Winnipeg Heat Wave Sparks Public Debate and Advisories
The city and province issue heat advisories with tips to beat the heat and protect vulnerable residents. Officials urge hydration, reduced activity, sun protection, cooling breaks, and checking on neighbors, while critics question why guidance is needed in a region accustomed to high temperatures.
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Mother Nature controls floods and droughts in prairie valley
The writer recalls Assiniboine floods near Virden since the 1940s and notes farmers built dikes while valley land yielded higher crops. He critiques Shellmouth Dam closure, drought forecasts, and suggests staged dams along Saskatchewan watersheds. He warns against permanent shelter along watersheds and calls forecasting a 50 50 science. Upstream drainage is a concern.
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Virden
Lake of the Prairies
Saskatchewan
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Manitoba praised for strongest animal cruelty laws by ALDF
PETA lauds Manitoba ranking as the province with the toughest anti cruelty legislation. The group argues that treating cruelty seriously keeps communities safer and notes a link between animal abuse and other violent crimes. Martin Mersereau of PETA comments.
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Animal Legal Defense Fund
Martin Mersereau
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Norfolk, VA
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