WINNIPEG – Manitoba government workers have said yes to five unpaid days off this fiscal year. In exchange, the province has promised no layoffs during the same period of time and an arbitration panel will be appointed in their contract dispute. There hasn’t been a contract since last March. The days off with no pay…
RCMP DRONE CAPTURES ESCAPEES
WINNIPEG – Six young offenders are back in custody after escaping from a detention facility. They escaped Friday night from Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage La Prairie. One young man was apprehended before getting outside the fence. The other five climbed under the fence but with the help of an aerial drone and RCMP K9…
DAY 1 OF PHASE 2
WINNIPEG – CoVid-19 restrictions ease again today, as phase two of the plan to re-open Manitoba begins. Starting today, you can dine indoors at a restaurant or have a drink at a bar. You can also go for a workout at your gym or get a tattoo. Below is a partial list of what’s allowed…
COVID-19 FINES FOR RESTAURANTS
WINNIPEG – As dining rooms prepare to re-open at half capacity on Monday, four restaurants have been fined for CoVid-19 violations. Three are in Winnipeg – Ramallah Cafe After Hours, Arabesque Hookah Cafe & Lounge and Pony Corral on Pembina Highway. Swan’s River’s Westwood Inn was also fined. All of them have been ordered to…
HYDRO UNPAID DAYS
WINNIPEG – The head of Manitoba Hydro has announced unpaid days to help with the CoVid-19 cost cutting. Hydro President Jay Grewal says she will take three unpaid days off over the next eight months. All managers, directors and vice-presidents will do the same. It averages out to only 1.2 hours per pay period.
MANITOBANS TURNING TO BOOZE
WINNIPEG – When the CoVid-19 pandemic hit, people starting drinking more. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries says retail alcohol sales jumped in March and April. Compared to the same two months last year, sales were two million dollars higher. The Crown corporation also announced a huge reduction in liquor mart thefts which totaled almost three million…
POST-SECONDARY FUNDING RESTORED
WINNIPEG – Post-secondary funding that was cut recently by the province has now been restored. Manitoba colleges and universities are getting a one-time payment of $25 million to help pay for online learning in the wake of CoVid-19. Schools will need to show by this fall how they plan to spend the money provided by…
PHASE 2 BEGINS MONDAY
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister says Phase Two of the plan to re-open Manitoba will proceed as scheduled next Monday. “I want to thank Manitobans for their input and as a result of these discussions and advice from public health experts, we are in a position to move forward with phase two of our plan…
PALLISTER BACKS PAID SICK DAYS
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he looks forward to advancing Ottawa’s idea of a national sick leave program. He vows to work on this with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other provinces. Trudeau is proposing 10 paid sick days for Canadians so they can stay home when they’re sick and not worry…
MOUNTIES MAKE BIG POT BUST
WINNIPEG – Manitoba RCMP made a sizable cannabis seizure on the weekend. On Saturday morning, officers stopped a truck on the Trans-Canada Highway in the RM of Reynolds. The truck was loaded with 1,250 pounds of unstamped dried pot and hash. A 41 year old man from Surrey, BC faces multiple charges. The investigation continues.