Association of Manitoba Municipalities head says amalgamation is a complex process that can’t be rushed
The province has told municipalities to get on with amalgamation, rejecting their plea for more time for orderly planning. “It’s an expedited process,” said Doug Dobrowolski, president of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. “We’re very concerned that the public is not going to have an opportunity to voice their concern here.” But that argument didn’tMunicipalities object to amalgamation decree
Recipe Swap: Bite into this bark
These recipes reach your door on Valentine’s Day, so you may already have had a chocolate treat today. But I’m pretty sure your hankering for chocolate isn’t limited to February 14. I’m including a recipe this week which my sister gave to me after we sat down around her coffee table and munched a little
Time to step up on farm safety
It’s time to bring farm safety out of the Stone Age, a Manitoba farm leader told participants attending last week’s Farm Safety Expo here. “We all know someone who has been injured and some know someone who’s been killed,” said Dan Mazier, vice-president of Keystone Agricultural Producers as a show of hands went up around
Recipe Swap: Operation Donation
If you’re a Farmers’ Almanac reader, you’ll have heard of the ‘Wolf moon’ of January and February’s ‘Hunger moon.’ Aboriginal people gave these names to the months of winter because there wasn’t much food around. The heavy snow of February made hunting very difficult. A different sort of ‘hunger moon’ hangs over those with empty
Warm-up exercises reduce injury
Sitting for long periods of time, then suddenly jumping off the equipment to lift something heavy or engage in a rough, repetitive task is a recipe for an injury. And those are so often the workplace ingredients and circumstances farmers cite when they come through the doors of the West Fit Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic
Owners vow to rebuild destroyed Otterburne greenhouse
A Jan. 23 fire that destroyed a southern Manitoba commercial greenhouse producing the province’s largest indoor crop of cucumbers remained under investigation at the end of last week. The fire in the Otterburne-area greenhouse, co-owned by brothers Trevor and Scott Schriemer, started around 4:30 a.m. Twenty volunteer firefighters from St. Pierre-Jolys and St. Malo fought
Deaths in farm workplace decline
The number of fatalities is falling on Canadian farms, but the statistics are far from good. The average number of deaths on farms has fallen to 89 annually since 2000, compared to 118 annually throughout 1990s, according to the latest Canadian Agricultural Injury Report. No deaths is the only acceptable number, but the decline is
Recipe Swap: The sunshine vitamin
Some of you might remember how you started cold winter days as kids with a tablespoon of cod liver oil. Mom always had it waiting on the corner of the kitchen table before I left for school — yeech! But it was good for us. It was a valuable dose of vitamin D, which, until
Soil moisture looks good: Survey
Newly released results of Manitoba Agriculture’s fall soil moisture survey are good news for Manitoba farmers worried last year’s dry summer could turn into a drought. The soil moisture situation in many parts of Manitoba is normal, and even better than it was last spring, say Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ staff. “It’s not
Expert says climate change will alter the Prairies
University of Winnipeg geography professor predicts Manitoba climate will be more like Nebraska’s within a few decades, including weeks of plus 30 C summer days
Hurricane Sandy and the devastating Midwest drought have convinced many Americans that climate change is real, and Prairie residents may soon have reason to feel likewise, says a University of Winnipeg geography professor. “We are in climate change central in this part of North America,” Danny Blair said in a recent presentation at Ag Days.Cyber-Savvy Farmer
