I just received this Email today. It is wonderful news. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Finance, Minister" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Premier" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: FW: Vital Statistics > February 13, 2003 > > Dear Ms Dumma: > > Thank you for your inquiry about access to historical Vital Statistics > information. > > Manitoba Vital Statistics is developing a new web site. Along with > information on its forms and services, the web site will include a > searchable database with all vital statistics electronic records for births > over 100 years, deaths over 70 years and marriages over 80 years. > > These electronic records contain key pieces of information but not all > fields of information are available. If clients wish to obtain copies of > records identified through the electronic data, copies can be ordered from > Vital Statistics. The web site will allow clients to choose records they > wish to order and print an order list. The order list can be faxed or mailed > to the Agency. > > The web site is near completion. I am advised that staff is working towards > a launch in early March. > > Sincerely, > > "Original Signed by" > > Greg Selinger > > -----Original Message----- > From: Premier > Sent: January 24, 2003 2:00 PM > To: 'Shirley Dumma' > Cc: Finance, Minister > Subject: RE: Vital Statistics > > > > January 21, 2003 > > > > > > Ms. Shirley Dumma > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Dear Ms. Dumma: > > 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: Shirley Dumma [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 2:26 PM > To: Premier > Cc: Rondeau, Jim (NDP Caucus) > Subject: Vital Statistics > > > 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 > <http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexe > s> > > and advise the genealogical public through: > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and > [email protected] <mailto:[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 thank you for your attention. > > Shirley Dumma > Merritt, B.C. > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >