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Editor’s Note – for Apr. 7, 2011

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New Training For Water Treatment Operators

A new apprenticeship program will ease a worrisome shortage of water treatment operators across the province. The new Water and Wastewater Apprenticeship program, which has already begun accepting applications and will start in September, will help build a much-needed pool of qualified employees for hire, municipal officials say. Some municipalities have struggled in recent years
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Hard Luck Story Draws In The Cash

Monsanto Canada has chosen the Manitou Curling Club as this year’s $10,000 grand prizewinner of its “Imagine a Better House” Community Curling Club Improvement contest. The 170-member, four-sheet curling club located in southwestern Manitoba has a long history dating back to its year of establishment in 1890. The current facility is approaching 50 years old
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It’s Spring… Somewhere Else!

The food magazines are filled with recipes for light salads and all things rhubarb right now, accompanied by stories of newly green backyard gardens and the joy of seasonal eating. Sigh! Evidently, they don’t live around here. Last time I checked, the yard was a vast stretch of mud, winter’s mess of strewn branches and
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Give Seeds A Good Start

During March and April avid gardeners are busy planting seeds to produce plants for their upcoming outdoor gardens. To achieve success, use of correct materials is essential and no other single material is quite as important as the planting medium in which the seeds are planted. All else will be in vain if a suitable
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Born To Collect

I think I was born to collect. I’m not a packrat or a hoarder but simply like to collect objects that are of interest to me. When I was a child I collected all sorts of things, like matchbook covers, interesting rocks, and cards of birds, animals and dinosaurs that came in boxes of tea,
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Make Some Fabric Frames

I decided to give our pictures (and our living room) a softer look by putting them in a wall hanging instead of wooden frames. You will need several six-inch strips of fabric which blends in with your drapes and furniture. Any technique would work but I used the curve system. You could even use a
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Grow Gourds For Crafts

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Whether you plan to create birdhouses, vases, bowls or even jewelry, birdhouse gourds are a versatile craft medium which can be grown right in your own backyard. Because of their longer growing season requirements, the seeds need to be started late April/early May. Fresh seed is important as birdhouse gourd seeds do not stay viable
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Garden Hideaways

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Children love to play and hide in “secret” places and a sense of thrill accompanies creating a fort from scratch. This summer, why not create a special place for your child or grandchild in your garden? Go beyond the traditional roads and pathways to create a miniature town or “main street” for the little ones

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