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Victoria wave through ‘very dangerous’ Chinese-owned lead smelter in Latrobe Valley02/02/2021|2min The Andrews government in Victoria has approved a Chinese state-owned lead smelter in the Latrobe Valley only a kilometre away from a primary school without an environmental effects statement. It comes as the logging industry, which was the Latrobe Valley’s primary industry, was effectively axed by the Andrews government over environmental concerns. Victorian Liberal MP Tim Smith told Sky Ne...

Victorian Government bans high-risk cladding for new multi-storey buildings in world first Posted SunSunday 31 updated TueTuesday 2 The Victorian Government says the banned cladding products can be "high risk" when installed incorrectly. ( Share Print text only Cancel A ban on cladding deemed by the Victorian Government to be high risk comes into force today in a bid to reduce fire hazards. Key points: Multi-storey developments will not be able to use flammable aluminium composite panels or re...

State toughens building laws to ban combustible cladding We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement The state government has changed the Building Act to ban dangerous cladding on new multistorey properties, in the latest clampdown on shonky practices. Planning Minister Richard Wynne announced a prohibition – effective from Monday – on the use of combustible materials, replacing previous looser guidelines, with non-com...

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation borders the heavily travelled Trans-Canada Highway in western Manitoba, yet the community held back waves of COVID-19 cases that swept the area last year. In the opposite corner of the province, Shamattawa First Nation, a remote fly-in community in northeastern Manitoba, had an outbreak so severe that the Canadian military was flown in to help after one-third of the 1,500 residents were infected. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS COVID-19 checkstops on the roads i...

Brandon Sun By: Michele LeTourneau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Posted: Clients who attend halotherapy in this enclosed cabinet at the Natural Elements Wellness Centre in Brandon breathe dry micro-particles of pharmaceutical-grade salt for up to 20 minutes for a variety of ailments, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe allergies, among others. (Submitted photos) Doze...

Tennis ace Stan Wawrinka has revealed his physical preparation for the Australian Open has taken a hit because he was battling coronavirus.

Manitoba, which has had limited COVID-19 restrictions in place since June, will now require all domestic travellers to self-isolate for 14 days after entering the province

MDC TO HOST VIRTUAL PROGRAM FOCUSING ON POPULAR HIKING TRAILS

Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 Epidemiologists studying the pandemic in Manitoba have made a troubling discovery. On average, the Manitoba government requires a month-long incubation period for common sense to find its way into the provinces COVID-19 pandemic response. Which is to say, for reasons that are not immediately evident, there is a bizarre and chronic delay necessary before Premie...

Touch Screens May Increase Distractibility in Toddlers by Anjanee Sharma on  January 27, 2021 at 3:35 PM Researchers from the UK found that toddlers with high daily touchscreen use are less able to resist distraction than toddlers with low or no touchscreen use. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased screen time levels and has led to growing debates on the role of screen time on toddlers development. These findings will play a significant role in this debate. ...