Brandon Sun By: Drew May Save to Read Later Premier Brian Pallister announces that his government will be increasing its budget for the Manitoba Bridge Grant and will be making a fourth round of up to $5,000 payments for eligible businesses and organizations to help protect them through the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference at the Manitoba Legislative Building on Monday morning. (Winnipeg Free Press) Premier Brian Pallister announced a new round of funding to help businesses through their third lockdown on Monday morning as he implored Manitobans to get vaccinated. Advertisement Premier Brian Pallister announced a new round of funding to help businesses through their third lockdown on Monday morning as he implored Manitobans to get vaccinated.