News - Ron Lemieux

The provincial government is providing new tools for municipalities as they develop their amalgamation plans in consultation with citizens, Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux announced.

Provincial consultation is underway to ensure municipalities have input into how funding under the next cost-shared infrastructure program will be used.

Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux is encouraging Manitobans to protect their homes this spring by taking advantage of a successful and newly expanded program.

Proposed amendments would expand the Highway Traffic Act to boost forms of active transportation and help create designated bicycle pathways on existing roads, said Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux after introducing the legislation.

The Manitoba government is proposing legislative amendments that would ensure prospective homebuyers in new residential areas have the most accurate information available on the location of future school sites.

The Hon. Ron Lemieux, Local Government Minister for the Government of Manitoba, came to the Providence campus to announce three new initiatives that will help reduce GHG (Green-House Gas) emissions in Manitoba.

The Manitoba government is moving forward to protect the environment with an investment in three communities that will reduce carbon emissions by 491.43 tonnes per year, the equivalent of taking about 90 cars off the road.