The Manitoba Government Declared a State of Emergency to Protect residents from Wildfires yesterday, Premier Wab Kinew says this is the largest evacuation in many Manitobans’ living memory and this will require significant resources and co-operation from all levels of government; and they have asked for the support of the Canadian Armed Forces in transporting evacuees.
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Driver Z students were turned away in droves yesterday-all to get a shot of getting a spot in Manitoba Public Insurance’s Z program. MPI says the Crown corporation doesn’t have enough driving instructors and isn’t able to match how many students are requesting the service. This year there are 588 spots available provincewide for the summer program, up from 312 in 2024. Of those, 384 are in Winnipeg, with the rest divided across the province.
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Almost 600 new Brandon University graduates will receive their degrees during two days of convocation celebrations this week. Four ceremonies will be held today and tomorrow at BU’s Healthy Living Centre.
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If you are one of those people who long for sunshine and warmth; you will love this summer forecast that gives you a bit of both. The Weather Network say droughts, wildfires and powerful thunderstorms could be in the works across parts of Canada this summer, especially the Ontario-Manitoba border, with warmer-than-normal temperatures possible also, for the vast majority of the country, for the months of June, July and August. Manitoba will also see near-normal precipitation.
