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Fast Facts: Manitoba’s Silica Sand: Use for Fracking Natural Gas
The Manitoba government is poised to approve two silica sand mines, one near Vivian in Southeastern Manitoba proposed by CanWhite Sands (CWS), the other on…
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Fast Facts: Winnipeg poverty reduction plan needs financial commitment
On November 25th the City of Winnipeg passed its first ever poverty reduction strategy.
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Fast Facts: Canadian Premium Sand Doubles Down With Its Revamped Silica Sand Mine Development Project
Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) is an Alberta-based company proposing to operate a silica sand mine adjacent to Hollow Water First Nation, on the eastern shores…
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Work Life: Suffering U of M students deserve better from their Administration and the Province
University of Manitoba (U of M) students are in educational limbo during the longest legal strike in history by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).…
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State of the City of Winnipeg’s Finances
Download 456.08 KB8 pages The City of Winnipeg’s financial problems preceded both COVID and the cuts under the current provincial government. The State of the…
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Fast Facts: Reforming Education in Manitoba
Previously published by CBC online November 21, 2021 Although Bill 64 has been abandoned, the provincial government will soon have another go at reforming K-12…
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Work Life: Provincial Government Austerity Holding Students and Manitoba Economy Back
Previously published in The Manitoban November 17, 2021 Two weeks ago professors, instructors and librarians represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association went on…
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Work Life: Paul Moist Honoured for Lifetime Contribution to Social Justice
Paul Moist is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Errol Black Award, presented to him by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba and the Errol…
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Rising Together or Falling Apart
The Impact of One-Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Manitoba Work Force Download 800.36 KB 36 pages An analysis of Manitoba labour force data…
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Work Life: New report finds Manitoba workers more impacted by COVID than nationally
Last month over 100,000 workers in the United States engaged in some level of strike activity, either preparing to strike or actually joining picket lines.…
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Fast Facts: Manitoba Education Finance Mess
Thanks to the hard work of Manitoba Teachers, School Trustees. activists, and opposition parties, the hated Bill 64 is dead along with four other bad…
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Fast Facts: The Manitoba Government Has Its Head Stuck in the Sand When it Comes to Protecting the Source of Southeastern Manitoba’s Drinking Water
A version of this article was printed by the Winnipeg Free Press September 21, 2021 If there was ever a time for the Manitoba government…
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