{"id":36018,"date":"2020-01-16T16:33:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T22:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=36018"},"modified":"2020-01-16T16:33:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T22:33:37","slug":"provincial-budget-consultations-take-place-in-swan-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2020\/01\/16\/provincial-budget-consultations-take-place-in-swan-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial Budget Consultations Take Place In Swan River"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nValleyBiz Story |<\/p>\n

Approximately 40 people attended the Provincial Pre-Budget Consultations held in Swan River on the afternoon of January 14, 2020. <\/p>\n

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Minister Scott Fielding began with a presentation of the budget priorities for 2020, focusing on five areas committed to in the 2019 Provincial Election including:
\n– reducing taxes,
\n– $2 billion in healthcare services over the next 4 years,
\n– 20 new schools in the next decade,
\n– Manitoba Works Job Plan and
\n– Made in Manitoba Green Plan. <\/p>\n

Other priorities included $10 million to step up enforcement for safer communities, $1 billion annually on strategic infrastructure and continued Support to Municipalities.<\/p>\n

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Following the budget presentation, the following local stakeholders were also heard:<\/p>\n

Dennis Kowal<\/strong> requested that the Manitoba Tax legislation 3 year statute of limitations on claims for prior year tax credits be changed to be consistent with the federal timeline of up to 10 years.<\/p>\n

Gary Wowchuk on behalf of Swan Valley School Division<\/strong> addressed funding models for rural and remote school divisions including geographic, demographic and staffing challenges.<\/p>\n

Councillors David Moriaux and Duane Whyte on behalf of the Town of Swan River<\/strong> prioritized healthcare, crime reduction and municipal funding. Specifically, Councillor Whyte advocated for a CT scanner in Swan River, indicating the Swan Valley was prepared to contribute $1 million in funding.<\/p>\n

Gloria Tibbits on behalf of Expanded Community Cancer Care in Russell<\/strong> advised that, since 2014, they have been seeking approval of the construction of a new facility for their existing Chemotherapy program. The organization has now raised overb $1.3 million to fund the project and are only seeking approval to proceed.<\/p>\n

Ken Kirkpatrick <\/strong>requested coverage of glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps for Type 1 Diabetics.<\/p>\n

Naomi Griffith on behalf of the Duck Mountain Cottage Owners Association <\/strong>raised concerns regarding landfill and recycling service deficiencies in provincial parks.<\/p>\n

Amy Shaw on behalf of the Concerned Citizens Association of North Parkland <\/strong>advocated for a facility for individuals struggling with mental illness and addictions.<\/p>\n

The meeting concluded with a brief period of questions from attendees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ValleyBiz Story | Approximately 40 people attended the Provincial Pre-Budget Consultations held in Swan River on the afternoon of January 14, 2020. Minister Scott Fielding began with a presentation of the budget priorities for 2020, focusing on five areas committed to in the 2019 Provincial Election including: – reducing taxes, – $2 billion in healthcare […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-36018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}