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Families Minister Rochelle Squires introduced legislation designed to create a new income support program for individuals living with severe and prolonged disabilities who have no other means of supporting themselves.
Bill 72 would create a new program separate from Employment and Income Assistance and would include disability support payments and shelter assistance tailored to the unique and specific needs of the individual.
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“This will move about 10,000 people out of (EI) who are severe and prolonged (disabled) into a different category so they will no longer have to receive exemptions for not finding work,” said Squires. “It will make life easier for them. They will not have to go back and prove on a regular basis that they still are impacted by their disability.”
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Construction crews working on behalf of Manitoba Infrastructure removed the famous “Home of the Wheat Kings” signs located on the north and south side of the Kullberg’s building on Wednesday morning, making way for the forthcoming demolition of the structure for the new Daly Overpass.
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Construction crews working on behalf of Manitoba Infrastructure removed the famous Home of the Wheat Kings signs located on the north and south side of the Kullberg’s building on Wednesday morning, making way for the forthcoming demolition of the structure for the new Daly Overpass.