My perspective - Looking to the past
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- Published on Friday, April 10, 2020
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Imagine you want to go to the movies with your friends, but you can’t, because all the theatres are closed. Everything is closed. This could have been written about today, but it wasn’t.
Right in the centre - Life goes on– hopefully!
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- Published on Friday, April 10, 2020
By Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
When it comes right down to the facts of life (and death), all we have is hope. We are living in trying times. We have all gone through trying times before, be it personally, in our family history or in the history of our country.
COVID-19 daily updates - Thursday, April 9
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- Published on Thursday, April 9, 2020
2:29 p.m. Province provides update on child care options for families
The Manitoba government is expanding efforts to connect families with child care, ensuring critical services workers and their children can access child care if they absolutely need it during this difficult time, Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced today.
“Child-care centres and homes that are opening their doors to children and their families during this challenging time are truly heroes helping heroes,” said Stefanson. “We continue to call on child-care facilities and early childhood educators to be part of our provincewide response to COVID-19. Together, we can ensure children can continue to learn and grow in a safe, caring environment as their parents go to work helping those most affected by COVID-19.”
COVID-19 Daily updates - Wednesday, April 8
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- Published on Wednesday, April 8, 2020
2:36 p.m. $5 million fund created for research related to COVID-19
The Manitoba Government has announced a new fund to advance strides towards vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. new, The $5-million COVID-19 research fund through Research Manitoba was announced today by Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen.
“This new fund will support a clinical trial to determine if a commonly used drug can safely be used as a treatment for COVID-19,” said Friesen. “The fund will also provide support for local researchers to develop solutions to health-care issues in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
