Society weighs expanding fair grounds and upgrades at meeting
Butler outlined upgrades including four bleachers brought to code and a new Sani Station funded by a Community Futures Parkland grant. He praised Roblin Welding for quick work and suggested a steel gate for the food booth. Proposals to improve the rodeo stock pens lighting and 4-H Beef Club barn were discussed amid safety and liability concerns.
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Butler
Werner Troxler
Roblin Welding
Community Futures Parkland
Roblin Vet Clinic
Prairie Mountain
Leroy Wandler
Currey Park
PED outbreak hits Manitoba hog farms and regional fears
The PED epidemic moved into Manitoba last spring infecting pigs across southeastern barns. By summer 90 farms were affected though 35 were PEDfree. Experts warn the virus can spread by wind up to 18 kilometers and survive nine months in slurry. The piece links PED to stress among workers and notes no new cases since October while outlining broader global swine disease concerns and public health implications.
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University of Manitoba
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Ontario
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Larry Powell
Shoal Lake