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Municipalities Get One Per Cent Of PST In Provincial Budget

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

Manitoba’s municip alities have achieved their long-term goal of receiving a fixed share of the provincial sales tax for infrastructure projects – sort of. The provincial government is promising legislation requiring one point of the seven per cent tax be invested each year in municipal infrastructure and transit. The promise is in Finance Minister Rosann

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In Brief… – for Apr. 14, 2011

By Reuters April 14, 2011

Frozen culverts:Floods from melting snow could damage highways and bridges in Saskatchewan, the provincial government said April 7. The Saskatchewan Highways Department said it has brought in steaming equipment as well as pumps and water tanks to thaw out frozen culverts to help drainage. Last year, big sections of Saskatchewan’s highway network were flooded, including

News

To Clear-Cut Or Not, That Is The Question

March 10, 2011

Tree huggers think clear-cutting is a sin, but woodlot foresters say it’s sometimes the right thing to do. “There’s basically two stand types in southern Manitoba,” Carol Graham, a MAFRI woodlot forester based in Souris, said at a recent presentation at the Forester’s Memorial Hall in Baldur. “The one that’s most prevalent is an even-aged

News

$7.74 Million Expansion At FDC Underway

By Lorraine Stevenson March 3, 2011

The Food Development Centre at Portage la Prairie is undergoing a major renovation this winter that will expand its processing and warehouse capacity plus add space for additional staff. Included in the $7.74-million expansion is a 6,000-sq.-ft. addition to the west side of the building to house more staff plus a full-service training centre. Some

Country Crossroads

Parkland Regional Library A Big Success

By Candy Irwin February 24, 2011

Dave Walker, councillor for the Town of Erickson, Manitoba has recently been appointed trustee to the regional board of the Parkland Regional Library. “I was surprised,” said Walker, “about the history and scope of the Parkland Regional Library’s reach and services. I am an enthusiastic user of the library and I certainly appreciate that we

Crops

Better Drainage A Paying Proposition

By Daniel Winters February 3, 2011

Ottawa and the provincial government are missing the boat by not investing in better drainage in farm country, according to the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin. At a panel presentation on water management issues at Ag Days, Shawn McCutcheon argued a well-executed drainage strategy would generate tens of millions of dollars’ worth of

News

Getting Local Food Into Cafeterias

By Lorraine Stevenson January 20, 2011

AManitoba project is looking for ways to get more locally grown foods served in institutions such as schools, universities, hospitals and other places where cafeterias potentially feed thousands of people on a daily basis. Over the past year, the Manitoba Farm to Cafeteria project has been exploring how to seize the market opportunities these larger

News

National Science Agency Axes Food Research

By Ron Friesen January 20, 2011

Agricultural scientists and farm groups are expressing dismay at a decision by a federal research agency to stop funding food research. The decision by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council sends a negative message, both at home and abroad, that Canada is not interested in research which a hungry world urgently needs, say researchers

Opinion

Environment And Agriculture: Talking The Talk Or Walking The Walk

By Les Mcewan January 6, 2011

The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit has come and gone, and I think most participants would agree that it was a resounding success. To quote IISD director Hank Venema, “This summit has moved us closer to a unified effort under the umbrella leadership of IISD.” The issues surrounding the degraded level

Livestock

MCPA Airs Range Of Wildlife Beefs

By Daniel Winters November 18, 2010

Robin Hood famously hunted the king’s deer in Sherwood Forest. Should Manitoba’s ranchers be allowed to do the same? As part of a wide-ranging discussion of wildlife issues at the Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association annual general meeting, Don Ransom spoke in favour of a resolution carried by the MCPA to lobby the provincial government to

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Municipalities Get One Per Cent Of PST In Provincial Budget

In Brief… – for Apr. 14, 2011

To Clear-Cut Or Not, That Is The Question

$7.74 Million Expansion At FDC Underway

Parkland Regional Library A Big Success

Better Drainage A Paying Proposition

Getting Local Food Into Cafeterias

National Science Agency Axes Food Research

Environment And Agriculture: Talking The Talk Or Walking The Walk

MCPA Airs Range Of Wildlife Beefs

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