Manitoba farmers, business leaders, cottage owners and realtors gathered at a farm north of Winnipeg early this week to send a clear message to the current provincial government and candidates in the fall election; no more school taxes on property. Members of the Manitoba Education Financing Coalition (MEFC) handed out lawn signs reading “I want
Group Wants Tax To Take A Hike
MCEC Moving Ahead Following Funding Loss
Anew beef slaughter facility is still on track to open in Winnipeg in 2012, despite losing $10 million in funding from the federal government. “We’re as anxious to get out there and make an announcement as anyone else, and we hope to soon. Everyone is kinda anxious,” said David Wiens, a director with the Manitoba
This Family Farm Skipped A Generation
Jean-Guy Cote had been awake and working for more than 24 hours by Saturday afternoon, but you wouldn’t have known it by the smile on his face at the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market. The 31-year-old traded the office in for open fields and greenhouses three years ago, after buying his grandfather’s farm near Ste. Agathe.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
