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March 30, 2011

MANITOBA ADDS AERIAL RESCUE CAPABILITY FOR USE DURING FLOOD
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Manitoba Team Prepared to Perform Rescues by Helicopter:  Selinger

The Office of the Fire Commissioner has added helicopter aerial rescue to its already broad emergency response capabilities and will have a trained and certified crew on standby 24 hours a day throughout the spring flood, Premier Greg Selinger announced today. This air support adds to the existing OFC capabilities including water rescue, ground search and rescue, building collapse and hazardous materials response and technical response assistance to municipalities.

 

February 10, 2011

Streamlined Inspection, Permit Services to Improve Commercial, Residential Building Safety: Howard

Technical safety inspections and related licence and permit services will be streamlined and improved as Manitoba’s Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) assumes the operation of the...

February 7, 2011

Flood Prevention, Harmonizing Transportation Regulations and Improving Inter-provincial Electrical Capacity the Focus as Manitoba and Saskatchewan Hold Second Joint Cabinet Meeting in Brandon

The city of Brandon, Manitoba, will play host to the second in a series of joint cabinet meetings between the governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  Premiers Greg Selinger and Brad...