Keys tone Agr icul tural Producers want assurances farmers won’t be footing the bills associated with ending the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly. They also want key non-marketing services in research and market development, presently supported by farmers through the CWB, to continue. Delegates at the July general council meeting passed two carefully worded resolutions stating
Farmers Shouldn’t Bear Cost Of CWB Winddown: KAP
Water Levels On All Rivers And Lakes At Or Near Crest As Of July 16
Water levels on rivers and lakes have crested or are near so in all parts of the province, but the impact of the 2011 flood will be felt for weeks and months to come, say those in affected areas. Darryl Jackson, mayor of Souris, said last week that while Souris River levels have started to
Rosann Wowchuk Not Seeking Re-Election
How does a 4-H mom and farm wife wind up as a deputy premier and finance minister – one of the most powerful portfolios in politics? It’s quite simple really: work tirelessly and file your nomination papers on time. After 21 years in provincial politics, NDP Deputy Premier Rosann Wowchuk has announced she won’t seek
Niverville Sets A New Standard For Caring For Seniors
Thanks to some creative ingenuity, Niverville will open the doors on the largest personal care home in southeastern Manitoba in 2013. The 80-bed $11.3-million facility will be built next to the Niverville Heritage Centre, an 80,000-square-foot complex now home to a primary health-care centre and medical, physiotherapy and dental clinics, plus a day care and
Fruit Crops Look Good — Except Those Under Water
It’s shaping up to be a good year to be a fruit grower in some parts of Manitoba. But it’s a total loss for others. The Jochums could canoe over their strawberry fields this July at their Blue Diamond Berry Farm near St. Francois Xavier. “We’ve completely lost the crop,” said Crystal Jochum, of the
Recipe Swap – for Jul. 14, 2011
It was dessert for breakfast. We’d gathered for a late-morning breakfast with family at the Whytewold Emporium at Whytewold on Lake Winnipeg, having heard the quaint lakeside eatery was famous for its all-day crepes and wood-fired pizzas. The reputation is well deserved. I had a Canadian Maple crepe, a plump, wallet-sized creation garnished with bananas
New Municipal Waste Standards
The Village of Dunnottar started testing a system that filters phosphorus and nitrogen out of municipal waste water in 2008. Outflows of the phosphorus were reduced by 62 per cent, and similarly for nitrogen over the past two years. If the community gets the green light from the province to fully implement this system, officials
Time For An Agri-Food Plan
Canadians appear to agree it’s time to head down a new path in the agri-food sector, but how to set forth and who’ll take the lead remain key questions. In February the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) releasedCanada’s Agri-Food Destination: A New Strategic Approacha report, pointing out rough terrain ahead if, as a leading world
Growing Project Volunteers Persevere Despite Weather Setbacks
Even as June’s end neared, volunteers with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Growing Project near Arborg weren’t throwing in the towel. “We’ll do our best and we’ll grow something,” said Arborg farmer Lorne Floyd. Floyd is one of about two dozen volunteers in the Interlake who’ve seeded and harvested a Growing Project along Hwy. 326 for
More Community Composting Programs Eyed
Carman saved $35,000 last year in landfill operation costs by residents putting out their empty jars, tins and plastic tubs for a curbside recycling program. Now the town hopes to achieve more savings doing the same thing with potato peels and apple cores. Earlier this spring free plastic compost pails were delivered to every one
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