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Consumers Bureau To Begin Accepting Licencing Applications From Payday Loan Companies
The Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau will begin accepting and processing license applications for payday lenders on May 5, Finance Minister Greg Selinger announced today. This move...May 2, 2008
Outdoor Classroom Among Projects To Benefit From Green Education Grants
Students at Niji Mahkwa School will learn more about First Nations culture during activities in an outdoor classroom created with support from Education for Sustainable Development grants,...May 2, 2008
Manitobans Getting Involved, Going Green With 2008 Environmental Youth Corps Program: Struthers
Planting trees and hosting environmental education sessions are among the activities young people in communities across the province are involved with to better understand the environment,...May 1, 2008
Manitoba's Highest-achieving Apprentices and Their Employers Honoured at Awards Ceremony
Manitoba’s 38 top achievers in designated apprenticeship trades in 2007 will be honoured tomorrow at a special awards ceremony in Winnipeg, Competitiveness, Training and Trade Minister...May 1, 2008
Province Sends Emergency Measures Officials To Flood-Ravaged New Brunswick
The province is sending Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) officials with flood management experience to assist the province of New Brunswick as record-level floodwaters from the swollen St....May 1, 2008
Manitoba Takes Next Step Toward Enhanced Driver's Licence And Identification Cards
Proposed legislative amendments have been introduced which would allow Manitoba to develop a voluntary enhanced driver’s licence as well as an identification card that would meet border...May 1, 2008
Proposed Legislation Would Update Freedom Of Information And Privacy Protection Act
Proposed legislation would maintain open and transparent government, protect the individual privacy of Manitobans and create the role of an adjudicator to resolve access and privacy issues,...May 1, 2008
Province Introduces Legislative Amendments To Personal Health Information Act
The province is proposing amendments that would improve access to personal health information and enhance public education to ensure Manitobans are aware of their privacy rights, Health Minister...May 1, 2008
Ombudsman's Drainage Report Accepted By Government
Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick today accepted the recommendations of the ombudsman’s office in its Report on the Licensing and Enforcement Practices of Manitoba Water...May 1, 2008
Province Introduces Amendments That Would Enable Shorter Property Reassessment Period, Enhance Property Tax Fairness
Amendments to the Municipal Assessment Act have been introduced that would pave the way for property assessments to take place every two years to better reflect current real estate market values,...May 1, 2008
Court Of Appeal Amendment Act Introduced
Legislative amendments that would allow Manitoba’s Court of Appeal to have another judge and deal more effectively with vexatious litigants were introduced today by Attorney General Dave...May 1, 2008
Affordable Housing Strategy At Work To Build, Rehabilitate Or Repair 1,366 Units: Mackintosh
Launched last April and centred on the three-year HOMEWorks! program, the province’s affordable housing strategy has allocated $39 million to build, rehabilitate or repair 1,366 housing...May 1, 2008
Manitoba Unveils Provincewide HPV Immunization Initiative
Manitoba will implement a provincewide voluntary human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program this fall as part of a package of new investments aimed at helping protect women from developing...April 30, 2008
Province Proposes Stronger Balanced Budget Legislation
The proposed new Balanced Budget, Fiscal Management and Taxpayer Accountability Act would require the government to keep one comprehensive set of books and audited financial statements for...April 30, 2008
Democracy Would Be Enhanced With Proposed Changes To The Elections Act: Premier
Democracy in Manitoba would be more transparent, accessible and fair with proposed changes to the Elections Act that would require fixed election dates, the registration and disclosure of...April 30, 2008
Province Announces $1.8-Million Boost For Manitobans Receiving 55 Plus Income Supplement
Low-income Manitobans 55 and over will see increases of up to 45 per cent in their provincial income supplement to assist with living expenses, Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross, minister...April 29, 2008
Child Welfare Bill Would Reinforce That Safety Is Job One, Include Framework For Stronger "Every Child Seen Every Time" Rule
Proposed amendments to the Child and Family Services Act were introduced today which would reinforce the foundational principle that, when determining the best interests of a child, child safety...April 29, 2008
Province Introduces What Would Be Canada's First Legislated Child-Care Safety Charter
Family Services and Housing Minister Gord Mackintosh today introduced legislation that would require comprehensive safety plans and codes of conduct for Manitoba’s 1,113 licensed...April 29, 2008
Province Introduces Amendments To Salvation Army Grace General Hospital Act
Proposed amendments that would reflect the changing governance of the Grace General Hospital were introduced today. “Since 1904, the Salvation Army has operated Grace General...April 29, 2008
Province Invests $7.8 Million For Research In Manitoba
The Manitoba government is investing $7.8 million to increase support in research for areas such as cancer and climate change, Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau...April 28, 2008
West Kildonan Collegiate Officially Opens
The new $17.6-million West Kildonan Collegiate in Seven Oaks School Division will officially open its doors with a special ceremony for students, teachers, parents and administrators tonight,...April 28, 2008
Bjornson Introduces Legislation That Would Place Moratorium On School Closures
Amendments that would place a moratorium on school closures were introduced in the legislature today by Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson, who said they would support...April 28, 2008
April 28 - Day of Mourning
WINNIPEG – April 28 is a nationally recognized Day of Mourning, a day to remember those who have died, experienced illness or been injured as a result of their work. Once again this...April 28, 2008
Family Choices Agenda Funds 6,500 More Child-Care Spaces, Up To 35 More Sites
An ambitious five-year, 12-point child-care agenda called Family Choices will mean more accessible, quality, low-fee child care for Manitoba families, Family Services and Housing Minister Gord...
