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Changing climate across the province is going to have an impact on growing conditions in the Parkland.
That was the message during the presentation, “Adapting to a Changing Production Climate,” at last week’s Keystone Ag Producers Annual General Meeting.
During his speech Sean Goertzen, Climate Initiative Coordinator, for KAP, presented projections from the Prairie Climate Centre:
“We can probably expect more heat and drought in the summer and wetter springs. One of the benefits is a longer growing season is likely to come if these models are right.”
To find all the projections from the Prairie Climate Centre you can head to climateatlas.ca.
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Grade 4 students at Lt. Col. Barker School have been randomly selected to participate in a new study.
The Electronic Trends in Mathematics and Science Study is an educational research project mandated by the Minister of Education.
Its designed to investigate student achievement in mathematics and science in over 50 educational systems around the world.
The test will be administered between March 19th and April 20th.
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"O Canada" has gone through some changes to be more gender-inclusive.
The House of Commons overwhelmingly passed a bill that alters the national anthem by replacing "in all thy sons command" with "in all of us command."
It now must receive royal assent by the Governor General before it officially becomes law.
Since 1980, when "O Canada" officially became the country's anthem, 12 bills have been introduced in the House to get rid of the lyric "sons," which some have argued is uninclusive.
All attempts have failed until now.
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The risk of spring flooding in Manitoba is currently low according to Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler.
A fast snowmelt or heavy spring rain could change this outcome.
The province is equipped with a variety of sandbags, 59 mobile pumps, and heavy-duty steamers.
A flood outlook report should be released in February.
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Hemp Sense in Gilbert Plains is working on the release of their second product.
This past December, their Hemp Nut product hit store shelves.
Lyall Bates, President of Hemp Sense, talks about the next product:
“We’ve run our tests on a crumble that is made out of the whole hemp stock, and we’ve made some product here last week, and we are up and running now. We’ll increase production as we get going.”
The Hemp Crumble is expected to be out in the next week.
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Winter seems like its never-ending, but a prediction today could change all of that.
Many people are waiting to find out if Manitoba Merv and Winnipeg Willow see their shadows.
Falling on the halfway point between summer and winter solstice, if the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow, it signals an early spring.
We'll have the outcome for you later this morning.
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As part of the Healthy Schools Initiative, the Mountain View School Division has received a large grant.
The provincial government has given MVSD just over 11,500 dollars to promote the physical, emotional, and social health of the school community.
The Healthy Schools Grant is intended to create health promotion and prevention programming for students.
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A Parking Ban will begin at 10:00 tonight to 7:00 tomorrow morning, for Zone 5, which is Main Street from 2nd Ave SW/Memorial Boulevard to 5th Ave NE/NW, including one block east and west of Main Street.
Please have all vehicles off of these streets until snow clearing is completed.
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Farmers across the Parkland are making decisions based on a changing climate.
Sean Goertzen, Climate Initiative Coordinator for the Keystone Agricultural Producers, is creating a report to show their members that KAP is dedicated to helping them deal with environmental changes.
Sean says he has heard many concerns from members.
“The fact that we need to improve our water management systems, and we need to do things, like improve our early warning systems, for pests that are migrating north.”
If you have any thoughts or feedback on a changing climate, and how it affects your farming operations, you can contact Sean at 204-990-7326.
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A Community Energy Plan is being created by the City of Dauphin.
Steve Sobering, manager for the project, has applied for a grant to support the initiative.
The plan will guide Dauphin in developing local resources, identify opportunities for more efficient uses of energy, pinpoint concrete actions to mitigate the risks of climate change and provide a roadmap for Green House Gas emissions reduction strategies.
The total cost of the project is estimated at just over 180 thousand dollars.
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Could you be the next person to name the new credit union?
Catalyst Credit Union is taking a unique, but familiar, approach to picking a name for the new Credit Union. Ron Hedley, CEO of the Credit Union, says they’ve received many possible names so far.
“We’re up around 300 entries to date, so we’re hoping to get a few more before the close of the contest.”
The contest will close on February 5th, and the winner will receive $1000 from the Credit Union.
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