News - Manitoba

The Manitoba 2016 rent guideline has been capped at 1.1 per cent and will take effect January 1, 2016.

Water testing this week has shown that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality objectives at most beaches monitored by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship.

Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors has identified the first human case of West Nile Virus this year.

A new $6.2-million provincial investment for the purchase of 52 new replacement ambulances will improve patient comfort and safety when being transported by ambulance.

Anyone convicted of illegally killing a wild animal or fish will now face stiffer penalties as the Fisheries and Wildlife Amendment Act is now in effect.

The Manitoba government is expanding its successful Non-profit Organization Strategy, allowing more organizations to focus on delivering important services to the communities they assist.

The Manitoba government has launched a pilot project to extend the operating season of several provincial campgrounds, allowing campers to stay as late as Thanksgiving.

Water testing this week has shown that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality objectives at most beaches monitored by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship.

The chief provincial public health officer advises that based on reports from Environment Canada, conditions are favourable for parts of Manitoba to be exposed to smoke and haze drifting from a number of wildland fires that are burning in the northwest United States over the next few days.

Visits to Manitoba from the United States in June increased nearly 60 per cent over the same period last year.