Cheese plant closures hit Manitoba four plants including Rossburn
Manitoba Dairy Co operative Ltd announces the shutdown of four cheese processing plants across the province effective February 15. Sixteen Rossburn workers will be laid off, with about 35 more from Winkler Dauphin and Pilot Mound affected. Managers cite persistent losses from cheese glut and unchanged milk prices.
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Rossburn
Manitoba Dairy Co-operative Ltd
Manco
Gordon Pallett
Peter Sorochynski
Manitoba Milk Marketing Board
Sorochynski
Ontario
Winkler
Dauphin
Pilot Mound
Rossburn council approves more fire phones and town staffing
The Rossburn Village Council met January 27 7 00 PM with Mayor Louis Kurchaba and councillors Caldwell Stefanuk Smycnnik present. Motions include funding travel for Nick Antonin to the 1982 Water and Waste School, remunerating health centre board appointees, deferring UM Municipalities membership, hiring a caretaker for washrooms, expanding fire phones with Manitoba Telephone System, and supporting a course for Mrs Mary Procyk. Next meeting set for February 15 at 7 00 PM.
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Rossburn
Louis Kurchaba
Kenneth Caldwell
Ernest Stefanuk
Orest Smycnnik
Joseph Zegalski
Nick Antonin
Winnipeg
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Canada
Zenon Gerelus
Manitoba
Mary Procyk
University of Manitoba
Marco Grassland Project shifts to cow calf stock in 1982
Ag. Rep W E Lambert outlines changes for the Marco Grassland Project now entering its fifth year. Instead of steers, local farmers will contribute cows and calves to study pasture productivity and cow herd management, with A I synchronized breeding and other practices demonstrated. A public meeting is scheduled at Oakburn Parish Hall on February 18 at 1 30 PM with Manitoba Dept of Agriculture staff and Marco Grassland Society to discuss costs and participation.
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W.E
Bill) Lambert
A.I
Oakburn Parish Hall
Manitoba Department of Agricultural Staff
Marco Grassland Society
M.D.A
Government of
Canada
Wayne Carson
Oakburn
Rossburn Elementary Project Fair Friday event
The Rossburn Elementary School hosts a project fair Friday February 12 with public viewing in the gym from 3 30 to 5 00 P M and 7 00 to 9 00 P M A silver collection supports Rossburn students bound for the Western Manitoba Science Fair in Brandon The students have worked hard and invite community support
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Rossburn
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