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The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority will pay approximately 50% more overtime hours to nurses in 2022 than in 2020. The provincial government has pledged to end mandatory overtime in favour of incentives and premiums for weekend and full-time work.
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Manitoba Ag Days will return to Brandon in mid-January after a three-year hiatus. The annual agricultural exhibition held its last show in January 2020.
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Two longtime used book stores in Winnipeg are closing permanently. Family Book Exchange has operated in the St. Vital neighbourhood for 50 years, and Nerman’s Books and Collectibles opened in South Osborne in 1996.
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The Government of Manitoba is spending $1.7M to upgrade tools and equipment for its conservation officers, as well as implementing a centralized dispatch communications system.
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The Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain is trying to recruit more doctors for its Tri Lake Health Centre. There are normally five full-time doctors on staff, but the centre is currently operating with only two.
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The City of Winnipeg is providing more than $500,000 to seven community centres to complete upgrades, repairs, and other renovation projects.
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Cannabis retailer Canna Cabana recently opened a new location in Winnipeg’s St. Vital Centre. It is the city’s first cannabis shop within a shopping mall, and the company’s 10th store in Manitoba.
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Sioux Valley Dakota Nation has purchased the lease and operations of Grand Valley Park, a campground, cultural site, and winter tubing attraction near Brandon.
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The federal government is spending over $286,000 through its Local Food Infrastructure Fund to build a greenhouse near Gambler First Nation. The new facility will include food processing and packaging equipment, and other farming inputs and technology.
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The Government of Manitoba is allocating a total $794,000 to projects that conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations. Non-profit groups, research organizations, and local agencies are invited to apply.
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Assiniboine Community College (ACC) and the Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology are offering an applied building construction program. The six-month program is free for Indigenous youth. Classes will begin on February 27th at ACC’s Parkland campus in Dauphin.
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The Municipality of Boissevain-Morton is building a new aquatic centre, with a planned opening date of July 2023. The community’s Parks and Recreation board will soon begin hiring lifeguards and other staff.
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Steinbach Community Outreach began construction on The Bridge, a 24-unit affordable housing complex. The project is expected to be completed in late 2023.
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Beef and Barrel, a restaurant in Brandon, is closing in March after 36 years in business.
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Misericordia Terraces, an assisted living complex, is currently under construction in Winnipeg. The 97-unit building is expected to open in the summer of 2023.
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Hobby•ism, a new menswear store, recently opened in downtown Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg School Division reduced the number of librarians since 2013 due to ongoing budget limitations. The division had 35 librarians in 2013-2014, compared to just six in 2022-2023.
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The Government of Manitoba is providing a $50M commercial loan to NFI Group, a bus manufacturer based in Winnipeg. The loan will help relieve pressures that the company has faced due to supply chain issues that led to unfilled orders for the company.
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Two new businesses recently opened in downtown Winnipeg. Devil May Care Brewery opened a taproom on Fort Street, while Cntrbnd, a high-end streetwear retailer, launched its fifth Canadian location in True North Square.
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The provincial government is providing $13.4M to transit systems in Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, Selkirk and Flin Flon. The funding will help offset losses caused by declining ridership.
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The Government of Canada may have to reduce capacity at Indigenous Services Canada-run nursing stations in Manitoba due to a critical shortage of nurses. The Canada-wide nursing shortage is having an impact on many remote and isolate Indigenous communities.
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The government of Manitoba is launching a centralized emergency care service, allowing rural health care providers to consult virtually with specialist physicians, paramedics, and respiratory therapists. The program will cost approximately $5.5M annually and be online in May 2023.
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The Government of Manitoba and the Canadian government signed an agreement in principle to align provincial and federal tree planting plans under the 2 Billion Trees program. The Manitoba government will plant an additional 500,000 trees each year to help reach the federal goal to plant two billion trees in Canada by 2031.
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The federal and provincial governments are spending over $600,000 to create an action plan for the growth of Manitoba’s protein industry. The plan is part of the province’s goal to create 1,550 new jobs in the animal and plant protein sectors by 2025.
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The Bunker youth ministry in Winkler is upgrading its food truck into a dine-in restaurant, and plans to employ young people, seniors, and others who have difficulty finding work. The opening date is scheduled for fall of 2023.
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The Agowiidiwinan Centre, a new interactive treaty education facility, recently opened at The Forks in Winnipeg.
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The former Kapyong Barracks in Winnipeg are now officially the lands of Naawi-Oodena, forming the largest urban reserve in Canada. Construction on the $1.2 billion project will begin in the spring and last approximately 15 years.
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The Town of Ste. Anne, with funding support from the provincial and federal governments, is spending $13M to upgrade the town lagoon.
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