Deaf Centre Manitoba (DCM), Inc. is a non-profit Charitable organization which recognizes the value of Deaf Culture and American Sign Language. The purpose of the organization is to coordinate and/or provide resources, and programs that enhance the development of the Deaf community.
Jordan Sangalang who will do the contractual ASL Video for Deaf Centre Manitoba Inc. His first ASL Video will explain what Premier Brian Pallister announced about Manitoba Plan for re-opening some places as Phase 1.
Come and watch this video. There will be more of ASL videos coming up soon.
Thanks Jordan for doing this for Deaf Community in Winnipeg/Manitoba Community!
Please see the link to see what will open starting May 4th. Be advised that it is very slow processing to be open. That does not means everything is normal. Some businesses will be open while others remain closed.
To say the last few weeks have been unusually trying and unsettling for everyone is an understatement. However, to watch how Canadians have risen to the challenge makes me deeply proud. Whether it’s families staying safely at home, or our brave front line healthcare workers putting their own safety on the line to aid those most directly impacted by this horrid virus, or the service workers continuing to ensure mail is delivered, grocery store shelves are stocked and pharmacies remain open – it’s all truly impressive.
As far as Boston Pizza is concerned, when our first location opened in Edmonton 56 years ago, it was to serve food that would bring people together. And although this isn’t possible in the way we’re used to right now, we owe it to our communities to do everything we can to keep spirits up and our Boston Pizza values alive. I want to give you, our loyal guests, an update on how we’re managing and working to help families ‘Gather Round’ at home during this unforeseen time.
I’d like to personally thank our incredible employees that are going above and beyond, working tirelessly in our kitchens, delivering food to Canadians at home and on the frontlines. I’m beyond grateful. And I’m proud to share how our Franchisees are supporting and caring for the local communities they call home. Like our friends in Orangeville who donated dinner to the Orangeville hospital frontline workers. Or our friends out West who helped feed the Vancouver Police Department out in the field. And a group of Boston Pizza’s in Edmonton that organized food deliveries to those in need in shelters across the city. And our Boston Pizza Foundation also helps fund the much needed work of our National Charity partners right now – Kids Help Phone, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Live Different, and The Rick Hansen Foundation. Amazingly, these are just a few examples in a long list of community support and kindness efforts coming from Boston Pizza right now. It reminds me why we strive every day as a proudly Canadian company to be an integral part of local communities all across the country.
To our suppliers – we couldn’t operate without the help of our partners that keep our restaurants stocked and in business, currently under very challenging conditions. Their names don’t appear on our restaurants or in our advertising, but we’re so thankful for them nonetheless.
Finally, I miss the entire Boston Pizza family. Dearly. And of course you - our guests. You’re all a part of the family. For now, my wife Sandi and I are focusing our time with the Trelivings at home, and encourage everyone to do the same with their loved ones. Reach out and stay in touch with each other. And I look forward to the day when we’re brought together by food, once again.
Public health officials advise four new cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of 9:30 a.m., bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 246.
The data also shows:
• eight individuals are currently hospitalized, which includes four individuals in intensive care;
• 99 individuals have recovered from COVID-19; and
• the total number of deaths reported in Manitoba is four.
Cadham Provincial Laboratory performed 32 tests Sunday. A total of 17,245 tests have been performed since early February.
The chief provincial public health officer will be extending the public health orders issued on March 30 for two weeks. The orders that were to expire on April 14 are now extended to April 28, 2020, with the following measures remaining in effect:
• Public gatherings are limited to no more than 10 people at any indoor or outdoor place or premises. This includes places of worship, gatherings and family events such as weddings and funerals. This does not apply to a facility where health-care or social services are provided including child-care centres and homeless shelters.
• All restaurants and other commercial facilities that serve food are prohibited from serving food to customers in their premises. This prevents eat-in dining at all facilities. However, restaurants and other commercial facilities can prepare and serve food for delivery or takeout. If this takes place, the operator of the restaurant must ensure that all people maintain the appropriate social distancing from other customers when picking up food.
• All businesses that are not listed in the schedule of critical services that accompanies the order must remain closed.
- This closure order does not prevent these businesses from operating on a remote basis.
- A business may accept orders on the Internet, or over the phone for delivery or pickup, as long as the employees are not working at the place of business.
- The order does not prevent employees or others from coming into the business to perform repairs, to provide security services or to take out items from the business premises if the business is going to operate on a remote basis.
- Nothing in the order restricts the operations of delivery of services by the federal or provincial governments or a municipality.
- Nothing in the order restricts any activities of a publicly funded agency, organization or authority that delivers or supports government operations or services, including health-care services. This means the order does not affect institutions, agencies and other service providers who provide health-care services such as hospitals, regional health authorities and private agencies who provide a range of health services.
Manitobans should not interpret current case numbers to mean the risk of COVID-19 is reduced. The current statistics may be a reflection of the effect strict social distancing measures have had and reaffirms that these measures must be continued. Manitobans are reminded this is not the time to let their guard down.
The community testing site in Brandon is moving to a new drive-thru location. Starting Tuesday afternoon, the site will be located at the Brandon Town Centre, 800 Rosser Ave., enter from Eighth Street on the P1 level of the centre’s parkade. Regular hours for the relocated Brandon site will resume Wednesday, operating daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There have been reports of multiple phishing scams and fraud related to COVID-19. Manitobans are advised not to provide any financial data, hang up on the caller and to report the call to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at (toll-free) 1-888-495-8501.
For more information and to access the online screening tool for COVID-19, visit: www.manitoba.ca/covid19.
The Manitoba government is expanding efforts to connect families with child care, ensuring critical services workers and their children can access child care if they absolutely need it during this difficult time, Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced today.
“Child-care centres and homes that are opening their doors to children and their families during this challenging time are truly heroes helping heroes,” said Stefanson. “We continue to call on child-care facilities and early childhood educators to be part of our provincewide response to COVID-19. Together, we can ensure children can continue to learn and grow in a safe, caring environment as their parents go to work helping those most affected by COVID-19.”
As of today, more than 1,900 children of health-care and other emergency services workers have been matched with an available space by staff within the Department of Families. These parents include health-care providers, emergency service providers, corrections workers, law enforcement workers, fire and paramedic workers, and direct social services and child protection workers. Over the next several days, staff will work to match parents remaining on the waitlist for child care before moving toward the new online system.
Beginning on Tuesday, April 14, all parents who work in critical services, as defined by the chief provincial public health officer, will be eligible to access child-care spaces available in licensed facilities. This includes support staff at hospitals and clinics, grocery store staff, farmers and farm workers, construction workers, bank or credit union employees. Starting Friday, parents working in these sectors who have been unable to make other child-care arrangements will be able to go to www.manitoba.ca/covid19 to see which facilities have spaces and work directly with them to secure child care.
The minister encouraged licensed child-care facilities that want to help by re-opening or continuing to have spaces available to notify the province by submitting an updated facility status form through Manitoba Child Care Online at www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childcare/index.html.
The full provincial operating grant, over $30 million, continued to flow to all licensed child-care facilities on April 1. The Government of Canada has also confirmed that child-care centres are eligible for the federal emergency wage subsidy, which provides up to 75 per cent of employee wages for businesses and non-profits.
“Our government is providing child-care centres and home-based providers with the support they need to continue operating during this difficult time,” said Stefanson. “We will continue to do what we can to ensure that vital critical services workers can access child care so that they continue working on the front lines of this pandemic.”
The Manitoba government also launched an $18-million grant program to help early childhood educators begin independently offering child-care services in their homes or in the community, administered by the Winnipeg and Manitoba chambers of commerce. Early childhood educators can apply for the grant by filling out the Temporary Child Care Service Grant Form at https://forms.gov.mb.ca/temporary-child-care-service-grant/.
Manitoba continues to follow the advice of the chief provincial public health officer, who has advised that licensed child-care centres can continue to provide services to children as long as the care is limited to no more than 16 children per centre. Some larger centres with segregated rooms and separate external entrances are able to offer care for up to 16 children per room. Home-based child-care providers can also continue to operate with up to eight children.
Manitoba has distributed a COVID-19 practice guideline outlining the hygiene and other recommended measures for child care in Manitoba. In addition, Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, has provided a circular to all centres advising them of infection prevention protocols during this time and will be available to answer questions from child-care centres and providers next week. The province is also committed to providing child-care providers with additional supplies and equipment to help prevent the spread of the virus as recommended by public health officials, the minister noted.
Parents are reminded that children experiencing cold or flu symptoms, have travelled in the last 14 days or who have been exposed to others with a confirmed case of COVID-19 cannot be dropped off at a child-care facility and should remain at home.
