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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.

May 15, 2015 Manitoba Congratulates East Side Road Authority for Winning National Award
March 20, 2015 Manitoba Government Invests in School Shops, Equipment Upgrades for Northern and Rural Students
March 19, 2015 Manitoba Government Invests in Rural and Northern Youth Entrepreneurs
March 19, 2015 Manitoba Government Invests in Road, Bridge, Infrastructure Improvements in Northern Manitoba
March 18, 2015 Manitoba Government Investing in Healthy Food Initiative for Northern Communities
March 17, 2015 Manitoba Government Expanding Geothermal Projects on First Nation Communities
March 6, 2015 Manitoba Government, Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Reach Agreement on Government-to-Government Relationship
Feb 26, 2015 Premier to Attend National Roundtable on Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls in Ottawa
Feb 20, 2015 Manitoba Government, East Side Road Authority Announces Second Community Benefits Agreement with Bunibonibee First Nation
Feb 20, 2015 Manitoba Government Advises New Adult Driver Education Training Showing Early Success in Northern Manitoba
Feb. 18, 2015 Manitoba Government, Opaskwayak Cree Nation Renew Joint Management Agreement
Feb. 17, 2015 Manitoba Government Announces Boreal Summit
Feb. 11, 2015 Manitoba Government Announces Winter Roads Being Improved, System Open for Shipments to Remote and Northern Communities
Nov. 26, 2014 Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation The Would Create First Nations Safety Officer Program
Nov. 26, 2014 Manitoba Government Introduces Proposed Legislation That Would Guide Management of Records Collected by Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Nov. 21, 2014 New Program Trains 10 Sagkeeeng Residents As Diamond Driller Helpers, Opening Doors To New Careers In Mining Industry: Ministers
Nov. 14, 2014 Manitoba Government Announces Bloodvein First Nation now Linked to Provincial Road Network by All-Season Road
Nov. 12, 2014 Manitoba Government, MMF Launch Historic Partnership to Create Affordable Housing for Métis Families
Oct. 17, 2014 North America's First Freshwater Fishery Eco-certification Celebrated at Waterhen Fishery
Oct. 15, 2014 Manitoba Government Announces New Park, Eco-Reserve
Oct. 10, 2014 Manitoba Government Announces Enhanced Access to Trades Training for Students in Northern Manitoba
Oct. 3, 2014 Manitoba Government Honours Hero in Polar Bear Attack
Sept. 18, 2014 Manitoba Government Kicks Off Healthy Food Fundraiser Across the Province
Sept. 18, 2014 Manitoba Government Moves Ahead with Flood Management for Lakes St. Martin and Manitoba, Assiniboine River Watersheds
Sept. 18, 2014 Students Learn Valuable Job Skills While Building Affordable Homes for Families in Cranberry Portage: Minister Bjornson
Sept. 18, 2014 Northern Students Celebrate Grand Opening of Expanded Campus at Frontier Collegiate Institute
Sept. 10, 2014 Province Welcomes Participants to Manito Ahbee Festival
August 13, 2014 Province Announces Over $1.45 Million in Funding for Infrastructure Projects in the North
August 12, 2014 Province Unveils Monument to Honour Manitoba's Missing, Murdered Aboriginal Women, Girls
August 11, 2014 Experience for Cancer Patients in the North to Improve with Opening of New Cancer Hubs: Minister Selby
August 1, 2014 Province Announces Funding for New Flood Protection
July 25, 2014 Province Announces Assistance for First Nation Fishers Impacted by Emergency Channel Operation
June 19, 2014 Province Announces New Upgrades, Renovations for School in The Pas, Surrounding Regions
June 10, 2014 New Summer Camps, Work Experience Co-ops to Connect Youth to Careers in the Skilled Trades: Minister Oswald
June 6, 2014 Province Launches 2014 Youth Summer Employment Programs, Helping Youth Get Their First Job at Home in Manitoba
June 3, 2014 Province, MKO Announce 30 Northern First Nation Communities to Receive Life-Saving Equipment
May 23, 2014 Thompson Celebrates Opening of New University College of the North Campus
May 23, 2014 Province, Manitoba Hydro Launch Northern Trades Training Program
April 30, 2014

Province Introduces Woodland Caribou Recovery Strategy  (Backgrounder)

April 3, 2014 Province Announces Major Highway Projects to Benefit Northern Economy Around The Pas
April 3, 2014 Province Announces Major Highway Projects to Benefit Northern Economy Around The Pas
March 24, 2014 Two-day Roundtable will help Start Healing for Adoptees, Families Affected by the '60s Scoop Generation: Minister Robinson
March 14, 2014 Province Joins AMC, Community Partners to Fight Child Sexual Exploitation
Feb. 12, 2014 Province Announces New Seniors' Housing in The Pas
Feb. 12, 2014 Manitoba Heritage on Display at Trappers Festival Feb. 12 to 16
Dec. 16, 2013 Province Receives Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry Report
Dec. 6, 2013 Province Announces Geothermal Partnerships Expanding to New Communities, Outfitting Hundreds More Homes
Dec. 5, 2013 National Day of Remembrance Honours Women Who Died as Result of Violence
Dec. 5, 2013 Manitoba Government to Fully Upgrade PTH 6, Province's Strategic Northern Trade Route
Dec. 4, 2013 Annual Legislative Building Open House to be Held Saturday, Dec. 7
Dec. 2, 2013 Premier Announces Historic Investments in Northern Education
Nov. 20, 2013 Experts Gather in Winnipeg for 45th Annual Mining and Minerals Convention
Nov. 19, 2013 Working Together to Improve Opportunities and Outcomes for Aboriginal Peoples Across Canada
Nov. 14, 2013 Statement From Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson on Extension of Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Nov. 8, 2013

New Mining Advisory Council to Ensure First Nations Benefit from Resource Development   (Backgrounder)

Sept. 27, 2013 Lake and Islands Named in Honour of Fallen Conservation Officers
Sept. 12, 2013 Provincial Government Launches Journeyperson Business Start Program
Sept. 12, 2013 Province Announces Training to Connect Northern Manitobans to Northern Jobs
Sept. 12, 2013 Provincial Government Supports Expansion of Thompson's World-class Engine Test Facility: Premier
Sept. 9, 2013 Parks Canada, Government of Manitoba Partner to Better Protect World's Largest Polar Bear Denning Area
Aug. 30, 2013 Canada, Manitoba and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Sign First Self-Government Agreements in Prairies
Aug. 23, 2013 Government of Manitoba Working with Communities to Increase Recreation Choices
Aug. 7, 2013 Fisher River Cree Nation and Manitoba Government Sign Historic Consultation Protocol to Guide Future Development
July 24, 2013 Province Launches Starting Early, Starting Strong, a Provincial Dialogue on Supporting Families Through Early Childhood Development
July 11, 2013 Province Releases Clean Environment Commission Bipole III Report
July 8, 2013 Province Teams up with Right To Play and Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation to Help First Nations Youth
June 26, 2013 Province Launches 2013 Youth Summer Employment Programs
June 24, 2013 Province Celebrates Five Years of Job Creation, Economic Opportunity Through First Peoples Economic Growth Fund
June 21, 2013 Provincial Government Celebrates National Aboriginal Day, Proclaims Peace and Prayer Day, Highlights New Treaty Education Initiatives
June 19, 2013 New Program Helping More Manitobans Access Cancer Services Sooner
June 18, 2013 Premier Meets With Community Leaders, Crews Battling Northern Wildfires
June 17, 2013 Western Premiers Focus on Jobs and the Economy
June 13, 2013 Province, Hydro, First Nations Partner to Create Jobs and Save Power with Geothermal
June 12, 2013 Province Announces Oswald Sawh New CEO of Communities Economic Development Fund
May 17, 2013 Statement by Premier Greg Selinger on the Passing of Elijah Harper
April 26, 2013 Hudson Bay Neighbours Regional Roundtable Meeting supports more co-operation between Kivalliq Region and Northern Manitoba
April 25, 2013 Province announces Members of Panel, issue Terms of Reference for Review of Manitoba Hydro plan to build Northern Dams
April 25, 2013 Oscar Lathlin's Lifelong Commitment to Education Honoured with Opening of new Library in The Pas
April 19, 2013 Ontario, Manitoba sign Agreement to sustain North American's largest protected Boreal Forest
April 17, 2013 Working Together To Improve Opportunities For Aboriginal Peoples Across Canada
Mar. 7, 2013 Fourth Bridge on East Side Road System Officially Open
Feb. 13, 2013 Manitoba Governmnet Invests $667,000 to Build, Upgrade Recreational Facilities in Northern, Remote Communities
Jan. 14, 2013 Province Approves Land-management Plans for Largest Protected Area of Boreal Shield in North America
Dec. 15, 2012 Little Saskatchewan Flood Evacuees to have New Homes on High Ground
Nov. 8, 2012 Province Acknowledges Aboriginal Veterans Day
Nov. 1, 2012 Pilot Project Draws Students Closer Together
October 31, 2012 Seventh Annual Manito Ahbee Festival to Celebrate Aboriginal Music, Art, Culture
Sept. 28, 2012 Throne Speech to be Delivered Nov. 19: Howard
July 25, 2012 Manitoba to Host Third National Aboriginal Women's Summit
July 5, 2012 First Generator Online at Wuskwatim Generating Station
June 29, 2012 East Side Road Network Moves Forward With Completion of Bloodvein Community Access Road
June 21, 2012 Students to Learn More About Legacy of Residential Schools: Allan
June 21, 2012 Manitoba World Heritage Proposal Moves Forward with Submission of Indigenous Land-management Plans
June 21, 2012 Assiniboine Community College Partners With St. Theresa Point to Prepare Students for Policing Careers
May 23, 2012 Governments of Canada and Manitoba Provide $4.4 Million For Transitional Housing for Women and Children in Winnipeg
* The Province of Manitoba is distributing this release on behalf of the governments of Canada and Manitoba, and the Native Women's Transitional Centre.
May 17, 2012 Sagkeeng's Finest Inducted into Order of Buffalo Hunt
May 15, 2012 Premier Congratulates Sagkeeng's Finest
May 10, 2012 Province Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Northern Manitoba
Apr. 16, 2012 Province Announces Opening of Berens River Renal Health Centre -- Facility to Provide Quality Care, Services For Berens River First Nation Residents Closer to Home: Oswald
Feb. 24, 2012 New Bridges Extend Winter Road Season as Construction of Permanent Roads to East-side Communities Continues
Feb. 23, 2012 Province to Provide $300,000 in New Funding for Respect in School Program: Allan
Feb. 17, 2012 Province Advises Winter Road Network Now Open for Shipments to Remote and Northern Communities
Feb. 14, 2012 $1.3 Million in New Funding Targets Success for Aboriginal Students: Allan
Jan. 18, 2012 Nomination Bid for Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Site Complete, Ready for Submission to UNESCO
June 30, 2011 Province Makes Good Progress on Meeting Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations: Robinson
June 29, 2011 Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Partner on Fire Prevention in First Nation Communities
June 28, 2011 Public Consultations Begin on Bloodvein Land-Management Plan
June 24, 2011 New Beluga Information Kiosk to Greet Churchill Visitors
June 16, 2011 Province Permanently Designates Largest Area of Protected Land in More Than a Decade
June 3, 2011 Province Commits to Continued Action on Interlake First Nations Flooding Concerns: Robinson
June 3, 2011 Youth Flood Teams to Provide Immediate Assistance to Communities in Need: Selinger
May 27, 2011 International Guests Welcomed to one of the Last Great Forests of the World  (Backgrounder)
May 25, 2011 Governments of Canada and Manitoba Issue Statement Regarding First Nations Affected by Lake St. Martin Flooding
May 10, 2011 Province Announces New Cottage Country Opportunities for Manitoba Families
May 5, 2011 Manitobans Celebrate Inuit Culture, Strengthed Ties With Nunavut: Selinger
Apr. 11, 2011 Manitoba Takes Lead in Promoting Healthy Weights for Children: Rondeau
Apr. 7, 2011

Province Partners With Misipawistik Cree Nation, Town of Grand Rapids to Build New Health Centre

Mar. 21, 2011 Manitoba Action Group on Exploited and Vulnerable Women Launches Public Awareness Campaign
Feb. 24, 2011

First Construction Project of East Side Road Network Complete

Feb. 4, 2011

Manitoba Signs Agreement with Sagkeeng First Nation Housing Authority to Manage Two Manitoba Housing Complexes in Winnipeg

Jan. 18, 2011

Province Announces Tim McLean Memorial Bursary Fund

Jan. 18, 2011

Canada, Manitoba, and Manitoba Metis Federation Partner to Support Metis Participation in Resource and Energy Projects in Manitoba   (Backgrounder)

Jan. 14, 2011

New Bridges to Help Extend Winter Road Season in Advance of East Side All-season Road Construction: Robinson   (Backgrounder)


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