The Rural Municipality of Lansdowne has reached its 130th year, but a cake served at a do just before Christmas in Arden wasn’t to celebrate that milestone. It was for a retirement and farewell for two of its councillors who won’t be sitting at the table after January 1, 2015. Their wards are gone, and
New era in municipal history begins
Not since the time between 1880 and around 1910 has the municipal map been so dramatically redrawn, says historian
Let’s waste less food in 2015
Food bloggers and various groups love talking about what’s ‘in’ on the food scene as a new year begins. For 2015, we’re told to expect sustained interest in local food and how food production impacts the environment, eating healthier, a fondness for ‘mini’ food, more meatless Mondays, demand for more intense flavours and so on.
Recipe Swap: Smaller meat cuts for smaller families
A stuffed turkey breast is a way to enjoy a Christmas food tradition if a whole bird is too much for your smaller brood
If you have a big extended family squeezed around the dining table next week, you’re blessed. The large, blood-relative family event seems to be going the way of the grandfather clock. Many extended families don’t gather as they once did at Christmas. Part of the reason is family members live farther apart nowadays. They can
Headingley hosts sing alleluia
And cluck, coo, gobble, bleat and whinny their way Back to the Manger
Christmas lore has it there was no crib for a bed in that manger 2000 years ago — and there certainly was no fuel tank, spare tires, air hoses, and wrenches. But as members of Headingley United Church discovered recently, retelling the Nativity story in a congregation member’s large machine shop opens up all realms
Recipe Swap: Smaller meat cuts for smaller families
A stuffed turkey breast is a way to enjoy a Christmas food tradition if a whole bird is too much for your smaller brood
If you have a big extended family squeezed around the dining table next week, you’re blessed. The large, blood-relative family event seems to be going the way of the grandfather clock. Many extended families don’t gather as they once did at Christmas. Part of the reason is family members live farther apart nowadays. They can
Half of Manitobans not prepared for winter driving emergencies
Manitobans may be known for their hardiness, but they can be foolhardy when it comes to winter driving
A Manitoba roadway can be a very cold place if you’re stuck on the side of it waiting for help. But Manitobans regularly travel in winter without giving the slightest thought to how uncomfortable they’d quickly become if they became stranded in their cars. A survey of 300 Manitobans conducted by Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)
Tiny sweets make great holiday treats
Recipe Swap: Drops, squares, bars and dainties are perfect small-portion desserts
Keep your eye on portion sizes, because it’s often not what, but how much we eat that makes the difference. That’s such sensible advice and so hard to heed, especially over Christmas, with so many opportunities to overindulge. But there is one holiday treat guaranteed to pack a wallop of pleasure without excessive calories. It
OYF 2014 national recognition goes to Manitoba farm couple
The Krahns of Carman are one of two farm couples to earn Outstanding Young Farmer recognition in 2014
A Manitoba farm couple that built a seed-retailing business on their Carman-area farm have been named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2014. Myron and Jill Krahn, who grow 3,000 acres of grains, oilseeds and special crops and started a seed dealership five years ago, were presented with the national award along with potato producers Andrew
CDs struggling with core funding cut
MCDA fears losing RM support too
Provincial funding cuts to Manitoba’s conservation districts have prompted some municipalities to reconsider their support as well, the board chair of Manitoba Conservation Districts Association says. Speaking at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention during a bear pit session with provincial cabinet ministers, Heather Dalgleish said the program lost roughly 12 per cent of its
Uniquely Manitoba helps artists connect to buyers
Since 2004 non-profit association Uniquely Manitoba has been helping Manitoba artists and crafters develop, promote and sell their wares
You might say it was a uniquely Manitoba moment that brought together Jake Goertzen and a non-profit association helping artists. The sculptor from Horndean, Man., was hauling a nine-foot, 2,000-lb. metal bison on a flatdeck down Winnipeg’s Pembina Highway, when the marketing manager for Uniquely Manitoba caught up with him. Since 2004, the organization has
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