King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrived in Ottawa to take part in two days of official duties, landing at noon. The King will deliver the speech from the throne in the Senate on Tuesday, but later today the British Royals will visit a farmers’ market and see a road hockey game.
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Child-care workers are getting historic raises that amount to as much as $5 more per hour. The Manitoba and federal governments together announced a new wage grid for the local early learning and child-care sector Friday. Baseline ECE II rates will jump to $27.56 from $22.90. The changes are retroactive to April 1.
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The City’s south-end lift stations are expected to go $5M over budget; because they were not charging developers enough over the last five years. The Brandon Sun says that Council unanimously approved an extra $1.7 million; bringing the total up to $23.7 million. The two lift stations, part of the wastewater treatment process, are located at 34th Street and Patricia Avenue and the corner of 18th Street and Patricia Avenue.
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Transport Canada has issued auto recalls updated for Ford F-150s, Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators; the recall notices affect more than 15,000 vehicles combined; braking is the safety issue. Affecting the 2022, 2023 and 2024 models of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.
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CAA Manitoba will be revealing the results of their annual Worst Roads campaign in Manitoba on Thursday. For 14 years, the CAA Worst Roads top 10 list has provided a powerful snapshot to governments on where to prioritize budgets and move up road repairs, and we know that the public supports these efforts. 18th street is the result of this survey!
