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Submitted RCMP Media Relations The RCMP Manitoba Organized Crime Unit ( MOCU ) conducted a seven-month investigation, Project DEBRIS, which involved the dismantling of a drug traff ic k i n g net work t h at was directly responsible for supplying controlled s ub s t a nc e s (met h a m phetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl) to the Brandon and Western Manitoba area, and had ties to British Columbia. This investigation involved officers from the Manitoba RCMP, Brandon Police Service, and Rivers Police Service.

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Pupils co-ordinated the entire March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which culminated a ceremonious Studies in Science classpeople Seven wereinarlice Service, plinary Manitoba presentation on at Rivers Collegiate planned a RCMP East and West rested and charged withMarch 20 to project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president District CrimeDubbed Reduction a multitude of drug and the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. offences.

E n forcementstudents Suppor t afirearms Because the snow had melted secured canoe fromrelated Five additional subjects Teams, and the Portage so much, the canoe could not Rolling River School Division across the street to with Generan intent tohave f ill it warrants with be portaged for arrest La Prairie RCMP Zion Church non-perishables.

Although the al Investigation Section, with similar charges. (home of Rivercampaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens simultaneously We would like to thank bags, boxes and garbage by executed that class, the original idea carried seven search warrants Brandon came from aatsuggestion made Police Service various locations in the andLiliane Rivers Police Service by harvest volunteer Dupuis.

City of Brandon, and the for their collaboration on “I heard the idea at aproject. meetRiverdale Municipality. this ing in Brandon. St. Augustine Approximately $17,000 investigation is School had tried FillThe a Canoe dollars was seized along withongoing in conjunction the 10-day and will likely Festival Voyaguer in Winwith a quantity ofducoresult in more arrests. in February.

It MOCU was very is a unit within c a i ne, met hnipeg a mphet asuccessfulEviand whenever I hear mine, and fentanyl. the Manitoba RCMP that food bank, my ears always perk dence to support high targets, disrupts, and disup!” f ick ing mantles level dr ug traf She then brought the sug-criminal organThe canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, was seized along with 14 izations and street gangs.

Elementary School was which supported the idea and on firearms.

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The scene of the search in Rivers MB.

A Honda Goldw ing motorcycle stolen from British Columbia was recovered. Several motorcycles were seized as proceeds or crime, including two Harley Davidsons.

disrupting the traff icking of weapons and high risk controlled substances (including methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl) within Manitoba.

Above: $17,000 dollars was seized along with a quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl along with 14 firearms. cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on the church basement the afternoon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted.

Although the project was a senior students brainstorm, the entire high school was encouraged to participate. The collegiate hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which to play, athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were Left:fantastic!

Seven simaltaneous When all was said and done, We are very, very the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.” search warrant s were noted a total of 434 pounds, e “axe c u Elementary t e d i n school v a rstaff i o umems fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne locations.

“We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camto help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threeBelow: T hesimply Br andon of times kids don’t get enough week effort encouraged credit but this group of students students to leave product in Police Service conducted the canoe; 87 pounds of food certainly deserves some praise. a search warrant with the All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger help of their armored help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22.

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Until May 26 you say?

efore I go any further, let me say that it looks like I made a mistake in my column two weeks ago, writing about the number of deaths due to all causes in 2019 versus 2020. I quoted the figures accurately, but it was pointed out to me that the stats are reported from July 1 to June 30 so the 2020 figures I wrote about didn’t show the actual deaths for July 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020. In other words, COVID-19 may have raised the actual number of death by more than the 120 or so it appeared to be. We won’t know until the stats are totalled.

I give full credit to people at all levels of the health department for doing the best they can to keep everyone safe.

That said, the new health orders are in place until May 26. Dr. Roussin hopes we can be much freer after May 26. I certainly hope so. We’d better be, because if this 15th month of lockdown doesn’t work by then, it’s time to change things up.

The lockdown has helped, of that there is no doubt. But the greatest damage has been done. Many care home residents died and I am convinced many died unnecessarily due to inadequate treatment policies and staff shortages.

I have said it before, care homes that got caught short of staff should have called in help from wherever it could be obtained and argued with the government about things like visitation

and volunteer rules later. Now that so many care home residents have died and nearly all the survivors have had their second shot, if we believe the science, then going forward, care home residents should rarely be found among the daily C-19 victim list.

As the vaccines roll out, we should be soon at the point where anyone who is willing to take the vaccine will have had the opportunity to do so. Some will not take the vaccine and that’s their decision, whether we agree or not. Not everyone will get vaccinated, some may not be able to take the vaccine for certain health reasons. When we combine all those vaccinated with those who had C-19, there will be a lot of immunity. And, there are far more people, I am convinced, who have had C-19 than those who tested positive.

Asymptomatic people likely didn’t get tested and were asked by Manitoba Health to not get tested to save space and dollars for symptomatic people and those entering hospitals, etc.

Why do I see May 26 as a make or break date?

• One is that by then the number of C-19 recovered people combined with the people who have had C-19 (tested or otherwise) will be very high.

• Two, what we have been doing isn’t working any longer. Even with fairly strict shut downs and business crippling rules, C-19 is still spreading. It’s not

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Ken Waddell much wonder, as plane loads of people keep arriving from overseas and if anything should have been shut down, it was allowing international f lights.

• Three, there are more people dying from depression, loneliness, suicide and drug overdoses than from C-19 right now. Every family, every community has stories of older people, especially, who just gave up and died from depression and despair.

• Four, the economy can’t take much more. Most businesses are hurting, Some have closed. The really frustrating part is that the spread isn’t happening at businesses or schools, the biggest shutdown victims. It’s happening everywhere and nobody really knows how or where. For example, I heard that a high school party spread C-19. Did it really, or did someone get C-19 and spread it in the English class or math class? The way to handle C-19 is to quarantine the hot spots, not shut down the whole country.

• Five, there is something to be learned

from the rural versus urban experience.

The larger the centre, the more crowded the housing or living conditions, the higher the spread seems to be. Makes sense. Most rural people don’t see a lot of different people so we are already somewhat isolated.

• Six, as I have stated many times and as Premier Pallister recently stated, the people who advocate for a lockdown are all people who haven’t missed a paycheque yet. In the bluntest of terms, it’s fine for big city news reporters to yip and yap at Dr. Roussin about bigger and better lockdowns when they are mostly still “working” in their pyjamas in their basement.

If we don’t see big changes by May 26, then support for the effectiveness of an extension of our two week lockdown (now 15 months) will evaporate.

A new approach must be developed and whatever it is will almost certainly be an improvement.

To be perfectly clear

Contrary to what some may believe, and to be perfectly clear, I most certainly do believe in freedom of religion along with freedom of the press and speech. The many differing views on matters of religion, politics, and nowadays, climate change, leads to much debate which is a good thing in a democratic society. Mr. Waddell, in his ‘Right of Centre’ column in the Banner, shares his views each week on many topics including the three just mentioned, and discerning where he stands is not a difficult task. I admire anyone willing to share their views publicly because by doing so, they allow themselves to be challenged publicly, and I have read numerous letters criticising Mr. Waddell’s comments. To his credit, he allows the letters to be printed and continues to share his opinions.

Over the past year or so, the Banner has graciously printed my letters where I share my views on religion; more specifically Christianity. At the end of each letter my email address is included, welcoming anybody to contact me. Surprisingly, I have received more positive comments than negative, and I would love to hear from everybody whether they agree with me or not. I’m thankful for the encouraging positive comments, but I want the negative ones just as much so I can share the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

One of the comments I have heard is that there are many ways to God and how or where we worship is irrelevant;

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we’re all going there (heaven). To the many churchgoers who agree with this statement, I would like to offer what I think is an excellent idea.

• Because church attendance has dropped dramatically over the years to the point where many church pews remain empty each Sunday, why not amalgamate some of the churches. It would make financial sense to eliminate the overhead of one or two churches by selling off the buildings and property. The larger, stronger and more financially secure church would be able to spread the gospel more effectively by helping the poor and needy in the community, and supporting more missions. Church amalgamation has been occurring for centuries and can be a good thing. In 1925, the United Church of Canada was formed when the Presbyterian, Congregationalist and Methodist Churches of Canada, for the exact reasons I listed, set aside their denominational differences and formed a larger, more economically viable church, the UCC. Each of these three denominations differed in their mode of worship and governance but were able to work out the differences. The situation the churches find themselves in today is identical to that in the early part of the nineteenth century; rural towns had a surplus of churches struggling to fill their pews.

Good food for thought I would say.

If, however, you believe your church has the truth of eternal life, I would love to hear from you or read a letter

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in the Banner, informing the public of your views. As an example, I wrote letters concerning Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) revealing their belief that eternal life is available exclusively to their members.I responded by saying that eternal life is through Jesus Christ alone and the Bible is the Christian Church’s supreme source of authority.

I would like to share some common sense guidelines for anyone to follow before letting their views known publicly: 1. Be knowledgeable on the subject matter by gathering reliable information.

2. Be confident and believe in what you are talking or writing about.

I spend a considerable amount of time gathering information before I write each of my letters. Because I mostly deal with Christiantiy, obviously my most reliable source is the Bible, wherein the teachings of the founder and head of the Christian Church, the Lord Jesus Christ, are found.

To Him be praise, and honour, and glory, and power, for ever and ever! (Revelation 5:13).

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epetition is not failure. Ask the waves, ask the leaves, ask the wind.” Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening, Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.

The crux of the matter– having the life we want.

But to gain that by being present to our present life seems challenging and, at times, even impossible.

Comes back to wanting what we already have!

Like so many of us, world over, we are/ I am exhausted by this pandemic. We are /I am frustrated and discouraged and lonely and angry. The ands could go on and on. Not the way to peace of mind or spirit.

Allowing gratitude into the mind goes a long way to changing the attitude of the day. The gratitude journal has and is changing my outlook. I am thankful that my family is well. I don’t get to see them. I don’t get to hold and hug my grands and great grands. I do see their growth through the shared videos and photos that are sent almost daily. I see Jonah learn to ride his bike without the training wheels. I see Sparrow paint her sisters, Wren and Teal with permanent markers!

And Aspyn enjoying an ice cream on a warm spring day. Mark and Luke are growing into responsible young men. My great grands are growing up knowing

me by the comments I make on the images shared.

Point of gratitude– we are not trekking across the great American plains, etching a message on a rock, hoping that somebody, somewhere, will know and care that we are still alive. I am not waiting for the daily newspaper to hit the stands to anxiously scan whether my loved one has survived another day in the trenches. We have come so far with communication, bringing us close in spirit, though apart physically.

The cup of coffee in the quiet of the morning, my choice of f lavour and mug. The abundance of food in my home. The safety in which I live and move and have my being. The gratitude sweeps me along, changing me, one thought at a time. Repetition here as well.

Being present to the life I have… A fenced backyard so the dogs can run freely. The barn birdhouse now mounted on the post in the back yard. The buds swelling on the raspberries and saskatoons I planted last fall. The seedlings sprouting at the kitchen window.

And always new and always a gift that by turning dials and pushing buttons the dishes get washed and loads of laundry processed. Walks with my dogs, watching their distinctive personalities contribute to the satisfaction of my hours. The wonder of the support of family and friends. Knowing that these are gifts not all enjoy.

Repetition is not failure. My days are repetitious. I arise, I eat, I work, I play, I retire. This pattern has not changed for a very long time!

So,once again, I am asked to hunker down, to isolate more than I could ever have imagined, to limit my activities more than I could have imagined.

Repetition is not failure.

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Yes indeed Canada is in a lot of trouble and not just Canada but every living being on this planet and here’s just one of the many reasons why; The Arctic has vast areas of permafrost.

Permafrost has tremendous quantities of methane gas frozen within it underground. Methane is a greenhouse gas 25 times more destructive than an equal quantity of carbon dioxide. If the permafrost melts it will release enough methane to double the amount of greenhouse gases we have in the atmosphere and oceans today. End of story!!

If this melting happens, humanity will have lost the battle, nothing we can do will stop runaway global warming and sadly this melting is happening already.

The time has come to take responsibility and understand what is happening. There should be no debate about the race against the climate crises and it is a race for our very future.

Technology can help us but it needs to happen NOW not 10 years from now.

Do you love the earth, do you see how we are endangering our beautiful and once perfectly balanced home. We spew toxic materials into her air and water so that we can have more and more stuff that we truly don’t need. If she was our child would we treat her so badly?

She is not our child, she is our mother and has given us a home so rare in the universe and we, her ungrateful children, are spitting in her face.

We idle our cars, we f ly as often as we want or can afford, we drive without concern and we eat a lot of meat. Canadians use more resources than any other people on earth. We are not evil but we are not good. We want to feed our egos and be somebody but this is an empty path. We need less Alpha and more ant, less me more us, if we are going to survive on this incredible gift of a planet.

Have you noticed that wildlife is disappearing?

The barn swallow population is down 80% as are most song birds. Skunks, rabbits, porcupines and raccoons are becoming few and far between.

We cut down trees as if they have no value, clear the land so we can make more money. Money is a human invention that is destroying all that we should hold dear. Our love of money truly is the root of all evil.

Here’s to mother earth may she survive humanity!!

Very sincerely Mary Lowe Kenton MB

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This past year life has changed for everyone in countless ways. For Manitoban, Christine Paddock, some good came with the bad when the lockdown began and with it, the opportunity to dust off a lifelong dream.

Christine has been a piano teacher for over 10 years in Rivers, Manitoba, as well as a worship leader in Rivers Community Church. When the first lockdown hit in March of 2020, her teaching came to a halt along with her other activities and those of her family. Initially the lockdown came as a bit of a shock, but Christine soon embraced the opportunity to spend more time reflecting and writing, and connecting with her family.

Songwriting has been a passion of Christine’s for over 20 years. Her songs help her express and process her emotions, but they are rarely heard outside of her own living room – until now. Six weeks into the first lockdown in 2020, Christine wrote her debut single, ‘Strange Times’ to put words to the feelings and questions that arose from the worldwide pandemic. In August, she was encouraged by Canadian songwriter and worship leader, Brian Doerksen, (Abbotsford, BC) to have her song professionally produced. Brian connected Christine with Winnipeg

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Christine Paddock, piano teacher and worship leader at Rivers Community Church, has had her first single produced, which is set to launch on Apr. 30.

singer-songwriter, Jaylene Johnson. Jaylene headed up the project as executive producer, along with Marie Joy, a talented up-and-coming Winnipeg music artist and producer.

“This was my first time working with producers, and it was not typical,” explains Christine. “Because of the restrictions, everything was done virtually, through zoom and texting.

When the restrictions loosened at the end of January, I made a one-time trip to Marie’s studio in Winnipeg

to record the main vocals.

In spite of the physical distancing, Christine asserts that the experience was a gift, giving her a positive focus in a time when there has been so much negativity, stress and fear. “This has been the most exciting and vulnerable thing I’ve ever done, and I hope it will be inspiring to people. It is never too late to pursue your dreams”.

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Na me: Nora Violet Grace Gates Parents Name(s): Guido and Tracy Tews, Trefor Gates, and Joni Fleury Birthday: February 3, 2003 Plans for the future: Attend University of Calgary pursuing a Bachelor of Science.

First job: Meals on wheels Hobbies: Camping and painting Where do you live?

Rivers In Rivers/Oak River since: I’ve lived in Rivers since 2004.

Person Who You Most Look Up To?: My late grandfather. He helped everyone he could regardless of who they were.

Favourite thing about attending RCI? The teachers and staff make the RCI experience unique and welcoming.

Dream Vacation Spot: A resort in Jamaica Favourite Food: A

shamrock shake Favourite holiday: A tie between Christmas and Halloween.

Favourite Song or Artist: Probably “The Devil Went Down to Geor-

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When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be an architect or forensic pathologist.

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In the very rst chapter of Genesis, after God started to create the world, we read: “And there was evening and there was morning, the rst day.” It seems God’s work 6 Rivers Banner April 30, 2021 began in the evening, and that makes sense even now.

It is in the evening toward what is the end of our day, when we are winding down and beginning to rest, when we are nally still, that God can get to work on us; when we are better able to be aware of God’s presence, when we can hear God’s voice more easily. Scriptures assure us God is always with us, it’s just that it’s harder for us to be with God until our work day is coming to an end and During we can the begin to of rest in God’s presence.Both matters week Apr. Minnedosa.

Summer a time when free from many 19 – 25, isSpruce Plainswe are are more still under investigaRCMP dealt demands, whenwith we 50 canposlowtion. down and just be for a lice activities. reApr.for21us–toRCMP while.

May summer also be a time invite our Apr. 19 RCMP received a report of roofing Creator to cleanse, heal and renew us.

In the event that a tornado warning was issued for your tornado has occurred or has a high likelihood of being town today, do you know what to do? Are you familiar about to occur. with your community emergency response plan and the The safest place to be during a tornado is a low spot information for the community that is included in that in an interior room away from windows, such as an inplan? It may be time to get familiar with that document ner room in the basement or underneath the stairs to the Notice of Dangerous Goods Handling so you know what to do to keep your family safe. basement. Rooms that have extra support in the walls Behind only United States, Canada sees the most tor- and suchTransportation as bathrooms areAct alsoApplication ideal as bathroom pipes nado activity annually each year – focused on southern Manitoba provide extra support walls.

Mobile homes Conservation and Climateto hasthe received an application pursuant to and Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act regarding the shelter following as Ontario and the three Prairie provinces. With the peak The camper trailers are very unsafe places to take andnot invitesanchored public participation in the review process: activity for tornadoes occurring any time between April operation they are to the ground. and September, we’re right at the heart of a potential RAPID GetCITY informed and stay safe.

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FILE NO: 6102.00 reported in one collision was owned by a local resieach year on gc.ca/res/em/nh/to/index-eng.aspx or Environment and none in the theprairies. second. dent and not abandoned. An application has been filed by the Rural Municipality of Oakview for the Do you know the difference between a weather watch Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca.

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sponded to two residential nails being scattered in the at a business in Neepawa, in Neepawa and one in transported to a licensed facility for further processing, reuse or disposal. All material is transported from this facility and no hazardous waste is disposed of alarms in M innedosa. parking lot and sidewalk which was cleared and Eden. Both were deter- at this location.

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Construction to be completed by: June 30th, 2021 Site access for the purpose of reviewing existing conditions is permitted.

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Agriculture, environment, and animal care

Cam Dahl, General Manager Manitoba Pork Council

Legislation brought forward by the provincial government has sparked debate about agriculture in Manitoba.

The Animal Diseases Amendment Act has drawn comments about environmental impact and animal care.

In the past, farmers produced a little of everything. A few animals, a bit of grain, produced with minimal inputs.

Some nostalgically view this bygone era as the ideal form of agricultural production. However, that was not the case from either an environmental point of view or the experience of the family on the farm. Past production practices depleted soil nutrients and left the land vulnerable to erosion. Farmers of the past did not have the tools and production practices that allow modern farmers to protect our water. They did not have advanced veterinary treatments to ensure healthy animals. What is another key aspect of Old McDonald’s farm that should never be forgotten?

The family who lived on it existed in poverty. Old McDonald has retired from farming. We should not invite him back to work.

Beginning in the last half of the twentieth century, agriculture began to modernize. Today, farmers have transformed agricultural production to keep up with the world demand for safe, high quality food that is produced in an environmentally sustainable way.

This can be easily seen on modern hog operations in Manitoba.

Significant progress has been made to improve the environmental footprint of the province’s hog sector. For example, current hog production emits 35 percent less greenhouse gasses than 50 years ago. Manure is managed as a valuable plant nutrient, rather than waste to be disposed. Over 85 percent of manure is injected below the soil surface where the nutrients are readily available for crops. Today’s pork is produced using 40 percent less water and 33 percent less feed than 50 years ago.

Modern operations have the economies of scale to take advantage of emerging research, new technologies, and innovative farming practices to further improve the industry’s environmental impact.

The Animal Diseases Amendment Act has generated comments about the humane treatment of animals. Hog producers in Manitoba adhere to strict animal care codes that are a combination of professional standards backedup by regulatory enforcement. Every hog farmer in Manitoba is expected to follow the Code of Practice for the

Care and Handling of Pigs. The Code is a result of a rigorous development process that uses the best science on pig health and welfare, which has been compiled through an independent peerreviewed process. The Code Development Committee includes independent scientists and representatives from nongovernmental organizations involved in animal welfare.

Backing-up the Code of Practice is legislation and regulation, like Manitoba’s Animal Care Act. Those who do not provide animals in their care with adequate food and water, and ensure that they are kept in sanitary and safe conditions are subject to fines, or even imprisonment. Offenders can be prohibited from owning animals following conviction. Manitoba’s animal welfare regulations are current, effective, and have been used by other jurisdictions as a model to follow.

Animal care in modern hog production does not stop at codes of practice and regulatory enforcement. There is also verification. The Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA) program and its replacement, the Canadian Pork Excellence (CPE) program, are national platforms for producers to demonstrate compliance with food safety, animal care, and traceability. Program registration is required to ship animals to federally inspected processors. Under these programs, animal care is assessed regularly, including an annual visit from a veterinarian.

Modern Manitoba hog farmers are leaders in protecting their animals and the environment. In return they need protection and the pigs under their care need to be protected from foreign animal diseases like African Swine Fever. This protection is lost if people from outside of the farm breach biosecurity. Farm families also need to be protected from those who come onto their property without permission.

This is where The Animal Diseases Amendment Act and its companion bill, The Petty Trespass Amendment and Occupiers Liability Act come into play. These bills are designed to protect livestock and the farm families who are such an important part of rural development and the economic fabric of Manitoba.

The hog sector contributes approximately $1.7 billion to the provincial economy and provides over 14,000 Manitobans with quality jobs. In the last five years, over $100 million of private investment has f lowed into the province because of the sector.

Hog production is a success story that all Manitobans can celebrate and one that should be protected for the future.

Manitoba COVID-19 Bulletin #415

Submitted MB News Media Services

today to 186 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 38,211.

Public health officials advise that three new deaths in a person with COVID-19 have been reported Wed.: • a female in her 20s from Northern health region; • a male in his 20 from Winnipeg health region, linked to an unspecified variant of concern; and • a female in her 100s from Southern Health– Santé Sud, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern.

Wednesday’s COVID-19 data shows: • 17 cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region; • five cases in the Northern health region; • 27 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; • 16 cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region; and • 124 cases in the Winnipeg health region.

The five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate as of Wed. is 7.5 per cent provincially and 8.4 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 189 new cases of the virus have been identified.

However, three cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases

The data also shows: • 2,206 active cases and 35,034 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19; • 78 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 56 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for

a total of 134 hospitalizations; however, officials note this data does not include information from Prairie Mountain Health today due to issues with provincial data systems; • 25 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as five people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 30 ICU patients; however, officials note this data does not include information from Prairie Mountain Health today due to issues with provincial data systems; • 3,239 laboratory tests were completed yesterday, bringing the total number of lab tests completed since early February 2020 to 653,076; and • the total number of deaths in people w ith COVID-19 is 971.

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