Manitobans Urged To Buckle Up

RCMP surveys of seatbelt use in rural Manitoba show a percentage aren’t bothering to buckle up. Visual surveys done by police officers in unmarked cars find as many as one in three rural residents in some locations fail to fasten their seatbelts. Survey numbers show where 92 per cent of motor vehicle occupants were wearing

Manitoba Cattle Dealer Under Investigation

AManitoba livestock broker is being investigated by the RCMP after the company abruptly ceased operating last month and told producers it could not pay them for their cattle. G&M Livestock sent a letter dated Feb. 23 to producers saying it “has ceased operations and is unable to pay any of its unsecured creditors.” The letter


Man Shot In Butchering Incident

St. Pierre Jolys RCMP have been investigating a shooting incident involving three Winnipegarea men going to butcher livestock in the La Barriere Park area east of La Salle. According to RCMP, the three men, all well known to each other, were at a shop Nov. 20 on Waverley Road in the R.M. of Ritchot, preparing

Open Letter To Stan Struthers

After reading the story “New Animal Welfare Laws Give Enforcement Officials New Power,” in the Nov. 11 Manitoba Co-operatorI have some serious concerns with your new top animal welfare officer, Dr. Terry Whiting. Whiting states in the first part of the article that he has the power of a police officer and the power to

Notre Dame Hog Case Headed To Court

A farm couple from the Rural Municipality of Lorne faces multiple charges of animal cruelty in what authorities call one of the worst cases of livestock abuse they have ever seen. Martin and Dolores Grenier have been accused of 23 counts under the provincial Animal Care Act after more than 2,000 pigs were found starving


In Brief… – for Sep. 23, 2010

COOL hearing underway: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Travis Toews said he is pleased with how the Canadian government presented its case against U. S. Country of Origin Labelling legislation before a WTO dispute settlement panel in Geneva, Switzerland last week. The U. S. did not challenge any of Canada’s economic evidence, but argued that these

Agri-Mart Outlets Rebranded – for Sep. 9, 2010

Horizon Livestock and Poultry Supply is the new name for the three Agri-Mart Livestock and Poultry Products outlets in Steinbach, Niverville and St. Boniface. “With the new Horizon brand, we can now bring greater coverage, product offering, value pricing and reach to the Manitoba livestock industry,” said general manager Dan Brewin in announcing the change

In Brief… – for Jul. 8, 2010

Another barn burns: A fire struck a hog barn June 29 in the R. M. of Hanover, killing 150 hogs and causing an estimated $325,000 in damages, Steinbach RCMP say. The barn contained approximately 1,600 hogs, most of which were rescued. A subsequent investigation by the RCMP and Office of the Fire Commissioner determined that


Rcmp Investigates Injured Animals

Aseries of bizarre animal injuries and deaths in the Rural Municipality of Rhineland of southeastern Manitoba have the Altona RCMP detachment seeking the public’s help. In one case in early March, two dogs that had climbed over a snowdrift to escape from their fenced yard returned home with unusual and severe injuries. The one pet

Many Pigeon King Investors Out Of Luck

There is little hope that farmers who invested in pigeons will get anything out of the personal bankruptcy of Pigeon King Arlen Galbraith, judging by a preliminary report from Susan Taves of BDO Dunwoody. Among those creditors are 22 from Manitoba. About two dozen people showed up for a meeting of creditors here recently and