LEST WE FORGET: The display in MacGregor is one of many local programs, initiatives and projects that commemorateRemembrance Day in rural communities in Manitoba.
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A display of remembrance
LEST WE FORGET: The display in MacGregor is one of many local programs, initiatives and projects that commemorate Remembrance Day in rural communities in Manitoba
Videographer booted from council meeting for recording
The RM of Minitonas-Bowsman recently passed a bylaw banning public and media recording of meetings
A reporter was booted from council meeting for recording after muncipality passed a bylaw banning public and media recording of meetings.
Lauder Sandhills and Broomhill ripe for discovery
The Lauder Sandhills and Broomhill wildlife areas are first-class options to spot threatened bird species and interesting plants and take in some hiking too
Nestled in southwestern Manitoba, the Lauder Sandhills and Broomhill wildlife areas are first-class options to spot threatened bird species and interesting plant species.
More fibre internet coming to the west
Sixteen rural communities in Westman to receive high-speed fibre internet
Sixteen rural communities in Western Manitoba will be receiving high-speed fibre internet.
HyLife donates $50,000 to community organizations
HyLife Fun Days 2024 saw nearly $50,000 going to local housing, recreation and food security
HyLife Fun Days 2024 brought Manitoba communities together while donating nearly $50,000 to local charities supporting housing, recreation, and food security.
Canadian egg farmers celebrate Eswatini partnership
Egg Farmers of Canada have been supporting Project Canaan’s egg production efforts in Africa for a decade
Egg Farmers of Canada partnership with Project Canaan in Africa lays ground for Eswatini egg production facility, improves nutrition for vulnerable populations.
Getting rural kids to return
The highway to the city remains a one-way route for rural youth
The highway to the city remains a one-way route for rural youth.
Editor’s Take: Removing barriers
My Glacier FarmMedia colleagues and I have been contemplating how to mark Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. One idea was a special edition of our electronic newsletter highlighting some of the work we’ve done over the past year to cover Indigenous issues in the agriculture sector. If you subscribe to
Pandemic may strain rural community resources, panel warns
Enthusiasm for telecommuting could later benefit rural areas, if 'digital divide' can be bridged
The COVID-19 pandemic, and Canada’s response to it, have highlighted how rural communities need different strategies than their urban counterparts to provide social services on which the public relies. The Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph hosted a virtual panel in May to discuss COVID-19’s social impacts, in which researchers from a variety
VIDEO: Dinner is served: Manitoba’s fall supper tradition
The community of Carman has been feeding both body and spirit for generations
Fall suppers have wrapped up for 2016, but the appetite for the tradition remains strong in many rural Manitoba communities. One example is Carman United Church which has served fall suppers to tens of thousands of people over the decades, and come every October, volunteers of all ages help plan, cook and serve a meal that feeds
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