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Special Aid For Flooded Farmers

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The Manitoba government is promising “comprehensive” compensation to crop farmers and livestock producers whose livelihoods are threatened by the unprecedented Assiniboine River flooding this spring. “I do want to indicate we are developing through our Department of Agriculture a comprehensive plan for the many impacted areas throughout the province whether it be in the Shoal
Weather

Weekly Weather Map – for Mar. 31, 2011

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to
Country Crossroads

Everything That Slithers, Hops, Flies And Flowers Gets Counted

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Volunteers are the backbone of all successful conservation agencies and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a good example, as demonstrated during a conservation volunteer (CV) event held at the Yellow Quill Prairie Preserve. “They counted and identified everything that slithered, hopped, burrowed, flew or flowered,” said Cathy Shaluk, communications and outreach co-ordinator for
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Weekly Weather Map – for Jan. 13, 2011

This map is created by Environment Canada but I do a fair bit of tidying up of the data displayed to make it easier to read. Because of this, the data on the map should be seen as giving you a general idea of how much snow there is across the Prairies. Overall snow cover
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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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Weekly Weather Map – for Jan. 6, 2011

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to
Opinion

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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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.
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Weekly Weather Map – for Dec. 16, 2010

This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this winter as a percentage of the average. From the map we see western Manitoba, eastern and western Saskatchewan and much of southern Alberta have seen well-above-average amounts of precipitation so far this winter. Southcentral Manitoba and northwestern Alberta

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