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Drainage a contentious issue province-wide

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It comes as no surprise to the president of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities to hear of drainage issues causing conflict within a community. “You could have two neighbours who get along just fine, and then it rains and they are at each other’s necks. There will always be frustration around drainage,” said Doug Dobrowolski.
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Southwest reeve slams province’s 2011 flood response record

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The provincial government’s handling of the 2011 flood has come under fire from a group representing 40 rural municipalities and towns in the southwest corner of the province. The province needs to step up its efforts in the area hard hit by severe overland flooding of the Souris and Assiniboine rivers almost one year ago,
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KAP eager to partner in watershed planning

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The province’s new agriculture minister’s first words to Keystone Agriculture Producers delegates last week were to assure them he’s a farmer who understands their challenges. And he knows the value of teamwork. “I’m still going to maintain that mindset,” said Ron Kostyshyn, the newly minted minister of Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. “We need
Cereals, Crops, News

Saskatchewan pledges seven figures to wheat research

The Saskatchewan government has pledged $10 million over five years in new funding for development work on better, hardier wheats. The new support, to flow through the province’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), is meant to “accelerate” development of new varieties and help improve “yield, quality and tolerance to disease and extreme weather conditions.” The province
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Dry winter a worry for cattle, winter wheat

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Canada’s western farm belt is the driest it has been in five years, raising concerns for cattle and winter cereals. Large pockets of the Prairie provinces have received less than 40 per cent of normal precipitation during the past three months, according to federal Agriculture Department maps. “We have a lot of winter ahead of
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Dry winter a worry for cattle, winter wheat

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Canada’s western farm belt is the driest it has been in five years, raising concerns for cattle and winter cereals. Large pockets of the Prairie provinces have received less than 40 per cent of normal precipitation during the past three months, according to federal Agriculture Department maps. “We have a lot of winter ahead of
Country Crossroads

Another Flood Casualty

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This summer has been a bust for several Manitoba provincial parks as some were unable to open due to the devastating floods. Others, such as Spruce Woods Provincial Park, opened on a very limited scale, but I hadn t realized the extent of the damage there until just recently when my husband and I spent
Opinion

Lake Manitoba Flood Puts Life On Hold

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co-operator contributor It s October, surely the water is gone by now, isn t it? Unfortunately, no. For people who live near and around Lake Manitoba, the flood continues. In all likelihood it will become the Flood of 2011-12. No one wants to talk about it. Some people are tired of hearing about it. But
Weather

Nice Weather To End October

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Believe it or not, but last week s forecast came out pretty close to what the weather models had predicted. The one main difference was the strength and size of the low that moved up from the south and ended up parking itself over Hudson Bay last weekend. This low, at its peak last Sunday,
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Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

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On a quiet stretch of road by North Shoal Lake, Howard Hilstrom pulls over to talk flooding with a group of neighbours. The flood isn t over for us, it s just as bad as it was this spring, said the cattle producer and former member of parliament. He noted three provincial roads in the

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