News - Manitoba

With the onset of colder weather, a record year for provincial highway construction is wrapping up, having created an estimated 6,650 jobs and boosting the Manitoba economy by an estimated $678.6 million in 2015-16.

The Manitoba government is again releasing the list of tenders for upcoming core infrastructure projects early to give the construction industry time to prepare for another record season of building highways, roads and bridges across the province in 2016.

According to Statistics Canada, Manitoba experienced strong job growth for the third consecutive month and now has the lowest unemployment rate in the country.

The 2017 National Skills Canada Competition has been announced and is scheduled to happen from May 31 to June 3, 2017, at the RBC Convention Centre in downtown Winnipeg.

Outdoor enthusiasts from around the world will now be able to enjoy even more of Manitoba’s beautiful wilderness thanks to an $800,000 commitment from the province that will help complete the remaining section of the Trans Canada Trail through Manitoba.

The Manitoba government continues to invest in student success by providing $3 million in new funding to hire more teachers and keep kindergarten to Grade 3 classes smaller.

Manitoba Municipal Government would like to remind Manitobans that daylight saving time will end in the province early November 1, 2015, when clocks will be set back one hour.

On October 28, 2015 Brian Esau, President and CEO, accepted the award for Outstanding Medium Business on behalf of Red River Mutual at the Manitoba Business Awards Banquet.

The Manitoba government is launching an updated five-year framework to guide work and further enhance patient safety across the province.

An extensive rehabilitation of the PTH 23 bridge over the Red River on the east side of Morris is complete and is expected to maintain transportation links for the town even during major floods.