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KAP says the education tax on farm properties has been a priority during its dialogue with the provincial government.
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Province delays property tax overhaul

KAP is taking the setback in stride, but reiterates call for action

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After announcing plans in February to revamp the education funding system, the province now says it needs more time. In the February announcement, the province planned to implement the new taxation model in the 2023-24 year. However, Education Minister Wayne Ewasko told the media that the overhaul’s timeline has been reset for the 2024–25 school
The Port of Churchill.
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Comment: Is the Port of Churchill finally opening for business?

Manitoba and Canada would benefit enormously from using this gateway to the world

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Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has finally voiced support for more energy exports out of Hudson Bay. That is excellent news because the potential is real and the reasons to refuse are illusory. “We are looking at liquefied natural gas, primarily,” Stefanson told reporters recently. “We know with the energy challenges in Europe, with the horrible
Dori Gingera-Beauchemin is retiring at the end of the year after a 43-year career with the provincial agriculture department, most recently as deputy minister.
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Incoming Manitoba deputy ag minister named

Brenda DeSerranno will take on the role in early January

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The Manitoba government will have a new deputy minister of agriculture in the New Year. Brenda DeSerranno, formerly of the provincial treasury board secretariat, will take on the role as of Jan. 7, 2023. The announcement comes with the retirement of long-time deputy minister, Dori Gingera-Beauchemin. She has served in the role since 2013, topping
Editor’s Take: It’s about time
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Editor’s Take: It’s about time

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As a transplanted Saskatchewanian – now with a Manitoba tenure longer than my time in the ‘old country’ – I’ve adapted. I even cheer for the Bombers now, rather than the Riders.  But there’s one difference I’ve never embraced.  That’s the spring-forward, fall-back nonsense that is the twice-annual time change.  I’ve always agreed with the
“Manitoba is nowhere close to even starting construction. It’s time the PCs rolled up their sleeves and got this thing done.” – Wab Kinew, NDP leader. Ongoing flooding issues, such as this one in the spring of 2011, have made an outlet channel a necessity.
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Concerns raised over Lake St. Martin diversion delays

As flood risk increases, NDP accuses government of dragging its feet

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The Manitoba NDP is accusing the provincial government of dragging its feet on the Lake St. Martin outlet channels project. A media release issued Nov. 17 said residents in the area are frustrated that the project “appeared to be abandoned by the Stefanson government.” The release notes that ranchers were hit hard by the 2011
Agata Robb owns health drink company Juice Me. She says the business development specialist she worked with had a “ton of knowledge.”
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Website signals provincial shift in food business support approach

The streamlined site is a good step, but small business owners want one-on-one coaching, interviews show

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A new website for developing food businesses in the province is a way for Manitoba Agriculture to do more with its business support resources. “We are going to be looking at our service delivery being more of a one-to-many approach,” said Robin Young, director of Manitoba Agriculture’s value-added branch. The province launched the “Business Pathways:
Letters

Letters: Pots and kettles

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So, Premier Heather Stefanson is “exceedingly concerned for Manitoba when it comes to the federal government imposing things in areas of provincial jurisdiction.” She “hasn’t ruled out borrowing a page from the new Alberta premier to protect Manitoba’s jurisdiction and interests from interference by the federal government.” (Brandon Sun, Oct. 13) However, she had no
The $15 million fund will nurture Indigenous-led economic opportunities surrounding the outlet channels.
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Indigenous economic development fund announced around channel project

The $15-million fund has been earmarked for Indigenous communities impacted by the Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba outlet channels

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Indigenous communities around the planned Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels have been promised $15 million for economic development, although details have yet to be finalized. The province announced the funds Oct. 5. The drainage channel project has struggled to get off the ground since being proposed after flood events in 2011 and 2014. The fund’s eligibility list
Province launches food business online resource
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Province launches food business online resource

The site aggregates resources on business services, marketing, regulation

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A new online resource is designed to help food business owners navigate regulatory, business and market requirements and challenges. “Whether you have a new food product idea, you see an unmet demand for local food, or you want to grow a food business, the Business Pathways website can help you build your future in food,”

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