WANT TO KNOW MORE? Log on to: www.valuechainmb.ca/orcall… Eugene Warwaruk Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council [email protected] free: 1-800-216-9767 Marnie Feeleus has been delivering “fresh boxes” of locally grown produce to Winnipeg homes since 2006, serving as an important go-between for customers and small-scale vegetable producers. Now, with a retailer and an institutional buyer asking her to
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Entrepreneurship Will Increase In Canada, Futurist Predicts
“Whether you sign your own paycheque or someone else does, you are going to need to be entrepreneurial.” – RICHARD WORZEL If futurist Richard Worzel is right, within the next generation up to one-third of Canadian workers will have to look in the mirror if they want to talk to the boss. Worzel, a Toronto-based
Snow Lake Prepares For Future Boom And Bust
“We’ve gone from a community where we were almost giving property away to where we’re now needing to accommodate people. You can’t do that without proper planning.” – GARRY ZAMZOW, SNOW LAKE MAYOR Snow Lake Mayor Garry Zamzow jokes how he likes hearing his cellphone ring these days. Until last month, Snow Lake had no
Mead, Beer And Sausage Earn Top Prizes
Creators of mead, beer and sausages have taken home this year’s top prizes at the Great Manitoba Food Fight. Hobby winemaker Mitchell Omichinski, a Portage la Prairie resident and longtime beekeeper won first prize of $15,000 for his Maple Mead, produced from honey and maple syrup. Second place of $10,000 went to St. Claude farmer
More Fires Deliberately Set Each Year, Says OFC Chief
“We have a really significant issue with respect to arson in rural Manitoba.” – CHIEF FIRE COMMISSIONER CHRIS JONES Provincial fire officials are urging rural residents to keep their eyes peeled for arsonists in light of a surge in deliberately lit fires in the countryside. “We have a really significant issue with respect to arson
Province Revises Sewage Ejector Rules
“We’re very happy as an association that government listened to the concerns of our members and that they’ve come out with a positive result here.” – AMM PRESIDENT DOUG DOBROWOLSKI Rural landowners got some good news last week – the province is revising its policy to phase out sewage ejectors. The provincial government announced April
No Agreement Yet On Enforcing Organic Regulation
Afederal-provincial agreement on how to enforce Manitoba laws governing organic trade within the province is still months away. Manitoba was initially expected to introduce laws mirroring national Canada’s Organic Products Regulations (OPR) last June, at the same time the federal regulation came into force. But CFIA and Manitoba are still sorting out an agreement on
Alternate Certification For Small Growers Explored
The Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) will soon make recommendations on how to accommodate the concerns of smaller-scale organic producers affected by mandatory certification. Last year, those selling exclusively to a local market said a new provincial requirement for mandatory certification would hurt, given the cost of certification relative to their small volumes of sales. New
Ejector Issue Putting Property Sales On Hold
“It’s a very badly drafted law.” – ROBERT TYLER, LAWYER WITH AIKINS MACAULAY AND THORVALDSON Rural Manitobans holding out hope the province may change a contentious regulation phasing out sewage ejectors may have to keep on waiting. A spokesperson for the province last week would only say Manitoba Conservation, which added the ejector phase-out requirement
New documentary “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” underscores the benefits of quality sleep for improving safety and health on the farm
– Source: “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” – Making Sleep Work For You!” GET CAUGHT NAPPING! Daytime sleepiness usually occurs between 1 p. m. and 4 p. m. Instead of getting caught napping we compensate with caffeine or ignore it. Caffeine is a poor substitute for sleep. Research at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic indicates that a
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