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Easter Wants Transport Canada At Ag Committee

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If Transport Canada declines another invitation to appear before the House of Commons’ agriculture committee, it will be subpoenaed to appear, according to Liberal Agriculture Critic Wayne Easter. “The fact of the matter is when a parliamentary committee invites a department to come before it they’re expected to come,” Easter told reporters Dec. 13 during
Hogs, News

In Brief… – for Dec. 23, 2010

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Strikes doused:Collective bargaining disputes involving unionized part-time rural firefighters would be settled by binding arbitration and no work stoppages would be permitted under proposed legislation introduced this month by Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard. “This legislation will ensure that all unionized firefighters are treated the same and that work stoppages don’t affect public safety
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Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

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As Manitoba prepares for possible flooding next spring, an additional flood risk looms from a lake drainage project in eastern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan government is building an emergency channel to lower the level of Fishing Lake and alleviate the risk of flooding to nearby communities. Work on the project is scheduled to start Jan. 3.
News

Communities Work With Neighbours On Economic Development

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Many rural communities want to reverse population decline and reduce their local economy’s dependence on agriculture. A team of municipalities in Manitoba’s Parkland have a “how-to” plan for tackling the job. The five municipalities in the Russell area began working together on economic development a decade ago and formed the Asessippi Parkland Economic Development Corporation.
Crops, Pulses

Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference Nov. 7 To 9

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More leadership stories from the experiences of women will be heard at the Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference next month. Provincial finance minister and former agriculture minister Rosann Wowchuk is among the guest lineup for a panel discussion that will also include head of the Agriculture in the Classroom program, Johanne Ross, and Janet Smith, manager
News

“Very Interesting” Races In Oct. 27 Municipal Elections

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Voters will decide next week who is best to serve them in local government for the next four years, but a new face of municipal government is already beginning to emerge. Thirty-three towns, villages and rural municipalities out of 197 have already returned their councils to office by acclamation, the same number without contests as
Country Crossroads

Blue Moon Saskatoon Welcomes Guests

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Leslie and Dale Luhowy had a special treat to serve some recent visitors – freshly baked saskatoon pie made with berries from their very own orchard. The family’s saskatoon operation was a definite draw for folks participating in the province’s first Open Farm Day Sept. 19. But while they were there, visitors also learned about
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Aug. 26, 2010

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Correction:To vote in Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elections you must be a producer (actual producer or interested party) of one of the seven major grains listed in the act. That has been the case since 1998 when the election of CWB directors was introduced. What ministerial orders changed in the 2006 and 2008 CWB elections
Livestock, News

In Brief… – for Aug. 19, 2010

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Pickups rise on U. S. theft list: Hauling power has made pickups a “group to watch” in an annual U. S. insurers’ study of vehicle theft losses. Models such as the Ford F-250/350, Chevy Silverado 1500, and Dodge Ram 2500 were found to be attractive “not only because of the vehicles themselves but also because

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