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Protect Your Wells From Flooding

By NDSU Release April 7, 2011

Protecting your well from flood waters now can reduce your work later. “If you live in a flood-prone area, you or a licensed well-drilling contractor can determine if your well is sited and constructed so that it is protected,” says Roxanne Johnson, North Dakota State University Extension Service water quality associate. “If your well is

News, Weather

Red River Flood Threat Looms Again

March 31, 2011

Last week Melvin Edel was looking out the kitchen window at machinery surrounded by four-foot snowbanks and hay bales frozen to the ground. But in a month or so, his farm south of Morris will be under several feet of water, and all he can do is wait. Manitoba Water Stewardship last week predicted a

News, Weather

Flood Risk General Throughout Manitoba

March 31, 2011

Seldom in recent memory has Manitoba faced the possibility of a spring flood on so many fronts. The flood potential is high on most of the province’s major rivers and tributaries, Manitoba Water Stewardship warns. The main concern is the Red River, where officials expect a flood slightly above 2009 levels with favourable weather. Unfavourable

News

Optimistic Outlook For Seaway

By Alex Binkley March 24, 2011

The St. Lawrence Seaway accomplished a remarkable turnaround in 2010 and is hoping to perform even better this year as the North American economy recovers. It wanted to start the 2011 navigation season with a splash so it picked March 22, an earlier- than-usual opening. Then Finance Minister Jim Flaherty selected March 22 for his

News

Farmers Urged To Rethink View Of Wetlands

By Alexis Kienlen March 24, 2011

Preserving wetlands is good for farmers, not just ducks, says a regional agrologist for Ducks Unlimited Canada. “When we think about typical farm assets, we don’t think about wetlands,” Paul Thoroughgood told the recent conference of the Canadian Association of Agricultural Retailers. “We think about land, we think about labour and we think about capital.

Cereals, News

Algoma Central Takes Over Upper Lakes

March 10, 2011

Algoma Central has secured the title of the largest Canadian shipowner on the Great Lakes with an agreement to acquire the vessels and marine assets of Upper Lakes Group (ULG). In a statement issued late Feb. 25, Greg Wight, president and CEO of Algoma, which is 110 years old, said the company hopes to conclude

Cereals, Opinion

The Business Case For Farmers Owning Lake Freighters

By Allen Oberg February 17, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board has decided to purchase two lake vessels, based on a very strong business case that will result in significant economic benefits for Prairie farmers. This investment will generate revenue for decades to come, and pay for itself many times over – just as CWB ownership of rail hopper cars has done.

Weather

Cool, Snowy January… February?

By Daniel Bezte February 3, 2011

This week it’s time for us to do our monthly look back, then try to glance ahead and see what February might have in store for us. Looking back at temperatures during January, it seems we saw a little bit of everything from bone-chilling cold to nice balmy days. The month started off with fairly

Crops

New Ships To Sail The Great Lakes

By Alex Binkley January 13, 2011

Amajor facelift is coming to the transportation of grain and other commodities on the Great Lakes. Algoma Central has announced it will acquire at least four new bulk carriers for service on the lakes and in the St. Lawrence Seaway. That comes on top of Canada Steamship Line’s plan to purchase five new seaway-sized bulk

News

Conservation Districts Touted As Helping To Cure Lake Winnipeg

By Ron Friesen December 23, 2010

Delegates attending the Manitoba Conservation District Association’s annual meeting here heard repeatedly that the solution to Lake Winnipeg’s pollution lies in their own fields and streams. Conservation districts are the first line of defence in cleaning up Lake Winnipeg because they manage the watersheds where the problem starts, Harold Foster, Manitoba Conservation Districts Association chair

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Tag Archives Water

Protect Your Wells From Flooding

Red River Flood Threat Looms Again

Flood Risk General Throughout Manitoba

Optimistic Outlook For Seaway

Farmers Urged To Rethink View Of Wetlands

Algoma Central Takes Over Upper Lakes

The Business Case For Farmers Owning Lake Freighters

Cool, Snowy January… February?

New Ships To Sail The Great Lakes

Conservation Districts Touted As Helping To Cure Lake Winnipeg

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