Manitoba Government partners to create 1,200 new child-care spaces in rural communities over the next year
The governments of Canada and Manitoba are allocating up to $70 million in capital funding for new child-care facilities, creating more than 1,200 new, regulated non-profit child-care spaces across the province with a focus on rural and First Nations communities, Premier Heather Stefanson, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko and federal parliamentary secretary Ya’ara Saks, on behalf of federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould, announced today.
Excess Moisture Insurance Coverage Increasing for 2023 Crop Year
Manitoba producers will receive higher Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) coverage levels as part of the AgriInsurance program for the 2023 crop year, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.
“Extreme weather conditions continue to challenge and threaten the viability of many producers,” said Bibeau. “With the increasing cost of inputs, these enhancements to the AgriInsurance program’s Excess Moisture Insurance will allow for greater coverage in the event of financial losses.”
Manitoba implements temporary rent reduction on agricultural Crown lands
In response to the impacts of extreme moisture over the past two years and stakeholder feedback, the Manitoba government is implementing a temporary rent reduction for forage leases on agricultural Crown lands, Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.
Province invests additional $350,000 to help prevent spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
The Manitoba government is investing an additional $350,000 to help prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) through year-round monitoring and enhanced sampling efforts during the upcoming big game hunting seasons.
Province issues 2022 Summer Conditions Report
The province's Hydrologic Forecast Centre has released its 2022 Summer Conditions Report, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced today.
Manitoba to take additional steps to prevent spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development is taking additional management actions to help prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the province.
CWD is an incurable, fatal disease that affects members of the deer family (cervids) including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose and caribou. Animals infected with CWD may appear healthy until the later stages of the disease and while CWD is not known as a human health risk, meat from a CWD-infected animal is not recommended for consumption.