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Manitoba Housing officials say they're working on a new province-wide campaign to fight bed bugs, but they remain tightlipped on what that program might look like.
"We hope to be discussing that more in the public voice in the coming months," says Dave Funk, manager for Manitoba Housing's pest control. "But we are not in a position to talk about it."
The revelation follows a $5 million announcement in Ontario. That province unveiled a new bed bug strategy this week, aimed at educating people on how to spot bed bugs and get rid of them.
"I think those of us who've been involved know that this is a very devastating change of life issue for many people," says Ontario MPP Mike Colle.
That is a sentiment echoed here in Manitoba.
Winnipeg resident Rod Domin has been fighting bed bugs for years. He is often forced to clear his possesions away from his apartment walls to allow fumigators to work.
"It's like doing a spring cleaning every month and a half or two months," says Domin. "It's difficult and exhausting."
He says Manitoba's government should be quick to follow Ontario's lead.
"I think what they're doing is inadequate and if it's inadequate, technically, they are wasting taxpayer dollars."
Officials with the provincial government say details on their new program will be released in the coming months.
-with a report from CTV's Jillian Taylor
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