NDP Leader Greg Selinger announced in Flin Flon last week that a re-elected NDP government will boost incentives for mineral exploration.  He says the Mineral Exploration Assistance Program will go from 40 to 50 percent in terms of support so it reduces the risk for people getting out there a doing exploration as we have to prospect to make sure we have a future.  He says the second part of that is geological survey work and they’re going to do more of that and the third part is to improve investment in mining so you can process more product in Manitoba including product from outside of Manitoba.

Selinger adds they will also make sure companies open up more exploration on undeveloped leases, will work with indigenous people on land use planning and will rebuild the northern highway network to keep growing the economy.  Liberal leader Rana Bokhari and PC Leader Brian Pallister have also recently visited Flin Flon.