News - Manitoba

Manitoba’s angling season opens today across much of southern Manitoba, offering the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and go fishing in the many great lakes and streams across the province.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises that weather conditions have improved to the point that backcountry travel and burning permit restrictions have now been lifted in southeast, central and western Manitoba.

Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton announced that a new emergency alert system, Alert Ready, is operational and will be tested this afternoon at 1:58 p.m.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises requirements placing tighter restrictions on herbicide for retailers are in effect.

Following investigations into the sale of contraband cigarettes, members of the Manitoba Finance Taxation Special Investigations Unit have seized cash and 60,060 contraband cigarettes from two Winnipeg businesses and one individual.

Changes to legislation, expected to be introduced in the next session, would result in drivers being suspended sooner for serious infractions.

The Canada Border Services Agency is pleased to share a sample of March 2015 highlights from the border crossings in southern Manitoba.

April 28 marked a national Day of Mourning with the province honouring Manitoba workers lost to acute hazards and occupational illnesses in 2014.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship and the Office of the Fire Commissioner advise that dry, warm and windy conditions have increased the fire risk in southern areas of the province and backcountry travel restrictions are now in place in southeast Manitoba.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises that effective immediately, all burning permits issued in the eastern and central regions of Manitoba have been cancelled due to dry conditions and the forecast of continued high winds.