Group Wants Tax To Take A Hike

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

Czech Ambassador Comes To Manitoba

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


Letters – for Aug. 11, 2011

This letter is in response to John Fefchak’s June 16 letter in theManitoba Co-operator. Your comment is actually quite in line with the premier of Manitoba. I really have to ask you what you are doing with your human waste? Doesn’t that also go down the river into Lake Winnipeg? Our animal waste goes onto

Scenery, History And Horticulture

If you’re interested in short day trips, try one in western Manitoba, north of Russell – a trip filled with scenery, history and horticulture. The scenery is provided by the valleys of the Assiniboine and Shell rivers. For a beautiful view of the Assiniboine Valley, the 1,300-metre-long Shellmouth Dam and the 65-km-long Lake of the


Weekly wether map

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



Asessippi Provincial Park

With several of our provincial campgrounds closed this summer due to flooding, campers and boaters may want to check out some new locations. One provincial park in western Manitoba is Asessippi Provincial Park located north of Russell. Asessippi Park isn’t a large park – just 23 square kilometres – but there’s plenty to do for

Weekly weather map – for Jul. 28, 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



In Brief… – for Jul. 14, 2011

La Nińa – the sequel: The La Nińa weather anomaly blamed for one of the worst droughts in the southern United States could revive this autumn, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast July 7. The CPC said wind circulation consistent with La Nińa was persisting in the central Pacific Ocean where the anomaly is usually