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KAP has first meeting with Ag Minister Ralph Eichler
Manitoba’s general farm organization covered a number of issues, including education tax, in a meeting with the new Manitoba agriculture minister
Editorial: A voice for you
KAP defends its refundable membership fee checkoff
Farmer Shelley Mitchell wants changes so those who don’t want to be members can avoid the deduction
CRTC chief deems Internet a necessity
Modern telecommunications are still rare as hen’s teeth in rural areas, but hope is on the horizon
A mid-hearing speech, made by the chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, is welcome news to rural advocates of digital equality. In recent televised remarks, Jean-Pierre Blais said the necessity of broadband Internet access was a “self-evident truth,” shifting the focus of the current review of basic telecommunications services from proving the needEditorial: Future non-farmers
KAP seeks regulations to spur rail competition
The Manitoba farm organization submits 13 recommendations to the rail review panel
KAP doesn’t want new UAV regs to unnecessarily ground farmers
Dan Mazier agrees safety is important, but in wide-open rural areas Transport Canada’s regulations need to be flexible enough to reflect the reduced risk of flight mishaps
Condition of rural roads a major concern at KAP meeting
KAP members say rural road conditions are unacceptable and look to lobby for improvements
KAP pleased with expansion of waterway accord
Ontario and Alberta have become the first provinces to agree to work with Manitoba and others to improve water health
Province says highway ditches not part of weed control ban
The AMM wants some areas to be exempt from new restrictions on cosmetic pesticides