When sending your requests to the Manitoba government, please do not "advise the genealogical public through: [email protected] and [email protected]" These Mailing Lists are provided by RootsWeb for genealogical and historical research for those specific areas. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-MANITOBA.html and http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CAN-MB-WINNIPEG.html I would suggest asking RootsWeb for a mailing list for this MB Vital Statistics Index project. I don't think the government could reply to such a list since they would have to subscribe to the list. Phyllis Haynen CAN-MANITOBA-L List Administrator CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L List Administrator > > Subject: > [CAN-Manitoba] MB Vital Statistics Index > From: > "vmk" <[email protected]> > Date: > Sat, 23 Nov 2002 22:41:20 -0800 > To: > [email protected] > > >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 >>>> >>>> > >______________________________ > > > -- Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://www.phyllis.ws/tree.htm Manitoba, Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/