A customer eats an ‘insect tsukemen’ ramen noodle topped with fried worms and crickets at Ramen Nagi restaurant in Tokyo on April 9, 2017. (Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Farming insects may solve one problem, create others

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Insects have great potential as an alternative source of protein, but further research is urgently needed before mass production begins in order to avoid environmental disaster, Swedish researchers warned Monday. There is currently an “overwhelming lack of knowledge” on basic questions such as suitable species, their housing and feed

University of Manitoba associate professor Richard Milgrom spoke on aging in rural Manitoba during a Centre on Aging seminar.

Rural Manitoba is both good and bad for aging seniors

The people make it work, but the places can be hostile environments, says a Centre on Aging speaker

Small towns can be great places to retire and live out one’s golden years — or not. A community with nearby family and lifelong friends is what draws or keeps people there. It’s more difficult to live there when appropriate and well-located housing, good sidewalks, and alternative modes of travel for non-drivers aren’t. Richard Milgrom,



Bryan Nichols, chair of Emerson-Franklin Heritage Holdings Inc. (r) and some of the 12 members of its committee are very excited about Dominion City becoming the first place in Manitoba to build an Abbeyfield House for local seniors. Also pictured are Dave and Bev Kirkpatrick (l to r) and Bev Berrington. Construction now well underway is expected to be complete and the new house ready for residents by autumn 2016.

House rising in Dominion City a new concept for seniors’ housing in small towns

This small southeastern Manitoba village is building the first Abbeyfield House in Manitoba. 
The alternative housing model for seniors is now found across North America and Europe

A new 6,000-sq.-foot bungalow-style home under construction in Dominion City sounds like a very big house, but it’s being built to show how smaller homes for an aging population can be just the right fit for rural communities. The scaled-up, multi-family house later this year will become home to a mix of couples and individuals