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Of all the restrictions placed on Manitobans during the pandemic, those that restrict funerals and those grieving the loss of a loved one may be the most damaging of them all.
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Of all the restrictions placed on Manitobans during the pandemic, those that restrict funerals and those grieving the loss of a loved one may be the most damaging of them all. The health of people is my concern, the wellness of people, their mental wellness, which plays out physically, emotionally, spiritually. Those restrictions that are in place right now, I’m finding are detrimental to people’s mental health, said David Klassen, a funeral director with Braendle-Bruce Funeral Service in Russell.
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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.”
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Provincewide state of emergency extended for 30 days
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
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.”
Winnipeg Free Press By: Carol Sanders | Posted: 7:30 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
Last Modified: 9:35 AM CST Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 | Updates
Problems with the province s vaccine rollout and its handling of the COVID-19 crisis could ve been prevented, said Chuck Sanderson, who ran Manitoba s Emergency Measures Organization for 11 years before retiring. He said there s a fatal flaw in it.
Problems with the province s vaccine rollout and its handling of the COVID-19 crisis could ve been prevented, said Chuck Sanderson, who ran Manitoba s Emergency Measures Organization for 11 years before retiring. He said there s a fatal flaw in it. They tasked all the planning to an already exhausted health department, he said. They re not equipped to be emergency managers. The Emergency Measures Act requires that EMO oversees all aspects of preparedness in the province as well as manage, direct and co