Non-emergency cardiac surgeries cancelled in Manitoba due to staffing challenges: Shared Health “One of my big concerns is weather,” she said. “If we get called and there’s terrible weather or road closures, how do we deal with that in a short time frame?”“Part of me is even thinking, do we just pull up stakes and move to Winnipeg in the short-term just until he gets the call, so we don’t have to worry?”Steve, a trucker, isn’t able to work while waiting for the surgery.
And since he’s self-employed, he’s not eligible for unemployment or disability insurance.Garbutt said her husband is classified as ‘non-urgent’ because he’s not actively having a heart attack.