The province is extending $4.6 million in direct and immediate financial support to low-income Manitobans with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic through the new Disability Economic Support Program, Premier Brian Pallister announced today. “COVID-19 is creating new challenges and causing financial difficulties for some of our province’s most vulnerable people,” said Pallister. “Manitobans living with…
May 12, 2020 marks 150 years since Manitoba entered Confederation, a significant milestone in the great history of our province and our country. As historians recognize, the path toward joining the Canadian dominion was not easy, but the shared vision, determination and strong belief in our province’s potential inspired our pioneers to stay the course…
Limited cash flow also a concern for business owners when it comes to investing in their companies these days, according to BDC survey
Many Canadian entrepreneurs will continue investing in their companies in 2020 despite growing uncertainty about world economies. But business owners in the Prairies are the most pessimistic, mostly because of low commodity prices and limited cash flow, says the latest annual survey by BDC. The study on investment intentions found that entrepreneurs in the manufacturing…
Fell by 35 per cent in Alberta, 1.9 per cent in Manitoba and by 1.4 per cent in Saskatchewan
A cold, wet spring and summer on the Prairies took a devastating toll on honey production this year in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Statistics Canada reports. Production in Alberta, the largest honey-producing province in Canada, fell by 35 per cent to 25.1 million pounds, which was the lowest level since 2000, according to the federal…
A much greater emphasis needs to be put on dual placements – whenever possible, mothers and children should be placed together
Girls who spend time in the care of child protection services have higher rates of teenage pregnancy and teenage mothers are more likely to have their child taken into care. Teenage mothers who give birth when they’re in care are also more likely to have their children taken into care. Until recently, we didn’t know…
Additional resources will reduce wait times, give families a voice in children’s treatment plans: ministers The Manitoba government is investing $4.4 million to enhance access to school-based mental health and addictions supports, beginning in Brandon, Portage la Prairie and Steinbach, Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen and Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen announced today.…
The forecasted weather system calling for substantial precipitation in the form of heavy rain and snow to areas of the province is here. Manitoba Infrastructure reminds motorists to drive to conditions as a storm system moves into a wide area of the province. Drivers should be aware of road conditions all year long, but especially…
Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients for food, nutrition and health markets that is building the world’s largest pea protein plant in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, announced today a new leader for its Canada efforts. Effective July 1, 2019, Dominique Baumann, serves as Global Project Director of the plant under construction and Canada Managing…
A British Columbia truck driver involved in an Aug. 2017 collision that claimed the lives of two Manitoba youth was ultimately fined $3,000 and given a one-year driving prohibition. Gurjant Singh, 24, pleaded guilty in Portage la Prairie Provincial Court to a lesser Highway Traffic Act offence of careless driving causing death charge arising from…
The Manitoba government has approved the environmental licence necessary for the development of the Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (MMTP), which will supply clean energy, enhance reliability, and generate significant revenue, keeping hydro rates lower for Manitobans, Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires announced today. “Our government recognizes the advantage of harnessing our renewable resources as we collectively…
The province is extending $4.6 million in direct and immediate financial support to low-income Manitobans with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic through the new Disability Economic Support Program, Premier Brian Pallister announced today. “COVID-19 is creating new challenges and causing financial difficulties for some of our province’s most vulnerable people,” said Pallister. “Manitobans living with…
