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The Manitoba government has invested more than $15 million from the Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) and the Urban and Hometown Green Team (GT) programs to support approximately 500 projects in bilingual municipalities throughout Manitoba.

The Manitoba government is helping protect the province’s natural resources by awarding over $1 million in funding for 35 fish and wildlife improvement projects from the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund (FWEF).

Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that the Manitoba government is providing $20,000 to help the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) expand its training and resources in school divisions to help safeguard children from sexual victimization and reduce crime.

Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen, announced that the Manitoba government is providing $50,000 to help the public education efforts of the Joy Smith Foundation, a Winnipeg-based non-profit organization that has become Canada’s leading authority on human trafficking prevention, intervention and survivor support.

More than $16 million in new funding will be invested this year to expand staffing and training in personal care homes (PCHs), aligned with the Manitoba government’s commitment to fulfill all recommendations of the Stevenson Review.

The Manitoba government is investing $5.1 million through the Newcomer Community Integration Support program in 15 organizations, including the Steinbach Chamber of Commerce, to assist in the integration of newcomers to Manitoba.

The Manitoba government has recently selected 29 recipients of the Community Museum Project Support Program. Included in the program is Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach.

The province is providing $510,000 in new funding in 2022-23 to United Way Winnipeg for the continuation of a 24-hour service that protects Manitobans by connecting them to government, health and social services.

The Manitoba government is providing more than $1.4 million for technology upgrades through the Skills Strategy Equipment Enhancement Fund (SSEEF) for industrial arts and technical vocational programs in schools across the province.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have extended the Canada-Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Agreement, investing close to $98 million over four years to continue building and strengthening regulated child care services for children six years old and under.