What's New

November 24, 2009
Province Seeks Community Feedback To Strengthen All Aboard Poverty-Reduction Strategy
The Manitoba government has launched a series of public consultations on its new strategy to reduce poverty called ALL Aboard, Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord Mackintosh and Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today.

November 23, 2009
Governments of Canada, Manitoba and Winnipeg Mark National Housing Day with Funding for 10 More Affordable Homes for Winnipeg's Inner City
The Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg are making a joint investment to create new affordable homes for Aboriginal families in Winnipeg.

November 23, 2009
Manitoba Builds on Commitment to Address Homelessness with Street Outreach
Manitoba will increase supports and services that will help move hundreds of people struggling with homelessness into transitional or long-term housing, Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross announced today.

November 20, 2009
Communicate With Me! Facilitating the Development of Multi-modal Communication Skills, Workshop - November 26, 2009
In this workshop the Community Support Program specialists will review language development, modes of communication, high tech and low tech communication equipment as well as discuss detailed strategies for enhancing communication skills for adults with intellectual disabilities.

November 16, 2009
Canada Learning Bond Workshop
Have you heard about the Canada Learning Bond? Do you have a child born in 2004 or after? Do you get the Child Tax Benefit? Is your annual net family income $40,726 or less? If you answered yes to these questions you might be eligible for this Government Grant for your child. Join SEED for a workshop to learn how to access this Grant.

September 21, 2009
Province Proclaims Legislation to Strengthen Protection for Students with Life-Threatening Allergies
Amendments to the Public Schools Act and the Education Administration Act that will come into force Nov. 1 will formalize the requirement that Manitoba school divisions have policies to protect students with life-threatening allergies, Education, Citizenship and Youth Minister Peter Bjornson announced today.

September 9, 2009
Province Increases Diagnostic Services, Support for Manitobans with FASD
Up to 30 Per Cent More Children to be Assessed, Resources Enhanced to Help Prevent Disorder: Mackintosh

August 21, 2009
Going Over the Edge for a Good Cause
Suspended 17 floors above the drone of downtown traffic at Portage and Main is certainly not the way John Wyndels usually spends a Thursday afternoon. Of course, this is not a usual Thursday afternoon.

August 11, 2009
Province Moves Forward with Canada's First Mental-Health Crisis-Response Centre
Canada's first stand-alone, mental-health crisis-response centre is moving forward with a proposed location on the Health Sciences Centre campus where it will provide centralized services while easing pressure on emergency room visits, Premier Gary Doer announced today.

June 24, 2009
$24-Million for More and Better Affordable Homes in Downtown Winnipeg: Mackintosh, Toews
Province Launches New Long-term Strategy Backed by $327-million Investment