WINNIPEG, MB. – Every year, there is always one hero recipe that leaves your guests craving for more. This holiday, whip up this rich and delicious brioche pudding that features a soft and buttery sweet loaf made in France that is hand-braided before baking for European-style flavour and flair. “Toasting the brioche in the oven…
Emerald Ash Borer Has Been Found in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, MB. – Manitoba Sustainable Development advises the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been found in Winnipeg. This highly destructive forest-pest is a wood-boring beetle that has been found in Quebec and part of Ontario, as well as throughout the eastern United States, and has now been found in Winnipeg. The EAB attacks and kills…
Brandon’s New First Street Bridge Open
BRANDON, MB. – Brandon’s new First Street Bridge, featuring two twin-lane spans, is now fully open to traffic, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “We thank the people of Brandon and motorists for their co-operation over the past 26 months as builders removed the aging structures and constructed a new four-lane separated span bridge,” said…
New Northern Manitoba Tourism Strategy
THE PAS, MB. —The Manitoba government and Travel Manitoba have launched the new Northern Manitoba Tourism Strategy, a five-year plan to increase northern tourism expenditures by $35 million, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen and Colin Ferguson, president and CEO, Travel Manitoba announced here today. “North of the 53rd parallel, Manitoba has incredible natural…
Pop UP Restaurant Will Now Serve Three Manitoba Communities
WINNIPEG, MB. – Winnipeg’s winter pop up restaurant, RAW:almond extends its table this year to three Manitoba locations – Gimli (December 29 – January 7), Winnipeg (January 19 – February 13) and Churchill (March 2 – 10). The project enters its sixth year led by founders, deer + almond chef and owner, Mandel Hitzer and…
Premier Pallister Wants a New Modern & Bold Economic Strategy
WINNIPEG, MB. – Premier Brian Pallister today announced that two of Manitoba’s most accomplished business leaders have been recruited to lead the government’s efforts to craft a bold and modern approach to economic development that will address today’s challenges and take advantage of tomorrow’s opportunities. Dave Angus, former CEO of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce…
RCMP Respond to Third Shooting in Portage
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB. – A third shooting has taken place in Portage la Prairie today and RCMP are telling the public these shootings are not random. Early this morning, around 4:35 am, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of several shots fired in the area of Oak Bay in the community. Police found…
UPDATE – Portage la Prairie Shooting
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB. – The Manitoba RCMP has made an arrest in relation to the shooting that occurred in Portage la Prairie on December 5, 2017. Harrison Duncan Beaulieu, a 20 year old male from Portage la Prairie, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Discharge Firearm with Intent and various other firearm related offences.…
Manitoba Proposes More Transparency for Salaries
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Manitoba government is introducing changes to the public sector compensation disclosure act that would better inform Manitobans on how their tax dollars are spent, Minister Cameron Friesen announced. “The proactive disclosure of government information benefits all Manitobans,” said Friesen. “These amendments would ensure our government is accountable to taxpayers by proactively…
Pair of Orphaned Polar Bear Cubs Arrive in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, MB. – A pair of orphaned polar bear cubs have arrived at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. The two cubs, one male and one female, are unrelated and were identified by Manitoba Sustainable Development in separate circumstances as being candidates for transfer to the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre. Members of the Assiniboine Park…