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Neepawa Banner & Press There will be many lingering after-effects of COVID-19. Certainly the most heart-wrenching is the deaths. Over 800 people in Manitoba have died in the year C-19 has been with us. That is just over two people per day, no less sad, but it is important to look at the context. About 30 people per day die annually in Manitoba. The death rate for Manitoba for 2020 is reported to have been 11,226, for 2019, 1,127 and for 2018, 11,121. Considering we lost 800 people to C-19, the overall death rate only went up by 99, so obviously C-19 did not raise the death rate by much. C-19 is very serious, but could the situation have been handled differently? The first thing that comes to mind is some care homes needed more staff. I think it could also be argued that, as Christine Waddell put forward in this space last week, a lot of stress could have been reduced had volunteers and family members been tested and mobilized for this battle. ....
Friday, February 19, 2021 Rivers Banner Details Get the latest news online with the Rivers Banner! Take a look at the link below to flip through the whole paper on issuu.com. This week see a small update of the Lake Wahtoponah dam and how the repairs and upgrades are progressing from Minister Schuler, see the new counters in the Legion kitchen and see where you gcan get tax help in Rivers on page 8!
Neepawa Banner & Press When word came down last week that the Province of Manitoba was closing 20 Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) offices across the province, it came as a bit of a jolt. MASC offices were formed a number of years ago, when Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation and Manitoba Crop Insurance were combined. This latest move from Manitoba Agriculture is part of a 25 year shrinking of Ag services by the province. I guess we will see if anyone agrees, but it is my experienced opinion that Manitoba has a definite problem with its ever shrinking Ag department. Agriculture, along with all the related businesses and food production, processing and export is a huge part of the Manitoba economy. The province, through several different governments and two different political parties, has basically killed off the once strong Manitoba Agriculture department. About $370 million, or two per cent of the Manitoba government budget, is spent on Agriculture. ....