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New Air Transport Program will Ensure Patient Comfort and Safety While Travelling to Winnipeg for Medical Care: Oswald

Oct 27, 2011

Under the new air transport initiative, regular flights will be scheduled for patients facing longer ambulance rides of two and half hours or more from their local hospital or personal-care home to Winnipeg for testing and treatment. Each flight will be able to accommodate up to four patients and will be staffed with two paramedics and two pilots. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“McFadyen Will Build New Personal Care Home in Dauphin” Progressive Conservatives

Sep 28, 2011

In February of 2011 the NDP government promised $200 million to build personal care home beds but had no plan for how the funding would be allocated. A McFadyen government will actually keep this promise to add new personal care home beds to our long-term care system, and would fund the commitment for a new personal care home in Dauphin from these funds. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“McFadyen Will Build More PCH Beds for Interlake” Progressive Conservatives

Sep 27, 2011

Will invest $7.5 million to build 30 PCH beds in multiple communities, including Eriksdale, Arborg and Ashern. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“FACT CHECK: McFadyen wants Interlake voters to forget PC Health Cuts and Canceled Projects” NDP

Sep 27, 2011

Today as Hugh McFadyen makes a health care promise in Eriksdale, he would like Interlake residents to forget the PC health care record when he was Gary Filmon’s Chief of Staff and Director of Policy. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Manitoba PCs Will Boost Brandon Police Service” Helwer and Waddell

Sep 26, 2011

A McFadyen government would fully fund five Brandon Police officers, including benefits, at a cost of $450,000. This would ensure costs are not off-loaded on the City of Brandon. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Today’s NDP to Help Develop 2500 New Private Market Rental Housing Units” Selinger

Sep 24, 2011

“Our population is growing and more young families than ever before are building their futures here. We understand the challenges facing renters, especially young people, seniors, and low-income families, in our low-vacancy rental market,” said Premier Greg Selinger. “This investment will help provide more housing choices for renters.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

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