Candace Derksen

Manitoba's Premier is excited about what he calls a 'Team Manitoba' approach to increasing affordable housing options in the province.

The Manitoba government announced last week that it is providing $10 million in grant funding to the Business Council of Manitoba to support a new investment trust that will increase the availability of affordable housing units in Manitoba.

One person has been charged with Mischief after surveillance footage revealed he broke some windows at Sun Valley Co-op's Home Centre in Altona.

According to the Altona Police Service (APS), officers found the suspect at a nearby restaurant, where he was causing a disturbance, shortly after the incident.
    

This wasn't the only mischief complaint reported to Altona police over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The application deadline has come and gone in Manitoba's PC leadership race, and the party has confirmed two candidate packages have been submitted.
    
They are from Fort Whyte MLA, Obby Kahn, and Manitoba businessman, Wally Daudrich.

Obby Khan submitted his completed application on Wednesday, October 2nd. The LEC has completed its review of Mr. Khan’s application and conducted a candidate interview. The LEC confirms that Mr. Obby Khan has been approved to run in the PC Party’s leadership race.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says last week's tentative deal reached with thousands healthcare support staff is good news for patients.
    
Set to strike last Tuesday, CUPE and MGEU bargaining teams agreed to the deal at 4:25 a.m.

Safety is a matter that concerns both sides of the Canadian-American border.  
 
For the first time, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) and the United States Border Patrol’s Grand Forks Sector held an information session jointly to educate the public on the dangers of crossing the border illegally — especially during the winter months when frigid temperatures and inclement weather can cause a tragic loss of human life.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says this week's tentative deal reached with thousands of health care support staff is good news for patients.
    
Set to strike Tuesday, CUPE and MGEU bargaining teams agreed to the deal at 4:25 that morning.

MLA's returned to the Manitoba Legislature this week as the Fall session kicked off Wednesday. 

The summer is often a chance for MLAs to reconnect with their constituencies. 

Starting off this week's Premier's Report, Wab Kinew recapped what he said was a great summer overall, starting with a trip to France representing the province at D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies.

"That was a life changing trip and one I'll never forget," he said.

It takes a community, and that's what it took to bring new life to the Morris Manor. 
     
That from Cindy Conway, who says she couldn't be prouder to be a part of that team that rolled up its sleeves in 2020 to, initially, restore the gardens for the 19 suites. 

While there were no plans for a division-wide cellphone policy in Border Land School Division (BLSD), Superintendent Krista Curry says the Province's recent ban on the devices in classrooms reinforces some of the conversations that were happening at a few of their schools.  

Emerson, Dominion City, Vita, and Sprague are just a few schools in BLSD that are located here in the Southeast.  

Renovations to the Gretna arena continue to progress.
    
Earlier, we told you about a new dehumidification system approved for the rink along with new, insulated overhead and exterior emergency doors.

"The doors are going to be hung. If they're not hung, they're going to be very shortly," explained Municipality of Rhineland Reeve Don Wiebe in the latest project update. "There was some skate flooring that was put in and we just approved some renovations to the canteen."