Shannon Dueck

Our province announced Friday that conservation officers handed out 10 tickets last month over two days at the Emerson port of entry. 

During the weekend of June 10 and 11, the Manitoba Conservation Officer Service partnered with Canadian wildlife officers to conduct a fish, wildlife, and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) compliance checkstop at the Canada-U.S. border crossing. 

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have now shown up in Southern Health.

Manitoba Health is reporting that Culex Tarsalis mosquitoes carrying the virus were collected in Winkler during the week of June 25 to July 1st. Positive pools have also been collected this year in West St. Paul and Winnipeg. 

The Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba says she felt heard.

Janine Gibson, who lives south of Steinbach, made that comment after reading the report submitted to the Manitoba government by the Clean Environment Commission (CEC). The CEC is advising that significant conditions be required, if the Manitoba government is to approve the proposed Sio Silica sand extraction project east of Anola. 

The last two months have produced record breaking heat in parts of Southern Manitoba, including the Pembina Valley.

David Phillips with Environment Canada says we just tied a record for the hottest May and June collectively. The mean temperature for those two months (taking into account daytime highs and lows for each day) was 19.05 degrees, which is several degrees warmer than normal. The last time it was this warm, collectively, in May and June was 1988 when it was slightly warmer than was just recorded over the past two months.

Residents of Ste. Agathe have been shown plans for what the upgraded dike could look like in their community.

Our province is in the planning stages of raising the dike. In December of last year were the initial meetings including information sessions and discussion. Then in March, the province presented preliminary design alternatives and provided opportunity for feedback. This month, the preferred design was presented to the public at a pair of public consultations held at the Ste. Agathe Fire Hall.

The President of the Manitoba Nurses Union has mixed feelings towards this week's announcement that additional nurses will be coming to Manitoba from the Philippines. 

Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced last Tuesday that 309 health-care professionals will be coming to our province, following a recent recruitment mission to the Philippines. The list includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurse equivalents, and healthcare aides. 

Individuals are expected to begin arriving in Manitoba as early as late this summer, with arrivals increasing in the fall.

The President of the Manitoba Nurses Union has mixed feelings towards last week's announcement that additional nurses will be coming to Manitoba from the Philippines. 

Health Minister Audrey Gordon announced last Tuesday that 309 health-care professionals will be coming to our province, following a recent recruitment mission to the Philippines. The list includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurse equivalents and health-care aides. 

Individuals are expected to begin arriving in Manitoba as early as late this summer, with arrivals increasing in fall.

The Manitoba Ombudsman has determined that Manitoba Conservation and Climate is unnecessarily asking for too much personal information when individuals are purchasing park passes and fishing licenses.

Environment Canada is calling for a hot and dry Canada Day in southern Manitoba. In fact, Samantha Mauti says that should be the flavour of the next couple of days.

The normal high for this time of year is 25 degrees. Highs between 30 and 32 degrees are expected today and Sunday. 

Mauti says with those temperatures there is a chance that Environment Canada could issue a heat warning. For that to happen, she says it usually takes a daytime high of at least 32 degrees with an overnight low of at least 16 degrees. A humidex of 38 degrees can also prompt a warning. 

The Manitoba Ombudsman has determined that Manitoba Conservation and Climate is unnecessarily asking for too much personal information when individuals are purchasing park passes and fishing licenses.