WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin held a joint news conference on Friday to say the province may be in a position to very slowly and cautiously ease COVID-19 restrictions.

At the urging of Pallister and Roussin, about 65,000 Manitobans have taken an online survey on safely restoring services and activities in Manitoba. With that many people weighing in over just a few days, no wonder it was difficult at times to get on the website.

Current code red rules expire on Friday and Pallister promised to discuss the results of the survey and the plan forward early this week.