Neepawa loses key staff amid broader rural recruitment concerns
Kate Jackman notes a troubling trend as Neepawa loses a vet, CAO Sheila Mowat, and others, risking service gaps for residents and livestock producers. The piece urges rapid, high quality recruitment and retention measures while highlighting province-wide efforts on medical staffing.
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Neepawa
Raubenheimer
Sheila Mowat
Municipal Cao
Stroke survivors find support in Manitoba peer groups
In Portage la Prairie 18 people meet in Lions Prairie Manor to share experiences of stroke. The Portage group is part of the Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba, which sponsors eight peer groups and offers aphasia workshops, caregiver programs, and counseling. SAM operates independently from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Volunteers like Ann and Bill guide groups and support stroke victims as they navigate recovery, anger, mood changes, and home care gaps after hospital discharge.
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Portage la Prairie
Lions’ Prairie Manor
Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba
Sam
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba
HSF
Kathryn
Winnipeg
Ann
Bill
PSG
Homebodied Tales Of Farm Stucks And Family Rescues
Rita Friesen recalls farm life and a late night rescue when an eight N tractor bogged in a field. A Together with a Massey combine and two other tractors they freed the stuck vehicle using long chains. The next day the author notes the youths eight N effort and the humor of a late night crisis.
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Red River Valley
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