(depicts marker for John Ramsay).

The legend of John Ramsay: kindness in the face of tragedy

Betsey Ramsay’s grave lies near the long-deserted settlement of Sandy Bar in the RM of Bifrost

Timeworn and solitary, the marble gravestone surrounded by picket fence lies in a hayfield overlooking the Lake Winnipeg shoreline about five km. east of Riverton. Its chiselled inscription, in a strange mixture of script and print fonts, reads: “IN Memory of BETSEY. Beloved Wife of JOHN RUMSAY. WHO DIED September 1876. Aged 35 years.” Lone

Existing power lines cross the prairie near Winnipeg. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

Coalition considering Bipole III legal action

Coalition says an out-of-province company is signing contracts with local farmers on behalf of the Crown corporation

Facing likely defeat in their bid to reroute the Bipole III transmission line, affected landowners are now organizing to fight for a fairer deal from Manitoba Hydro. Members of the Bipole III Coalition are contacting those who will see the huge towers run through their fields about forming a landowners’ association, and will meet with


Step back in time and visit a one-room school

If you’re interested in Manitoba’s history, and enjoy short daytrips around our province, a visit to a couple of one-room schools might make for an interesting fall tour, through one of Manitoba’s scenic regions. Over the last couple of years, my husband and I have visited two such schools in the Parkland region south of

Letters – for Jan. 7, 2010

Bigger issues than climate change Pat Mooney, an Ottawa-based consultant and crop diversity enthusiast, addressed the NFU convention in Saskatoon in December, as reported by your Allan Dawson (“Crop diversity key to food security,” Co-operator, Dec. 10, page 16). In Mooney’s future, climate change will change everything in world agriculture, including what crops can actually