New Growth for Rural Manitoba in New Year
Manitoba's economy shows strong 1995 results with rural expansion. Downey cites unemployment at 7.4 percent, job growth 2.2 percent, retail sales up six percent, manufacturing shipments up 12 percent, farm receipts higher, and exports up 16 percent. Capital investment outpaces Canada. bankruptcies fall. Government credits pro business climate and tax stability.
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Managing nature and the wood ducks in urban Manitoba
A columnist recalls the Fort Whyte Center efforts to restore wood ducks in urban Winnipeg in the early 1980s with duck boxes and monitoring. They describe conflicts with squirrels destroying eggs, attempts to deter them, and debates over humane approaches. The piece notes public outcry over possible gun actions and hints at a looming wholesale slaughter.
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