at one per cent, Finance Minister Greg Selinger announced.

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

Manitoba Labour and Immigration advises that at most workplaces on Labour Day, Monday, September 7, 2009, employees will be entitled to one and a half times their regular rate of pay for any hours worked on that day, in addition to general holiday pay.

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives is reminding farmers wanting to burn stubble, straw and other crop residue of the provincial requirement for specific authorization prior to any burning.

Applications are now available for the Business Skills Suite of programs recently launched under the Growing Forward partnership between the governments of Canada and Manitoba.

Applications are now available for the Environmental Farm Action Program (EFAP).

Applications are now available for the Manitoba Sustainable Agriculture Practices Program (MSAPP), Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced.

Manitoba Water Stewardship advises testing has shown that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality guidelines at most beaches monitored this week by the department.