Manitoba Grants Boost Conservation District Projects
The Manitoba government announces 650000 in interim grants to five conservation districts for soil and water management wildlife enhancements and other programs. Whitemud Watershed 230000 Turtle River watershed 130000 Alonso 110000 Turtle Mountain 85000 Cooks Creek 85000 cover about 75 percent of program costs with municipalities farmers and others supplying the rest.
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Manitoba
Jack Penner
Whitemud
Turtle River
Alonso
Turtle Mountain
Cooks Creek
Manitobans urged to cut solid waste by 80 percent
Environment minister Glen Cummings calls on Manitobans to halve waste and then reach an 80 percent reduction before year’s end through recycling. A 12 member Recycling Action Committee will develop a comprehensive Manitoba strategy, hold fall public meetings, issue an initial report this winter, and host a spring symposium with final recommendations due next summer. The panel includes industry, environmental and consumer reps with Dr. Robert Fenton chairing and Jerry Spiegel as vice chair. Members listed include John Amor John Barker Stuart Clark Jim Ferguson David Henderson Jenny Hillard Tony Kulak Jack Lazareck Lance Morrison Dr Ian Rollo and Henry Wiebe.
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Glen Cummings
Cummings
Robert Fenton
University of Winnipeg
Updated site selection criteria meeting on hazardous waste facility
A public information meeting was held in Rossburn with the Community Advisory Committee and Manitoba Hazardous Waste Management Corporation to discuss updated site selection criteria for a proposed facility near Rossburn. Officials presented preliminary maps showing areas meeting criteria and possible testing zones while attendees raised concerns about groundwater, on site storage, and referendums for border municipalities. Further public meetings will occur as site selection progresses.
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Rossburn
MHWMC
Signs Erected At Town Entrance On Highway 16
Four new signs are being erected at the town entrance on the right side of No 16 Highway from the west. The project adds signs to guide travelers into town and modernizes highway approaches.
Manitoba to extend Social Allowances to all single parents
Manitoba will allow immediate access to the Social Allowance Program for single parents in need by January 1, 1990. The change removes the 90 day separation requirement and expands benefits beyond municipal aid, with about 9,700 current recipients and 1,000 new expected enrollments. An extra $2 million is added to the Social Allowances budget for the increased caseload.
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Manitoba
Charlotte Oleson
Oleson
Sleson
Beginn
Ing
Women’s Initiative Consulting Committee
Women’s Initiative
Proram
Manitoba Hydro Savings Bonds a Resounding Success
Finance Minister Clayton Manness praised Manitoba Hydro Savings Bonds as a fiscal display of provincial pride. By June 7 over 33 000 Manitobans bought bonds totaling just over 300 million dollars, six times the target and boosting local economy through commissions and fees.
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Manitoba Hydro
Clayton Manness
Manitoba
Manness
Prairie Governors and Premiers Meet for Peace and Friendship
Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon and Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine join Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich and North Dakota Governor George Sinner for a June 29 gathering in Pembina to discuss mutual U S Canada issues. The event marks the first annual US Canada Days of Peace and Friendship with regional welcomes in Hallock and Pembina.
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U.s-Canada
Gary Filmon
Manitoba
Grant Devine
Saskatchewan
Rudy Perpich
Minnesota
George Sinner
North Dakota
Pembina
Canada
Ottawa cuts tourism funding sparks Manitoba concern
Ottawa will not renew the 30 million tourism and regional development agreements with Manitoba, leaving operators worried as the program expires next March. The money funded facility upgrades and marketing campaigns, with 15 million from each side.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Tom Hockin
Jim Ernst
Roeland
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Fenton
University of Michigan
Simon Fraser University
Sir George Williams University
Manitoba Recycling Council
Social Planning Coun
Prairie
Roblin
EMO
Illsburg
Shell River
Tom Bowley
Shoal Lake
Birtle
Jamber OF Commerce
Bureau
Swan River Chamber of Com
Merce
Chamber of Commerce
Swan River Star and Times
Stan Anderson
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