Brandon University’s Bee U urban beekeeping project is meant as a model for sustainable agriculture and a way to educateurban residents about the honey sector and the role of pollinators.
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Bee U pilot an urban outreach for honey sector
Project bridges urban-rural gap, aids pollinator conservation
Agri-tech accelerator partners with Brandon University
Collaboration could benefit agri-food sector in Westman region
Partnership with an agri-technology-focused commercialization accelerator could help Brandon University tap into a new pool of expertise and funding. The university has signed a memorandum of understanding with Guelph, Ont.-based business accelerator Bioenterprise Canada. The deal will support new commercialization opportunities for start-ups and growth-oriented companies in Western Manitoba, according to an early May release.
Brandon University researchers looking at men’s mental health
Participants sought to support the study on mental health concerns in the Prairie provinces
Researchers at Brandon University are looking for men in the Westman region of Manitoba who would be willing to participate in a project exploring the stress men can experience. The research team is looking for men willing to participate in small group discussions or share their story one on one, with an overall aim of
Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives names first general manager
Mary-Jane Orr will be overseeing all three of MBFI’s sites around Brandon and Brookdale
The Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives has its funding for the next five years. It has its new learning centre. Now, it has its first on-site general manager. Mary-Jane Orr stepped into her new position Sept. 4, taking over management at all three MBFI sites, two just in or outside the north edge of Brandon
Area historian provides look at settlers of Olha region
‘Stalwart peasant’ is focus of Ed Stozek’s new documentary
Ed Stozek’s latest documentary, “The Time That Once Was,” delves into past generations residing in the Olha area. So it was fitting that the Dauphin man with local roots shared the story of the documentary at the Olha Hall in October. Those in attendance learned that the film was inspired by a quote from a
Centre offers counselling and services for sexual assault victims
The Women’s Resource Centre (TWRC) in Brandon, Manitoba has a new location there at 729 Princess Avenue with counselling and advocacy services for adult victims of sexual assault. In 2015 an assessment, funded by the Status of Women Canada, of sexual assault resources in Brandon and area reported an overwhelming need for the delivery of
4-H beef program aims at breeding over butchering
A small number of 4-H’ers in the Interlake are turning their heifer projects into purebred herds
It’s all about the ladies at Ashern’s Lakeside 4-H Beef Club. Unlike other clubs, and their focus on finishing cattle for market, this group is concentrating on breeding heifers, and senior members are aging out with a purebred herd already in hand as a result. Steers, ordinarily a 4-H staple, are in the minority, making
Creating a better process for assessing pasture
Stakeholders from across the industry are currently working together to develop a Manitoba-focused rangeland and pasture health assessment
Following in the footsteps of our Prairie neighbours, Manitoba is working towards developing a customized rangeland and pasture health assessment. “The project is born out of similar initiatives that started in the United States, Alberta and then Saskatchewan. They have developed these tools for assessing rangeland health, looking at various indicators like bare soil, litter
RDI study examines small-town capacity to settle newcomers
Language barriers and transportation are some of the common challenges for refugees settling in rural Manitoba, says five-region study by Rural Development Institute
While anti-outsider sentiment seems to have intensified around the world, small groups in rural Manitoba have been eagerly opening their doors to newcomers. Just under 100 Syrians now make their home in small towns and cities outside Winnipeg, thanks to work by volunteer groups and their offers of housing, furnishings, food, transportation, help finding jobs,
Brandon University to save MPE archives
The treasure trove of historical documents are being ordered and catalogued
A huge collection documenting the entire history of Manitoba Pool Elevators is being put in order through a project at Brandon University’s (BU) S.J. McKee Archives. Work began this fall to organize textual records in the large volume of documents known by archivists as fonds, but there’s much more work to process a huge volume
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