Out of Helen’s kitchen - Pears
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- Published on Saturday, March 17, 2018
Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner & Press
The pear is a versatile orchard fruit that keeps well when refrigerated. It ripens at room temperature and makes a great addition to any meal.
Homebodies - Looking Ahead
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- Published on Saturday, March 17, 2018
Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner & Press
“It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.” Winston Churchill. It was a week that made me cringe; tasks that needed to be accomplished, things I wanted to get done, and little extras that I had a hankering to do. Each calendar day had a notation, or two. It looked daunting. The inspirational reading for my Monday morning put life into perspective. Really a fancy way of saying – one day at a time!
A remarkable woman is recognized
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- Published on Friday, March 16, 2018
By Sheila Runions
Rivers Banner
Sara McLean of Rivers won the young woman (ages 22-29) category of the 31st annual YWCA Women of Distinction ceremony in Brandon on Thursday, March 8. She was the lone young woman winner, who joins 10 adult and one youth (aged 16-21) winner from among 22 females nominated. She received the award primarily for her efforts to raise money for cancer awareness/care. In October 2015 Sara’s son Sora was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Agricultural Crown land leases to be awarded by tender
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- Published on Friday, March 16, 2018
Photo By Kate Jackman-Atkinson. The process by which long term leases for provincial agricultural Crown lands are awarded is changing this fall. Under the new Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation, which came into effect Jan. 1, 2018, leases for hay and grazing Crown land will be awarded by a tender process. The provincial government is looking for feedback from the livestock industry until April 6.
Kate Jackman - Atkinson
Neepawa Banner & Press
Across Manitoba, 1.45 million acres of provincial Crown land is rented by livestock producers for hay and grazing. Starting this year, the process by which that land is rented and how it’s priced will change as part of the provincial government’s efforts to modernize access to agricultural Crown lands.
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Manitoba budget cautiously optimistic - Finance Minister Friesen
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- Published on Friday, March 16, 2018
Ken Waddell
Neepawa Banner & Press
The Manitoba PC government has set out its budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The new $25 per tonne carbon tax going to be used to cover the cost of raising the Basic Personal Income Tax rate by $1000 on Jan. 1, 2019 and again on Jan. 1, 2020. They are projecting that the deficit will come down. The deficit is the amount the government spends over the amount of income that it has.
Read more: Manitoba budget cautiously optimistic - Finance Minister Friesen
