KAP Applies for Certification Under Chapter 18
The Keystone Agricultural Producers Inc seeks Manitoba legislative certification to use a membership fee collection system under Chapter 18 to fund its general farm policy work. The system would allow annual fee deductions for consenting producers, with opt out available and non participation leading to removal from lists.
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Winnipeg
Keystone Agricultural Producers Inc
KAP
Manitoba
Agricultural Producers’ Organization
EAP
Earl Geddes
Canada historical notes February events noted
This Week in Canada recalls events from February including 1813 when Upper Canada prohibited grain export amid food shortage and 1908 when St Boniface Manitoba was incorporated as a city.
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Upper Canada
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Compensation extended to Manitoba emergency volunteers
Volunteers injured while aiding in emergencies will receive Workers Compensation Board benefits under a new regulation. Albert Driedger notes volunteers in municipal and provincial emergency planning and response are now considered provincial employees for compensation purposes, with costs covered by the province. No injuries or deaths among Manitoba volunteers have been reported to date.
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Winnipeg
Workers Compensation Board
Albert Driedger
Manitoba
Farmer's Market to Open in Hamiota This June
A Co-operative Farmers Market will begin in Hamiota on Friday June 23 in the hall parking lot from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and run weekly for 12 to 14 weeks. Vendors from anywhere may attend as long as they make or grow goods, plus eggs and honey. A minimum of twelve vendors is required to start. attendees must participate in at least five markets, with a vendors meeting scheduled in the third or fourth week of March. Contact Arnold Gray or other committee members for more information.
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Hamiota
Manitoba
Arnold Gray
John Patterson
Everett Gurr
Lorraine Cochrane
Eleanor McConnell
Norah Gray
Former Hamiota Student Earns World Honors in Science
Chris McPhaden, a Grade IX student at Brandon Harrison Junior High, earned First in Canada and First in the World for his 100 page project Anatomy of the Human Body. His work progressed from Winnipeg provincial judging to Ottawa national, New York North American, and Paris global rounds.
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Brandon
Chris McPhaden
Brandon Harrison Junior High
Scientific Association
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Chris
Canada
New York
Paris
France
Harrison Junior High
Community Places Program Grants Birtle Library Boost
Manitoba officials announce a $1350 grant to Parkland Regional Library in Birtle under the Community Places Program. Funds will add library shelves and floor carpet, creating four local jobs and supporting community facilities. Minister Bonnie Mitchelson and MLA Glen Findlay spoke on provincial support and benefits.
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Winnipeg - Culture, Heritage and Recreation
Bonnie Mitchelson
M.L.A
Glen M. Findlay
Parkland Regional Library
Birtle
Manitoba Community Places
Findlay
Jessie Scarth celebrated 88th birthday in Winnipeg
Friends and family held a private dinner at Travelodge in St. Vital for Jessie Scarth's 88th birthday on February 8. Attendees included Edna Shipley Flora Holdsworth and many Scarth relatives from Winnipeg Foxwarren Saskatoon Toronto and Ottawa. A humorous reading by Flora Holdsworth delighted the guest list.
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Winnipeg
Jessie Scarth
St. Vital
Jessie
Edna Shipley
Flora Holdsworth
Matlock
Robert
Dorothy Scarth
Shirley
Carman Ryan
Foxwarren
Kay
Lloyd Wiebe
Saskatoon
Margaret and Lyle Ag Tm
Toronto
M Quance
Frank
Pat
Reagh
Binscarth
Judy Gies
Birtle
Pat Wheeler
Barrie Scarth
Ottawa
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CCNA
Melba
Tae
Hamiota, Manitoba
Geddes
Birtle Library
John
Charley Horse
Arthur Allis
Joint
Ben Gay
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