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BU President Addresses MWI Convention

By Lorraine Stevenson April 21, 2011

Rural Manitobans wasted no time making a critical educat ional need known to Deborah Poff after she became Brandon University’s new president in 2009: this province desperately needs doctors committed to living and working in a rural practice. She’s been there. Poff was vice-president of academics at the University of Northern British Columbia when it

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Municipal Wetlands Tax Credit Program Eyed For Award

By Lorraine Stevenson April 14, 2011

As in so many locations across rural Manitoba, the small sloughs that once dotted farmland had virtually disappeared in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin by the late 2000s. “Every quarter section used to have a slough, and some maybe two. Now I think there’s one slough left east of Hwy. 13 in the RM of

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Enjoying The Cupcake Revival

By Lorraine Stevenson April 14, 2011

We yearn for certain foods for lots of reasons, but a big one is nostalgia. We will always love what we enjoyed eating as little kids. So as more of us hit middle age, the comeback of the cupcake is no surprise. Food magazines everywhere are carrying recipes and photos of cupcakes these days, reminding

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Healthy Food Initiative Receives Additional Funds

By Manitoba Government Release April 14, 2011

The province is championing healthy eating among children in the North by partnering with communities and schools with an initial investment of $75,000 as part of its childhood obesity strategy, Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau and Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson announced April 11. “Ensuring access to affordable healthy foods

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Good Spot For Birdwatching

By Donna Gamache April 14, 2011

With spring’s arrival, many of us can hardly wait to start enjoying the great outdoors. It’s a little early for camping, but not too early for a nice drive and a short walk or two. Last year in April I enjoyed an outing to a couple of spots along southern Lake Manitoba: St. Ambroise Beach

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Woman Of Distinction

By Candy Irwin April 14, 2011

Some people are just “shiny!” Their positive attitude radiates outwards and you just know that they will excel at their goals. Karen Davis is just such a person and is the driving force behind The Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in Manitoba, helping to initiate Imagination Libraries in 24 communities, including Rolling River First Nation

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Talk To Your Children About Floods

By University Of Minnesota Extension April 7, 2011

When a natural disaster occurs in the community, it will affect every member of that community or household in a variety of ways. It is important for parents to take a moment from the immediate needs that must be met and talk with their children. “When parents do not discuss the disaster with children, it

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Editor’s Note – for Apr. 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

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Buying Clubs

By Lorraine Stevenson April 7, 2011

Once a month a delivery truck pulls up in front of Anna Weier’s Winnipeg home on Langside containing pre-ordered packages of meat, jars of honey, bags of grain and other farm-grown produce. Over the next hour people pull up to Anna’s house, to collect and pay for their purchases. They chat with each other and

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Give Cannas A Head Start

By Albert Parsons April 7, 2011

In the past I used to grow cannas and I was often disappointed in the fall when frost arrived in early September – or in some years when we lived in Birtle, Manitoba in late August – and froze the cannas just as they were coming into bloom. It was so disheartening to have grown

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BU President Addresses MWI Convention

Municipal Wetlands Tax Credit Program Eyed For Award

Enjoying The Cupcake Revival

Healthy Food Initiative Receives Additional Funds

Good Spot For Birdwatching

Woman Of Distinction

Talk To Your Children About Floods

Editor’s Note – for Apr. 7, 2011

Buying Clubs

Give Cannas A Head Start

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