Shannon Dueck

Our provincial government has introduced legislation, which would extend the ability to sell liquor with takeout and delivery food orders. Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says, if approved, this would also make it easier for service models such as wine bars, and seasonal and pop-up businesses to obtain licenses.

CAA Manitoba has come out with its Top 10 list of Worst Roads in Manitoba. Topping the list for 2022 is Provincial Road 307, which connects Seven Sisters Falls through the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

When voting for their worst road, CAA Manitoba asked Manitobans to not only think about potholes but lack of active transportation paths, lack of safe and accessible access, poor or no signage, bad design or poor maintenance.

Manitoba is expanding its eligibility criteria for second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin made that announcement last Friday morning.

Effective Friday, the following Manitobans are now eligible:

The Mayor for Ritchot says damage from this spring's flood will be in the millions of dollars in his municipality.

The Red River crested last Friday at both Ste. Agathe and St. Adolphe. Since then, the river has continued to drop. 

"Water is receding, which we are very grateful for," says Chris Ewen.

Our province has announced further delayed openings at some campgrounds in Manitoba.

The list includes St. Malo Provincial Park campground, which has a partial closure of some sites until at least June 2 due to overland flooding. White Lake Campground in Whiteshell Provincial Park is also closed until at least June 2nd due to high water levels and flooding. The complete list is as follows:

The Reeve for the R.M. of Morris says southbound Highway 75, south of Ste. Agathe, is right now a dangerous section of roadway to be travelling on. And, it has nothing to do with spring flooding.

If you have driven down that stretch in recent weeks, you can probably relate to Ralph Groening's description. He says there are potholes on that highway, and now chunks of concrete debris from those potholes are scattered throughout. Groening says motorists need to be extra careful while driving that stretch.

An army of volunteers has been hard at work the last couple of weeks, assisting those impacted by flood waters in the St. Adolphe area.

Lesley Gaudry has been helping coordinate some of those efforts. Gaudry says over the last number of weeks they have been watching the Red River rise. For those who live within the dike, properties are protected and there is no threat of flooding. But, for residents living outside the town's ring dike, Gaudry says it has been a stressful time.

An overland flood watch has been issued for all of southern and central Manitoba.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecast Centre issued the statement as forecasters continue to monitor a series of precipitation systems starting today that could bring as much as 60 millimetres (mm) of rain to the region over the next five days. Rain amounts of more than 60 mm are possible in some localized areas.

Officials in Manitoba now say the rain that is expected this weekend in the southern portion of the province will likely not impact the flood situation. Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecast Centre says a precipitation system forecast to arrive on Saturday may bring five to 10 millimetres of rain.

Meteorologists in southern Manitoba say there is a chance we will be hit this week with the fourth Low from the United States in as many weeks.