News - Manitoba

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.

Manitoba Health and Healthy Living advises a regulation change will streamline the approval process for pharmacare coverage when health-care providers prescribe flu antivirals, but will not change how these drugs are prescribed to Manitobans who need them.

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

Manitoba’s labour market continues to exhibit remarkable strength relative to the national job situation according to Statistics Canada information released this morning, Competitiveness, Training and Trade Minister Andrew Swan announced.

The unusual circumstances of the flood of 2009 have provided the opportunity to improve flood protection, refine flood forecasting and operation of flood-control works, enhance ice management methods and further strengthen emergency management, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick said.

On August 2, 2009, Manitoba Conservation’s Fire Program will be sending an additional 40 experienced firefighters and equipment to join the first group of 40 provincial forest fire crew members in British Columbia.

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

Manitoba Health and Healthy Living reports that preliminary analysis of the adult mosquitoes trapped for the week of July 26 shows the numbers of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes are increasing in some communities in southern Manitoba, particularly in the southern portion of the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority.

Fort McMurray RCMP would like the public’s assistance in locating 21-year-old Stephen Mark King who is currently wanted on outstanding warrants in relation to an armed robbery investigation from June 21, 2009.

Testing has shown that levels of Escherichia coli were within recreational water quality guidelines at most beaches monitored this week by Manitoba Water Stewardship.