As Manitoba’s population ages, it’s going to need more personal care beds — well beyond the 1,200 new spots already promised by the provincial government. That frank assessment came from provincial Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living, Kelvin Goertzen, at the annual convention of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities last week in Winnipeg. “The
New models of health-care delivery sought
The province wants Manitobans to offer ideas on how to make right choices and ensure quality care is available for many years to come, health minister says
Need for tax reform raised at Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention
Provincial finance minister says province is looking at “some bold new ideas on the subject” while also seeking ways to ease tax pressure on farmers in the shorter term
Municipal leaders made a plea to the province’s new government last week to rethink how property is assessed as a way of reducing a widening gulf between urban and rural taxpayers’ property taxes. Mayor of Ste. Rose Municipality and farmer Rob Brunel was among the first to the microphones as Premier Brian Pallister and his provincial cabinet assembled
VIDEO: Dinner is served: Manitoba’s fall supper tradition
The community of Carman has been feeding both body and spirit for generations
Fall suppers have wrapped up for 2016, but the appetite for the tradition remains strong in many rural Manitoba communities. One example is Carman United Church which has served fall suppers to tens of thousands of people over the decades, and come every October, volunteers of all ages help plan, cook and serve a meal that feeds
RDI study examines small-town capacity to settle newcomers
Language barriers and transportation are some of the common challenges for refugees settling in rural Manitoba, says five-region study by Rural Development Institute
While anti-outsider sentiment seems to have intensified around the world, small groups in rural Manitoba have been eagerly opening their doors to newcomers. Just under 100 Syrians now make their home in small towns and cities outside Winnipeg, thanks to work by volunteer groups and their offers of housing, furnishings, food, transportation, help finding jobs,
It’s official — Manitoba set the antique harvest record, Guinness World Records says
The event raised $134,000 to be split between Canadian Foodgrains Bank and the Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Manitoba can officially claim the world antique harvest record, according to Guinness World Records. That organization has officially sanctioned the Harvesting Hope: A World Record to Help the Hungry, held July 31 at the Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede in Austin, as the largest-ever simultaneous operation of vintage harvest equipment. More than 8,000 people witnessed
ALUS Canada to launch New Acre Project
Donor dollars will be matched with individual projects they choose
ALUS Canada is setting up a channel to let individuals and organizations financially contribute to projects undertaken by farmers and ranchers. The New Acre Project was announced earlier this month as ALUS Canada acknowledged a $5-million investment from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation to help the organization expand its reach across the country. The New
Rural landowners complain shooting at night more frequent
Landowners say shots fired at night sound closer to their properties
Cattle producers and wildlife officials say occurrences of spotlighting — use of artificial lights pointed into the eyes of big game animals while hunting at night — is on the rise and it’s raising fears in rural Manitoba. A spokesman for the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) said even back in July they were hearing reports
Western Canada has crossed into an entirely new hydro-climatic cycle, scientist says
Climate change is accelerating hydrology at an even faster pace than earlier thought, making for rapid-fire change
A Canadian scientist says those trying to protect farmland from future floods, and bolster local resilience against other extremes of hydrologic climate change must do so with a sense of urgency. “I hope you’ll see beyond urgency to the emergency we face if we do not act in a timely and effective manner to protect
Flood resilience increasing as jurisdictions co-operate: ARBI
By pulling the pieces of the puzzle together, a better and more co-ordinated approach is possible
Flooding remains a persistent threat, but some farmers and landowners living along the Assiniboine, Souris and Qu’Appelle rivers and their tributaries are now better prepared for the next occurrence. Since 2011 five municipalities along with the City of Brandon, working in Manitoba’s Upper Assiniboine Conservation District, have funded and built several new small dams and
Brandon University to save MPE archives
The treasure trove of historical documents are being ordered and catalogued
A huge collection documenting the entire history of Manitoba Pool Elevators is being put in order through a project at Brandon University’s (BU) S.J. McKee Archives. Work began this fall to organize textual records in the large volume of documents known by archivists as fonds, but there’s much more work to process a huge volume
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