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Kharl Cabatingan came to Canada eight years ago as a temporary foreign worker, arriving in Neepawa in 2009 to work at Springhill Farms. He brought his wife Ruby Ann and daughter Annikha to live in Neepawa in 2011.
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New life in Canada ‘a dream come true,’ couple says

The Cabatingans are one of hundreds of young families now calling 
Neepawa and surrounding municipalities home

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Kharl Cabatingan will have his own “settler story” to tell his grandchilden one day. He and wife Ruby Ann became Canadian citizens last year. The couple, both born in the Philippines, has lived in Neepawa not quite all of their young daughter Annikha’s life. She was born shortly after Kharl emigrated in 2008, initially working
Livestock, Local news

Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup hosts ninth annual event

Youth will gather in Neepawa July 29 to 31

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Youth up to age 25 are eligible to attend the ninth annual Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup July 29 to 31 in Neepawa. The event features a variety of competitions and events to fit all skills and interests of participants. Events include team grooming, individual and team judging, showmanship, marketing art, photography, scrapbooking, educational workshops as
Paul Laliberte began running a full-time private practice on Minnedosa’s Main Street this spring.
Country Crossroads, Local news

What’s your big idea for a local business?

Business forum aims to link new rural business owners with mentorship, 
financial supports and business management advice

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Paul Laliberte had a good job as a physiotherapist working at the Minnedosa hospital when he decided to go into private practice. “I think every entrepreneur can say at some point in time a seed is planted,” he told a business forum in Minnedosa last week. “Mine started with just a discontent with punching a
Roslyn Morris Deveson 
1933 -
Local news

Agricultural Hall of Fame: Roslyn Morris Deveson

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members 
in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

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The youngest of eight children, Roslyn Morris Deveson was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, on February 1, 1933. He was raised on a mixed farm at Arden and attended Inkerman elementary school. Following high school in Neepawa, Morris attended the University of Manitoba from which he graduated with a bachelor of science in agriculture (B.S.A.) in
A group of Filipinos who arrived to work at the Springhill Farms hog-processing plant in Neepawa last January. Immigrants now make up almost a quarter of Neepawa’s population.
Local news

Prairie towns lack settlement services for immigrants

Rural Development Institute study surveyed 29 towns across Prairies and B.C.

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Rural towns exist because of immigration, but they aren’t easy places for immigrants to move into nowadays. Lack of employment or foreign credentials going unrecognized are only part of the problem, according to a new report released by the Brandon-based Rural Development Insti­tute. Newcomers go wherever language training, affordable housing, child care, public transportation, and
newspaper image from 1983
Our History

Manitoba Weed Fair precursor to Ag Days

Our History: January 1983

This ad from our Jan. 6, 1983 issue was for the Manitoba Weed Fair, an annual event which later grew into Ag Days. Back then it was held in two locations — Brandon and Winnipeg. Leading the news that week was a story that the new marketing and stabilization plan under the Manitoba Beef Commission
Showmanship winners (l-r) Judge Sheldon Kyle; Brigitle Herrema, Ont.; Sadie Anwender, Sask.; Royce Mollenbeck, Sask.; Grace Glover, Boissevain and gold sponsor Buzz Bradley of Rocky Mountain Equipment. Photo: supplied
Beef cattle, Livestock

Junior Cattle Producers and Canadian Junior Shorthorn Weekend

Neepawa hosted 65 Junior Cattle Producers from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta for the 
seventh annual Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup along with the Canadian Junior Shorthorn Weekend.

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On Aug. 1 and 2 Neepawa hosted 65 Junior Cattle Producers from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta for the seventh annual Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup along with the Canadian Junior Shorthorn Weekend. Events included the Ag Challenge, a timed competition with some hands-on knowledge of the livestock industry. The Juniors enjoyed the challenges and tasks
Beef cattle, Livestock

Flood Recovery Will Be Slow

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Wi t h Heartland Livestock in Virden taking the week off, there were only two cattle sales in Manitoba during the week ended July 18, with light volumes being reported in both Brandon and Winnipeg. Although volumes were light, prices were holding firm, with even some higher prices seen in the slaughter market. But even
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What’s Up – for Aug. 6, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Aug. 6 – Prairie Fruit Growers Association summer field tour, Connery Berry Farm and CMCDC Portage Station, Portage la Prairie. For more info call MAFRI at 204-745-5675. Aug. 10-14 – Canadian Cattlemen’s Association national meeting and semi-annual convention, Travelodge, 4177 Albert St. S., Regina. Registration $189

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