WINNIPEG – The Province has announced the City’s first drive-through testing facility for COVID-19. Manitoba Public Insurance is closing its Bison Service Centre in Winnipeg, effective today (March 19) to allow it to be used for a COVID-19 mobile, drive-thru testing centre. Customer appointments scheduled at this location will be cancelled. MPI said impacted customers…
Public Asked to Avoid RCMP Detachments
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Manitoba have issued a release asking the public to avoid visiting detachments for non-urgent matters IN Manitoba the RCMP have 80 detachments spread across the Province, and each detachment is an important point of contact between the police and the communities they serve. RCMP said in a released, “It is important…
Treherne Man Faces Multiple Weapons Charges
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – RCMP have charged a 28 year-old man from Treherne after they seized 36 firearms from his property on March 12. RCMP stopped the suspect in his vehicle as part of an ongoing investigation and during the search found a loaded .22 caliber pistol in the vehicle’s console. A search warrant was…
And Then There Were 8
The latest presumptive case of CoVid-19 is a Winnipeg man in his 80’s. That makes eight Manitoba cases in total now. It appears all eight were exposed to the coronavirus through recent travel. Public health officials are strongly advising Manitobans to cancel or postpone non-essential international travel. And if you’ve been abroad, self-isolate or self-monitor…
RCMP Arrest Suspects in Rash of Snowmobile Thefts
On March 11, 2020, at 10:10 am, officers from the Dauphin RCMP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck with a snowmobile located in the back. Due to the large number of snowmobiles thefts in the area over the previous two months, the officers conducted a check and determined the snowmobile had been…
Icy Roads Cause Fatal Head-On Collision
MANITOBA – On March 15, 2020, at approximately 11:30 pm, Falcon Beach RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1, near Barren Lake, in Whiteshell Provincial Park. The preliminary investigation indicates that a red pickup truck travelling west on Highway 1, crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a black pickup truck which…
16 Year-Old Dies in Accident Near Plum Coulee
MANITOBA – A 16 year-old boy from Schanzenfeld has died after he lost control of his vehicle and collided with a hydro pole. The boy, along with his 17 year-old and 18 year-old passengers, was heading westbound on Road 12N, approximately three kilometres south of Plum Coulee, just before 2:00 AM on March 15. The…
4 Confirmed Cases Of CoVid-19 In Manitoba
All four of Manitoba’s confirmed cases of CoVid-19 are in Winnipeg. The patients are between 30 and 50 years old and it’s believed they all contracted the coronavirus while travelling abroad. Meantime, the list of cancellations and closings continues to grow. The latest announcement came from the City of Winnipeg…all public recreation facilities and Leisure…
Covid-19 Arrives in Manitoba
WINNIPEG – Provincial health officials have announced Manitoba’s first presumptive case of coronavirus. A woman in her 40’s, just back from the Philippines, is now isolated at home. She’s been tested and results are expected back in 24 to 48 hours. A total of about 400 Manitobans have been tested so far. People are being…
Red River College Named One of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers
WINNIPEG – Red River College (RRC) is proud today to be named as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2020. RRC joins 74 other Canadian organizations recognized by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for leadership in creating inclusive workplaces for employees from five diverse groups: women; visible; persons with disabilities; Aboriginal peoples; and lesbian, gay, bisexual…