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Maksymenko uses Canadian-made zero-till equipment to sow his fields.

Ukrainian farmers responsible for wider community during war

Maxym Maksymenko farms just a few miles from the front in southern Ukraine

By Ihor Pavliuk June 17, 2022

As I wrote earlier, almost every Ukrainian farmer has to take care of more than just his family. If he cultivates more than 1,000 hectares of land, this means that he is forced to help solve the social problems of the inhabitants of nearby settlements. Moreover, it is completely voluntary, since the state does not

Enez Naso (l) and Koulan Fendi were among the group practising farm skills from their native Iraq.

Country Crossroads, Other

Sharing more than a plot of land

A Manitoba project yields some food for recent immigrants, but also helps them connect with their roots and their new community

By Jim Timlick May 13, 2019

Canadian farmers have a reputation for being willing to lend a hand to those in need, whether it’s a neighbouring farmer or someone halfway around the world. One Manitoba farm family recently provided ample evidence of that willingness by allowing some recent immigrants to practise their potato-growing skills from their homeland. Brothers Ross and Roy

The group (nine of the ten women) was drawn together to make the quilts.

Country Crossroads

Project brings communities together

The group planned to make a quilt for each of two refugee families now in Portage la Prairie

By Donna Gamache May 5, 2017

Arabic music played in the background as a group of 10 leaned over sewing machines and cutting-and-piecing tables in the upper room of the MacGregor United Church. Outside it was a lovely spring day, but inside seven women and three teenaged girls were hard at work on a quilting project that had brought together several

Volunteers across Manitoba have worked very hard in 2016 to organize sponsorships and bring families to live in their smaller towns and cities.

Country Crossroads, Local news

RDI study examines small-town capacity to settle newcomers

Language barriers and transportation are some of the common challenges for refugees  settling in rural Manitoba, says five-region study by Rural Development Institute

By Lorraine Stevenson November 29, 2016

While anti-outsider sentiment seems to have intensified around the world, small groups in rural Manitoba have been eagerly opening their doors to newcomers. Just under 100 Syrians now make their home in small towns and cities outside Winnipeg, thanks to work by volunteer groups and their offers of housing, furnishings, food, transportation, help finding jobs,

Ray Loewen and Annie Doerksen carry a donation into a former furniture store being used as a depot for household goods for Syrian refugees who will settle in Altona.

Local news

Small towns with a big heart

In a spirit of giving that extends far beyond the season, rural Manitoba is rolling out the welcome mat for refugees

By Shannon VanRaes December 23, 2015

As the Daas family makes their way down the escalator at Winnipeg’s James Richardson International Airport, you’d be forgiven for thinking that rock stars or a reality TV clan had entered the building. Television crews jockey with kids holding handmade signs, while well-wishers and volunteers push in to hand bouquets of flowers and gifts to

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