Premier appoints Legislative assistants to cabinet ministers
Premier Gary Filmon announced six MLAs as legislative assistants to cabinet ministers under the Legislative Assembly Act. Named were Shirley Bender St. Vital Gerry McAlpine Sturgeon Creek Bob Rose Turtle Mountain Jack Reimer Niakwa Ben Sveinson La Verendrye and Linda McIntosh Assiniboia. Also named were Marcel Laurendeau St Norbert as chairperson of committees Eric Stefanson Kirkfield Park to Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation board and Rosemary Vodrey Fort Garry to Manitoba Hydro board. Ed Helwer Gimli was named party whip and caucus chair.
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Winnipeg
Gary Filmon
Legislative Assembly
Marcel Laurendeau
St. Norbert
Eric Stefanson
Kirkfield Park
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Board of Directors
Rosemary Vodrey
Fort Garry
Manitoba Hydro Board of Directors
Gimli
Ed Helwer
Manitoba Progressive Conservative Caucus
Diabetes Facts Reveal Far Reach Across Health, Economy
The article outlines diabetes mellitus as a condition from insulin shortage, stressing insulin’s role in glucose transport and noting diabetes as a major North American killer. It cites over 1,000,000 affected, 50,000 new cases yearly, $2.5 billion annual cost, and 1 in 20 Canadians with the disease. It highlights blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputations, and dangers in pregnancy, with high death risks and reduced lifespans.
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Muscle
North America
Fall banding of nitrogen boosts crop start in dry years
Wanda Wiebe reports that fall banding of fertilizer nitrogen can match spring broadcasts in effectiveness, especially during dry years. Ken McGill of the Provincial Soil Testing Lab notes nitrogen is in the ground and in the root zone, aiding early growth if conditions favor root access. The choice between fall and spring applications depends on equipment, weather, prices, and farmer cash flow. Also announced is a winter short course in Computers for Canadian agriculture, offered December 10-14 in Virden with a $50 fee, by the Manitoba Agricultural Training Project and Assiniboine Community College, funded by federal Employment and Immigration Canada. Rusty Plow Shares Today ends with a country-minded thought on living in rural life.
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Ken McGill
McGill
Virden
Manitoba Agricultural Training Project
Manitoba Agriculture and Assiniboine Community College
Government of Canada
Employment and Immigration Canada
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Shirley Bender
St. Vital
Executive Council
Gerry McAlpine
Sturgeon Creek
Industry, Trade and Tourism
Bob Rose
Turtle Mountain
Agriculture
Jack Reimer
Niakwa
Culture, Heritage and Recreation
Ben Sveinson
la Verendrye
Linda McIntosh
Assiniboia
Family Services
Wanda Wiebe
Rusty Plow
FMW
Frances Wilson
3Rd St. SE. Box
Hamiota
MB. Romoto
HiWay
Autopac
Gils
Hamiota, MB
China
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