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Norman Nawrocki is a playwright, musician and author living in Montreal.

One-man play portrays peril of Ukrainian settlers at Patterson Lake

‘Ukrainians, Pelicans and the Secret of Patterson Lake’ a piece of family history for Montreal playwright

By Geralyn Wichers December 9, 2020

An impoverished Ukrainian farmer is wooed to Manitoba, only to find his family and fellow settlers in grave peril from the elements, disease and discrimination in a new one-man play from playwright and musician Norman Nawrocki. Nawrocki broadcasted the play via Facebook and YouTube on November 21. Performing from his Montreal apartment, Nawrocki — in

Other, Our History

Canada puts out call for British agricultural families

Our History: January 1928

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 8, 2019

The Scoop Shovel, which later became the Manitoba Co-operator, carried this ad from the Department of Immigration and Colonization in the January 1928 issue. It said that Canada wanted more British agricultural families, farm workers and house workers, and invited nominees who could have passage paid at different rates to different locations in Canada. A

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Hope springs eternal

By Gord Gilmour April 20, 2017

What would possess someone of the pioneer era to try to farm here? This thought was much on my mind the past Easter weekend as I drove to the family farm in Saskatchewan for a holiday gathering. In mid-April, when the winter wheat is already well on its way in Kansas and Nebraska, here the

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Ag documentary on Red River Selkirk settlers released

2012 celebrations of the bicentenary of the Red River Selkirk settlers inspired the documentary’s creation

By Lorraine Stevenson May 20, 2015

A four-part documentary made for Prairie Public Television that spans the beginning of farming in Manitoba to present day and looks to what the future holds premiered in Winnipeg last week. “Built on Agriculture” is the culmination of more than three years’ work to produce a compelling and engaging television series telling a story of

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One-man play portrays peril of Ukrainian settlers at Patterson Lake

Canada puts out call for British agricultural families

Editorial: Hope springs eternal

Ag documentary on Red River Selkirk settlers released

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