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Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin (left) and premier Brian Pallister make an announcement about changes in public health orders at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday. (Winnipeg Free Press)
Manitoba unveiled new public health orders coming into effect on Friday, almost entirely resembling the proposed changes first floated last week.
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Manitoba unveiled new public health orders coming into effect on Friday, almost entirely resembling the proposed changes first floated last week.
On Tuesday morning, Premier Brian Pallister and chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin addressed Manitobans to reveal the new orders.
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As the province slowly starts to open up, there are serious questions about how many businesses in the hospitality and arts and recreation and information industries will be able to continue forward.
A study released this week by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business does a deep dive on debt levels for small businesses across the country.
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Not every business has had to take on debt, but the vast majority have had to dig a financial hole. Those in Manitoba and Saskatchewan that have had to go the route of loans to stay afloat have taken on $180,858 of COVID-related debt. It’s the third highest mark in Canada ($169,992 average) behind just Ontario ($207,611) and Alberta ($185,732).
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As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the
recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely
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summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been
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Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021 • February 19, 2021 • 3 minute read • Month-to-month from November to December, the Canadian retail sector numbers fell by 3.4% with much of the country entering some form of lockdown during the month. In Manitoba, where all non-essential business had been shuttered since Nov. 12, the sector fell by 7.2%. Photo by Stock photo /Getty Images
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The cost of the COVID-19 pandemic will take years to tally up but the early returns on the impact to the economy are starting to ring in.
According to the latest report, Manitoba’s retail sector is among the hardest hit in the country.