FREDERICTON It was pretty peaceful looking out on the St. John River on Wednesday. The Emergency Measures Organization Riverwatch is over for this season and this year it lasted just six weeks. It s completely Mother Nature, said Geoffrey Downey of the Emergency Measures Organization. Flooding is dependent on how quickly the snow melts and how much rain you get in the northwest. This year, we were looking at a snowpack well below average. However, last year it was significantly above average yet we pretty much had the same results and that all comes down to how quickly the snow melts, last year river watch ran for 10 weeks.
Another distinguished Yukoner has passed away.
Former commissioner Doug Bell died sometime Sunday in Whitehorse at the age of 94, according to various sources. He hadn’t
been in good health for some time, they said.
Bell’s passing was met with surprise this morning by Ione Christensen, his old friend and predecessor as commissioner.
“He hadn’t been well for some time,” she told the Star.
Christensen said Bell had served with her as deputy commissioner for a time, and took over for her when she re-entered politics.
They had known each other for years, and even competed in the Toastmasters competition.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Editorial | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2021
There are times when realizing you’re not alone provides no comfort whatsoever.
Current lamentations over Manitoba’s painfully slow and, some argue, woefully inadequate rollout of COVID-19 vaccines certainly qualifies as one such time. A report in Wednesday’s
Globe and Mail outlined in detail how several provinces are experiencing severe difficulties in shifting their vaccination programs into sufficiently high gear to meet ramped-up dosage distribution from the federal government as concerns mount over the spread of virulent new strains of the COVID-19 virus.
There is nothing resembling reassurance to be drawn from this.
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Minister Ron Schuler is responsible for the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization. (Screenshot: Government of Manitoba/YouTube)
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Manitoba is extending an emergency measures move for the thirteenth time.
On Thursday, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler is announcing the state of emergency is continuing for another 30 days.
“Our government continues to take preventative measures and remain cautious as we reopen the province,” Schuler says. “These have been challenging times and we understand the impact it has had on Manitobans, but we want to remind everyone to follow the fundamentals and keep your friends and family safe.”
This takes effect at 4 p.m. Thursday.