Anti-vaccine messaging rises in RM of Stanley, where COVID immunization rates are lowest in Manitoba winnipegfreepress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegfreepress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Publishing date: Jul 20, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 4 minute read • Winkler Mayor Martin Harder says he is asking for Manitobans to try and get a better understanding of why there has been so much vaccine hesitancy in his community since COVID-19 vaccines first became available in the province. City of Winkler photo
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A Carman resident says he was disturbed by the number of maskless people he saw when he recently entered a Winkler business, while Winkler’s mayor said he hopes people in this province can start to better understand why vaccine hesitancy has become such a big and divisive issue in his community.
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Low German-speaking Mennonite families fleeing jobs, homes for Mexico, Central America nations By: Brenda Suderman | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 19, 2021 Save to Read Later
Some residents of Winkler and the surrounding municipalities who are opposed to COVID-19 vaccinations have chosen to leave Canada to avoid getting the injection.
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Some residents of Winkler and the surrounding municipalities who are opposed to COVID-19 vaccinations have chosen to leave Canada to avoid getting the injection.
Prompted both by fears of safety of the vaccines and worries that governments will soon require them to show proof of vaccination to travel, more than 100 Low German-speaking Mennonites from southern Manitoba have left the country in the last three months, with more likely to follow, a Winkler immigration consultant said.
Loss of local voice, potential school closures worry rural residents opposed to Manitoba s Bill 64 cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.