From better lighting to cameras to reporting to police, here are some things farmers can do to reduce their crime risk.
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Protecting the farm from crime
From better lighting to cameras to reporting to police, here are some things farmers can do to reduce their crime risk
Farmers left waiting on rural crime
RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration, and the building tension might lead to dangerous escalation
RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration for farmers and other residents.
Man shot in hunting incident
Three teens face charges after a 66-year-old man was shot in the arm outside of his home in the RM of Victoria
Three teens face charges after a 66-year-old man was shot in the arm outside of his home in the RM of Victoria
Niverville welcomes new RCMP detachment
A new police detachment in Niverville will have four police officers on staff, expanding local police service in the rural Manitoba area
A new police detachment in Niverville will have four police officers on staff, expanding local police service in the rural Manitoba area
Guarding against misinformation: Do you believe in house hippos?
Children have been told for decades not to trust everything they see on a screen; adults today, farmers included, should remember that lesson in their newly online worlds
Children have been told for decades not to trust everything they see on a screen; adults today, farmers included, should remember that lesson in their newly online worlds.
Canada’s rural crime problem far from fixed
Farmers on the Prairies are worried about crime rates and safety, but an effective approach to meaningfully reduce rural crime remains out of reach so far
Farmers on the Prairies are worried about crime rates and safety, but an effective approach to meaningfully reduce rural crime remains out of reach so far.
AMM members vote for waterhemp prevention
Resolutions on funding and rural crime also passed during Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention
Local government councils tackled waterhemp, rural crime and funding issues during the Association of Manitoba Municipalities 2024 fall convention.
Beef farmers warm to livestock inspection
Mandatory livestock inspection has been contentious among Manitoba's beef producers for years, although Manitoba is the only western province without such a service
Mandatory livestock inspection has been contentious among Manitoba’s beef producers for years, although Manitoba is the only western province without such a service. When Manitoba Beef Producers brought it up again this fall, they say the reception was a little more open.
‘Nothing groundbreaking’ in throne speech
The throne speech, which opens the newest legislative session, included plans for healthcare and policing
Crime and health care took up good chunks of the provincial throne speech Nov.19; agriculture also got a few crumbs.
Lake Winnipeg, GATE lead agriculture notes in Manitoba throne speech
Manitoba opened a new session in the Legislature with the speech from the throne Nov. 19
Agriculture got only a few mentions, although general rural issues got more attention, during Manitoba’s Nov. 19 speech from the throne.
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