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New Land Use Policies Expected By Spring

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“The complexity also relates to the fact that we have one set of PLUPs but we have a province where one size won’t fit all.” – BOB GRODZIK, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Revising Manitoba’s land use policies (PLUPs) proved to be a bigger job than anticipated, pushing back what was expected to be a
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Vidir Cookbook

RECIPE SWAP We’re always looking for favourite recipes from readers. Do you have one to share? Can we help you track down a specific recipe? Let us know if you’re looking for something and we’ll publish your requests. Published by the Vidir Ladies Aid cookbook in 1962. A second printing in 1982. On a July
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How To Cook, Live, Eat And Build Strong Communities

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Recipes and stories of community-based cookbooks from around rural Manitoba If you possess a community cookbook, you have treasure on your hands. These are books that help you create practical and nutritious meals, but they are much more than that. Read them carefully. Community cookbooks contain all sorts of culinary secrets among generations of home-based
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Readers’ Recipes And Requests

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Do you have a recipe for Don Harper of Boissevain? He is looking for one to make soup with canned tomatoes. He’s looking for a recipe that might replicate the one he recalls his wife making. It was creamy in texture and included onions. Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794 Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or
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A Time For Tea

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Susan Lamont has never been able to pass a tea shop without venturing in. And when her own tea cupboard at home began to overflow with the leafy stuff that she loves, she decided to turn it into a business. “I have always gone into tea shops,” said Lamont, who launched ‘Tea Buds and Blossoms,’
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Frosty The Snowcan

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This is a great winter craft and a good way to use up some of those coffee cans. It’s simple and fun to make. Materials: 5 coffee cans Drill String or wire Soldering iron or glue gun White paint suitable for metal Lid from an ice-cream pail Black paint Soup can Carrot Old scarf or
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TV May Prompt Overeating

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Researchers have shown that people who watch TV for two or more hours per day are more likely to be overweight. Sitting on a couch does not burn a lot of calories. When your mind is preoccupied, you may be munching more than you realize, too. If part of your plan for the new year
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A Farmer’s Wife

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My husband can fix most anything. Over the years, we have saved a lot of money by not having to hire a repair person and doing repairs instead of buying new. My only complaint is his lack of time to accomplish my “to do” list – he is a farmer after all. One of our
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Revitalizing That Arrangement

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When the exci tement of Christmas Day has come and gone, folks have gone back to everyday routine and the Christmas decorations have come down, the house can seem rather bleak. One item of Christmas décor that might be retained to add a bit of cheer to the indoors during our cold, dark January is
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What To Do With The Poinsettia

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If you had a poinsettia for the Christmas season, by January you may be wondering what to do with it. When the plant completes the blooming cycle, you can either dispose of the plant or take the challenge and start a program that brings it into bloom again next December. Although this is actually a

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