Manitoba Ag Days: Building on 40 years of success
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- Published on Monday, January 16, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
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The City of Brandon is looking excitedly ahead to the 40th anniversary of Manitoba Ag Days, going so far as to officially proclaim Jan. 17-19 “Manitoba Ag Days”. But it’s not just Brandonites that are gearing up for the big event -- people from all over the province, the country and even the United States will be flocking to the Keystone Centre to take part in the historic event, including over 550 exhibitors and 60 speakers, including CBC’s Terry O’Reilly, the Little Potato Company’s Angela Santiago, Oil World’s Thomas Mielke, World Weather Inc’s Drew Learner and more. In addition, 17 new products will be marketed at the show this year, all revolving around the theme “Agriculture -- Think Global, Act Local”.
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2016 a fatal year on Manitoba highways
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- Published on Friday, January 13, 2017
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The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
Manitoba Public Insurance is issuing a renewed call to road safety action for all road users in 2017, after recording the deadliest year on Manitoba highways in a decade. Based on preliminary data, in 2016 there were 101 fatal collisions on public roadways in Manitoba which resulted in the deaths of 112 people. These numbers contrast with 69 collisions and 78 fatalities in 2015.
Neepawa Minor Hockey pleased with tournament response
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- Published on Friday, January 13, 2017
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The Neepawa Minor Hockey Association is extremely pleased with the response to its annual Atom Tournament of Champions. The event, which spanned 21 games over four days at the Yellowhead Centre, featured 10 teams from across the province. Along with the host team from Neepawa, there were also clubs from Boissevain, Carberry, Carman, Dauphin, Grand Plains, Hartney/Reston, Portage la Prairie, Shoal Lake/Birtle and Souris.
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Farmers face fear, frustration over possibility of spring flooding
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- Published on Friday, January 13, 2017
By Miranda Leybourne
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Farmers in the Westlake-Gladstone region are looking forward to spring with trepidation and a sense of frustration over flooding that they fear will once again happen on their lands, thanks, some of them claim, to the Ducks Unlimited (DU) dam at Big Grass Marsh.
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