Manitoba Co-op keeps two cheese plants open in Manitoba
Manitoba Dairy Co-operative announces only two rural cheese plants will close, not four as earlier stated. The Rossburn and Pilot Mound facilities will shut due to high cheese-milk prices hurting inter-provincial profits, while Dauphin and Winkler stay open to serve the Manitoba market. About 25 workers are to be laid off as production halves. Man-Co seeks cheaper milk to lift margins to about 2 percent and asks the Milk Producers Marketing Board to cut prices. producers arrange shipping to Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Dairy Co-operative Ltd
Gordon Pallett
Man-Co
Rossburn
Pilot Mound
Manitoba
Dauphin
Winkler
Pallett
Board
Bob DeMeyer
DeMeyer
Manitoba Natural Products Marketing Council
Saskatchewan
Downey Attacks Government Over Dairy Plant Closures
Winnipeg agriculture critic Jim Downey, MLA for Arthur, accuses Agriculture Minister Bill Uruski and the NDP government of ignoring dairy producers facing closure of four Manco Cheese plants. He calls for explanations on prices and futures, and says fifty jobs are at risk. Downey vows staff will reassess to aid market development.
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Winnipeg
Arthur
Jim Downey
N.D.P
Bill Uruski
Manitoba
Downey
Zoria Ensemble to Perform at Vesnyanka Festival in Brandon
The Zoria Ensemble of Thompson Manitoba will perform at the Vesnyanka Festival in Brandon February 25 to 27. Led by Elaine Dmyterko the group formed in January 1978 and has earned awards at Dauphin Vegreville and Thompson.
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Zoria
Brandon
Thompson
Manitoba
Donna Smud
Christine Dmyterko
Stephanie Dmyterko
Brenda Smud
Elaine Dmyterko
Nee Trakalo
Dauphin
Pysanka
Vegreville
Alber
Basil
Lillian Trakalo
Stephanie
Christine
Basil Trakalo
Hornets can be spoilers in North Central hockey race
The Rossburn Hornets, pennant winners in the North Division, have two games left as February 16 travel to Angusville to face the Flyers and a Friday February 19 game in St Lazare. The outcome matters for St Lazare and Angusville fighting for a playoff spot, while Rossburn’s playoff opponent is not yet set.
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Manitoba Milk Producers’ Marketing Board
Rossburn Connection