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3/11/2010
Government To Cover Drug To Treat Eye Condition
The Selinger government will announce later today, it will start paying for a drug to treat wet mascular degeneration, an eye disease that can cause blindness. The province will start covering Lucentis starting June 1st. There will be no cost and no deductible to access the drug through the eye care program at Misericordia hospital. This comes after a CJOB story about a woman who was losing her eyesight. Lucentis was the only drug that was helping her see. She was forced to pay for the treatment herself at about 1-thousand dollars an injection. The province is also adding several other drugs to its Pharmacare list, including treatment for HIV, blood clots and serious middle-ear infections for children with ear tubes.
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3/11/2010
Waterpark Still On The Agenda
A Winnipeg City Councillor says he's optimistic that a proposed multi-million dollar waterpark will still be a reality. St. Vital Councillor Gord Steeves tells CJOB the Property and Development Department is still talking to a company to help build the waterpark near the Forks.   The City is offering the private company 7 million dollars to help build the Waterpark. Steeves says if everything goes according to plan, the park could open in less then 2 years.
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3/11/2010
MTC Unveils New Season
The Manitoba Theatre Center announced the playbill for it's 2010-2011 season  Thursday. Artistic Director Steven Schipper tells CJOB they will be presenting some heavy duty plays.   Currently MTC has some 20 thousand subscribers.    
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3/11/2010
Freeing Up Catch Basins
The City of Winnipeg wants you to know crews will continue to work on freeing up catch basins and culverts this coming weekend. They're also removing snow and ice from ditches to help encourage water run-off. You can call 311 if there are issues in your neighbourhood.  The city also says sandbags are available for pickup at three depots.. to help protect your property if need be.
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