Parking Ban In Dauphin Tonight
The first parking ban of the season starts at 7 tonight in Dauphin.
Snow removal will take place in Zone 5, River Avenue, and 3rd Street Southwest.
Drivers will not be allowed to park in those areas while snow removal is ongoing. Once the streets are cleared, you can park as normal.
Vehicles and equipment parked in those areas during the parking ban may be ticketed or towed.
Province Changing Electoral System?
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger is promising to examine a possible
overhaul of the province's electoral system.
overhaul of the province's electoral system.
Selinger says an all-party committee will consult the public on
electoral reform, to determine what changes, if any, might occur.
It mirrors a similar commitment from Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau, and Selinger says Manitoba's review will be after the
federal one.
The committee would look at changing the first-past-the-post
system, which allows parties to form strong majority governments
with less than half the popular vote.
Trudeau Committed To Balanced Budget Promise
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his campaign promise to
balance the country's books in four years isn't going anywhere.
balance the country's books in four years isn't going anywhere.
Trudeau told The Canadian Press yesterday that pledge is ``very''
cast in stone, though his Liberal government has recently pulled
back from a vow to keep annual deficits over the next two years
under $10-billion.
Last month, the Liberals said the books inherited from the
Conservatives and a weaker-than-expected economy will drive the
country billions of dollars deeper in the hole than it had
anticipated.
Trudeau believes his commitment to spend billions on
infrastructure and implement tax changes benefiting middle-income
earners will kickstart a struggling economy and create jobs.
Stock Market Up In Consecutive Days
The Toronto stock market surged by more than 200 points for a
second straight day as the US Federal Reserve did what many
analysts expected by raising interest rates for the first time since
the global financial crisis.
second straight day as the US Federal Reserve did what many
analysts expected by raising interest rates for the first time since
the global financial crisis.
The Fed's decision to raise its key lending rate by a-quarter
point ends seven years of almost-zero rates and shows the central
bank's confidence in the recovering US economy.
The move gets part of the blame for yesterday's tumble of the
loonie to an 11-year low against the U-S dollar, to 72.54 cents US.
And benchmark U-S crude oil fell $1.83 to close at $35.52 US a
barrel.
It's trading another 50 cents lower electronically this morning.
Price Changes Coming For Dairy Products
The Canadian Dairy Commission has announced an increase in the
support price of butter and a reduction in the support price of skim
milk powder that will be effective February 1st.
The support price of butter will increase from $7.40 to $7.78.
The support price of skim milk powder will be reduced from $6.31 to $4.31 per kilogram.
The commission expects the adjustments to add up to an overall
revenue increase for dairy producers of approximately 2.2 per cent.
support price of butter and a reduction in the support price of skim
milk powder that will be effective February 1st.
The support price of butter will increase from $7.40 to $7.78.
The support price of skim milk powder will be reduced from $6.31 to $4.31 per kilogram.
The commission expects the adjustments to add up to an overall
revenue increase for dairy producers of approximately 2.2 per cent.
