Manitoba Mothers Can Donate Their Breast Milk
Manitoba moms now have the opportunity to donate their breast milk to kids in need.
The St. Vital Birth Centre in Winnipeg now has a drop off centre for breast milk, and the milk will then be sent to the Northern Stars Mothers Milk Bank in Calgary for pasteurization.
Manitoba Health Minister Sharon Blady says premature births can lead to the mother not being able to produce breast milk right away, and that breast milk can help sick infants in ways formula can't.
Manitobans outside Winnipeg can still make donations by contacting Northern Stars Mothers Milk Bank, at 403-475-6455, or by visiting their website, NorthernStarMilkBank.ca.
Province Ends Legislature Session
The fall sitting of the Manitoba legislature has ended with
several of the government's proposed laws yet to be passed and with
an election campaign coming in the spring.
several of the government's proposed laws yet to be passed and with
an election campaign coming in the spring.
Bills that would give the province's children's advocate more
powers, make aboriginal history part of the school curriculum and
give First Nations communities more of a say in child welfare were
introduced in the final days of the sitting and remain on the table.
Premier Greg Selinger also laid out environmental promises that
will serve as key in the NDP's campaign for the election set for
April 19th.
They include a promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
one-third in the next 15 years.
Feds To Deliver Throne Speech Today
The Trudeau government's throne speech that will be read today is
almost certain to touch on income taxes, a major plank in the
Liberals' election platform.
almost certain to touch on income taxes, a major plank in the
Liberals' election platform.
In the coming days, the government is expected to take steps to
trim taxes for middle-income earners, while raising them for those
earning more than 200-thousand dollars a year.
Amid speculation the speech will be short and to-the-point, Prime
Minister Trudeau says the document will be ``efficient.''
This sitting of Parliament will last about a week.
Elk Shortage In Minnesota
Wildlife managers say Minnesota could use a few more good elk.
The call came as the managers kicked off a series of public
meetings on a draft plan that calls for growing the small wild elk
population in far northwestern Minnesota and increasing its range a
bit.
Elk were once native to most of Minnesota but were nearly wiped
out by the early 1900s due to overhunting and conversion of native
prairies to farmland.
The state now has about 130 elk in three herds.
One herd roams north of Grygla, another one moves between
northeastern Kittson County and Manitoba, and the other herd lives
in central Kittson County near Lancaster.
The call came as the managers kicked off a series of public
meetings on a draft plan that calls for growing the small wild elk
population in far northwestern Minnesota and increasing its range a
bit.
Elk were once native to most of Minnesota but were nearly wiped
out by the early 1900s due to overhunting and conversion of native
prairies to farmland.
The state now has about 130 elk in three herds.
One herd roams north of Grygla, another one moves between
northeastern Kittson County and Manitoba, and the other herd lives
in central Kittson County near Lancaster.
