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use phosphate free products in order to reduce their contribution to the problem. The Manitoba Government also acknowledged the issue with Lake Winnipeg and has begun implementing a three hundred and twenty million dollar plan over the next 5 years. The objective of the plan is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the blue green algae poisoning of Lake Winnipeg. The plan will focus on addressing three main areas. The first deals with drainage issues and what people are draining into the waters.…

Maybe you think the Winnipeg Jets are garbage but listen here, listen good, and listen up. Pause your 21 savage, tell your boys to simmer down, and put down your phone. I’m going to explain to you why the Winnipeg Jets will be the most established team in the NHL in the next couple of years. The Winnipeg Jets are a great team because of the different skill sets of the players on the team. You probably heard the Winnipeg Jets are straight up trash but please hear me out. The Jets currently have a…

A staggering 30,000 Winnipeg citizens refused to work between May 15 to June 25 of 1919 in Canada’s largest and best known strike, the Winnipeg General Strike. After World War I, Canada was not in a peaceful state, as soldiers returned to find their original jobs occupied, and horrid wages and working conditions for workers. With unemployment and bankruptcy rates reaching their highest ever, 30,000 Winnipeg citizens held a strike, declining to return to their jobs until they have been granted…

By: Divya Sivakumaran Staff Writer WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg General Strike finally came to an end on June 26th, 1919, and the members of the Central Strike Committee returned to work as of yesterday. Although this was the most massive general strike in Canadian history, the government fails to acknowledge the demands of the strikers. This strike started at the end of World War I when the soldiers arrived home from the war front. As a result of the war, Canada’s economy entered…

with many community initiatives while in Winnipeg as well as after moving to Kamloops. For many years I was involved with Manitoba Theater for Young People, as well as participating in my high school’s musical theater program and Spring Production. While in Winnipeg I was a member of the social justice group Just Cause and organized many fundraisers and campaigns, such as our initiative to build a school in Kenya. Moreover, I would regularly volunteer at Winnipeg Harvest as well as Siloam…

or concessions from their employer. (www.dictionary.com). The Winnipeg General Strike killed the city in a couple of hours where movement was postponed because of the lack of workers. The strike was historically significant because of its events and also because of it’s before and after effects. The following essay will demonstrate how in all of Canadian history, with Labour Union Movements and protests against the employers, the Winnipeg General Strike was one of the most explosive and…

Lake Winnipeg is measured to be about 24514 square kilometres, located in Manitoba Canada and its southern tip is about 55kilometres north of the city of Winnipeg. It is the largest lake within the borders of the southern Canada, Lake Winnipeg is also the sixth-largest fresh water lake in Canada. Lake Winnipeg consists of two distinct basins, the north basin which makes up approximately 75% o f the lake surface area and reaches 100 kilometres wide, while the south basin is up to 46 kilometres…

St Boniface, located on the banks of the Red and Seine rivers in eastern Winnipeg, is home to the Metis fur traders. Founded in 1818 by Bishop Provencher. It is home to one of the largest Francophone communities and is also the birth place of Louis Riel the political leader of the Metis and the founder of Manitoba. The Grey Nuns were very influential to the early development of the city. The Metis people wanted recognition from the Canadian Government which led to the Red River Rebellion; the…

To Win I Peg We Strike Back In May 1919- June 26, 1919, Canadian protesters lined up in the streets of Winnipeg and began to fight for their justice. Over thirty thousand people fought in one of Canada’s largest strikes. Many were returning veterans from the war who realized that after they returned, they didn’t have a job. These men and women were underpaid, over worked and the condition of their workplaces were inhabitable. The unemployment rate soared as many factories shut down as after…

Introduction This assignment explores several online sources that contain materials on the impact of Legionaries’ Disease to public health and its association with the role of a Public Health Inspector/Environmental Health Officer. Legionaries’ Disease is caused by roughly 35 Legionella bacteria species, with symptoms of severe pneumonia and psychological changes. (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2015) With an increase of the elderly population in North America and the use…