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Brandon Sun By: Kimberley Kielley Advertisement The province also announced three more COVID-related deaths during Friday’s media update. The dead include a woman in her 50s from the Interlake-Eastern health region linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern, a woman in her 80s from the Prairie Mountain Health region linked to an outbreak at the Russell Health Centre, and a woman in her 90s from the Prairie Mountain Health region linked to the...

Winnipeg Free Press RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Hard-hit storefronts in Manitoba are facing over $180,000 in coronavirus-related debt, according to CFIB’s latest estimates. ‘And that’s just what they’ve incurred because of and during the pandemic,’ said Jonathan Alward, Prairies director for CFIB. Manitoba is among four provinces that aren’t keeping up with the economic damage being caused by the growing third wave of COVID-19, the Canadian Federation of Independent Busine...

Winnipeg Free Press Dougald Lamont, Manitoba Liberal leader. Opposition critics are pleading with the province to extend or expand emergency assistance for struggling Manitoba businesses during the third wave. Opposition critics are pleading with the province to extend or expand emergency assistance for struggling Manitoba businesses during the third wave. "By ordering businesses to close or even to operate at 25 per cent, the Pallister government is basically ordering people to go broke," s...

Winnipeg Free Press RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Economic Development and Jobs Minister Ralph Eichler touted his government’s COVID-19 supports at a virtual Manitoba Chambers of Commerce event on Tuesday. Businesses don’t want to rely on government funding or emergency support — they’d rather be open at full capacity to make their own money, Manitoba’s minister in charge of economic development and jobs told business leaders Tuesday. Businesses don’t want to rely on g...

Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke Save to Read Later Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation CEO Margot Cathcart is seen in downtown Brandon on Friday. (Tyler Clarke/The Brandon Sun) With its first CEO set to begin work next month, the Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation is nearing an opening date. Advertisement With its first CEO set to begin work next month, the Rural Manitoba Economic Development Corporation is nearing an ope...

Dine-in Restaurant Relief Program expanded with additional $2 million Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 04/17/2021 at 10:00 am The Manitoba government has announced an additional $2 million to expand the Dine-in Restaurant Relief Program, administered by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association. “Manitoba’s restaurant industry has made significant sacrifices to keep all Manitobans safe in our fight against COVID-19,” sa...

Province tops-up, expands restaurant financial relief program (AP FILES/Steven Senne) Rural restaurants and catering businesses which suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic are now eligible for provincial relief. Rural restaurants and catering businesses which suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic are now eligible for provincial relief. Winnipeg Free Press Rural restaurants and catering businesses which suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic are ...

  WINNIPEG -- The federal government is giving Manitoba $47 million to help with the increased number of people looking to re-enter the workforce, particularly people disadvantaged due to the pandemic. On Tuesday, the federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough and Manitoba’s Minister of Economic Development and Jobs Ralph Eichler made the announcement in a news release, saying the federal government has provided an additional $1.5 billi...

Brandon Sun By: The Brandon Sun Advertisement The provincial government is supporting the WestVic Common development in the West End by providing a rebate of up to $5.8 million over 20 years through the Manitoba Works Capital Incentive. Twelve acres of property at 3409 Victoria Avenue in Brandon, which used to be the location of Zellers, is being developed to house 3,065 square metres of new retail space while 10,870 square metres of existing...

“OneNorth is a unique partnership that will build and further leverage northern infrastructure,” said Ralph Eichler, Manitoba’s minister of Economic Development and Jobs, which is providing the grant in partnership with Indigenous and Northern Relations. “This funding will allow the group to continue seeking additional economic development opportunities in Northern Manitoba, helping strengthen Manitoba’s economy.” $675,000 from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development is goin...