Ok Guys I have now gone to the top...I have tried his Ministers without luck...All of you out there looking for MB VS info PLEASE SUPPORT ME...his address is [email protected] Can't do this alone...remember "the Squeaky wheel" Go for it! reg Viv ----- Original Message ----- From: "vmk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:41 PM 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 >
> > I have now gone to the top...I have tried his Ministers without luck...All > of you out there looking for MB VS info PLEASE SUPPORT ME...his address is > [email protected] Can't do this alone...remember "the Squeaky wheel" Go > for it! My MLA(Jim Rondeau) is always interested in these kinds of issues. CC him at [email protected]
Letter sent to premier and cc to J Rondeau. Let's hope it makes a difference. Hope everyone on this list does the same.!! Joan Kelowna, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "vmk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 11:38 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Fw: MB Vital Statistics Index > Ok Guys > > I have now gone to the top...I have tried his Ministers without luck...All > of you out there looking for MB VS info PLEASE SUPPORT ME...his address is > [email protected] Can't do this alone...remember "the Squeaky wheel" Go > for it! > > reg > > Viv > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vmk" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:41 PM > 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 > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Manitoba Regions - Volunteer Opportunities > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/regions.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >