WINNIPEG – Manitoba Hydro workers won’t be getting an increase in pay for the next two years. The news came in a letter obtained by the opposition NDP. In it, finance minister Scott Fielding and crown services minister Jeff Wharton blame the COVID-19 pandemic for the decision. The province just last week introduced legislation to…
More COVID Restrictions
WINNIPEG – The province is imposing more COVID-19 restrictions in and around the city and also in northern Manitoba. Because of widespread community transmission in the Winnipeg area, Dr. Brent Roussin says he’s worried about more infections in the north. Starting Monday, that part of the province will see the same tougher measures that were…
COVID At Poultry Plant
WINNIPEG – A local poultry plant is dealing with more than three dozen cases of COVID-19. Exceldor in Blumenort says there have been 27 cases of the virus. The union which represents the plant’s 500 employees says it’s working with the company to ensure worker safety. UFCW Local 83 says new precautions have been put…
Stiffer COVID Fines
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is increasing fines for people who fail to comply with public health and emergency orders. “The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in our province is concerning, which is why our government is taking further action to protect Manitobans,” said Premier Brian Pallister. “Along with stronger public health orders, these new…
What’s In A Name Change
WINNIPEG – Morden’s team in the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League has changed its name to the Bombers. The new name has replaced the old one on all the club’s social media accounts after backlash against the use of indigenous names and caricatures to represent this and other teams. The NFL team in Washington and…
Help Find Bobbie’s Killer
WINNIPEG – The Mounties believe Bobbie Lynn Moose was killed by someone she knew and they’re asking for your help to bring that person to justice. The 29 year old was found dead in Thompson last October, just a couple weeks after she was seen by family at Walmart in that community. RCMP feel Bobbie…
Red Cross Brought In
WINNIPEG – The Province is working with the Canadian Red Cross to reinforce Manitoba Health’s contact tracing capacity. Health Minister Cameron Friesen says the Manitoba government is looking at every option for responding to COVID-19, and the Red Cross will help investigate cases and follow up with Manitobans who are in self-isolation. He says the…
Rally Worries Opposition
WINNIPEG – Health Minister Cameron Friesen is reminding Manitobans of the reality of COVID-19 and the importance of following health measures following an anti-mask protest in his riding of Morden-Winkler this week, but critics say his response was too lenient. Hundreds gathered in front of the Garden Valley School Division office to criticize the province’s…
Homeschooling Doubles
WINNIPEG – The number of Manitoba families that have registered to teach their children at home has doubled because of COVID-19. One month into the new school year, almost 7,400 students are enrolled for homeschooling. That’s up from just under 3,700 at the end of last month. Kids being schooled at home can rejoin the…
Suspect Gets Stuck
WINNIPEG – RCMP have arrested and charged a break and enter suspect in Portage la Prairie after he got stuck in a tunnel. Residents of a home on Westco Drive called the Mounties after they were robbed and threatened. When officers arrived, the bad guy had bolted so they began tracking him. He was last…