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OUR HISTORY: 1800s — 1940s

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Getting around in the early days The Manitoba Agricultural Museum is opening a new transportation display on Manitoba Day May 12. The display tells the story of transportation in rural Manitoba from the Red River cart of the 1800s right through to the vehicles of the 1940s. It uses real artifacts from the various eras
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Loonie expected to remain slightly below parity

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Commodity News Service Canada / The loonie will likely remain slightly below parity with the U.S. greenback as continued global economic uncertainty will weigh on the Canadian currency, predicts currency analyst Greg Moore. The FX Strategist with TD Securities in Toronto expects the Canadian dollar to trade around 97 cents in the second quarter and around
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Preserving History On A Shoestring

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They preserve the past and they re open for the present, but the future is uncertain for many of this province s smaller museums. Filled as they are with local collections of artifacts, many run on near empty, with shoestring budgets and scant volunteer labour. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum is grappling with budgetary constraints and
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Prices Are Good. Don’t Worry, Be Happy

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So corn is rockin north of $7, beans are toyin with $14, cattle look to be headed to who-knows-where, wheat prices for almost every variety are tall to really tall, and hogs, well, bacon is sellin for what steak used to. Wow, huh? And here are two more sweet words: land values. Second-quarter 2011 farmland
Country Crossroads

Make A Melted Memories Frame

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Do you have old vinyl records that may not be in the best condition but you can’t bear to part with? Here’s a fun craft to do with the kids in the summer heat that will put them to another use while still allowing you to hold on to them. It will probably stir up
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Strong Canadian Dollar Here To Stay

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The fundamentals continue to support a strong Canadian dollar, according to a market analyst. “Our forecast is for the Canadian dollar to hit US$1.05 in Q2, and we’re probably getting there a little faster than anticipated,” said David Watt, senior currency strategist with RBC Capital Markets. The Canadian dollar was sitting above US$1.04 on April
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Harvest Gala Supports Agricultural Students

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The who’s who of Manitoba’s agricultural sector sat down to dinner last week in an effort to raise funds for an endowed scholarship fund supporting future agriculturalists. The Harvest Gala Banquet brought together inductees into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, the Red River Ex’s Manitoba Farm Family of the Year Award recipients and industry
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Play Celebrates 10Th Year

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Now in its 10th season, Manitoba’s Passion Play has over 120 volunteer cast and crew from across the province. Since its inception, the play, the stage, the volunteers and the site have grown and adapted into a truly unique presentation for southern Manitoba. Though receiving much support from the immediate surrounding communities, a wonderful aspect
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Ocean trade choked as credit notes dry up

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There is growing evidence the global credit crisis is stifling seaborne trade as banks become more reluctant to honour crucial letters of credit between buyers and sellers who ship goods and resources, analysts say. “With reports of sellers’ banks deciding they don’t trust the financial institutions named in buyers’ letters of credit, have come alarming

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