Power bills in the province are going up. Manitoba Hydro is hiking bills 2.9 per cent effective tomorrow. But the utility says even with the increase, the province still enjoys some of the lowest electricity rates in North America.
Unlike areas down in North Dakota who are facing massive flooding problems, this city has its floodway to protect residents from major headaches. The 47 kilometer long ditch can divert huge amounts of water around Winnipeg, something Premier Gary Doer says he’s pretty thankful for. The floodway has also been expanded in recent years, and can now handle twice the amount it held during the so called Flood of the Century in 1997.
The province revised their flood forecast again yesterday. The Red River’s crest through much of southern Manitoba is expected to be a foot lower than earlier predictions. The cool temperatures we’ve had, has meant a slower melt, and that has lessened the chance of a really severe flood.
Prime Minister Harper flies to Europe today, where he’ll meet with other G-20 leaders to talk about the global economic crisis. Harper is expected to tout the strength’s of the country’s banking system, which he says is solid enough to weather the economic storm.
Without fanfare, Newfoundland and Labrador will mark its 60th anniversary in Confederation today. No parties or commemorations are planned to mark the event. And that could be because, to this day, many residents still question whether joining the country was a good idea.
You sneak a peak….ya lose your job ! 15 California hospital workers have been fired for looking at medical records of Octo-Mom, Nadya Suleman without permission.
And from the strange but true file today. A 21 year old worker at JetBlue airways says he didn’t intend to fly from New York to Boston. But he did…after getting locked inside the luggage compartment while taking a nap. He called the airline when he woke up and realized the jet was airborne.
