By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba schools are being urged to set up more “sensory rooms” and use the spaces — which can feature mood lighting, flexible seating and… …
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Manitoba board upholds fall protection stop-work order against roofing company
The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed a roofing company’s appeal and upheld a stop-work order issued after three workers were found on a residential roof without tying off to fall… …
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Manitoba urges precautions against Lyme disease, West Nile virus
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberManitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is urging residents to take precautions against Lyme disease and West Nile virus as warmer weather and recent rainfall raise the risk of tick… …
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WCB stresses prevention after recent workplace fatalities in Manitoba
By Renee Lilley | Portage Graphic Leader Provincial authorities are investigating two separate workplace accidents in southern Manitoba last week that left two workers dead. The first incident occurred Monday, June 15 around… …
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Manitoba adds First Nations safety officers, plans hospital violence policy
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Manitoba WCB returns $90 million to eligible employers
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) has returned $90 million in excess funds to eligible employers, the board announced May 11. Eligible employers received a credit toward their 2026… …
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Manitoba urges drivers to slow down, share road as safety week begins
Manitoba is reminding drivers to use caution around motorcycles and bicycles and to slow down for tow trucks and emergency vehicles as Canada Road Safety Week begins. Transportation and Infrastructure… …
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Manitoba’s Department of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures has been fined $100,000 after a wildfire worker died when an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled over while on duty in 2022. The… …



