Voters can now find out what it costs to keep their councils in office and compare notes with other towns, villages a municipalities. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) recently released data on salaries paid to all reeves, mayors and councillors in this province’s 198 municipalities. The data was gathered over the summer and has now
Salaries For Elected Officials Posted Online
Human Ecology Celebrates 100 Years
They don’t call it “home ec” anymore, but the University of Manitoba’s faculty of human ecology is beginning its second century with renewed government support. The faculty recently held its 100th anniversary celebrations, which were highlighted by the announcement of a $100,000 fund that will generate scholarships for students pursuing degrees in human ecology, science,
Thousands Visit Farms On Open Farm Day
Tita Evangelista was astonished to discover there’s something else she might want to have for dinner some time: Manitobaraised bison. “The bison! I didn’t know you could eat that,” laughed the Winnipeg woman, who immigrated three years ago from the Philippines. She was one of a throng of Manitobans who took a trip on September
MWI Rolls Out “Women In Leadership” Series
Rural women who aspire to leadership roles but also ask “what does it take?” may find some answers in a series of workshops beginning next month. Four workshops will be held over the next eight weeks featuring speakers and panel discussions devoted to building capacity among rural women eyeing greater involvement in the voluntary sector.
Agri-Food Research Team Links Up With Latin American Firm – for Sep. 23, 2010
Manitoba researchers are working with a Latin American firm to commercialize healthier wheat and oat products, including a better bread for the second largest bread consumer in the world. The Consorcio de Cereales Funcionales SA., or “Functional Cereal Consortium” is a new company launched this summer as a joint venture between the Manitoba Agri-Health Research
Food Preservation Workshops Help Build Healthier Lifestyles, Hone Skills – for Sep. 23, 2010
Linda Delaquis enjoys canning tomatoes and making salsa each fall. And her family declares it is “so much better than store bought.” But the Notre Dame resident doesn’t want her home canning experience to stop there. “I’d love to learn to make pickles,” she says. That’s why, on a rainy fall evening last week, she
In A Pickle Over Blight – for Sep. 23, 2010
Disheartened to see our garden tomatoes infected with blight this year, but determined to salvage something, I took the least-damaged green fruits (nothing ripened this year!), cut off the blemishes and proceeded to can twenty 500-ml jars of green tomato pickle. It was only after the last lid snapped, that I began to wonder: even
Farmers Open Their Gates Sunday – for Sep. 16, 2010
Farmers who’ve agreed to participate in Manitoba’s first Open Farm Day will be watching their driveways for arriving visitors this Sunday. Last week Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) extended an invitation to all Manitobans to spend Sept. 19 dropping in to see some 35 farms whose owners agreed to open their gates to
Farm Safety Co-Ordinator Hired By CASA – for Sep. 16, 2010
Provincial farm safety co-ordinator Glen Blahey has retired after a 29-year career with the Manitoba government for a new job with the national Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). As CASA’s new agricultural health and safety specialist, Blahey will work from the Winnipeg-based CASA office on national farm safety initiatives. CASA is a Canada-wide network of
Celebrating A Century Of Progress – for Sep. 16, 2010
Women running farm homes a century ago could scarcely have imagined the clean, comfortable, and efficient homes of their daughters and granddaughters. But they could envision a better quality of life, and today’s farm families owe a debt of gratitude to those women who fought for amenities such as electricity and running water, and encouraged
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