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The Manitoba Wildfire Service is advising that even though there have been improvements in weather conditions, the fire danger levels remain high for the upcoming weekend.
Fire and travel restrictions will continue.
All provincial burning permits remain cancelled province-wide, and new permits will not be issued until conditions improve.
Area 9 which includes Duck Mountain, and area 8 which includes many communities like Camperville, Skownan, and Gypsumville are under level 2 fire and travel restrictions.
This means Motorized backcountry travel, including ATVs and other off-road vehicles, is prohibited unless under the authority of a travel permit, camping is restricted to developed campgrounds, campfires are permitted only between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., and landing and launching is restricted to developed shorelines only.
The full fire restriction map can be seen here.
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According to sources, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to call a snap election for September 20th.
He's expected to make the formal announcement this Sunday at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Trudeau aides have said for months that the ruling Liberals would push for a vote before the end of 2021, two years ahead of schedule. Trudeau only has a minority government and relies on opposition parties to push through legislation.
To formally launch the campaign Trudeau will need to visit Governor-General Mary Simon, the personal representative of the head of state Queen Elizabeth, to ask that Parliament be dissolved.
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on provincial governments to adopt stay-open strategies now, so any possible resurgences of COVID-19 do not lead to further business closures.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Executive Vice-President, Laura Jones says provinces have done a good job of putting reopening plans in place, but very few have stated their intention to stay open and released detailed plans on how they’ll do that.
“The last 16 months have been incredibly hard on small business owners, not only financially, but emotionally as well. They can’t take more lockdowns. Provincial governments have the opportunity to reassure businesses that lockdowns are an extraordinary measure that will only be used now as a last resort by announcing a clear policy that keeping things open is a priority.”
Jonathan Alward, Director of the Prairie Region says Many of Manitoba’s small businesses have been locked down for about half of the last year and it will still take 25 months on average for the province’s businesses to fully recover.
“We can’t go back to that in the fall. Small businesses need to know that they will be allowed to remain open going forward.”
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business claims 85 percent of Manitoba business owners say they want the government to adopt a stay open strategy to avoid further lockdowns.
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On Wednesday, the Canadian government settled a claim with the Waywayseecappo First Nation, giving them 287.5-million dollars, along with capital to invest in new opportunities for community and economic development.
The compensation was given in regards to the 1881 Surrender Specific Claim, which relates to the taking and sale of over 21-thousand acres of Waywayseecappo land.
The claim states that Canada took these lands from the First Nation without their consent.
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Last week, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association held a regenerative ag farm tour at South Glanton Farms in the RM of Elton.
More farm tours like this might be planned for the future.
Finance Chair of Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, Ryan Boyd says the tours are a preview for the Regenerative Ag Conference taking place in the fall.
“It’s always nice to get together to see what’s going on in the field, but we’re also going to bring in speakers from all over the world this fall.”
Boyd says there are international speakers who will participate through Zoom.
“We’ve got almost all of the continents covered. We have speakers from the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, the U.K., South Africa, and Argentina.”
Boyd says there will also be keynotes from within Canada, and local experts.
The conference is taking place from November 15th to the 17th at the Victoria Inn in Brandon.
Those interested can register here.
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CKDM has reached out to STARS for a further update on this emergency call Wednesday evening.
At this time, there are no other details.
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Canadians will soon be able to travel the world again just like before the pandemic, only now, people will need two passports.
On Wednesday, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced that Canada will be getting vaccine passports for all international travel.
The vaccine certificate will be common across all provinces and will include the holder’s COVID-19 vaccination history, the date they got it, the type of shot(s) they received and the location(s) where they received their shots. It will be available to all citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents living in Canada who are fully vaccinated.
The passport will be ready to go some time this fall.
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Young people who have missed routine school-based immunizations because of the pandemic can now make appointments at any provincial vaccine site.
The youth immunization catch-up program is taking appointments for immunizations such as HPV, hepatitis B, meningococcal disease and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
Information is being mailed out to parents and caregivers soon and is posted online.
Appointments can be made at many provincial vaccine sites online or by calling 1-844-626-8222.
Catch-up appointments will be available beginning the week of August 23rd.
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A 4.2 magnitude earthquake happened last night about an hour and a half north northwest of Virden, near Binscarth, Manitoba.
The earthquake struck at around 11:34 p.m. and lasted around 5 to 15 seconds.
The quake was strong enough to be felt over 40 kilometres away.
Although this isn't the first time earthquakes had been felt in the area, it is definitely an unusual occurrence.
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On average, there are 48 collisions yearly in the province involving agricultural equipment and passenger vehicles, according to Manitoba Public Insurance data.
Satvir Jatana, MPI’s Chief Customer Officer, stressed roadway safety for Manitobans:
“Observance of road safety is key to keeping our roadways safe during harvest season. While some areas of the province are experiencing severe drought, many other producers are on the roadways moving their machinery. Crops are coming off the fields, and large agriculture machinery will be travelling on roadways. It’s crucial motorists be aware and drive responsibly."
Motorists can do their part by keeping a safe distance from agricultural machinery, added Jatana.
Farm equipment has a maximum speed of 40 km/h, so it’s easy for passenger vehicles to misjudge their speed of approach.
MPI reports that five people are killed or injured yearly in crashes between agricultural machinery and passenger vehicles.
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