Parkland Settlement Services To Help Syrian Refugees
Canada is preparing for an influx of Syrian refugees, but adjusting to a new country, often with little resources, can be tough for Canada's newcomers.
Parkland Settlement Services Coordinator Deborah Slonowsky says they offer refugees coming to Dauphin, like with any immigrants, a wide variety of services to make the transition a little easier.
"Language classes, if people need to search for housing, we help people job search, we also do get together just to beat social isolation if people get here in the middle of winter."
Slonowsky says Parkland Settlement Services will also offer refugees classes on Canadian culture and history.
Selinger Says Refugees Could Help Rural Areas
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says Syrian refugees could be a
potential boon for rural areas suffering from population loss or
economic challenges.
He says many of the refugees are well-educated professionals and
are eager to settle in a new community.
Selinger made the comments yesterday at a meeting of the
Association of Manitoba Municipalities.
He says he has informed the federal government the province will
need help, giving that housing the new refugees will undoubtedly be
costly.
potential boon for rural areas suffering from population loss or
economic challenges.
He says many of the refugees are well-educated professionals and
are eager to settle in a new community.
Selinger made the comments yesterday at a meeting of the
Association of Manitoba Municipalities.
He says he has informed the federal government the province will
need help, giving that housing the new refugees will undoubtedly be
costly.
Farm Cash Receipts Drop In Manitoba
New numbers from Statistics Canada suggest Manitoba was one of
three provinces to see a drop in farm cash receipts during the first
three quarters of this year.
The agency says Manitoba farmers received a total of $4.4 billion
in farm cash receipts during the first nine months -- a
three per cent decline from the same period in 2014.
A 42 per cent jump in payments from government support programs
in Manitoba was offset by a 4.6 per cent decline in revenue from the
sale of crops.
The only province to see a bigger drop was Quebec, at 6.1 per
cent while Ontario saw its receipts decline by 0.9 per cent.
Farm cash receipts include market receipts from crop and
livestock sales as well as program payments.
Dale Gilchrist, who is 32, pleaded guilty to robbery with a
weapon and other charges.
In court the Crown noted that Manitoba has the highest robbery
rate in Canada.
Armed with knives, Gilchrist and another man robbed the Western
Medical Clinic Pharmacy last June of cash and morphine pills.
The Manitoba government has introduced a bill that gives it legal
authority to help fund construction of a permanent road for Shoal
Lake 40 First Nation.
The reserve, which is on the Ontario-Manitoba boundary, was cut
off from the mainland a century ago during construction of an
aqueduct which sends fresh water to Winnipeg.
It has no all-weather road and has been under a boil-water
advisory for 18 years.
three provinces to see a drop in farm cash receipts during the first
three quarters of this year.
The agency says Manitoba farmers received a total of $4.4 billion
in farm cash receipts during the first nine months -- a
three per cent decline from the same period in 2014.
A 42 per cent jump in payments from government support programs
in Manitoba was offset by a 4.6 per cent decline in revenue from the
sale of crops.
The only province to see a bigger drop was Quebec, at 6.1 per
cent while Ontario saw its receipts decline by 0.9 per cent.
Farm cash receipts include market receipts from crop and
livestock sales as well as program payments.
Sentence Handed Down For Armed Robbery In Brandon
A man who took part in the armed robbery of a Brandon drug store
has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.
has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.
Dale Gilchrist, who is 32, pleaded guilty to robbery with a
weapon and other charges.
In court the Crown noted that Manitoba has the highest robbery
rate in Canada.
Armed with knives, Gilchrist and another man robbed the Western
Medical Clinic Pharmacy last June of cash and morphine pills.
Shoal Lake Reserve Closer To Road Construction
An isolated reserve under one of Canada's longest boil-water
advisories is one step closer to becoming connected with the outside
world.
advisories is one step closer to becoming connected with the outside
world.
The Manitoba government has introduced a bill that gives it legal
authority to help fund construction of a permanent road for Shoal
Lake 40 First Nation.
The reserve, which is on the Ontario-Manitoba boundary, was cut
off from the mainland a century ago during construction of an
aqueduct which sends fresh water to Winnipeg.
It has no all-weather road and has been under a boil-water
advisory for 18 years.
