Right in the centre - Get it in writing!
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- Published on Friday, May 8, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
About the time we got started in the newspaper business in 1989, a man from Stonewall, named Merv Farmer, was building up some nice newspapers. He wisely told us, if you are going to have a newspaper, you have to spend money on news, on journalists. We have always taken that to heart.
Editorial - New gun law targets law abiding citizens
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By Micah Waddell
Rivers Banner
For many gun owners, this past week’s announcement from our “great” leader was incredibly disappointing to hear. An unbelievably loose ban on “assault” firearms has effectively made it illegal to own any form of sporting and competition rifle. The Prime Minister was quoted, stating, “Why do you need an AR-15 to hunt deer?” A ludicrous statement, given that it has been illegal to hunt with such weapons for a long time.
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COVID-19 daily updates - Friday, May 8
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- Published on Friday, May 8, 2020
2:09 p.m. Province fast tracks funding to municipalities due to COVID-19 challenges
The province is speeding up the pace of funding to Manitoba municipalities to help with the unprecedented economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Municipal Relations Minister Rochelle Squires announced today.
“Many Manitobans are facing tough financial times and our government has committed to flowing faster a large portion of municipal funding grants in recognition of immediate pressures that municipalities are facing as a result of COVID-19,” said Squires. “We want to provide certainty to municipalities to help maintain critical essential services such as emergency personnel, even as we face unprecedented financial pressure as a provincial government.”
The province is flowing 75 per cent of its municipal operating grants directly to municipalities, with the remainder to be provided in the fall.
COVID-19 Daily updates - Thursday, May 7
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- Published on Thursday, May 7, 2020
1:09 p.m. Negatives one new COVID-19 cases today.
Public health officials advise no new cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of 9:30 a.m. today. In addition, one previous case that had been considered probable has been ruled as negative, so the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba is 283.
The data also shows:
• five individuals are currently hospitalized, with no individuals in intensive care;
• 33 active cases and 243 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at seven.
As of yesterday, an additional 527 laboratory tests were performed. This brings the total number of tests performed since early February to 28,810.
