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Environment And Agriculture: Talking The Talk Or Walking The Walk

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit has come and gone, and I think most participants would agree that it was a resounding success. To quote IISD director Hank Venema, “This summit has moved us closer to a unified effort under the umbrella leadership of IISD.” The issues surrounding the degraded level
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What’s Up – for Jan. 6, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 9-10:Manitoba Forage Seed Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-376-3309 or visit www.forageseed.net. Jan. 10:Southeast Beef and Forage Days, Shevchenko Ukrainian Centre, Rosa. For more info call MAFRI in Vita at 204-425-5050. Jan. 10-13:Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Prairieland
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Conservation Districts Touted As Helping To Cure Lake Winnipeg

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Delegates attending the Manitoba Conservation District Association’s annual meeting here heard repeatedly that the solution to Lake Winnipeg’s pollution lies in their own fields and streams. Conservation districts are the first line of defence in cleaning up Lake Winnipeg because they manage the watersheds where the problem starts, Harold Foster, Manitoba Conservation Districts Association chair
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Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

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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.
Opinion

Letters – for Oct. 21, 2010

The story “Deal to protect Langford Community Pasture, Manitoba Co-operatorOct. 14, is indeed a good news story. It represents the largest conservation agreement in Manitoba, if not Western Canada. There is another partner that should be recognized in this story, and that is the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District (WWCD). WWCD was instrumental in moving this
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Local Governments Gain — And Lose — In Budget 2010

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Municipal leaders were glad to see an increase in unconditional grants to municipalities last week, and even seemed a tad surprised to get it during what they knew would be one tough budget. The province’s budget for 2010 includes an overall increase of 6.5 per cent in unconditional grants for municipalities, which flow to each
Crops

Report Urges New Approach To Water Management

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“If you drain, you might be shooting yourself in the foot.” – HANK VENEMA, IISD Manitoba needs a new water policy, with watershed management as the cornerstone, to prepare for the coming impact of a changing global climate, a newly released report says. The strategy should emphasize conserving water on the land instead of draining
Country Crossroads

FCC AgriSpirit Fund Supports 11 Manitoba Communities

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The Manitoba recipients include: Shoal Lake Leisure Services, Shoal Lake: $22,000 for replacement of existing equipment and repairs to the existing facilities; Pilot Mound Millennium Recreation Complex Inc., Pilot Mound: $10,000 for completion of the theatre/cultural area and/or the museum area; Emerson Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Emerson: $7,500 for purchase of a new fire pumper
Crops

No Rush For C. D. Map Rewrite

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“It’s change, and there’s some apprehension there.” – WAYNE HILDEBRAND The goal of realigning all conservation districts to match true watershed boundaries will continue, but municipalities and C. D. s won’t be pressured to conform, according to an official from Manitoba Water Stewardship. Most stakeholders agree that the integrated watershed model, which is internationally accepted
Crops, Livestock

What’s Up – for Nov. 26, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Nov. 21-28 – Canadian Western Agribition, Evraz Place (formerly Regina Exhibition Park), Regina. For more info visit www.agribition.com. Nov. 26 – Keystone Agricultural Producers District No. 3 annual meeting, 1:30 p. m., University of Manitoba research station, Carman. Nov. 26 – Keystone Agricultural Producers District No.

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