Manitoba sets 100 kmh speed limit on select routes
The Manitoba Highway Traffic Board ordered 100 kmh speed on specific highways. The higher limit applies to parts of Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg to the Saskatchewan border and east to Falcon Lake, with Perimeter Highway excluded. Other 100 kmh stretches include PTH 6 north from Gypsumville to Ponton, and PTH 10 from Bowsman to Cranberry Portage.
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Saskatchewan
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Gypsumville
Ponton
Bowsman
Cranberry Portage
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Fire Training Courses Planned for The Pas This Fall
Manitoba ministers Norma Price and Bud Sherman announced a new fire training program for correctional staff. Courses cover fire alarm systems drills and safety with topics from chemistry of fire to evacuation and portable extinguishers. Sessions run April 24 26 at Headingley May 1 3 Brandon Fire College October 16 18 Headingley and October 30 November 1 The Pas with about 20 employees each session. Lecturers include corrections staff, Fire Commissioner Office personnel RCMP and Winnipeg police.
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Bud) Sherman
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Manitoba plans nursing home and hospital fee increases
Manitoba Health Minister Bud Sherman confirms proposed rises to nursing home daily charges from 6.25 to 7.50 dollars and semi private hospital surcharges from 9 to 10 or 11 dollars. A new user fee for hospital patients awaiting admission is proposed. May 1 effective date expected. no new nursing homes built this year despite a 2400 waiting list.
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North Manitoba Car-Go-Rail Service Maintained
Canadian National will end the Car-Go-Rail service tied to former passenger trains but will continue a similar service for northern Manitoba residents not served by highways. The new service begins May 1 and operates between unspecified northern points.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National
Manitoba
Thompson Gillam Churchill Rate Schedule Introduced
A new rate schedule sets Thompson to Gillam at 87 per unit one way and Thompson to Churchill at 128 per unit one way. Rates target private individuals and exclude new vehicles or vehicles with commercial license plates.
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Gillam
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