DRCSS Planning Gym Floor Fundraiser
The gym floor at the DRCSS is going to be replaced, and the school is planning to sell off parts of it.
Teacher Cam Bennet is an organizer of a future fundraiser that will see people buying sections of the DR's gym floor.
Bennet says a test chunk was pulled out successfully yesterday.
Bennet says there aren't many details yet, and there won't be until the fall. He says money raised will go towards athletics.
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Ambulance Service Grateful For Funding
The STARS air ambulance service is very appreciative of recent funding support from Farm Credit Canada.
FCC recently announced a $500,000 contribution to help cover costs associated with running STARS.
STARS spokesman Cam Heke says here in Manitoba, the money is going to directly fund STARS operation.
"This allows us to fly missions in the province, and we're flying more than once a day now. So in the month of May for example, we flew 47 emergency responses throughout the province, and some of those calls are up into the Dauphin area. And we encourage anyone that wants to learn more about us and find out where we fly to go to our website stars.ca."
The FCC contribution will be spread evenly over STARS operations in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta over the next five years.
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Sweeping Reformss Made To Child Support Laws
The Manitoba government has proposed a sweeping rewrite of Manitoba's laws governing enforcement of child and spousal support, parentage, child custody and access.
Attorney General Gord Mackintosh said the changes would include new tools to collect support from parents following separation or divorce.
The government would post online the names and photos of dead-beat parents with outstanding arrest warrants and increase the maximum penalty for late payments to five-thousand dollar from 500 dollars.
They would also run the risk of not being able to get an enhanced identification card for going to the United States, as well as hunting and fishing licences.
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Manure Program Gets Renewed Funding
Funding for the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program has been renewed for another year to help ensure all eligible
Manitoba farmers have an opportunity to make improvements that will benefit their operations and the environment.
Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says the program has been a valuable resource for pig producers who want to implement better manure management practices.
He says the changes will help reduce the amount of phosphorus and other nutrients that end up in Lake Winnipeg, which will improve and protect water quality.
Since it was introduced in 2011, the program has invested more than eight million dollars in 92 Manitoba hog operations.
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Harper To Announce Enhanced Traveller Security
Canada is about to add another layer of security for travellers who need visas to enter the country.
The Canadian Press has learned Prime Minister Harper is expected to announce today the addition of biometric screening, a unique identifying tool that can include iris scanning and fingerprinting.
The procedures are already required for travellers from two-dozen countries, but would now apply to those from almost 150 others.
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Canadians Prepared For Retirement
A new report by the CD Howe Institute says Canadians are saving enough money and are reasonably well-prepared for retirement.
It suggests most save more than the five per cent household savings rate -- and most can retire comfortably on less than the traditional 70 per cent of pre-retirement income target.
The report comes as Ottawa plans consultations on a voluntary expansion of the Canada Pension Plan amid concerns Canadians aren't saving enough for their golden years.
But report author Malcolm Hamilton also notes the Canada and Quebec pension plans can only go so far in helping.
