Carrots and Preserving Tips from an Extension Home Economist
Extension Home Economist Pat Orsak highlights carrots as abundant this year and offers storage tips. Carrots store well in cool, humid conditions and can be kept dry but unwashed. The piece includes carrot based recipes such as Carrots with Oranges and a winter pudding using carrots and dried fruits.
Provincial 4-H Specialist Appointed in Manitoba
Agriculture Minister Jim Downey announced Shaunda Rossington as 4-H and Youth specialist, replacing Eleanor Menzies who becomes clothing and textile specialist. Rossington, a 1976 University of Manitoba Home Economics graduate, previously worked at Eaton's and Manitoba Agriculture, now coordinating provincial 4-H meetings, supervising resource materials for 2,300 volunteer leaders across 325 clubs, and organizing 4-H travel exchange programs.
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Rossington
Eleanor Menzies
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
A Footnote to History: Ukrainian Internment in WWI Canada
A 1981 footnote on Canadian wartime prejudice, detailing how Ukrainians faced suspicion and deportation during World War I. It notes English-speaking delegations in Manitoba calling for deportation, widespread job losses, and thousands detained by police in camps, echoing earlier Japanese internment harms.
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Germany
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Manitoba
Canada
Ukrainians in Canada faced wartime internment and enlistment
The text details Ukrainian civilians in Canada during the war exposed to forced labor in camps like Kapuskasing and camps across the prairies. It notes arrests, barbed wire confinement, police reporting duties, and that over 10,000 Ukrainians enlisted by falsely presenting themselves as other Slavic groups. Northern Alberta raised two battalions nicknamed the Irish Guards.
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Kapuskasing
Ontario
Prairies
Brandon
Man
Lethbridge
Vermillion
Alta
Alberta
Irish Guards
Grant For Inglis Curling Rink Approved
Bob Banman announces a 1250 grant for the R M of Shellmouth to insulate the Inglis and District Curling Rink beams under Recreation Facilities 81. Manitoba communities may apply via per capita funding from lottery revenues to improve facilities safety and use.
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Bob Banman
R.M
Shellmouth
Inglis and District
Manitoba
Choosing Between 2-Way and 8-Way Clostridial Vaccines for Cattle
Dr. Frank Baker explains that 8-way vaccines protect against more clostridial diseases than 2-way vaccines, with higher cost. For calves fed mostly hay, 2-way may suffice, while substantial grain feeding justifies 8-way. Many producers opt for 2-way at branding and 8-way at weaning.
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