News Releases - 2006

The following government news releases list some of the recent developments occurring in Northern Manitoba. For further information regarding government initiatives contact the general province of Manitoba web site at www.gov.mb.ca.

Dec. 15, 2006 $22 Million Infrastructure Investment for Rural & Northern Manitoba Communities
Backgrounder (pdf)
Dec. 14, 2006 Minister Launches Teaching Guide and DVD on History of Métis Residents of St. Laurent
Dec. 14, 2006 Provincial Crown Land Transferred to Canada for Sapotaweyak Cree Nation
Dec. 13, 2006 Polar Bears International Locates World Headquarters In Manitoba
Dec. 12, 2006 Winnipeg Partnership Agreement Funds 10 Projects Supports Healthy And Vibrant Communities
Backgrounder (pdf)
Nov. 30, 2006 Transportation Pilot Project To Help Lower The Cost Of Supplies To Northern Communities: Lemieux
Backgrounder (pdf)
Nov. 22, 2006 Manitoba To Join Other Premiers At National Summit On Aboriginal Health
Nov. 22, 2006 Waterhen Flooding Update
Nov. 20, 2006 Proposed Legislation Would Enact Healthy Child Manitoba Strategy
Nov. 20, 2006 Province's Burgeoning Mining Sector Showcased At Mines And Minerals Conference
Nov. 16, 2006 Local, Emergency Prevention Order Declared For Waterhen Due To River Flooding
Nov. 16, 2006 Removing Barriers: Winnipeg Partnership Agreement Invests In Community Financial Service Centre Project
Nov. 6, 2006 Minister Congratulates Manito Ahbee For Successful Weekend
Nov. 2, 2006 Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation Awards Support Young Aboriginal Students
Sept. 28, 2006 Province commits $70 million to clean up abandoned mines
Sept. 16, 2006 Manitoba Announces Investment in Churchill Town Complex
Aug. 12, 2006 Province Announces Funds for New Water Treatment System, Mine Rehabilitation in Sherridon/Cold Lake
Aug. 11, 2006 Wuskwatim Agreement Signed for the Protection of Heritage Resources
Aug. 8, 2006 Aboriginal Cultural Celebration to Receive Funding
July 25, 2006 Province Welcomes Establishment of 63rd First Nation in Manitoba
June 29, 2006 Leaf Rapids Receives Economic Development Funding
June 27, 2006 New Water Plant Opens In Town Of Snow Lake
June 26, 2006 Construction Starts on $6-million Renovation at St. Anthony's Hospital in The Pas
June 21, 2006 IBM and Manitoba Expand Aboriginal Tech Training, Education Programs
June 11, 2006 The Hayes Joins Canadian Heritage Rivers System
June 9, 2006 Healthy Living Minister Announces Life-Jacket Loan Program
May 26, 2006 Provincial Crown Land Transferred To Canada For Garden Hill First Nation
May 25, 2006 Manitoba Railway Line Transferred To First Nations Company
May 25, 2006 Minister Congratulates Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation On Opening Of Training Centre In Nelson House
May 24, 2006 Settlement Agreement Addresses Past Hydro Development With Nelson House Community Council
Apr. 23, 2006 Flooding Update #2 for the Northern Affairs Community of Red Deer Lake
Apr. 21, 2006 Flooding Update for the Northern Affairs Community of Red Deer Lake
Apr. 21, 2006 Manitoba Crown Land Transferred To Canada To Meet Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations
Apr. 19, 2006 Project to Improve Northerners' Access to Healthy Foods: Lathlin
Apr. 11, 2006 New Legislation Would Facilitate Treaty Land Entitlement Transfers: Lathlin
Apr. 11, 2006 Province Proposes Updates To Northern Affairs Act
Mar. 30, 2006 The Pas And Norway House Named Training Site For Aboriginal Midwifery Education Program
Mar. 24, 2006 Province Supports Hudson Bay Route Association: Lathlin
Mar. 24, 2006 Winter Road Season Ending In Manitoba
Mar. 6, 2006 Northern and aboriginal communities a priority in Budget 2006 (pdf)
Budget Invests in Northern Water and Sewer Upgrades, More Police, Supports Kelowna Accord, Reduces Taxes: Selinger
Feb. 17, 2006 Most Winter Roads Now Open to Northern and Remote Manitoba Comunities
Feb. 15, 2006 Provincial Government To Deliver Homeowner And Tenant Training Program In The North
Feb. 15, 2006 Winter Festivals Help Keep Manitobans Active And Entertained: Robinson
Jan. 30, 2006 Valleys North Go Team ready to help capture business, build communities in northern and rural Manitoba: Wowchuk
Jan. 10, 2006 15 Per Cent Increase Through Building Manitoba Fund Announced For Transit In Winnipeg, Brandon, Flin Flon And Thompson