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CWB To Push Grain Out Of Flood-Prone Areas

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 24, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board aims to get out ahead of expected spring flooding by clearing elevator space now in certain parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The board said Feb. 16 it will allocate additional rail cars to elevators in flood-prone areas so affected farmers can then deliver accepted Series A and B grain. The CWB

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Manitoba-Saskatchewan Flood Control Agreement Denounced

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

Farmers in the Assiniboine Valley say they feel sold down the river by a recent interprovincial flood control agreement. The pact between the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments allows a controversial drainage project at Fishing Lake, Sask., to proceed with a controlled flow to avoid flooding on the upper Assiniboine River. But Manitoba producers who live

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Letters – for Feb. 3, 2011

February 3, 2011

I am writing you with reference to the Jan. 27 announcement of an agreement in principle between Manitoba and Saskatchewan regarding transfer of flood waters from Fishing Lake in Saskatchewan into the Upper Assiniboine River Basin. A number of assurances have been given with regard to this flow that I believe are inaccurate as they

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Flood Assistance For The Assiniboine River Valley

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 6, 2011

The province is making more than $2.5 million in flood assistance available to Assiniboine Valley producers who experienced financial loss due to excessive flooding of agricultural land between the Shellmouth reservoir and Brandon in 2010, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) Minister Stan Struthers announced late last month. “Financial assistance is being extended to these

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Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

By Ron Friesen December 16, 2010

As Manitoba prepares for possible flooding next spring, an additional flood risk looms from a lake drainage project in eastern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan government is building an emergency channel to lower the level of Fishing Lake and alleviate the risk of flooding to nearby communities. Work on the project is scheduled to start Jan. 3.

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C. D. reaps benefits of plan

By Bonnie Baltessen October 23, 2008

The Turtle Mountain Conservation District is moving forward rapidly and accessing funding pots that weren’t available before. Last year, the district became the first to have a provincially approved Integrated Watershed Management Plan. The approval allowed the board to prioritize its programming and better focusing on the watershed’s needs. To date, it remains the only

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CWB To Push Grain Out Of Flood-Prone Areas

Manitoba-Saskatchewan Flood Control Agreement Denounced

Letters – for Feb. 3, 2011

Flood Assistance For The Assiniboine River Valley

Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

C. D. reaps benefits of plan

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