As the New Year approaches, the legislature has ended its fall sitting. We did our best to delay some truly egregious legislation the Pallister government brought in. As the Official Opposition we did our job and will continue to stand up for Manitobans. 2020 has been a tough year for Manitobans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Pallister government has only made matters worse. They’ve pushed through hydro rate increases while people were already struggling to make ends meet and have continued with health care cuts during a public health crisis. We in Flin Flon have seen nothing but cuts in health care from this government with closures of units of our hospital one after the other. Homecare is a disaster highlighted during COVID-19, but it was short staffed well before, with people not getting the care they should be entitled to.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Students and staff at Dr. Clark // Photo supplied by Fort McMurray Public School District
A local school is one of seven across the country getting additional mental health funding.
Physical and Health Education Canada is allocating $14,000 to help students, teachers, and staff struggling mentally get support with Dr. Clark School being chosen to split the funds.
They’re splitting the money with schools in Winnipeg, Whitehorse, Guelph, Leaf Rapids – Manitoba, Miramichi – British Columbia, and Portugal Cove – Newfoundland and Labrador.
“Being attentive to wellbeing at school leads to better outcomes for both our students and school staff,” said Melanie Davis, PHE Canada Executive Director, and CEO.