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Wetland restoration in Pembina Valley ‘a rarity,’ said CD officials

About 160 acres have been converted back to wetland after the landowners farming it saw more advantage using the acres to hold water than farming it at a loss

By Lorraine Stevenson November 14, 2017

Brenda and Cliff Seward had known for a long while a certain piece of farmland wasn’t very productive — but they kept on cultivating it anyways. This was about 40 acres, once slough, and drained more than 30 years ago, explains Brenda who farms southwest of Morden in the Kaleida area. Read more: A watershed

Weather

Another growing season comes to an end

A dry summer generally left workable soils, even after September’s wet second half

By Daniel Bezte October 6, 2017

Another month has come and gone and it’s time to look back at our weather so far this fall. To start off, we saw the end of the growing season across most regions last week, as temperatures fell just below freezing last Thursday morning. I know at my place the thermometer measured an overnight low

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Preparing for an uncertain future

By Laura Rance-Unger August 17, 2017

It’s a hot, dry summer on the Prairies, so much so that farmers farther west have started to harvest their cereal crops for livestock feed. A heat wave nicknamed “Lucifer” is scorching much of Europe this summer and climate change experts are suggesting these are a greater threat to human life in the short term

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm weather to build back in

Issued August 14, 2017: Covering the period from August 16 to August 23

By Daniel Bezte August 17, 2017

Even though I had to create the forecast early last week I was still able to pull off a reasonably accurate one. I would love to take full credit for that, but sometimes you just get lucky. After all, I am just reading weather models and trying to pick which models are doing the best

Drops of water falling from the melting ice.

Opinion, Other, Weather

Opinion: Facing up to the truth about climate change

If we want consumers to accept the judgment of science, we need to return the favour

By Lisa Guenther August 9, 2017

Those pants look terrible on you. Perhaps you’ve experienced that awkward moment when you try to stop a friend from committing a fashion faux pas. If so, you may have agonized how to word your concerns to avoid offence, while still getting your message across. It’s a potentially volatile moment that perfectly captures how I

La Salle Redboine Conservation District manager Justin Reid spoke to municipal and conservation officials during the latest phase of the large-scale water-retention project south of Holland last week.

Local news

Pelly’s Lake watershed management project complete

Officials visit site to see the gates opened on the now complete Pelly’s Lake Watershed Management Project

By Lorraine Stevenson June 26, 2015

Conservation and municipal officials opened the gates here June 16 to release water that had been held back through the spring as part of a water control project expected to bring multiple benefits to the area. The June opening of the gates on the Pelly’s Lake dam built last year is the latest phase of

Weather, Weather Vane

Storm systems staying away

Issued: Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 – Covering: Dec. 10 – Dec. 17, 2014

By Daniel Bezte December 11, 2014

As usual for this time of the year, the general weather pattern played out as expected, but differences in the strength of the systems, along with the overall track, ended up impacting the longer-range forecast — at least a little bit. Arctic high pressure moved in as expected behind last weekend’s low and, as predicted,

Still waiting: Repairs to the bridge between Coulter and Waskada should be completed by the summer of 2014. Residents have had to detour around it since the spring of 2011.

News

Prepare now for future climate havoc, IISD report urges

Coulter-Waskada bridge to be repaired by early spring, says province

By Daniel Winters November 27, 2013

Southwestern Manitoba residents know first hand about the lingering inconveniences and costly after-effects associated with weather-related disasters. More than two years after spring flooding wiped out the Souris River bridge between Coulter and Waskada, they’re still waiting on repairs to a key transportation link in their area. In the meantime, area residents as well as

Weather

Expect plenty of Arctic air

Weather forecast for week of Nov. 21

November 20, 2013

With most regions now having at least a light covering of snow, it’s definitely starting to look like winter. Combine the snow cover with a couple of shots of arctic air and this forecast period is going to start feeling like winter too! The area of low pressure expected to help bring mild weather to

Crops

Emergency outlet to become permanent

By Shannon VanRaes June 5, 2013

Two permanent outlet channels will be built at a cost of $250 million to lower water levels on Lake Manitoba and prevent a repeat of the severe flooding seen in 2011. “We’re going to do all the studies, get the ball rolling on this in a way that we can bring this into play so

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures higher on year-end positioning

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall, shrugging off China purchases

Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

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