Manitoba Public Insurance

• Winnipeg experts encourage use of winter tires despite price

  As winter slams Manitoba, experts are reminding drivers to consider the appropriate tires to keep themselves, and others safe. But there's a reason some are steering clear.

  Weather

  Dec 12
  
• Fire closes MPI’s Gateway service centre until further notice

  Manitoba Public Insurance said Wednesday that its Gateway Service Centre had to be shuttered after an overnight fire.

  Fire

  Jun 19
  
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• Manitoba Public Insurance ramps up hail estimates with new centre

  The provincial insurer says it has received almost 1,200 hail-related claims in the past week alone, on top of more than 15,000 from 2023.

  Canada

  May 22
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• Data shows 2024 could be a record-breaking year in Manitoba for potholes

  As of April 7 this year, 1,634 pothole-related claims were reported to MPI. That's over half of similar claims made in all of 2023, and almost two times 2019 numbers.

  Traffic

  Apr 15
• Impaired driving prevention program gives Manitoba youth ‘a realistic look’

  Mothers Against Drink Driving said car crashes are the top reason Canadian kids die, adding 'alcohol, cannabis and/or drugs are involved in more than half of those crashes.'

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Winnipeg cops, MPI, cracking down on drug-impaired driving

  Police said they've administered 43 oral fluid tests to drivers who have been pulled over, with a total of 23 drivers testing positive for cannabis.

  Crime

  Feb 1
• ‘There’s a lot to fix’: external review cites instability and confusion at MPI

  An external review of Manitoba's Crown-owned auto insurance corporation has found instability, confusion over responsibilities and a high ratio of managers.

  Canada

  Jan 26
• Operation Red Nose brought 2,203 Manitobans home safe over holiday season

  The program, a free designated driver service that picks people up and drives them home in their own vehicles, is aimed at preventing alcohol- and drug-related accidents.

  Traffic

  Jan 4
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• MPI workers back on the job, facing backlog of 15,000 driving tests

  Unionized workers at Manitoba Public Insurance have returned to work, but the Crown corporation's board chair is urging patience as staff tackle a heavy backlog of work.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2023
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• MPI strike over as union members ratify deal; services to resume Friday

  It's official - the lengthy MPI strike is officially over as workers voted to ratify a deal Wednesday bringing a dispute lasting more than two months to an end.

  Trending

  Nov 1, 2023