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Shevchenko Dance Ensemble members, Ethan Duncan (l) and Alex Gerrard, showcased energetic movements known to be part of Ukrainian dance.
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Canada 150 recently celebrated in Strathclair

Folklorama showcases Canadian diversity

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Canada is a multicultural society whose diversity has been shaped over time by immigrants and their descendants. Celebrating Canada 150, that fact was highlighted at Strathclair’s Folklorama last month. Those in attendance shared in the celebration through food and entertainment, both allowing guests to “travel the world.” Twelve food booths promoting culinary delights of different
cartoon image of a family seated at a table
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The Christmas ‘to do’ list

The Jacksons from the November 30, 2017 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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I’ve made a list.” Rose Jackson looked up from her tablet and stared briefly out of the window before looking over at her husband to see if he was paying attention. He was not. “I’ve made a list,” she repeated, “and I need you to look at it, Andrew.” Andrew looked up from the newspaper
Daryl Thiessen soars over a bull’s back during his days as a bullfighter.
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A cowboy’s guardian angels: the story behind rodeo protection workers

Rodeo clowns and bullfighters make a living out of getting chased down by bulls, but what 
entices people into the business?

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Rodeo always has an element of unpredictability and danger and there’s nowhere that’s more evident that in bull riding. Typically the event kicks off with a sense of nervous anticipation, accompanied by pulse-quickening hard rock like AC/DC and an excited announcer asking spectators, “Are you ready for some bull riding?” The chute opens and everyone
Cast your vote on the Manitoba Beef Growers’ Promotion Plan
Our History

Cast your vote on the Manitoba Beef Growers’ Promotion Plan

Our History: November 1973

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Our November 23, 1973 issue contained advertisements encouraging farmers to vote on two questions. One was to allow a compulsory checkoff requested by the Manitoba Beef Growers Association to fund a beef-promotion agency for Manitoba cattle producers. While 22,000 farmers were eligible, only 5,696 ballots were returned and the proposal was defeated, with only 43
Bees and other beneficial insects could some day benefit from new pyrethroid pesticide research.
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Spare the bees

New research may make for better-targeted pesticides that do their job but don’t hurt beneficial insects

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Pyrethroid pesticides could be modified with a few molecular tweaks to eliminate pests while preserving beneficial insects like bees. Those are the findings of researchers at Michigan State University’s entomology department in a study featured in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These pesticides target a protein known as the
A 40,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at Elma, on the CNR Minaki Subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth, was constructed in 1950 by the Canadian Consolidated Grain Company and sold to United Grain Growers in 1959. Described by UGG as being “from the beginning a low-volume grain point,” it was closed in March 1964 and moved to Whitemouth where it was converted into an annex for the elevator there that had also been bought from Canadian Consolidated. The facility was closed in July 1979 and later demolished.
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PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: November 2017

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.
Hot Cocoa Mix Snowman.
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Gifts from the kitchen

Prairie Fare: Giving gifts from the kitchen is a fun way to share a little of yourself with others this holiday season

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If you prefer the kitchen to the mall, you still have plenty of time to make homemade edible gifts for the people on your list. Your recipients will appreciate a tasty treat and be touched by the sentiment and creativity you put into their gift. And you get to reminisce about each recipient while you’re
Tammie Myers (l to r), Tess Lelond, Grace Melvin and Melvin’s mother, share discussion on various topics.
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Mental Health Awareness Day recognized in Shoal Lake

Young woman shares her personal struggles with students

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Depression, anxiety and substance use aren’t weaknesses — they are illnesses to be overcome — as acknowledged at a Mental Health Awareness Day in Shoal Lake last month. And no one knows this better than keynote speaker Grace Melvin of Brandon, who shared her personal struggle with depression and anxiety with Grade 10 and 11
Al and Johanna McLauchlan operate a family-owned business north of The Pas producing birch syrup and other value-added forest-derived products.
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Northern business owners share startup story

Al and Johanna McLauchlan built a successful company tapping birch trees — and consumer interest in natural foods

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It all began with a half a cup. That’s how much syrup Alan and Johanna McLauchlan produced back in 2004 when they tried tapping a few birch trees for the first time. It would ultimately lead the couple, who lives about an hour’s drive north of The Pas, to found their own company and produce

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