WINNIPEG A new report says the province miscalculated flood protection estimates in the Interlake outlet channels design. The $540 million plan would see water flow from Lake Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg via Lake St. Martin. The flood mitigation project has been in the works since the devastation caused by the 2011 flood. Area First Nations commissioned a report by Halket Environmental Consultants to study the project’s potential impact on Lake St. Martin. It concluded a channel of water known as The Narrows acts as a bottleneck creating higher flood water levels in the lake’s south basin. The report said this was not accounted for in a 2013 environmental assessment.
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The Manitoba government is extending the provincewide state of emergency to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and further protect Manitobans, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler, minister responsible for the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization, announced earlier this week.
The extension went into effect on February 2 at 4 p.m. for a period of 30 days.
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“This extension marks the one-year implementation of Manitoba’s state of emergency and has been the longest period in a state of emergency in the province’s history,” said Schuler. “Our government recognizes that there is still a lot of work to be done against the fight of COVID-19 and will continue to take the necessary precautions for the health and safety of all Manitobans.”
Provincewide state of emergency extended for 30 days
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Posted on 02/03/2021 at 11:00 am
The Manitoba government is extending the provincewide state of emergency to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and further protect Manitobans, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler, minister responsible for the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization, announced.
The extension went into effect Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. for a period of 30 days.
“This extension marks the one-year implementation of Manitoba’s state of emergency and has been the longest period in a state of emergency in the province’s history,” said Schuler. “Our government recognizes that there is still a lot of work to be done against the fight of COVID-19 and will continue to take the necessary precautions for the health and safety of all Manitobans.”
“Ensuring that people and cargo can get in and out of remote Northern Manitoba communities is at the core of what our airlines do and we’ve been proud to maintain this essential service since the start of the pandemic,” said EIC CEO Mike Pyle in a provincial government news release. “I’m pleased that the federal and provincial governments are partnering with our airlines to ensure they can continue to be there to support Manitobans as we all weather the rest of this crisis.” The federal government announced in August that it was seeking agreements with provinces and territories to ensure 140 northern and remote communities had adequate airline service.
Winnipeg Free Press
The La Salle community is rallying for positive change in light of the death of 17-year-old Chloe Boyle.
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 25, Chloe was travelling down Provincial Road 247 to go to school at Sanford Collegiate, where she was a Grade 12 student. Her SUV lost control on the gravel, and it left the road, rolling into a field. Alcohol wasn’t a factor, and she was wearing a seatbelt, an RCMP report states.
The Boyle family and their friends are now calling for Provincial Road 247 to be paved, to prevent further tragedies.
There’s a history of people rolling their cars on the road, said Christa Robert, a close family friend and next-door neighbour of the Boyles.