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The provincial government is reopening the Manitoba Bridge Grant program to provide an estimated $5 million in support for seasonal businesses, new applicants and others affected by public health restrictions, it was announced Tuesday.
The deadline for applications is July 16. Nearly 1,000 businesses are expected to be eligible for the enhancement of the original program which was launched last November and has provided more than $291 million to over 15,000 private enterprises, not-for-profit organizations and registered charities affected by those restrictions.
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Backcountry shutdown gets thumbs-up
ALEX LUPUL
Fire crews are still battling blazes at the east end of Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park (above) and in the RM of Piney and RM of Grahamdale, in southeast Manitoba. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)
Faloma, Man. (12/05/21) - The Manitoba Wildfire Service work to extinguish a large forest fire south of Whiteshell Provincial Park, near Falcon Beach.
Outfitters support the government’s decision to shut down backcountry trails in provincial parks, due to the combination of tinder-dry conditions and increased usage by people trying to escape pandemic boredom.
Outfitters support the government’s decision to shut down backcountry trails in provincial parks, due to the combination of tinder-dry conditions and increased usage by people trying to escape pandemic boredom.
Brandon Sun
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The hard-hit hospitality industry got a boost on Tuesday with the announcement of a new $8-million fund that will provide an offset to costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Administered by the Manitoba Hotel Association and the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association, the fund will send money to hotels and licensed resource tourism operators for fixed costs that haven’t been covered by previous relief programs.
The Blue Crescent Hotel in Rivers, which opened in January 2020, has been at 90 to 100 per cent capacity for several months now, according to general manager Tracy Mansell. (File)
The costs covered by this program include property insurance, mortgage interest, property taxes, land leases, service fees, maintenance of camps and resource retention costs.