City police are pulling over more impaired drivers this year…..which shows that people just aren’t getting the message about the dangers of drinking and driving. In the second week of a Winnipeg wide Checkstop program, cops charged 50 per cent more drivers than they did in the same period last year.
Manitoba Public Insurance has named a newspaper carrier as oen of the top 5 fraudsters of 2008. Get this ! The carrier got income replacement payments from the insurer after reporting a bogus car crash and claiming he couldn’t do his route. But, he was caught on a video camera delivering papers to one of his customers. The customer incidentally, was MPI’s head office here in Winnipeg.
A new infrastructure deal with the feds, will give Manitoba’s economy a shot in the arm. That’s according to Vic Toews. He says Ottawa realizes these projects play an important role in strengthening the economy. The province will get 25 million dollars a year between now and 2014, and Premier Gary Doer says the first chunk of cash will be used to replace two bridges as part of the Red River Floodway expansion project.
The price of oil dropped almost 2.50 yesterday. It’s now trading around the 39 dollar U.S. a barrel mark. According to GasBuddy-dot-com, the average price of regular gasoline across the country is 76.3 cents a litre. Here in Winnipeg though, you can find station’s selling for as little as 72 cents a litre.
A strike by support workers at Canada Post is now over. A 4 year contract has been accepted by the 2100 workers, who walked out November 17th. The 5 week strike had little, if any, effect on mail delivery.
Shares of beleaguered General Motors took it on the chin yesterday, tumbling 22 per cent. They lost almost a dollar to close at 3.52. The loss happened after an auto analyst with a credit agency, downgraded GM’s rating from “neutral” to “underperforming.” The agency also went on to say that, there’s no guarantee G.M. can avoid going bankrupt.
