WINNIPEG Some Manitoba restaurants say the proposed changes to health orders don t go far enough, as they are having trouble enforcing Manitoba s one household per table rule – a rule some say is isolating for those who live alone. Dining out is something that Bob Holliday likes to do every week. Before the pandemic, he met his friends every Friday and Saturday for breakfast - now he eats alone. There used to be two or three of us, the same people week in and week out we sat together, he said. The other morning my cousin showed up and he sat six feet away from me at a table.
WINNIPEG The board of trustees for the Pembina Trails School Division is facing a tough task when it comes to building a proposed budget for the 2021-22 school year. Without doubt this has been the most difficult budget that I and the board has faced since my career as a trustee. We have encountered a necessity to make some very, very difficult decisions, said Kathleen McMillan, who is the chair of the board of trustees. The board released its draft budget on Friday and cited several difficult situations such as growing communities, inflation, an arbitration awarded to the teachers association and on top of that there is the provincial freeze on the property tax levy and the pandemic.
WINNIPEG The spring thaw forecast released by the province shows below normal soil moisture and winter precipitation levels. That makes the risk for spring flooding low, but it may not be good news for farmers. It has been an unseasonably dry winter said Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. “Through the winter we have seen minimal snowfall. Some areas have a white covering and other areas have black fields showing up,” said Campbell. He said they are not alarmed yet – it is still early and things could change. But if there isn’t an additional significant amount of precipitation, it could be difficult for farmers to get their fields ready for spring planting.