When a plumber sets the fashion trend on CNN
Bill Hall notes CNN fashion snippets show male workers from his town in hip hugging trousers and rear cleavage. He argues the local men pioneered the look, mocking global fashion as late to their public display and praising the town’s casual yard work wear as authentic heritage.
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CNN
Main Street
Paris
Milan
New York
International Fashion Report
Bill Hall
Lewiston
Idaho
PeaCan Plans Plant for Pea Canola Meal in Miniota
PeaCan Meal Producers Co operative Ltd proposes a plant to produce and market pea canola meal for hog producers. The two thirds peas and one third canola meal offers a head to head nutrition with soybean meal. An August 3 public meeting at Miniota Curling Rink will cover pricing marketing and construction plans plus a site tour after refreshments.
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PeaCan Meal Producers Co-operative Ltd
Miniota
Manitoba launches summer CheckStops to deter drinking and driving
Manitoba police and MPI fund third year of CheckStops across the province to catch drink drivers. Since 1998, they have checked over 68,555 vehicles, removed nearly 600 impaired drivers, and granted about 1,100 24 hour licence suspensions. MPI unveils a new 3D animated TV campaign airing July 24 to reinforce the message.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Public Insurance
MPI
Paul Allen
Global warming may bring more twisters in Manitoba
A meteorologist from Environment Canada warns that warming temperatures could increase Manitoba twisters. A study compares 1980s spring temps to earlier decades as Prairie forecasts predict three to five degree rises in the next century. Last week up to 10 twisters struck areas from Brookdale to Plum Coulee with a funnel in Decker. no injuries, minor property damage, crops flattened. fire departments were on standby after a July 24 alert.
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Manitoba
Environment Canada
Toronto
Prairies
Arctic
Brookdale
Elm Creek
Brunkild
Plum Coulee
Decker
9-1-1
Birtle
Hamiota
Miniota
Shoal Lake
Oak River Nature Trail Adventure Near Blanshard
Visit the Oak River Nature Trail 2.5 km east of Oak River along Hwy 24 for a 3 km hike through native flowers grasses and trees. Expect prairie wildlife songbirds waterfowl frogs muskrats beavers and possibly a Western Painted Turtle with a trestle view picnic table at the river. Contact Midwest Tourism Susan at 764-2283 for tours.
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Blanshard
Oak River
Little Saskatchewan River
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PeaCan
Dylan Biggs
Coronation
Alta
Biggs
John Patterson
Manitoba Agriculture
Allen
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Polo Park
Nain
Wellington
Berry
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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