WINNIPEG, MB. – Changes to the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation (LMMMR), which take effect Jan. 1, 2018, have been approved and implemented to provide clarity and modernize regulations, Minister Rochelle Squires officially announced. “Our government recognizes the important balance of maintaining strict environmental oversight while supporting sustainable growth in the livestock industry,” said…
Manitoba Has a New Model for Probation Services
WINNIPEG, MB. – As part of its strategy to reform the criminal justice system, Manitoba has developed a new model for probation services that will better focus its reintegration services for offenders leaving custody,Minister Heather Stefanson said. “This initiative is part of a broader approach to criminal justice system reform that includes crime prevention, restorative…
Manitoba Puts More Support Behind Heritage Organizations
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Manitoba government is strengthening its support for heritage organizations across the province with funding for two major capital projects and the creation of a new endowment fund for smaller organizations, Minister Jeff Wharton announced. “We have heard a strong call for greater investment from our heritage organizations across Manitoba,” Cox said…
OPINION – I’m Happy for Wab Kinew, but . . .
Winnipeg, MB. – When the Manitoba NDP elected a new leader, I was frankly excited to see a young indigenous man step forward. He is not Manitoba’s first indigenous leader. Metis John Norquay, who was premier from 1878 to 1887, holds that honour. I am pretty sure I would like Wab Kinew if I met…
Colder in Manitoba by Christmas Day
WINNIPEG, MB. – The temperatures will continue falling each day until we reach Christmas Day that has a forecasted high of minus 26. Winnipeg may see a few flurries later this afternoon with highs reaching minus 14 the winds however will make it feel like minus 30. Thursday and Friday we may have more flurries…
Assiniboine Park Zoo Closed January 15 – 21
Winnipeg, MB. – The Assiniboine Park Zoo will be closed to the public from Monday January 15 through to Sunday January 21, 2018 to conduct major maintenance, deep cleaning, and building refreshes throughout the property. The Zoo will re-open at 9 a.m. on Monday January 22, 2018. “The closure will allow us to undertake a…
The Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts Qualifiers
Winnipeg, MB. – CurlManitoba hosted the Scotties Tournament of Hearts qualifiers at the various clubs across Manitoba this past weekend. The winners of the regional qualifiers earned a berth to the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Monsanto, January 10-14, 2018 in Killarney, MB. Congratulations to the following teams for earning berths Winnipeg Briane…
Busiest Airport in the World Without Power for Hours
Atlanta, GA. – Holiday travel plans were botched for thousands of people hit by airline cancelations extending into Monday, after a nearly 11-hour power outage at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta. Jillian Kitchener has all the details in this Reuters News video report. The Manitoba Post File photo
Six New People Appointed to the Vulnerable Persons’ Hearing Panel
Winnipeg, MB. – Manitoba Families has appointed six new members to the Vulnerable Persons’ Hearing Panel and increased the board size by two members. The purpose of the hearing panel is to provide the vulnerable persons’ commissioner with independent and objective recommendations regarding applications for substitute decision-makers. The hearing panel has members located throughout Manitoba…
Altona Manitoba – Sunflower Capital Art Museum
WINNIPEG, MB. – It is unlikely that Altona businessman Johann Schwartz could have envisioned what the dream home he built in 1902 would become more than a century later. Flush with money from building elevators to accommodate the grain trade on the recently arrived railroads in Manitoba, he built the largest house ever constructed in…