People in some areas of downtown Winnipeg are now under the watchful eye of police security cameras. A total of 10 cameras will be set up in the next few weeks. Mayor Sam Katz says the one year pilot project will help determine whether cameras will make the area safer.
Well, the spring melt is still a few weeks away but, residents along the Red, Souris and Pembina rivers are being warned today that there’s a high risk of flooding this year. The province’s flood forecaster, Alf Warkentin says they’ll just have to wait and see what happens with spring rainfall and how the ice breakups this year.
This time of year is hardest on women. In fact, Mental Health America says seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is 3 times more common in women than men. The symptoms are similar to depression, but only reveal themselves in the fall and winter months.
For the 2nd straight year, the average price of new cars that sold in this country, has dropped. Statscan says last year’s average was 25 thousand, 107 dollars. That’s down about 200 bucks from 2007.
Lots of auto news to tell ya about today. Saab, Sweden’s 2nd biggest automaker, has filed for bankruptcy. This comes after the Swedish government rejected a request to infuse money into the company. Meantime, billions more in public dollars will likely be requested today by the Canadian arms of G.M. and Chrysler. The 2 troubled automakers will table their survival plans to both the federal and Ontario governments this morning.
Barack Obama’s first visit to this country as president, produced lots of goodwill and some gifts for his two daughters. Obama charmed everyone from Prime Minister Harper to vedors at a market near Parliament Hill. As he walked through the streets of the market yesterday, he picked up a 4 dollar key chain, and some Maple leaf shaped cookies for his 2 daughters.
