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Conserving water usage in Swan River is still a priority.
The parts for the pumps arrived last night.
However, the cold temperature, and precision of the work, are impacting the completion of the repairs.
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A local event aims to provide more information on careers in health care.
Prairie Mountain Heath is hosting a recruitment session.
Larissa Kaminko, Recruitment Supervisor, for PMH, explains just some of the different areas people can work in:
“It really has to do with all the options available in health care, from environmental services, to housekeeping and laundry, to dietary or nutrition services.”
The event is on February 15th, at the Dauphin Rec Complex, and runs from 1:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
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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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