Hi Listers FOR YOUR INFORMATION This is a long time in coming but here it is: Regards Viv in Vanvouver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Premier" <[email protected]> To: "'vmk'" <[email protected]> Cc: "Finance, Minister" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:12 AM Subject: RE: MB Vital Statistics Index > January 21, 2003 > > > > Ms. Viv Ksionzyk > [email protected] > > Dear Ms. Ksionzyk: > > Premier Doer asked me to thank you for your recent letter regarding access > to Vital Statistics information. > > The Vital Statistics Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act was passed > on June 20, 2001. This legislation removed restrictions on access to older > Vital Statistics records currently available only to family members. Copies > of birth registrations over 100 years old, marriage registrations over 80 > years old, and death registrations over 70 years old are now available to > the general public. > > With respect to your interest in accessing these records through an online > database, your letter has been forwarded to the Honourable Greg Selinger, > Minister of Finance, whose portfolio encompasses Vital Statistics matters. > His office will respond to your concerns in the near future. > > Your views with respect to gaining greater access to certain archival > records are appreciated and the Premier recognizes the value of genealogical > research. Thank you for advising the Premier of your views on this matter. > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Judith Baldwin > Coordinator of the > Premier's Secretariat > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vmk [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 12:41 AM > To: Premier > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: MB Vital Statistics Index > > > > > Your Honourable Premier Doer, > > On behalf of the genealogical public I ask that you consummate the changes > to > the Vital Statistics Act as proposed by his Honourable Ron LEMIEUX as > outlined in his News Release dated December 12, 2000 or make any changes > that would give equal access to historical Vital Statistic records as is > available in British Columbia through the BC Archives. > > http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes > > and advise the genealogical public through: > > [email protected] and [email protected] > > of any action taken by your government in this matter. > > In January 2002 I wrote to his Honourable Scott Smith regarding proposed > changes to the MB Vital Statistic Act that the genealogical public were and > are anxiously awaiting for (see following). > > Many people from all over the world are searching their roots and access to > historical records such as Births, Deaths and Marriages is important to > their research. Here in BC we can search an index at BC Archives for deaths > over 20 years old, marriages over 75 years old and births over 100 years > old. The actual transcription of the event registration is available (for a > cost > if ordered on the internet) at the BC Archives (an excellent revenue > generation idea) and also available to researchers on microfilm at major > libraries in BC. > > We hope that you will take care of this important step in furthering > Manitoba's global excellence in our new Millennium and please keep us > researchers > informed of your progress. I am a subscriber to MB News Releases...and my > roots are in MB. > > I thank you for your attention. > > Viv Ksionzyk > Vancouver, Canada > [email protected] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > THE QUESTION: > > > > > > From: "vmk" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] MB Vital Statistics > > > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 23:43:13 -0800 > > > > > > > > > Your Honourable Scott Smith > > > > > > In a Manitoba Government News Release dated December 12, 2000 his > > Honourable > > > Ron LEMIEUX, at that time Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, > > > announced proposed changes to Vital Statistics Act. > > > > > > http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2000/12/2000-12-12-03.html > > > > > > As a member of the genealogical public, it is of interest to find out > if > > > and when you will provide us with an index to vital statistics in > > Manitoba. > > > So that you get a clearer picture of what information genealogists are > > > hoping for, please look at the following site for the Province of > British > > > Columbia: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes > > > > > > Is there anything that we can to to expedite this service. > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > Viv in Vancouver > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > THE ANSWER: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Consumer & Corp. Affairs, Minister" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:49 AM > > > Subject: Manitoba Vital Statistics > > > > > > > > > > February 4th, 2002 > > > > Viv > > > > vmk [[email protected]] > > > > > > > > > > > > Re: Genealogical Search > > > > > > > > Thank you for providing information on British Columbia Vital > Statistics > > > > indexes. > > > > > > > > As you have noted, as a result of amendments to our Vital Statistics > > Act, > > > > older Manitoba records will be available to the general public, > without > > > > family or next of kin consent. We are planning to proclaim these > > > amendments > > > > within the next several months. > > > > > > > > I hope this information is of assistance to you. > > > > > > > > Yours truly, > > > > > > > > - original signed by - > > > > > > > > Honorable Scott Smith, > > > > Minister, > > > > Corporate & Consumer Affairs