Betty Sawatzky

The Manitoba government is proposing amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that would ensure individuals who have been charged with impaired driving and have not complied with the ignition interlock requirement are prevented from appealing the suspension of their driver’s licence.

Fraud is one of the fastest growing crimes across Canada, and the RCMP are warning residents to be vigilant against scammers who pose as someone, or an organization, they're not - through social media, emails, phone calls and texts. 

Fraudsters will get to know someone through social media like WhatsApp and Facebook and study that person so that when they make contact, they're quite familiar with that person.  Or they will build relationship through social media to gain trust and then ask for money once the relationship is well established.

The Manitoba government is introducing amendments to the Drivers and Vehicles Act that would allow Manitoba Public Insurance to designate heavy trailers with a status that represents their condition and documents their history to increase road safety and consumer protection.

We're being encouraged to take additional steps to encourage community members to protect their kidneys.

March is kidney awareness month, and everyone should learn more about protecting their ‘beans.’ Public awareness campaigns are being developed to inform people of the importance of early detection and screening. You may have noticed posters around your community encouraging everyone to self-screen for kidney disease.

Here are a few facts to share:

· The province of Manitoba has the highest incidence and prevalence of kidney failure in Canada

The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would lower the age a child is required to attend school and remove barriers to students enrolling in schools in the area where they live.

The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would lower the age a child is required to attend school and remove barriers to students enrolling in schools in the area where they live.

The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would lower the age a child is required to attend school and remove barriers to students enrolling in schools in the area where they live. 

Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Nello Altomare made the announcement on Wednesday.

The 1st Annual Healthy Lake Youth Derby, hosted by E & J Live Bait and Mound Wildlife, took place at Pelican Lake on Saturday, March 9th, with 262 youth between the ages of 3 and 14 registered for the event.

Healthy Lake committee treasurer, Charlotte McConnell says they were very pleased with the second half of this year's set of derbies.  "It was really good, and I would call it a great success!  The weather was perfect, and everyone had a lot of fun!"

We're being encouraged to take additional steps to encourage community members to protect their kidneys.

March is kidney awareness month, and everyone should learn more about protecting their ‘beans.’ The Prairie Mountain Health Population Health and Wellness Committee has been developing a public awareness campaign to inform PMH residents about the importance of early detection and screening. You may have noticed posters around your community encouraging everyone to self-screen for kidney disease.

Here are a few facts to share:

The Manitoba RCMP will be taking to social media throughout the month of March to mark Fraud Prevention Month. Fraud is one of the fastest growing crimes not just in Manitoba, but in Canada.

In 2023, Canadians lost $567 million dollars; in Manitoba that number was over $9 million dollars.

There are a number of different ways fraudsters work to obtain the information they are seeking from victims, which can result in a financial loss.

Communication through various mediums like WhatsApp, and Facebook, or unsolicited emails or text messages are the biggest culprits.