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Tammie Myers (l to r), Tess Lelond, Grace Melvin and Melvin’s mother, share discussion on various topics.

Mental Health Awareness Day recognized in Shoal Lake

Young woman shares her personal struggles with students

By Darrell Nesbitt November 29, 2017

Depression, anxiety and substance use aren’t weaknesses — they are illnesses to be overcome — as acknowledged at a Mental Health Awareness Day in Shoal Lake last month. And no one knows this better than keynote speaker Grace Melvin of Brandon, who shared her personal struggle with depression and anxiety with Grade 10 and 11

Crops, Local news

You can’t have a healthy farm without healthy farmers

Prior to producers’ most stressful seasons, experts suggest taking inventory of your  stress levels and to plan ahead to avoid pitfalls that will impact your mental health

By Jennifer Paige April 15, 2015

Don’t forget that third item that needs tending on your farm, says a rural health specialist. “As many producers tend to their crops and livestock daily, they need to remember to also tend to themselves and their own well-being,” John Cale from Prairie Mountain Health told the Farm Outlook 2015 conference presented by the Dauphin

Country Crossroads

Lessons from the front line of the rural stress line

Doug Grossart, who lost a loved one to mental illness,  now helps other people cope with their internal struggles

By Meghan Mast January 8, 2015

Some people are recruited into politics, while others are recruited into the police force. Doug Grossart was sought out for an equally important, albeit unpaid, public service as volunteer for the Manitoba Farm and Rural Stress line. “We did kind of chase him around for a while before he agreed to do it,” laughs Kim

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Human resource expert coaches on how to boost brain health

By Lorraine Stevenson November 27, 2013

Think about how you think. That’s advice from keynote speaker Deri Latimer, author of Wake Up to Your Habits, who spoke at last week’s Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference. “We don’t see the world as it is. We see the world as we are,” said Latimer, a Winnipeg-based human resource manager turned professional speaker to share

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Mental Health Awareness Day recognized in Shoal Lake

You can’t have a healthy farm without healthy farmers

Human resource expert coaches on how to boost brain health

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