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Brian Pallister issues trade statement. Health facilities across province get upgrades A much needed upgrade to health facilities across the
province was announced with an investment of approxi- mately $9.7 million spread across 13 new projects. Several of the projects include work to improve fire safety
and sprinkler systems in personal care homes and health- care facilities, as well as upgrades to emergency medical service (ambulance) facilities. Work will begin once the projects are publicly tendered and awarded. For a full list of projects visit
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Manitoba Premier issues statement on tentative trade deal
Premier Brain Pallister issues statement on the new trade
agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada. "We congratulate the federal government on achieving a tentative new trade deal with the United States and Mexico. Manitoba deeply values its trading relationships. We have been a leader in encouraging and engaging with other jurisdictions on free trade issues.” “Manitobans understand the importance of free and
open trade, and the opportunities it brings to businesses and communities in our province. We look forward to reviewing the details of the agreement."
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Winnipeg ordained Priest charged for sexual assault of a youth in the 80s
Police have arrested and charged an ordained priest for
sexual assault of a youth that occurred in the 1980s. Police said in the spring of this year the Child Abuse Unit began an investigation into allegations of sexual assault. Te victim, an adult male, disclosed a series of sexual assaults occur- ring between 1982 and 1988 in Winnipeg while he was a resident student at the St. Boniface Minor Seminary. Te victim was a youth at the time of the offences. On October 3rd a 70-year-old man was arrested. Police have confirmed the man was functioning as an ordained priest holding various positions within the Archdiocese of St. Boniface at the time of the offences. Roland Lanoie has been charged with Sexual Assault x 4 and Indecent Assault.
• • • Winnipeg's AIR1 helps arrest nine people The month of October is only at the half-way point
and AIR1 has helped capture nine people. Police said on Tanksgiving weekend AIR1 helped with the arrests of 9 people for their involvement with four different stolen vehicles. Each vehicle was recovered and three of these incidents occurred within just 45 minutes. Winnipeg Police have provided us an inside look at AIR1 in action, watch at
manitobapost.com.
• • • Traffic stop leads to recovery of stolen goods Several snowmobiles, a trailer, an outboard motor and
a skid steer were recovered by police after they spotted a stolen trailer on highway 59 during a traffic stop. On Oc- tober 11, RCMP received a report of the stolen trailer from the Lac du Bonnet area. Tey located it driving on highway 59 and arrested two men at the scene. 49-year-old Neigel Ryan Noel and 40-year-old Cory John Oger of Winnipeg are charged with Possession of Stolen Property and Possession of Break-in Instruments. Neigel Noel was also found to have four outstanding warrants.
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Drugs, cash & guns seized from Flin Flon home RCMP recently executed a search warrant in Flin Flon
that led to a major find of drugs, cash and weapons. Police said on September 26th the search warrant was executed at a home on Princess Boulevard in Flin Flon. Police seized the following items from the residence: - over 3 kgs of cannabis, - over 3 kgs of cannabis-infused edible products - over 3 kgs of cannabis-infused jam - 12 long-barreled firearms - a large sum of Canadian currency Mounties arrested 36-year-old Andrew Lyle Wotton at
the scene. • • • Minimum wage is going up Minimum wage went up by 20 cents to $11.35 on October
Priest arrested on assault charges.
Car chase at night as viewed by AIR1.
1, 2018. Te adjustment is based on Manitoba’s 2017 infla- tion rate of 1.6 per cent and rounding up to the nearest five cents. Information on the minimum wage and other employ-
ment standards is available at
www.gov.mb.ca/labour/ standards.
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Manitoba small business optimism sees slight decline in September
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business
released its latest monthly Business Barometer, which reveals optimism among Manitoba’s small business own- ers declined slightly in September to 61.1, down from 62.4 in August. It is now just below the national average index of 61.4. “Manitoba's small business optimism inched slightly
backwards in September, with the index sliding down about one point to 61.1. More respondents are now plan- ning to layoff staff (14%) than to hire (11%),” said Jonathan Alward, CFIB’s Director of Provincial Affairs for Manitoba. “However, the state-of-business indicator improved slightly with 43 per cent of owners saying their businesses are in good shape, while just 6 per cent reported that their firms are in poor shape.” Nationally, small business confidence held steady in
September at an index of 61.4, almost identical to the 61.6 posted in August.
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Maple Bus Lines announces new Northern Manitoba bus service
Greyhound service to Northern Manitoba communities
will come to an end soon, however, a Manitoba company has stepped-up to offer bus service. Thursday Maple Bus Lines long-haul transportation
announced they will fill the Greyhound gap between Win- nipeg and Tompson. Te Round trip between Tompson to Winnipeg will run
Sunday through Friday. Te Round trip between Cross Lake to Tompson runs Sunday through Tursday. Maple Bus Lines also said they will introduce more new routes, that in- clude routes between Te Pas and Winnipeg starting early 2019. Stops will include all communities along the way.
Manitoba small business optimism sees slight decline.
Minimum wage set to increase in Manitoba.
Greyhound may be stepping away, but others are stepping up.
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