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Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

By Shannon VanRaes September 29, 2011

On a quiet stretch of road by North Shoal Lake, Howard Hilstrom pulls over to talk flooding with a group of neighbours. The flood isn t over for us, it s just as bad as it was this spring, said the cattle producer and former member of parliament. He noted three provincial roads in the

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Water Woes Century Old

By Shannon VanRaes September 29, 2011

Shannon Stunden Bower is arguing for a damp look at Manitoba s agricultural history. The professor and author notes the image of the 1930s Prairie dust bowl still persists with many Canadians today, when in reality much of southern Manitoba is very wet, with poor natural drainage and frequent flooding. The first settlers embraced wet

Cereals, Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Moving Beyond Invisible

By Laura Rance-Unger September 29, 2011

Some are saying it s been a ho-hum campaign so far as Manitoba politicians head into the final stretch of their race to the polls Oct. 4. But from this desk, one of the outstanding features of the 2011 election has been the farm and rural communities collective efforts to move beyond invisible. For far

Weather

Weekly weather map – for Sep. 22, 2011

September 22, 2011

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to

Opinion

Letters – for Sep. 22, 2011

September 22, 2011

Pay more for hydro, less for property tax The Manitoba Education Financing Coalition Group wants tax to take a hike, (Sept. 1) deserves strong support from all Manitobans, including its proposal that education tax be paid with profits from Manitoba Hydro. I doubt that the profits are lying there, ready for the taking. I expect

Country Crossroads, Hogs

Discovery Centre Opens Window Into Food And Farming

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2011

It was a long way from a one-room schoolhouse to the University of Manitoba for Bruce Campbell, but the journey left him with the knowledge that agriculture is key, despite a growing disconnect between producers and consumers. So I put my money where my mouth is, said Campbell, who took part in the opening of

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Assistance Available For Restoring Eroded Land

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Before some Manitoba farmers seed next spring they have weeds to work down, others have ruts to smooth out, while some have big washouts to repair in the wake of spring flooding. Farmers can apply for financial assistance to restore farmland scarred by water erosion, an official with Manitoba’s cabinet communications said last week. Each

News

Group Wants Tax To Take A Hike

By Shannon VanRaes September 1, 2011

Manitoba farmers, business leaders, cottage owners and realtors gathered at a farm north of Winnipeg early this week to send a clear message to the current provincial government and candidates in the fall election; no more school taxes on property. Members of the Manitoba Education Financing Coalition (MEFC) handed out lawn signs reading “I want

Country Crossroads

Czech Ambassador Comes To Manitoba

By Candy Irwin September 1, 2011

Last month, His Excellency Karel Zebrakovsky, ambassador to Canada from the Czech Republic, visited Manitoba and the DauphinSwan River-Marquette Constituency, at the invitation of Conservative MP, Robert Sopuck, who had made a friendly connection with Zebrakovsky in parliamentary Ottawa. Zebrakovsky, 63, has been the ambassador to Canada from the Czech Republic since 2008, bringing with

Opinion

Government Should Walk In The Shoes Of Lake Manitoba Flood Victims

By Lydia Johnson August 11, 2011

There is a definite sense of anger and betrayal as we reside on our farm inside an eight-food earthen dike, living daily with the stench of the dying foliage from our tame hay crops instead of the sweet smell of curing hay. This stench circles us on all four sides. We do not live on

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Tag Archives Manitoba

Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

Water Woes Century Old

Moving Beyond Invisible

Weekly weather map – for Sep. 22, 2011

Letters – for Sep. 22, 2011

Discovery Centre Opens Window Into Food And Farming

Assistance Available For Restoring Eroded Land

Group Wants Tax To Take A Hike

Czech Ambassador Comes To Manitoba

Government Should Walk In The Shoes Of Lake Manitoba Flood Victims

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