Pine Fort Days at Spruce Woods Park Returns Weekend
The 18th Pine Fort Days at Spruce Woods Provincial Park recreates a fur trade era with Northwest Co displays along the Assiniboine River. Activities include sand fort contest, flag raising with bagpipes, bannock baking, lantern village tours, black powder demonstrations, teepee life, voyageur games, and Metis singer Ted Longbottom performances.
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Spruce Woods
Northwest Co
Assiniboine River
Assiniboine
Manitoba
Riche Manitou
Manitoba Trappers’ Association
Ted Longbottom
Tiger Hills District Launches Well Capping Program
The Tiger Hills Conservation District began capping abandoned wells to protect aquifers and improve safety. District Manager Rich Davis and assistant Travis Wickens oversee nine wells this year on old Strathcona farmyards. The two hour process costs about 150 dollars per well, funded by regional municipalities, the village, and provincial support with private aid from Ducks Unlimited and PFRA. Call 535-2319 to participate.
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Tiger Hills Conservation District
THCD
Rich Davis
Travis Wickens
R.M
Strathcona
John Chambers
Rich
Clifford Cline
Belmont
Ducks Unlimited
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Tiger Hills Conservation
Glenboro Society Receives 1200 Grant for Barn Roof Repair
Forty nine of Manitoba's 62 agricultural societies share a 94500 grant to upgrade grounds and facilities including livestock exhibits and grandstands. Glenboro Society alone receives 1200 for barn roof repair and general maintenance. Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk praises societies for educating the public about farming and revitalizing rural communities in Manitoba.
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Glenboro Agricultural Society
Manitoba
Agriculture and Food
Rosann Wowchuk
Wowchuk
Prairies
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Friends of Spruce Woods
Argyle
South Cypress
Glenboro
of MB
Burrough of
the Gleann
Wawanesa Pee Wee
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