Volume 17 • No. 5 • March 1 -15, 2021 Publication Mailing Account #41721512
Ellen Adarna
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Province considers relaxing pandemic restrictions
The Manitoba government is making another attempt to reopen the province with proposed changes to pandemic restriction rules that could allow most businesses to reopen with larger capacity limits as soon as the end of this week – and they are asking for public feedback about the changes. Although case numbers are dropping and vaccination efforts are ramping up, there is also concern about more infectious and possibly deadlier coronavirus variants in the province. Five cases of the B117 coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Manitoba. See PROVINCE p14
Dr. Brent Roussin
Pinays Manitoba celebrates International Women’s Day virtually March 8th marks the annual International Women’s Day. This important day has been observed since the early 1900s in recognition and support of the countless contributions of women in our lives. In Winnipeg, Pinays Manitoba will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 7, 2021, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., via Zoom. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the organization’s annual recognition luncheon to honour Pinays Manitoba Trailblazers has been deferred to 2022. In this year’s virtual event, Pinays Manitoba honours the frontline workers, essential service providers and volunteers who, especially now during the coronavirus pandemic, continue their work with See PINAYS p14