In a scene similar to one April 15 this year, this photo taken near Eden in our May 6, 1999 issue showed dust blowing from the previous week’s windstorm. Winds at times topped 80 km/h. The worst-affected area was around Grosse Isle, where visibility was below one km in blowing dust.
In other news, Agriculture Minister Harry Enns was gearing up for a fight against the “gang of seven” other provinces over crop insurance. In opposition to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, they wanted crop insurance to be based on income rather than risk.
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