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There is a shortage of at least 36 teachers across northern Manitoba First Nations forcing some band-operated schools to turn to non-certified teachers and educational assistants to run the classrooms.
Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson said the chronic problem is putting generations of First Nations students at a disadvantage.
Cross Lake First Nation, located 500 kilometres north of Winnipeg, began the school year short 10 teachers. Pauingassi First Nation, a fly-in community 300 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, is short four teachers.
Education director Greg Halcrow has been able to hire seven teachers in recent weeks but three positions remain vacant.
Until the jobs are filled, educational assistants and retired substitute teachers are leading the classes.
One of the consequences is that First Nations are not able to offer competitive salaries to attract teachers.
Even with northern allowance, the salaries that are offered are between $15,000 and $20,000 lower than what teachers could make at a public school.
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On Friday, September 22, beginning at 8:00 am, 4th Avenue SW Bridge and Jackson Street will be closed to Maryland Avenue for milling in preparation for repaving.
Local traffic only will be permitted to Laura Street, Johnson Street and Jackson Street from Buchanon Avenue to Maryland Avenue; access only off Buchannon Avenue.
The bridge and Jackson Street will be re-open by early afternoon. Be prepared to detour.
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The median income in Dauphin has grown immensely over the past 10 years.
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During the repair process of the RM of Dauphin Phase 1 water pipeline, users may have experienced loss of water pressure or loss of water in its entirety.
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Nominations are now open for Manitoba’s outstanding young farmer 2018 awards.
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The 7th annual Grandmothers Protecting Our Children Walk took place today starting at 7:00 this morning with the Lighting of the Sacred Fire and the walk at 10:00 starting at the Dauphin Friendship Centre.
Approximately 30 women and children participated in the walk to raise awareness about abuse and sexual exploitation of children.
The walk is a national event and continues to grow in numbers.
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are winning on the field this season, but the deal to build their football stadium has left the Province of Manitoba at a loss.
The provincial government has placed a $54-million loss provision on the largest of the loans that helped build Investors Group Field
There is a provision on the loan that covered $160 million of the initial cost of building Investors Group Field, the 33,214-seat football stadium that opened on the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus in 2013.
Under the terms of the deal to build the stadium, the non-profit Winnipeg Football Club is responsible for paying back $85 million of that loan by 2058, plus interest. To date, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have met their financial obligations.
The remaining $75 million, plus interest, was supposed to be covered by municipal and provincial property taxes generated by the former Canad Inns Stadium site at Polo Park.
However, the only new development on that plot of land is a now-empty former Target store. Over the past four years, the old stadium site has generated a total of $3 million in property tax revenue, according to figures provided by the City of Winnipeg.
The former stadium site was supposed to generate $7 million of property tax revenue a year.
The slow pace of development gave provincial finance officials no choice but to reduce the province's expectations of getting paid back the $75-million portion of the stadium-building loan.
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More changes are coming to health care in Winnipeg, the latest aimed at reducing the number of people who go straight from hospital to care homes.
But the NDP and union leaders say they're worried the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's new Priority Home program is another step toward privatization.
The service is meant to provide transitional home care to clients who might otherwise end up in long-term care.
The health authority also says much of the work is being contracted out to two private companies, due to the program's roll-out timeline.
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This weekend, residents in the city can place gently used items they no longer want on their front curbside as part of the Curbside Giveaway.
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Road improvements are coming to the RM of Mossey River.
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The Manitoba government is investing in infrastructure in the Swan River area.
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