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Manitoba Association of Watersheds chair Garry Wasylowski.
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The evolution of the watershed district

Government program delivery has been a change of direction for Manitoba’s watershed districts

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It’s been a different time for the Manitoba Association of Watersheds. The organization, whose network of 14 districts is only four years past its transition from the former conservation district system, is used to running conservation and water management projects. But it recently branched into being the vehicle for government programs, many of which come
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Başak Traktör of Turkey looks to move Versatile brand forward

Buhler Industries announced the Turkish firm had bought its majority stake

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“One of the keys for us was making sure we found a partner that was committed to preserving the Versatile and Farm King brands,” said Adam Reid, VP of sales and marketing at Versatile. “We wanted to make sure the viability of the plant here in Winnipeg and our staff was secure. And taking care of all of our stakeholders, the suppliers, shareholders.”
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Bourgault becomes third shortliner acquired by Linamar since 2017

Leadership say they want to double the business of the maker of Highline equipment and Freeform Plastics

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In 2017 Linamar, a company best known as an auto parts manufacturer, purchased Winnipeg-based header and swather manufacturer MacDon. It followed that up by bringing implement brand Salford into its fold in 2022. In late December the company announced it is now adding Saskatchewan-based air drill manufacturer Bourgault into its family of shortline ag equipment brands.
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Interest rate relief on the horizon: FCC

Latest U.S. Federal Reserve pronouncement heightens consensus that the worst of inflation and interest rate shocks is over

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[UPDATED: Dec. 29, 2023] Canada’s largest agricultural lender says Canadian farmers can expect to see interest rate relief in the coming year. In a macroeconomic snapshot released in December, Farm Credit Canada said it expects to see rate cuts totalling 75 basis points (three quarters of a per cent) in the latter half of 2024.
Releasing a sturgeon.
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PHOTOS: Clawing back Manitoba’s sturgeon

The fall and recovery of a local prehistoric survivor

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If I were asked to name the most interesting fish in Manitoba, it would be the lake sturgeon. They have an ancient lineage that goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. In fact, a modern sturgeon looks pretty much like the fish that were swimming around all those eons ago. They are the biggest,
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Comment: The smokescreen of COP28

The global climate change event is the world’s biggest green mirage

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Its official name is the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, or COP28 for short. Given the news from the two-week gathering in the desert near Dubai, a better name might be “Shifting Sands, Shifting Blame.” For example, “A staggering 88,000 people are accredited” to attend the meeting, financial magazine Barron’s
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Municipalities tired of footing bill

Council reps say firefighter medical callouts misused

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Manitoba’s municipalities want to stop sending their firefighters to move patients. Failing that, they want to charge the province for their services. Medical and lift assists were among the topics pushed by local council representatives during the recent Association of Manitoba Municipalities conference in Brandon. Two interconnected resolutions earned debate on the floor: one to
Gordon Goldsborough poses with the recently released third book in his Abandoned Manitoba series.  
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Teasing out the echoes of Manitoba’s abandoned places

Author kicks off 'Abandoned' book, highlights local history

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There are a lot of places in Manitoba that fit the definition of “abandoned.” There’s Smokey’s Tree Stump, a 10-foot-wide concrete sculpture sitting at the side of the TransCanada Highway east of Richer. There are rusting derelicts of Red River Cruise ships. Along the Assiniboine River, there are remnants of Hudson’s Bay Company trading posts.

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