Manitoba Health Budget Spurs Rural Doctor Pay Boosts
Minister Darren Prazniuk steers a 1.8 billion health budget with a nine month rural pay deal averaging 600 dollars daily for on call duties and 900 on weekends. Winnipeg doctors gain 150 000 salaries for 1800 hours, with 140 000 for others. MRI access expands. Grace Hospital obstetrics cuts redirect funds to joint replacements.
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Earth
Darren Prazniuk
Praznnik
Manitoba Medical Association
MMA
Russell District Health Center
Winnipeg
Health Sciences Center
St. Boniface
St Boniface Hospital
Prazniuk
Grace Hospital
Grace
Dauphin Regional Health Center
Dauphin
Interlake
Education funding cuts ignite rural education debate
Education Minister Linda McIntosh faces criticism as provincial funding cuts threaten rural programs. University of Manitoba plans to end fourth year student placements outside Winnipeg draw fire from NDP Education Critic Jean Friesen who warns it narrows training for teachers statewide. Pelly Trail school system argues its rural success counters worries, noting Brandon University grads outnumber U of M in regional classrooms and that restructuring kept key options like physical education and industrial arts despite cuts.
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Linda McIntosh
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
NDP
Jean Friesen
Manitoba
Friesen
Filmon
Pelly Trail
Marshall Draper
Brandon University
Brandon
U of M
Draper
Russell Tire opens new building in Russell
Town officials join chamber leaders and owner Edgar Huberdeau to unveil the new Russell Tire site at the south end of Main Street. Merril Kiliwnik officiates with company representatives and observers including Bob Etherington Christine Tracy Paige and Monique Huberdeau.
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Russell
Ed Frieze
Russell & District Chamber of Commerce
Bob Ross
Russell Tire
Edgar Huberdeau
Merril Kiliwnik
Bob Etherington
Christine
Tracy
Paige
Monique Huberdeau
Main Street
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