“This connects the community and the school, and it is the hands-on commitment and the ownership that really draws the kids in and draws the families in.” – KATHARINA STIEFFENHOFER, Winnipeg FI LMMAKER OF “…AND THIS IS MY GARDEN.” The pepper plants are up in Mrs. Woitowicz’s classroom in Wabowden. So are the tomatoes. Planted
“…And This Is My Garden”
Local Governments Gain — And Lose — In Budget 2010
Municipal leaders were glad to see an increase in unconditional grants to municipalities last week, and even seemed a tad surprised to get it during what they knew would be one tough budget. The province’s budget for 2010 includes an overall increase of 6.5 per cent in unconditional grants for municipalities, which flow to each
Arden Hosting Crocus Photo Contest
The town and rural municipality that bears the title “Crocus Capital of Manitoba” invites Manitobans to enter a photo contest they’re hosting as part of their community’s celebrations to mark the annual bloom of the provinicial floral emblem. This is the 10th year the village of Arden and surrounding R. M. of Landsdowne, known for
Two Cents A Mile
“If individuals like me can convert a gas vehicle to clean and efficient electricity, the big players in the auto industry certainly can and should.” – HOMEWOOD RESIDENT ROB MCCLEMENT The dilemma facing those who want to continue living rurally, while reducing their transportation footprint, has been much on Homewood-area resident Rob McClement’s mind. His
Convention Controversy Continues At AMM March Meetings
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities’ board of directors will review a controversial decision to pull the associations’ annual convention out of Brandon after meetings with mayors and reeves wrap up this week. The board got an earful last week in the western part of the province during its annual round of spring public consultations with
KAP Receives Grant To Boost Farm Safety
“This will be quite different than anything we’ve done before because we’ll actually be hiring a couple of people to go to the farms and to work with the farmer and their employees and go through the safety issues right there on the farm.” – KAP PRESIDENT IAN WISHART Farmers who employ workers now have
Deliberate Planning Can Create Safer Farm Work Environment
Sheldon Wiebe farmed with his father for years with no significant farm-related injuries. Then a devastating incident changed everything on their MacGregor, Manitoba potato farm. The young daughter of one of the farm’s workers lost her hand and forearm to a potato seed cutting table. She was “helping” her father at the time. The manufacturer’s
Colder Climates Produce Healthier Food
“This study shows that the Canadian Climate Advantaged Diet is currently a theoretically possible approach.” Winter woes aside, Western Canada’s colder climate may prove very good for what ails us. Following the release of the CAPI report last August the Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network commissioned an assessment of the clinical data established by the Manitoba
Canadian Diet Would Emphasize Health-Giving Dimensions Of Domestic Foods
“It is a concept that would enable people to start to think about Canadian foods as providing an incredible array of healthy foods right across the food spectrum.” – CAPI PRESIDENT AND CEO DAVID MCINNES Those paying attention to a message from Canadian dietitians this month are getting a small taste of the “Canadian diet”
Growth In Diversity Will Be Concentrated In Cities, StatsCan Report Says
“My big concern has always been having a divide between rural and urban this way.” – MARTY DOLIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MANITOBA INTERFAITH IMMIGRATION COUNCIL Statistics Canada is projecting greater diversity among Canada’s future population, but not for small towns and rural areas of Canada. By 2031, one in three Canadians will belong to a visible
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