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Chief Provincial Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin is holding a press conference today regarding public health orders.

Chuck Davidson, president and CEO of Manitoba Chambers of Commerce will also be speaking at the conference.

This is taking place at 12:30 p.m., and 730 CKDM will provide more details as soon as possible.

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Published: Sep 2, 2021 - 9:10 am

Manitoba’s education minister is set to address the public on Thursday afternoon.

Education Minister Cliff Cullen will be speaking at a news conference at 2 p.m. at the Manitoba Legislative Building. 

This news conference comes the day after Manitoba Premier Kelvin Goertzen said he is not moving forward with Bill 64 this fall. 

The event also comes days before the school year is set to begin.

Stay tuned to 730 CKDM and 730CKDM.com for all the important updates from today’s announcement. 

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Published: Sep 2, 2021 - 8:42 am

There’s a Pfizer and Moderna walk-in vaccine clinic coming to Grandview today.

It’s taking place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Grandview Farmer’s Market, Anderson Place, Main Street.

Consent forms are required for both doses.

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Published: Sep 2, 2021 - 5:01 am

Midway Madness was cancelled due to COVID-19 last year but is set to begin today with some health and safety precautions in place.

All attendees 12 years of age and over must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of full vaccination will need to be presented for entry.

Manager of operations and sponsorship lead with the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, Rick Dillabough says this is the first in person-event they’ve had in nearly two years.

“Luck kind of turned our way this summer, and we had a chance to bring in the midway for the Labour Day weekend. It was simply a no brainer, and we are really excited to bring an event of its magnitude to Brandon.”

There are 16 full-sized rides on site every day, opening at 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and Saturday to Monday opening at 12 p.m. all three days.

“It should be a lot of fun, we have five days, we’re hoping for good weather, and it should be a good way to cap off to what’s been a very summer.”

You can purchase your admission and ride all day wristband at the gate or online in advance here. 

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Published: Sep 2, 2021 - 5:00 am

This afternoon, Premier Kelvin Goertzen addressed the public for the first time as Premier.

Kelvin announced that Manitoba's controversial education reform bill and four other pieces of legislation delayed by the opposition party will not move forward to a vote.

"I want to thank all of those who signed up to have their voices heard on those five bills in particular. However, I also know that a new leader has to set their own agenda. As such, cabinet and caucus have authorized with my full support that those bills will not move forward in the fall."

He says that this is about creating a clean slate for a new leader.

Goertzen also announced that he asked Minister Rochelle Squires to serve as Deputy Premier, and she accepted the offer.

"I'm honoured that she has accepted my offer."

He thanked Brian Pallister for his service, on behalf of his caucus and Manitobans.

"For three decades, Mister Pallister has served in challenging roles provincially, and in Canada, the challenges have never been greater than they've been over the last 18 months. I know it's taken a toll on his family, I saw that personally."

Goertzen will be Manitoba's 23rd premier for a two-month term until he's replaced by one of the candidates running to replace Pallister on October 30th.

Goertzen has served as MLA for Steinbach since 2003.

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Published: Sep 1, 2021 - 2:27 pm

Manitoba Government and General employees union, which represents support members of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority and Prairie Mountain Health regions, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their committees to call a strike if they deem it necessary.

Members have not had a renewed agreement, and wages have been frozen since 2017 and 2018.

Just a week ago, the government inducted health care workers into the Order of the Buffalo Hunt. However, the government has appeared to show no appreciation for healthcare workers at the bargaining table.

Manitoba nurses recently took a strike vote since their negotiations stalled. The government stepped in and agreed that a third-party arbitrator would settle the agreement if bargaining failed.

The hope for MGEU is that the government will provide support workers with the same respect and commit to bringing in a third-party arbitrator if talks break down for support staff.

There are over 6,100 workers in these MGEU components. They work in rural hospitals, personal care homes, and the community in various roles, including health care aides, home care attendants, maintenance, clerical, housekeeping, and dietary.

Results:
IERHA Community Support – 98.9%
IERHA HCSS – 98.3%
PMH Community Support – 98.1%
PMH HCSS – 97%

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Published: Sep 1, 2021 - 1:41 pm

A man who was part of a crime spree that ended with an RCMP officer shot in the head was sentenced to two years in jail on Tuesday morning.

Shane Beaulieu’s sentencing in Minnedosa marks the third person to be sentenced for the crime that left RCMP Cpl. Graeme Kingdon with life-long injuries that ended his policing career.

Beaulieu pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of break and enter, possession of a motor vehicle obtained by crime and two firearm-related charges.

Beaulieu and three co-accused broke into two properties in Onanole on August 29th, 2018, stealing numerous items, including five long guns and ammunition.

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Published: Sep 1, 2021 - 10:52 am

Although Assiniboine's Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture has received many donations, Westman agricultural staple, Mazergroup, has provided the school with its biggest financial boost so far this year. 

The New Holland equipment dealer is donating $500,000 for the new facility. 

The Prairie Innovation Centre will enable more unique work-integrated learning opportunities, applied research projects and industry innovation. The Centre is Assiniboine's vision for the future of agriculture in Manitoba and will address industry and economic needs in this important sector.

Throughout 2021, the Prairie Innovation Centre has received financial contributions from various groups and organizations, with donations ranging from $50,000 to $100,000.

The Prairie Innovation Centre, which aims to expand seats in agriculture-related programming from 300 to more than 800, will be located at Assiniboine's North Hill campus in Brandon.

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Published: Sep 1, 2021 - 8:24 am

With the school year quickly approaching, Doctors Manitoba held a town hall last night to answer questions that parents and teachers might have about COVID-19.

The Back-To-School COVID-19 Town Hall was hosted by Director of Strategy and Communications, Keir Johnson.

The expert panel of physicians included

• Marni Hanna, President of the Manitoba Pediatric Society
• Ruth Grimes, President of the Canadian Paediatric Society
• Jared Bullard, pediatric infectious disease specialist
• Ashley Chopek, pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant specialist
• Andrew Hall, child and adolescent psychiatrist
• Melanie Morris, pediatric general surgeon and Indigenous health lead at Children's Hospital

Dr. Bullard talked about the level of risk for school-aged children.

“15 thousand kids have been infected with COVID out of the three waves that we’ve had so far. Out of those, about one in 200 ended up in the hospital, about one in a thousand ended up getting multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), and children in the ICU is about one in 2 thousand so not many kids making it there, and when they do typically it’s with MIS-C and all of those that have had MIS-C have done really well.”

Bullard also talked about the Delta variant in children.

“Yes, children are more likely to be infected with this, but the hospitalization rate might not be as severe as they initially anticipating.”

Dr. Grimes talked about the long-term effects of COVID-19 in children.

She says a lot of questions about this topic have yet to be answered.

“I can certainly speak to the fact that the Canadian Pediatric Society is collecting data in real-time to address questions about what the long-term effects of COVID symptoms are in children.”

Another toping discussed was at-risk children, which Dr. Hanna touched upon.

“We are still concerned about all children not just those with pre-existing conditions, but in particular, if children have conditions that affect their lung function, cardiac conditions, or conditions suppress their immune function, those are the big ones that make us more worried about their vulnerability to COVID infection.”

She added that getting vaccinated if you’re eligible is a good way to protect children, as they can’t get vaccinated themselves.  

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Published: Sep 1, 2021 - 5:00 am

The Manitoba Progressive Conservative MLAs have decided that Deputy Premier Kelvin Goertzen will become the party's interim leader and temporary Premier.

Goertzen will be sworn in after Premier Brian Pallister resigns tomorrow morning.

However, he won’t be in power for long, as the party is electing a permanent leader, Manitoba’s 24^th Premier, on October 30^th.

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Contributed by Trillian Reynoldson

Published: Aug 31, 2021 - 3:24 pm